Its proposed project that willl bring peoples participation for conservation

1. Satish Kumar

2. Need of the Project
 435 km landscape level
freshwater protected area
 Notified as Sanctuary in
1979
 Last home of Critically
Endangered Gharial
 8 freshwater turtle species
 Mugger, Dolphin and Otters
 250+ Water birds including
Indian skimmer

3. Community’s Importance
 Community involvement in Conservation
basically means that communities take
responsibility to save the Natural Resources
- adoption of behavior to use judiciously;
- effective participation in conservation activities;
- contribution to the design, implementation and
monitoring of participatory programmes;

4. Determinant of Conservation

5. Key Steps in Community Intervention
Mobilisation Required
1. Women’s literacy
2. Participatory Learning Exercis
3. Meeting with Women’s grou
4. CBOs initiative
5. Monthly Volunteer’s Meeting

6. Opportunities Available
 Existing network at NCS
 Experts related with fresh
water species conservation
 Area is unique for turtle and
gharial conservation
 Working in close collaboration
with Forest Department
 NCS is one of the key
Ecosystem for the
conservation of fresh water
Gharial and Turtles

7. Objectives of the Project
 Developing school cluster and
preparing the network of trained
teachers
 Organize training for trainers in
selected 25 schools with 30
school teachers.
 Create awareness and sensitize
youth, students, towards turtle
awareness, conservation and
education.
 Establish linkages between
school network and ongoing
turtle hatching project Field
implication of the findings of our
research projects through this
conservation education of fresh
water turtle.

8. Need of this project
•Riverbed agriculture
And sand-collection is
Seriously threat for
Nesting areas in the breeding
season
•Local farmers are unaware
with the nesting areas and
unknowingly destroy during
agricultural practices

9. The Need
Hydro-development projects are also threat for the species

10. Target Group
 The project will involve 30
school Teachers, 5
volunteers, 10 youths,
1500 students, 4 NGOs,
10 people from fishing
communities, and around
50 community
representatives

11. Methodology
 Identification of Interest group
 Formation of River Club
 Students orientation/ teacher
follow-up program in schools
 Meeting for developing
educational materials.
 Save Turtle Awareness
Campaign
 A poster competition
 Exposure visits
 Turtle Fair

12. Outcomes
 A school network of 30 teachers, 1500
students and 30 turtles clubs involving 30
riverside schools
 1 teacher training program will be organized by
August 2015 and cluster level event
 12 events (including rallies, demonstration,
exposures visits, nature tours) within 6 months
of project period
 One manual of 100 copies and two posters of
100 each will be prepared and distributed
among the target group.