TITLE: India eco-development project:Social assessment study (Consultancy)
PROJECT LEADER: Rajakutty, S
STARTING DATE: April, 2001
DATE OF COMPLETION: August, 2001
NAME OF SPONSORER: Ministry of Environment and Forest Project Tiger
OBJECTIVES: 1. To improve capacity of Protected Areas (PA)-management to conserve bio-diversity and increase opportunities for local participation in PA-management activities and decisions; 2. To reduce negative impacts of local people on bio-diversity;reduce negative impacts of PAs on local people and increase collaboration of local people in conservation efforts.3. To develop more effective and extensive support for eco-development;4. To ensure effective management of this project ; and5. To prepare future bio-diversity projects
METHODOLOGY: Information was collected through village profile schedule designed to collect basic information on the villages. Records and registers available with the project were perused.
STUDY AREAS: Seven Eco-development projects situated at Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Begnal, Kerala, Jharkhand, and Gujarat
