The roles played by NGOs for responsive governance of forests
~ by Mansi Monga The Forest Rights Act enacted by the Parliament in 2006 makes a provision for Community Forest Resource Rights (CFR...
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Conserving Central India
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
What are the lawscapes of Indigenous community forests?
~ by Prameek Kannan The paper explores the legal system of indigenous, forest dependent, tribal communities in Central India, and the...
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Conserving Central India
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
The Road Ahead: Mammal movement reduces in Western Ghats and Central India
~ by Archita Sharma Two conservation priority landscapes in India – the Western Ghats and Central India remain major strongholds for...
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Conserving Central India
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
Increased patchiness of forests as infrastructure construction rises in India
~ by Kalyanee Paranjape As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India’s topography is undergoing rapid changes. Due to this...
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Conserving Central India
- Jun 3, 2020
- 5 min
Member Profile: Vidya Venkatesh
Vidya Venkatesh is a director at Last Wilderness Foundation and has a special interest in butterflies. She has also traveled various...
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Conserving Central India
- May 25, 2020
- 5 min
Room to Roam in Central India
~ by Archita Sharma (WWF-India) The Central Indian Landscape has been a stronghold for several long-ranging wild mammals for several...
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Conserving Central India
- May 5, 2020
- 4 min
A possible path forward to limit spread of COVID-19 in forested areas of Central India
~ by Amrita Neelakantan (NCCI Coordinator) A timely study by NCCI founder Prof. Ruth DeFries and collaborators lays out possible...
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Conserving Central India
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
Preferred habitat of the world’s smallest cat
~ by Prameek Kannan (WWF-India) The rusty-spotted cat is endemic to the Indian subcontinent; found in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Little...
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Conserving Central India
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
5 capitals framework and food security around Kanha National Park
~ by Kalyanee Paranjape Given the tumultuous history of conservation and establishment of national parks, it is important to note that...
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Conserving Central India
- Mar 8, 2020
- 4 min
Mangroves on the Deccan
~ by Prachi Thatte (WWF-India) Home to several species of mammals and birds, the Deccan plateau has a mix of dry and moist deciduous...
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Conserving Central India
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
Leopards diets in the Kanha-Pench corridor: now and scenarios of the future
~ by Amrita Neelakantan (coordinator NCCI) Mahi Puri and colleagues have conducted extensive surveys to find out what leopards eat and...
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Conserving Central India
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
Millets: An Option for Food Security and Environmental Resilience
~ by Amrita Neelakantan (coordinator NCCI) To grow food sustainably means moving beyond the calorie-focus of the green revolution. Before...
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Conserving Central India
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Post-resettlement impacts on conservation goals around Kanha National Park
“In central India, the value of tigers is undeniable – culturally, ecologically, and economically. Kanha National Park (KNP) typifies the...
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Conserving Central India
- Jul 26, 2019
- 3 min
Wild canids in human-dominated landscapes of Central India
~ by Archita Sharma (University of Delhi) Nested in Satpura-Mikal range lies the Kanha-Pench forest landscape, spanning over an area of...
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Conserving Central India
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Walk with the Pardhis
Pardhis are a nomadic community that since the time of the Mughal emperors, have been hired to help in shikar (hunting), whether it was...
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Conserving Central India
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Hamare Van, Hamare Gaon (Our Forests, Our Villages)
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Conserving Central India
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Dispersal routes of tigers and other wildlife species in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
The buffer zones, created around the protected areas, acts not only as the insulator and keep away the anthropogenic pressures of local...
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Conserving Central India
- Jul 11, 2019
- 3 min
Member Profile: Milind Pariwakam
Milind Pariwakam works in the Central Indian Tiger Landscape (as a part of Wildlife Conservation Trust), with a focus on road ecology,...
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Conserving Central India
- Jul 2, 2019
- 1 min
Reclaiming commons by eradicating invasive Lantana
Nearly 4% (about 13 million hectares) of the India’s landmass is infested with lantana (Lantana camara) one of the world’s most invasive...
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Conserving Central India
- May 28, 2019
- 3 min
Connecting tiger conservation and slow fashion from central India to Brooklyn, New York
Over 27-28th April 2019, Amrita had a pop-up of her new venture, Black Orchid, at Artists & Fleas (A&F) in Williamsburg and got the...
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