Assessment, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity

Assessment, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity
were conducted to build up the courage. Infusion of the positive mental attitude towards emotional well-being
was taken-up during their interactive classes. Forest staff was sensitized about positive mental attitude towards
people by sterilizing their negative attitudes.
Programme planning:
Human Resource Development (HRD) : Even for planning a management strategy, a huge human resource is
necessary for a sanctuary of this size. In this regard volunteers and N.G.Os were trained to motivate the local
communities. Initially, the recruitment was one to one and gradually, the motivated trainees started bringing
different NGO organization for further training. External help from various institutions was also sought to
conduct a combined sensitization-cum-conservation classes for the staff, NGO’s and the local communities.
Conducted several training sessions and workshops that aimed at motivating the staff, NGOs, EDC members,
villagers, and other important stakeholders. In total, 1,140 such training workshops were organized involving
689 staff people of all levels, 434 representatives of NGO’s, 130 representatives from other governmental
departments, 7,580 villagers, and 4,826 EDC members.
The trainings in Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Techniques and Participatory Mutual Interaction
Assessment (PAMIA) were held both within the classrooms and in the villages. This has given a broad
prioritized. As a base of trained personnel to conduct PRA simultaneously in all the villages that were result,
information started flowing and it was systematically analyzed to draw inputs for P.A.Management strategies..
Special Inputs of trainings
Identified villagers who used to impact the habitat are taken into the forest where they used to cut the trees and
given equipment such as binoculars, telescopes to describe the complex activities that can be seen all along the
tree. Laid 0.1 Hectare plots to enumerate and to make the inventory and the diversity of organism that live in
the plot. Also made them to realize how loss of each organism leads to collapse the whole balance through
ecological games. Also made them to document the benefits of each of these organisms in their day-to-day life.
Special posters have been designed to sensitize and educate them through capturing the certain human
sentiments of local importance. One special Mobile environment exhibition van has been designed and sent to
the remote parts of the villages. The models and theme are so designed to articulate to make them realize the
need to respect and protect the biodiversity
Key Results:1. Once degraded habitat is restored, 2. Animal Population increased 3.Smuggling routes in the
villages have been plugged 4. Village tanks are improved to support irrigation facility that increased crop yield
besides providing agricultural employment to local villagers 5. The most important factor is the population of
tigers in the habitat increase from 34 to 58 from 1995 to 2000
The poverty alleviation activities along with the “Conservation-holic” education changed the previous hostile
attitude the extremist-backed stakeholders to strong pro conservationists. The help in improved practices of
agriculture and animal husbandry programs uplifted them above the poverty line besides reducing the
pressure on the P.A.
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