Project
Securing population of tigers, habitats and biological corridors in Assam, India
Duration
2022 - 2025
Location
India
Species protected
Tiger
Panthera tigris
This project is the continuation of the ITHCP Phase I project Securing source population of tiger, prey and habitats in Indo-Bhutan Manas landscape, which was implemented between 2015 and 2021.
The project is implemented in the Manas Landscape and the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape in northeast India.
Overall objective
To secure tiger populations, their prey species and their habitats in two globally significant Tiger Conservation Landscapes by implementing sustainable alternative livelihoods.
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation
Over-exploitation of natural resources & prey depletion
Poaching
Project activities
- Promote alternative sustainable livelihoods through capacity building, support for micro entrepreneurship and set up of resource centre;
- Support value addition and marketing of community products;
- Develop community-based plant nursery for agroforestry and eco-restoration activities;
- Support participatory monitoring of human-wildlife conflict and interventions to promote co-existence;
- Promote community empowering and capacity building for natural resource management planning and development;
- Conduct awareness and communication events to increase awareness on conservation of target species and natural resources.
The project is implemented in the Manas Landscape and the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape in north-east India, by Aaranyak.
