Landscapes we Work In
A Rocha India has been working in this landscape since 2004 to conserve species and habitats which are threatened by human activities and to secure the livelihoods of local communities that are affected by living near megafauna.
The tropical forests of southern India predominantly consist of the dry deciduous forests and the evergreen forests, each of these biomes playing host to rich biodiversity. The Eastern Ghats landscape which is a mixture of dry deciduous and scrub forests spans across the eastern part of the south Indian peninsular. Rapid human development has caused this once contiguous forest to become highly fragmented, and multiple anthropological pressures have caused severe degradation of the landscape. However, this fractured land still provides a critical habitat for a host of endangered species such as the tiger, elephant, leopard, and numerous vulnerable floras.
