Securing a landscape for Golden Langur conservation by community in Bodoland Territorial Council, Assam
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The forest resources are under immense threat due to encroachment for the last three decades throughout the state of Assam and Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). In such a situation, a firm step taken by the community, Forest department and NGOs has become a radical step for Chirang Reserve Forest
IFAW-WTI Organises Wall Painting Event and Conservation Awareness Workshop for Students near Manas
[acx_slideshow name=”Barpeta Wall Painting 24032018″] Howly, Assam, March 24, 2018: Working in collaboration with the... Read More
Foundation Stone Laid to Formally Mark the Historic ‘First Addition’ to Manas National Park
Chirang, Bodoland Territorial Area District, October 31, 2017: The Chirang Forest Division, with IFAW-WTI’s support, organised a formal inauguration event for the First Addition to Manas National Park, involving the laying of a foundation stone.
Street Play on Manas, Created by IFAW-WTI in Collaboration with Local Artistes and Students, Staged on Park Opening Day
Manas National Park, Assam, October 15, 2017: A street play performed by students from Bansbari, a village on the fringes of Manas National Park, was staged on Park Opening Day, October 15, at the park entrance gate.
Working with Local Students and Theatre Artistes, IFAW-WTI Organises Street Play about Manas
Chirang, Assam, June 06, 2017: In keeping with the World Environment Day theme of ‘Connecting People to Nature’, IFAW-WTI organised two street theatre performances with the students of Bahbari High School, Kuthurijhar yesterday.
Women Weavers from Done Valley Receive Certificates on Completion of STEP Training in Moonj Grass Handicrafts
Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar, February 21, 2017: WTI, in association with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur and the Bihar State Forest Department, has provided women from Done Valley, Valmiki Tiger Reserve, training in the weaving of handicrafts made from locally available moonj and kharai grasses.
IFAW-WTI Inaugurates Community Managed Learning and Weaving Centre for Bodo Women Weavers
Rangijhora, Chirang, Assam, January 09, 2017: With a view to encouraging ecologically appropriate livelihoods that reduce the dependence of local communities on wild habitats, IFAW-WTI inaugurated a community managed learning and weaving centre for Bodo women weavers
Manas National Park Officially Becomes ‘Greater Manas’ with Issuance of Historic Gazette Notification
With the signing and formal issuance of a Final Gazette Notification by the Government of Assam, an area of 350 sq km from the eastern part of the Manas Reserve Forest has now been officially declared as the First Addition to Manas National Park.