Our Goal

We mainly work in and around the Bannerghatta Hosur Landscape (BHL) and our work is based on the conservation of the Asian Elephant.

OUR VISION

Our Vision is to build resilience and tolerance towards conservation of wildlife, its habitats and community through human-wildlife conflict resolution, empowerment and capacity building.

OUR MISSION

Our Mission is to strengthen management systems, to ensure securement of biodiversity and local community needs through integrated approaches involving committed and passionate influencers.

As an organization we believe in operating via these 5 big ideas, that form our structural pillars:

Addressing issues related to land, water and infrastructure that make up habitat for biodiversity. With the aim of improving & rejuvenating degraded habitats, we are comprehensively exploring the impacts of climate change & implementing smart solutions at the grassroots level to build climate resilience among local communities and ecosystems.

Eradication of alien species of invasive alien species
Grassroots afforestation program
Waterbody restoration
Developing organic farming practices

Employing citizen science & environmental education programs we are reaching minds through outreach, awareness and sensitization activities within the local and global context. We work with students, communities & organizations to influence change for conservation via education, art, media & scienceÂ

Ensuring sound management of wildlife species and resolution of negative human-wildlife interactions through the principles of research. We study the dynamics of local communities in forest fringe areas, the natural world around them and the impacts of their confluence, with a special focus on mitigating Human â€“ wildlife conflict and promoting coexistence.

PRT for conflict resolution
Early warning system using signal boards
EaDDS
Restoring WL corridors
Synthesis of ecological information through wildlife monitoring

Engaging and influencing stakeholders to influence policy change. We create opportunities for policy makers, law enforcers and local village councils to interact and form equitable governance policies to benefit conservation. Using tools like social media and manifesting policies to direct change.

Empowering communities while addressing issues that affect their physical, mental and social well-being. Park-edge communities that are forest dependent and most vulnerable to environmental impacts are our priority. We systematically work among them to alleviate lifestyles, augment livelihoods and build resilience and capacity for a secure future.

Fast-track Ex-gratia schemes
Environment education through digital literacy
Village hygiene concern
Aiding rural infrastructure development

Recommended by the United Nations General Assembly’s Sustainable Development Goals, A Rocha India’s programs which are based on community, conservation and education, focuses on the following SDGs:

We have teamed up with a group of doctors from Bengaluru and conduct physical health camps for communities around the Bannerghatta and North Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.

Through our digital literacy programs, we aim to bridge the divide between urban and rural education, ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We provide women with skill learning programs which help to provide alternative sources of livelihood and income for rural women, which ensures gender equality and empowerment.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic,we helped to rehabilitate displaced migrant labour and marginalised communities. We continue to support disadvantaged local individuals and frontline forest staff who are negatively affected by wildlife interactions and economic challenges.

To mitigate climate change we are conducting afforestation programs across the Eastern Ghats landscape by converting once degraded land into secondary forests.

Through our scientific, educational and community-based programs, we are preventing biodiversity loss, mitigating human-wildlife conflict, and protecting and restoring forested habitats.

Our Goal

Habitat

Campaigns

Mitigation

Advocacy

WELFARE

Zero Hunger

Good Health and Well-being

Quality Education

Gender Equality

Reduced Inequalities

Climate Action

Life on Land