ARRS is located in karnataka, and is situated in Western Ghats which is under the UNESCO heritage site.
The primary research consisted of interviews, conversations, field observations,participatry cognitive mapping, audio visual documentation and note writting.
During this visit, it became very clear to where the project was heading: changing the assumption of the grasslands as 'wastelands'. The grasslands in Agumbe are not under any protection law, and is Revenue land at the moment, making it open for locals to build and buy this land. Which is return is taking away the habitat of the biodiversity that resides there.
To spread this message, with the help of Yellow Wattled Lapwing, which is an endemic specie and the only bird that uses the Grasslands alone. The grasslands being its natural habitat
Photo credits; Dhiraj (ARRS)
The primary research consisted of interviews, conversations, field observations,participatry cognitive mapping, audio visual documentation and note writting.
During this visit, it became very clear to where the project was heading: changing the assumption of the grasslands as 'wastelands'. The grasslands in Agumbe are not under any protection law, and is Revenue land at the moment, making it open for locals to build and buy this land. Which is return is taking away the habitat of the biodiversity that resides there.
To spread this message, with the help of Yellow Wattled Lapwing, which is an endemic specie and the only bird that uses the Grasslands alone. The grasslands being its natural habitat
Hi, am I able to use some of your images of the research station in a children's book about the rainforest please? I will be able to give credit to Dhiraj (ARRS) in the book. If you can let me know that would be most helpful rachel@calciumcreative.co.uk
ReplyDeleteMany thanks