What We Do
Periyar Tiger Reserve(PTR) is one of the well known Tiger Reserves in India and the pride of Kerala.GFF-World Bank aided 'India Eco -development Project'(IEDP) was implemented in Periyar Tiger Reserve during 1996-2004 and 78 Eco-development Committees(EDCs)have been formed during and after this period.The basic objective of the project was to reduce the impact of local people on forests by providing alternate and substainable employment and to involve them in forest protection activities.The innovative governance framework developed under this project,that integrated the concerns of natural resource conservation along with the welfare of local communities,is widely known as 'Periyar model of conservation'and has been recognized by Food and Agricultural Organization as an Exemplary Forest Management Practice in the world during 2004.
