Show threadT. R. Shankar RamanFeb 5, 2025
Welcome @ecotenet to @mastodon. Good to see this approach to foster place knowledge through #ecoregions. Do check out our effort in India to use #ecoregions as a framework to guide #EcologicalRestoration.
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Show threadT R Shankar Raman (has moved)Mar 3, 2023
This #ecologicalrestoration project is also featured on the ERA-India website here: https://era-india.org/project/auroville/
And you can read about the ecoregion (East Deccan dry-evergreen forests) here:
https://era-india.org/resources/east-deccan-dry-evergreen-forests/
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Auroville

The restoration of the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest, within the township of Auroville has been an evolving process spread over the last 50 years carried out by numerous individuals who have been involved in the work. When the project started in 1968, the areas was a barren, eroded plateau. Many areas were devoid of topsoil, […]

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T R Shankar Raman (has moved)Mar 3, 2023
A nice article on the #ecologicalrestoration of tropical dry evergreen #forests in Auroville and along the Coromandel coast, #India.
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In India, Sacred Groves Are Helping Resurrect a Near-Extinct Forest Ecosystem
Botanists and community stewards from Auroville, Tamil Nadu, are using scattered patches of native forest as a blueprint to revive the tropical dry evergreen forest ecosystems of coastal India.
by Mahima Jain
March 2, 2023, Hakai Magazine
https://hakaimagazine.com/article-short/in-india-sacred-groves-are-helping-resurrect-a-near-extinct-forest-ecosystem/
In India, Sacred Groves Are Helping Resurrect a Near-Extinct Forest Ecosystem | Hakai Magazine

Botanists and community stewards from Auroville, Tamil Nadu, are using scattered patches of native forest as a blueprint to revive the tropical dry evergreen forest ecosystems of coastal India.

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T R Shankar Raman (has moved)Feb 28, 2023
In the second article in the #eraindia series on #ecologicalrestoration efforts in #India, a piece on the wonderful community effort of the #Biodiversity Management Committee in #Nagaland restoring #forests on #jhum and community forest lands. #natureinfocus
https://www.natureinfocus.in/environment/the-restoration-warriors-of-changlangshu
The Restoration Warriors Of Changlangshu | Nature inFocus

Home to the Konyak tribe, this Nagamese village on the Indo-Myanmar border is reviving its waning forests under the leadership of a resolute youth-led cohort

T R Shankar Raman (has moved)Feb 8, 2023
The next webinar of the Ecological Restoration Alliance-India #eraindia on "Experience with Ecological #Restoration of Degraded #Mangroves in Indian #Sundarbans" will be an online talk by Dr Krishna Ray on Zoom: 21st February, 4:00- 5:00 pm. Register here on our website: https://era-india.org/event/experience-with-ecological-restoration-of-degraded-mangroves-in-indian-sundarbans/
Experience with Ecological Restoration of Degraded Mangroves in Indian Sundarbans - ERA India

About the project Dr. Krishna Ray and her team have been working on ecological restoration of degraded mangrove patches outside the protected areas in

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T R Shankar Raman (has moved)Jan 26, 2023
A talk not to be missed! By people engaged with one of India's most energetic campaigns for #environment and #conservation #AmcheMollem Join us to hear
Nandini Velho and Nishant Saldanha on 31st January at 4 p.m. This is the first of the Ecological Restoration Alliance-India (ERA-India) monthly talks. Event details and registration here:
https://era-india.org/event/citizenship-and-campaigns-to-restore-alliances-for-conservation/
#ecologicalrestoration #eraindia #goa