[ERA Webinar] Forest Restoration: A Case Study from Central India скачать в хорошем качестве

[ERA Webinar] Forest Restoration: A Case Study from Central India

Conservationist Kedar Gore from The Corbett Foundation shares his team's journey of restoring central India's degraded forests, balancing the needs of the local communities and of the local environment, all the while maintaining a working relationship with the Forest Department. 00:00:01 – Arjun and Kedar set the context 00:02:21 – Kedar’s starts his presentation 00:05:34 – Starting small 00:06:23 – Corbett’s Forest Restoration Model in Madhya Pradesh 00:07:31 – Not alienating the local community 00:09:30 – Reducing negative human-wildlife interactions 00:12:01 – Restoration should not only benefit Tigers or iconic species 00:12:27 – Some ‘Before’ images of restoration plots 00:14:28 – Land indentification 00:15:06 – Corbett’s land preparation process for restoration 00:16:03 – Planting strategy 00:18:40 – Fodder collection by locals 00:19:30 – Before and After (5 years) 00:21:48 – Not just planting trees, but recreating an ecosystem 00:22:53 – Lantana removal is a major part of restoration work in central India 00:23:47 – Local community participation is crucial 00:27:10 – Rewilding – the return of biodiversity to recovering sites 00:28:45 – [Pictures] Rewilding 00:29:19 – Grasses make a comeback 00:29:55 – Non ecological interventions to support restoration 00:33:15 – Factors that favour Corbett’s restoration work in central India 00:39:06 – Earning the community’s trust 00:40:04 – Challenges 00:43:15 – 2018 to 2023 in two pictures Qestions & Answers 00:46:05 – On monitoring processes to measure the changes in vegetation 00:46:53 – Are restoration efforts recognised by the government? 00:47:42 – Identifying areas for restoration, setting target metrics 00:49:38 – On the re-emergence of Lantana camara 00:52:06 – Does removing Lantana affect the biodiversity that it does support? 00:53:52 – Observations on Lantana and negative interactions with wildlife 00:55:12 – Forest restoration: Keeping the forest type in mind 00:57:33 – We do not dig pits everywhere! 00:59:13 – Choosing the right historical reference to aim for 01:00:28 – How do villagers perceive the return of predators 01:02:30 – How can an individual get involved in such projects? 01:05:57 – Will grazing resume after the agreement expires? 01:07:45 – Local communities: Decision making and governance 01:09:34 – Do forest fires influence restoration in central India? 01:11:42 – How was the Forest Department involved in the restoration work?