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Gap Analysis of the Periyar-Agasthyamalai Landscape for Arboreal Mammal Conservation

Grantee Name: Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning

Hotspot
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
Location
India
Amount
$19,047
Dates
Jul 2011 – Feb 2013
Keywords
Conservation planning, Research, Species Conservation, Landscape Resilience

Identify forests outside the protected area network in the Periyar-Agasthyamalai Corridor that are crucial for conservation of threatened arboreal mammals. Assess the existing protected areas for adequate representation of these species, while also determining current distribution of arboreal mammals in this landscape. Use information generated to formulate site-specific conservation and management plans for these threatened species.

Strategic Direction :

2 Improve the conservation of globally threatened species through systematic conservation planning and action

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