Mitigating Anthropogenic Caused Activities

Living in close proximity to a major metropolitan city, our landscape witnesses some of the worst direct effects of anthropogenic activities. The most significant and major impact has been habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation. Some specific issues of habitat degradation that we passionately resist and mitigate are pollution in the form of plastic waste, industrial effluence, deforestation and forest fires. We conduct regular outreach, awareness and sensitization campaigns/workshops in villages, towns and cities to address these concerns.

We conduct regular plastic clean-up drives with local communities, schools and colleges to keep the habitat plastic free.

Anti snare drives are also a great opportunity for us to engage volunteers and local people to inform them about the legal implications of poaching any wildlife, alert them so that they know what to watch out for (traps, snares, pits).

Forest fires are another unfortunate consequence of human activity. The dry deciduous and scrub forests of Bannerghatta are highly prone to fires especially during summer months. If left unmanaged, these fires can devour large portions of forested land endangering biodiversity as well as people. A Rocha offers assistance to the forest department regularly by monitoring and mitigating forest fires in the region. We help aid the efforts of frontline workers by volunteering our help, supplying essential equipment like fire blowers, shoes and water bottles and alerting the authorities. We make ourselves available during known festivals and events when the footfall near forest areas is high, keeping guard along with volunteers and forest department staff throughout the night if needed.

Mitigating Anthropogenic Caused Activities

Major Impacts

Plastic Clean up Drives

Anti Snare Drives

Forest Fires