Project
Partnering with Communities to Strengthen Conservation of Critical Tiger Habitats in Northeast India
Duration
2023 - 2024
Location
India
Species protected
Tiger
Panthera tigris
The project is implemented in a tiger corridor of community owned forests on the fringes of Ntangki National Park, in Nagaland, North East India.
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation
Human-wildlife conflict
Poaching
Overall objective
To sustain community-led tiger habitat conservation through enhancing livelihood for local communities.
Project activities
- Support local communities in developing local governance for tiger and species conservation;
- Develop sustainable livelihoods in six prioritised villages in consultation with local communities;
- Conduct community-led landscape-level mapping of tiger habitat;
- Conduct camera trapping in the community forests to monitor tigers and other wildlife;
- Implement human-wildlife conflict mitigation measures;
- Increase awareness among local communities about tiger conservation and biodiversity issues;
- Engage with communities for better natural resources management.
This project is implemented by WCS India.
