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Biodiversity, Environment And LivelihoodsATREE’s Agasthyamalai Community Conservation CentreREPORT PRESENTED TO BRAKES INDIA, SUNDARAM FINANCE AND SUNDARAM HOMEAPRIL 2019 MARCH 2026
YEARBOOK 2025 – GRAZIER (LADAKH)

In many ways, 2025 has been an eventful year for us. What began as drawing-board conversations a few years ago steadily gathered momentum, as ideas moved from theory and hypotheses to practice. Some initiatives unfolded through careful planning; others emerged organically, shaped by local realities, iterative dialogues, and the shifting socio-ecological pressures in a rapidly […]
Wings, Water and Worship

This report presents a detailed examination of how biodiversity conservation canbe integrated with efforts to foster community well-being in Thirupudaimaruthur,a village panchayat in Tamil Nadu. Renowned for its nesting and roosting sitesof various wetland bird species, the village is home to India’s first conservationreserve, the Thirupudaimaruthur Bird Conservation Reserve (TBCR). Inaddition to its rich avifauna, […]
Organizing principles for agroecological kitchen gardens in Mandla, Central India
Organizing Principles for Agroecological Kitchen Gardens in Mandla, Central India A user manual for farmers and extension workers
Evaluating the vulnerability of threatened tree species to global drivers of change in the Western Ghats

Kamath Malavika, K S Arpitha, Krishnan Smitha, Gaisberger Hannes, Fremout Tobias, Bunyan Milind
Conservation Action Plan for Hornbills in North Bengal

NCF-India | July 24, 2025 This is to inform you that a Conservation Action Plan for Hornbills in North Bengal has been prepared by the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), following a planning workshop held in Siliguri in February 2024. ATREE was one of the participating organisations at the workshop. The action plan was formally launched […]
Scoping Investment Potential for Nature-based Solutions in the Indian Agriculture Sector

Project Team Manan Bhan, Fellow in Residence Anita Arjundas, Executive Director Krishnamurthy Vijayan, External Consultant This report shows that there are significant gains to be had from catalysing investments into Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for effective climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector in India. If the identified challenges in this report are surmounted […]
Managing Open Natural Ecosystems for People, Climate and Biodiversity
Document, Manage and Monitor Aquatic Ecosystems

Nobin Raja, G. Ravikanth This toolkit is designed to empower master trainers working i.e. for government training institutions, State Biodiversity Boards and Practitioners supporting the capacity development of Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) and the documentation of Peoples Biodiversity Register (PBR). The toolkit engages them in the vital task of safeguarding our aquatic ecosystems. By providing […]
Ainthinai Experess Final Report 2024

M Soubadra Devy, R. Ganesan, T. Ganesh, Maria Antony P, Mathivanan M, Saravanan A, Thamizhazhagan S, Thalavaipandi S, Thanigaivel Annamalai The Tirunelveli district is unique, boasting of all five landscapes described in ancient Sangam literature as the “Ainthinai”: mullai (forest), kurinji (mountains), marutham (farmland), paalai (arid land), and neithal (seashore). This rich geographic diversity is […]