CONSERVING VITAL CONNECTIONS ACROSS EXPANDING LINEAR INFRASTRUCTURE IN A TRANSBOUNDARY TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE (TAL)

$296.2K USD

Funder	Department of the Interior
Recipient Organization	Wildlife Institute Of India
Country	India
Start Date	Feb 28, 2022
End Date	Jun 19, 2025
Duration	1,207 days
Number of Grantees	3
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`64659-38`

Grant Description

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO (1) IDENTIFY MOVEMENT CORRIDORS FOR TIGER AND RHINO POPULATIONS IN INDO-NEPAL TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE (2) CREATE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DATA LAYERS (CURRENT AND FUTURE ROAD NETWORK) (3) IDENTIFY CONFLICT SECTIONS OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT LIMIT TIGER AND RHINO MOVEMENTS FOR MITIGATION PRIORITIZATION AND (4) STRENGTHEN TRANSBOUNDARY CONNECTIVITY COORDINATION, SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING.