Tag Archives: Village Reserve Forests

GARO GREEN SPINE CONSERVATION PROJECT

This project's overarching aim is to connect the fragmented forest patches located between the West Garo Hills and Nokrek National Park, with a view to establishing an unbroken wilderness link with Balpakram National Park. This network of forest patches forms the backbone of the region’s biodiversity. Read more »

Free Medical Health Camp for Five Villages in Garo Green Spine

Garo Hills, Meghalaya, July 04, 2016: A free, one-day Medical Health Camp for residents of five villages in the Garo Hills was conducted at the Chandigre village community hall on June 25. Dr ST Sangma of the Asanang Primary Health Centre examines a young patient at the health camp The […] Read more »

Canopies and Corridors: Conserving the Forests of the Garo Hills

The Balpakram and Nokrek Protected Areas are the two ecological crown jewels of the Garo Hills. The two are connected tenuously by forested lands along the spine of the Garo Hills much of which is akhin owned, private community forests and jhummed land. This Conservation Reference Series report documents the […] Read more »