Conserving India’s Wildlife Through Integrative and Holistic Approaches презентация

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Слайд 1Conserving India’s Wildlife Through Integrative and Holistic Approaches


Mayukh Chatterjee
Wildlife Trust of

India

Слайд 2India – Wildlife And People
Over 350 species of Mammals, 1224 species

of Birds and nearly 3151 species of Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes



Слайд 3India – Wildlife And People
Over 650 Protected Areas (Tiger and Elephant

Reserves, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Reserve Forests) ~ 4.9 % of geographical area


Over 1.2 billion people!


Consumers and protectors



Слайд 4India - Why People Are Important
17% of world population


Nearly one thirds

directly depend on natural resources and critical ecosystems for survival

Nature can be only preserved
by the commons


Слайд 5India - Why People Are Important
Traditional preservationists


Need vs. Greed ~ changing

fast!


Wildlife and Nature ~ back seat




Слайд 6Holistic Conservation – What and Why?
Holism ~ look at the larger

picture

Complex Issues ~ multifaceted inclusive problems

Sustainability ~ complete conservation




Слайд 7Integrated Conservation – What and Why?
Integrated Conservation?

Communities are major stakeholders

Unethical ~

one’s fancy are another’s predicament

Exclusion is a failure

No sustainability without integrated conservation




Слайд 8Wildlife Trust of India
Only NGO with 8 distinct skill sets ~

founded in 1998

Rescue and rehabilitation
Habitat securement
Species recovery
H-W conflict mitigation
Legal and Policy
Mass awareness
Community work
Capacity enhancement


All skill sets work together in projects to provide a holistic, integrative approach

Слайд 9Two Case Studies


Слайд 10Greater Manas, Assam – Case Study 1
(26º35’-26º50’N, 90º45’-90º15’E) Abode for wildlife

~ Over 1000 km2 of pristine forests and grasslands



Слайд 11Greater Manas– A Vision
Home of the Bodo people, the Tiger, the

Indian one horned rhinoceros, the Asian elephant and a myriad of other beings.

A National Park, a Tiger and Elephant Reserve and a World Heritage Site.



Слайд 12Greater Manas – The Crisis
1980s Bodo uprising ~ decimation



Слайд 13Greater Manas – The Crisis
1980s Bodo uprising ~ decimation

At least two

large mammals ~ locally extinct

Other wildlife and habitats lost

1992 ~ WHS in danger

2003 ~ Bodoland Accord


Слайд 14Habitat Securement
2003 ~ Priority areas mapped for restoration and reclamation

2011 ~ 340 Ha of vital habitats reclaimed and added

2012 ~ Patch restoration ongoing

Слайд 15Rescue and Rehabilitation
2003-2010 ~ 7 Rhinos, 10 Elephants, 7 Black

bears, 4 Clouded Leopards and 1 Tiger rehabilitated


Слайд 16Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation
2006 ~ Establishment of Kokrajhar Wildlife Transit Home

2006 ~ Establishment of a Rescue MVS and team

2008 ~ Elephant Proof Fencing (18 Km) and 4 Ex-Gratias


Слайд 17Legal and Policy
2010 ~ BTC declares Greater Manas as Protected Area

2011 ~ UNESCO removes Greater Manas from Danger List

Слайд 18Mass Awareness
2010 ~ Campaigns ~ 2 small campaigns; full fledged

‘Manas Pride’ campaign

2010 ~ Animal Action Education ~ over 20 schools/1200 students

2008 ~ Over 40 villages targeted for mass awareness

Слайд 19Community Work
2010 ~ Adoption of green livelihoods
Firewood dependence reduction (182

cookstoves)

Weaving training and support for 35 women (70 handlooms/1 center)

Support for horticulture (1 horticulture shed and cash crop plantations; mustard, ginger, chilly and turmeric)

Small businesses (4 families; tailoring and grocery shops)

8 CBOs constituted and supported








Слайд 20Capacity Enhancement
2006, Supporting Frontline Forest Staff ~ over 50 staff



2007-2013, Training CBOs ~ over 450 staff in 8 CBOs



Слайд 21Species Recovery
Bringing back the Eastern Swamp Deer (Rucervus d. ranjitsinhii)

2011-2014: Studies in Kaziranga initiated on the subspecies

Preparation underway to translocate individuals to Manas









Слайд 22Nagzira-Nawegaon, Maharashtra – Case Study 2


Слайд 23Nagzira-Nawegaon – The Landscape
Two small and disjunct areas ~ connects

3 main tiger habitats

Home to tigers, leopards, Gaur and several other fauna ~ but neglected

Not under stringent protection ~ Wildlife Sanctuaries








Слайд 24Nagzira-Nawegaon – The Crisis
Large parts are of connective patches under

FDCM

Surrounded by over 200 villages ~ over 4000 households

Severe degradation and increasing human-wildlife conflict

Habitat degradation and fragmentation – 2 major highways







Слайд 25Habitat Securement
2010 – 2012 ~ Attention is focused on connective

corridor, surveys and mapping begin

Species occupancy and usage

Threats

Legal background

Слайд 26Legal and Policy
2011 ~ Declaration as Tiger Reserve ~ success

in 2013

2012 ~ Proposal for protection of corridor ~ ESZ, 2012

Expansion of NH7 halted

Слайд 27Mass Awareness
2011 ~ Local schools targeted for Animal Action Education

(over 1000 school children)

Consultative meetings with nine villages – 3 BMCs formed

A large scale campaign is being planned



Слайд 28Community Work
2010 ~ Two villages prioritized (Jambulpani and Sodalagondi)

2011 ~ Intensive community work planned and initiated


Слайд 29Community Work
Intensive Community work initiated

Over 300 fuel efficient cookstoves distributed

5 Biogas

plants installed

8 Community orchards developed

Backyard grazing promoted






Слайд 30Capacity Enhancement
Over 230 Frontline Forest Staff have been trained, including

reserve forest staff

Over 120 staff have been equipped with patrolling equipment

Anti-Poaching and Conflict Mitigation Training ~ June 2014

Слайд 31Conflict Mitigation
2012 ~ 2 km long electric fence bordering Jambulpani,

setup

A Protection camp was built and handed over to FD

Water holes on forest fringes are replenished every summer


Слайд 32Rescue and Rehabilitation
A proposal has been submitted to MoEFCC for

Establishment of a Rescue Centre, that will cater to not just Nagzira and Nawegaon, but also to Kanha NP, Pench TR and Tadoba-Andhari TR

Слайд 33Other Projects…
Western Himalayas Mountain Ungulates

Valmiki Tiger and Gharial Recovery

U.P. Big Cat

Conflict Mitigation

Southern Western Ghats Elephant Corridors

West Coast Marine Project

Garo Green Spine


Слайд 34Other Projects…
A total of 42 projects spread across 13 states across

India

Employ integrative and holistic approaches over long periods of time.


Слайд 35The Road Ahead…
Intensify integrated and holistic approaches

Linking initiatives to sustainability

~ pull out in gradual phases

Include ‘family planning’ as a key exercise

Increase focus on children ~ our future torchbearers



Слайд 36THANK YOU!
www.wti.org.in


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