Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Barefoot Ecologist for Ecological Monitoring in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Grantee Name: Keystone Foundation

Hotspot: Western Ghats
Location: India
Amount: $19,000
Dates: May 2013 – Dec 2014
Keywords: Indigenous People, Monitoring and evaluation

Develop a community-based ecological monitoring program for the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Meet with villagers to select sites and explain methods, hold an expert meeting to discuss the monitoring protocol, organize staff trainings to familiarize them with the methodology, and identify and train community members interested in becoming barefoot ecologists.

Strategic Direction : 1 Enable action by diverse communities and partnerships to ensure conservation of key biodiversity areas and enhance connectivity in the corridors