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

Описание: 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00:59:13 – Choosing the right historical reference to aim for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?