| Sanction Date: | 30-03-2018 | |||
| Year | 2017-2018 | |||
| Fellowship Duration | 3 Years | |||
| BTA: | 1.Livelihood Options and Employment Generation 2.Biodiversity Conservation and Management 3.Skill development & Capacity Building |
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| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Sikkim, Nagaland and Assam |
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| No of HJRFs: | 3 Nos | |||
| Total Institutional Fellowships: | Rs. 40,59,528/- | |||
| Position | Study Area | Proposed Objectives | Deliverables |
| H-JRF001 | Watershed of Sacred Khecheopalri Lake of Sikkim | • To estimate and compare the depth wise distribution and composition of soil seed banks. • To assess the natural regeneration of dominant tree species in the area. • To evaluate the relationship between the soil seed bank and aboveground vegetation. • To determine diversity indices and species richness of aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank.
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• Data generation. • Restoration of degraded forest lands through use of soil seed bank. •Conservation of biodiversity Regeneration status. •Understanding soil seed bank dynamics in forest sites. • Identify priority species and communities for nature conservation. |
H-JRF002
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Mokokchung District, Nagaland
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• To assess the species wise growing stock of bamboo and quantify harvestable bamboo resources in the district. • To generate species wise distribution map of bamboo resources. • To document various utilization pattern of bamboo resources. |
• The distribution pattern of bamboo at Mokokchung , Nagaland • Quantaiative information on utilization pattern of different species of bamboo. |
H-JRF003
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Karbi Anglong Hill District of Assam
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• To document the all possible TEK of the Karbis related with flora as well as fauna. • To calculate the annual quantity of medicinal plants used by Karbis. • To create awareness among the Karbi communities about the conservation of TEK. • To compare TEK of Karbis with TEK of other tribes of Assam.
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• Baseline information and database on traditional ecological knowledge of the Karbis. • Better understanding of the applications of science in TEK. • Awareness generation for conservation of TEK amongst the local people.
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| S.No. | Name | Date of Joining | Name of the PI | Qualification | Research Title | Date of Resignation |
| 1. | Mr. Pradeepen Rai | 03/07/2018 | Mr. Dinesh Kumar Meena | M.Sc (Forestry) | Assessment on Diversity and distribution of soil seed banks and their relationship with natural regeneration of above ground vegetation in watershed of sacred Kheeheoplri lake Sikkim, India | |
| 2. | Ms. Temjensola Jamir | 04-07-2018 | Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Das | M.Sc (Forestry) | Estimation of species wise bamboo resources and assessment of their utilization pattern in mokokchung district of Nagaland, India | |
| 3. | Ms. Surabhi Konwar | 04/07/2018 | Dr.Kuntala Neog Barua | Documentations on the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and quantification of medicinal plant used by the Karbi tribes of karbi Anglong hill district of Assam | Resigned | |
| Bithi Baruah | 03/12/2018 | Dr.Kuntala Neog Barua | M.A ( Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development) | Documentaion on of the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and quantification of medicinal plant used by the Karbi tribes of karbi Anglong hill district of Assam |
