NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 21 (IANS): Three organisations working on wildlife and habitat conservation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nagaland and in the Western Ghats won grants worth Rs 60 lakh from The Habitats Trust for their work towards the protection of lesser-known species and habitats.
The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), working towards protecting endangered and threatened species in three selected landscapes in Nagaland, including Satoi, Zanubu and Mt. Pauna landscape, won the first prize of Rs 25 lakh under The Habitats Trust's 'strategic partnership grant'.
Mumbai-based ReefWatch Marine Conservation, came second and received a grant of Rs 15 lakh in the lesser-known habitats category for its work in monitoring, rehabilitating and restoring coral reefs in Chidiyatapu in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra, a non-governmental organisation, working for the conservation of Indian Pangolin through community participation in Chiplun, Ratnagiri district in Konkan region of Western Ghats won the third prize of Rs 10 lakh for its work in protecting a lesser-known species.
The jury, which included environmentalist and journalist Bahar Dutt, conservationist M.K Ranjitsinh, and CEO of the Mara Conservancy in Kenya Brian Heath, awarded the winners on Thursday.
