Sustainable Conservation Through Multiuse Management of Anchunad and Adjoining Landscape
An effective multiple use management framework for conserving biodiversity in the mountain landscape of the Western Ghats.
India High Range Mountain Landscape Project is a partnership between the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Kerala and United Nations Development Programme with the support from the Global Environment Facility. The project aims at developing an effective multiple use management framework for conserving biodiversity in the mountain landscape of the Western Ghats.
This project aims to
- Effective governance framework for multiple - use mountain landscape
- Secure the ecological integrity of the Munnar landscape
- Strengthen the capacities for community-based sustainable use and management of resources
Achievements
- 1,200 community members engaged to revive traditional agricultural practices and undertake seed conservation.
- Online and offline market linkage platforms provided to 1,000 farmers for improved incomes.
- Green Innovation Fund launched with Kerala StartUp Mission to support green entrepreneurs.
- Eco-restoration plans implemented to restore 160 hectares of degraded ecosystems.
- Trained 100 women and youth in community-based tourism activities
Status:
Completed
Project start date:
May 2014
Estimated end date:
March 2022
Focus area:
Project office:
Implementing partner:
United Nations Development Programme
Funding Support by
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Amount contributed
$6,252,359
Delivery in previous fiscal year
2022 $114,101
2021 $1,449,372
2020 $643,867
2019 $471,965
2018 $294,500
2017 $61,641
2016 $33,034
2015 $396,619
2014 $446,872
