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Nanneer

Project Nanneer is a flagship project of the A.M.M Foundation that delves into the heart of a transformative water conservation initiative.

Project Location

Pudukkottai and Sivagangai Districts, southern Tamil Nadu.

Duration

Jun 2023 - May 2024

Funding

A.M.M Foundation

About the Project

Project Nanneer is a flagship project of the A.M.M Foundation that delves into the heart of a transformative water conservation initiative. It empowers local communities towards active stewardship. We were given an opportunity to conduct a research program of systematic bird monitoring and biodiversity documentation in four restored kanmais.

Key Outcomes

Biodiversity Documentation and Systematic Bird Monitoring: The comprehensive study uncovered a diverse community of 325 species of flora and fauna in the kanmais including 133 bird species, 101 plants, 45 butterflies, 12 odonates, 7 reptiles, 3 amphibians, 4 mammals and other species of fauna. In bird monitoring, we also analysed the frequency of occurrence, total abundance, diversity indices and similarity coefficient.

Conservation Governance: Currently, the process of activating village BMCs to pass resolutions to legally protect the Vadakudipatti Kanmai and Nondi Appachi Sacred Grove is ongoing with the support of the local communities and Parry Nutraceuticals, Ltd., Oonaiyur.

For more details about Project Nanneer : projectnanneer.org.in

Project Members:

Ganeshwar S V

Founder and Executive Director

Angeline Mano M

Research Assistant and Nature Educator

Related Approaches

Research

Policy and Community Governance.