Grassland restoration visit – Pampadum Shola National Park, Vattavada, Munnar
By Vishnu, Biodiversity Conservation From March 19 to 20, 2025, a team from Keystone Foundation visited the grassland restoration plot developed by the Kerala Forest Department in Pampadum Shola National Park as part of a training program for Barefoot Ecologists (BFEs). The objective was to study the grassland restoration efforts in the region. A total […]
The grasslands of Bikkapathymund
Nestled in the higher elevation of the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve is the the Toda hamlet-Bikkapathymund. Surrounded by grasslands, shola forests and plantations, Bikkapathymund is home to the Toda community who are traditionally patoralists also practicing agriculture, currently. Photo taken by Nayantara Photo taken by Nayantara At the center of their identity, is the Toda buffaloes, […]