Building Awareness on Human-Wildlife Interactions and the Way Forward
September 25, 2023 By S.P. Silambarasan & Habeeba FathimaConsultant & Technical Coordinator, Biodiversity Conservation In September 2023, the Biodiversity team conducted several human wildlife awareness sessions for the villages of Mettukal, Semmanarai, Kadasolai, and Karikkaiyur. Within the Nilgiris, human-wildlife interactions are incredibly commonplace, with negative interactions becoming more frequent as increasing development occurs throughout the […]
Mentoring Fellows of the Green Hub Royal Enfield Small Grants
September 23, 2023 By Asish MangalasseriAdditional Programme Coordinator, Biodiversity Over the last five days, six conservationists including myself travelled to Green Hub in Tezpur, Assam to mentor applicants of the Royal Enfield Small Grants Programme. The grant seeks to support youth from Indigenous communities for a year, who are engaged in or aim to engage […]
Wildlife Ecology Training for the Forest Department in Ooty
August 24, 2023 By Vandana Kannan, Chandrasekar Das & S.P. SilambarasanBiodiversity Conservation team The wildlife team conducted an Ecology and Field Techniques training on August 24 in Cairnhill, Ooty. The District Forest Officer of Nilgiris, Mr. Gautham, and Range Officers of Kotagiri and Ooty South inaugurated the training and highlighted the importance of the subject. […]
Biodiversity Wins Centre for Wildlife Studies 2023 Wild Incubator Grant
August 14, 2023 By Vandana KannanTechnical Coordinator (Biodiversity) Keystone Foundation is proud to announce that we have been selected as one of five recipients of the Centre for Wildlife Studies 2023 Wild Incubator Grant! The “Wild Incubator Program” invites organisations to submit proposals for innovative conservation projects, with particular interested in projects that focus on […]
Biodiversity Presents at a Congress for Conservation Biology in Rwanda
July 27, 2023 By Asish MangalasseriAdditional Programme Coordinator – Biodiversity Conservation Asish from our Biodiversity team attended this year’s International Congress for Conservation Biology held in Kigali, Rwanda by the Society for Conservation Biology. He presented on work done by a team on conserving the lion-tailed macaques at Nilambur. Following nearly two years’ study on […]
Training on Sustainable and Hygienic Practices in Honey Harvesting
July 6, 2023 By Justin RajAdditional Programme Coordinator, Biodiversity Conservation Along with Ashok Miller from Last Forest Enterprises, Justin from our Biodiversity programme’s Apiculture team travelled to Chichigaontha village in Dang taluk, Gujarat, to offer a two-day training in sustainable and hygienic practices in honey harvesting held on July 5 and 6. They spent time […]
Restoration Team Visits NCF Field Centre in Valparai
June 28, 2023 By Vishnu N.M. & Harshavardhini AngappanTechnical Coordinator – Ecological Restoration (Biodiversity) Journey from foothills to the plateau On our way to Valparai, we saw Aliyar Dam, which is located at the foothills of Valparai in the Anamalai hills. Since the monsoon had not yet started, there was only a little water in […]
Bees for Development Garden Party Fundraiser
June 15, 2023 By Pratim Roy & Shiny Rehel Founder-Director & Senior Programme Director (Biodiversity) On June 14, UK-based organization and Keystone’s long-term partner Bees for Development organised their bee garden party fundraiser in central London. Hosted by journalist Martha Kearney, Member of Parliament Gyles Brandreth and celebrity auctioneer Charlie Ross, the party brought together […]
Summer Camps in Sathyamangalam, Sigur & Kotagiri
May 15, 2023 By Vandana Kannan & Vidya S.Biodiversity Conservation & Climate Change Our Sathyamangalam field centre had the opportunity to conduct summer camps on conservation from May 11-15 in Punanjur, Kanakundur and Arepalayam villages. The camps were curated for students of ages 7-15. A total of 95 children attended, with 30 to 35 from […]
World Migratory Bird Day Celebration in Krishnapudur
May 13, 2023 By Silambarasan, Project Assistant – Biodiversity Keystone’s Biodiversity team celebrated World Migration Day on May 13, by conducting an awareness activity in Krishnapudur village, Kotagiri. Attendees were given insight into migration and its importance in the ecosystem. The event saw the participation of 22 students, of which six were girls. The team […]
