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Aaranyak – an example of women empowerment

Aaranyak, in Sanskrit, means ‘to belong to the forest.’  Doing justice to its very meaningful name, since its inception in 1989, Aaranyak has been tirelessly working to conserve the rich biodiversity of Northeast India. Having completed 27 years, Aaranyak has…

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Aaranyak making waves: My experiences

It was the month of July, 2013, the Holy month of Ramzan. Being a follower of Islam, I was fasting. And being a good field researcher I was also busy with my work near Jiadhal River. As an active member…

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Shifting from Human-Wildlife conflict to Co-existence

Shifting from Human-Wildlife conflict to Co-existence. A successful elephant conservation project in Subankhata

By Dora Godinho What does it take to mitigate and eradicate human-wildlife conflicts sustainably? Each region and each type of conflict is a unique case but all conservationists would agree that we cannot resolve human-wildlife conflicts without a holistic approach.…

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