| Sanction Date: | 26-02-2018 | |||||
| Project Category | SG | |||||
| Batch Year | 2017-2018 | |||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||||
| BTA : | Livelihood Options and Employment Generation | |||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Namdapha National Park & Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. | |||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Role and Responsibilities | |||
1. |
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |
1. Implementing the project and survey
and identification flagship species and
hotspot zone for tourism. 2. Awareness training programme |
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2. |
Amity Institute of Forestry & Wildlife, Amity University, Noida, Delhi NCR - 201313 | Training to forest personal and local youth about the wildlife identification and as tourist guide. | ||||
3. |
Department of Env. Sci., Tezpur University, Assam | Environmental education, awareness and community participation, Biodiversity conservation | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Awadhesh Kumar North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NEIRST) Nirjuli, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Project Brief Description: | Arunachal Pradesh is a home of about 26 major tribes and over 110 sub-tribes of human societies and has a complex lifestyle entirely dependent on the forest resources. The traditional livelihood system of these tribes people consists of shifting cultivation, settled cultivation, and hunting, poaching of wild animals and gathering of forest produces. In Aruanchal Pradesh, hunting is cultural and widespread traditional activities and has led to low wildlife abundance. While in Namdapha National Park and Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary cum tiger reserve which are located in Changlang and East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, hunting and poaching [Hunting-illegal fishing and trapping of wild fauna like tiger, barking deer, leaf deer, sambhar, wild boar, bear, wildcat, and a variety of birds by local inhabitants (Lisu, Chakma, and Mishmi) for bush meat and hide] is a severe concern for the wildlife species conservation and management. Habitat destruction poses further threat to wildlife. Although the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 was extended to Arunachal Pradesh in May 1973, and prohibits picking, poaching, and hunting of wild animals and plants, its enforcement is not to be of much use in this area. The assessment of people�s attitudes and perceptions towards conservation has become an important aspect in many studies of wildlife conservation. Wildlife conservation, success depends on the attitudes of people towards conservation. Equally, understanding factors which influence attitudes is important to enable wildlife managers to implement approaches that attract support of stakeholders and the general public. It is necessary to seek and obtain the active participation of potential stakeholders not only in the technical efficiency of a conservation technology, but also the extent of satisfying cultural, social, and political considerations in the environment which can help change the attitudes of indigenous people towards wildlife existence and conservation. People also need to be informed through specific awareness campaigns or environmental education which can help change their attitudes towards conservation. Thus, if people are made aware about the importance of wildlife and if potential source of livelihood is shown to the tribal�s inhabiting around the protected area, the pressure of hunting and NTFPs collection could be minimised which forms the thrust objective of this project. In this project, surveys are needed to identify hotspot zones to improve/attract tourists. Local people around the park will be trained as potential field guides to take tourists on birding and butter flying tours with the permissions from Forest Department. Lastly, it is expected that the local�s attitude towards wildlife conservation will change in a positive direction and they help in promoting conservation activities in the protected area. | |||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Local tribes residing around the National Parks and Local Forest department | |||||
| Activity Chart (For 3 Years): | Click Here | |||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 45,00,295/- (Rupees Forty Five Lakh Two Hundred Ninety Five only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To evaluate the status of wildlife species and hotspot area with reference to flagship species targeting for wildlife based tourism in selected study areas. | Maps showing hotspot zones for promoting wildlife and nature based tourism and spot diurnal and nocturnal mammals. | No. of Baseline surveys performed |
| To identify the major hotspot zones which have high potential for nature based tourism within the selected study area. | Capacity building to 300 forest guards and local tribesmen. | No. of maps and templates generated for promoting tourism; |
| To investigate ways to promote wildlife and nature-based tourism in two major protected area of Arunachal Pradesh. | Blueprint on ways to promote wildlife and nature based tourism. | No. of Capacity Building Programmes and No. of stakeholders benefitted; |
| Capacity building measures to forest department personals and local tribal people in relation to strengthen the ecotourism activities. | Tourist Map and templates for promoting tourism. | Blueprint/Policy draft(s) for assisting the decision-making in the identified area; |
| Other Publications and Knowledge Products (Nos.). |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Anurag Vishwakarma | M.Sc Forestry | SRF | 28,000/- +HRA |
| 2. | Dipika Parbo | M.Sc Zoology | FA | 10,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Use of Equipment | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Camera | Nikon D7200 | 59,000/- |
| 2. | Lens | Nikkor 200-500mm | 75,000/- |
| 3. | GPS (2) | Garmin GPS Etrex 30x | 29,000/- |
| 4. | Portable Weather station | Ambient Weather WM-4 | 30,000/- |
| 5. | Binocular (4) | Nikon Prostaff 5 | 38,600/- |
| 6. | Night vision Binocular | Bushnell LYNK | 73,000/- |
