2022–Ongoing

East Karbi Anglong Community Project

Sedang Terang Village, Diphu, East Karbi Anglong

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2022–Ongoing

East Karbi Anglong Community Project

Sedang Terang Village, Diphu, East Karbi Anglong

Key details

Aim of the restoration project

Scale up restoration work leveraging the power of local youth, community participation and collective action

What was the condition of the land before restoration? And what are the past and current disturbances?

Many of the areas in the region have seen land degradation overtime due to reduced number of years for Shifting Cultivation (Jhum) cycle. There is also land use change with mono-cropping plantations ( Rubber, Oil Palm, Areca) replacing tradional systems of farming. This has led to severe water crisis in many parts of the northeast. Unchecked and illegal timber trade impacts many parts of the region, and there is urgent need for revival of green corridors

What are the restoration activities that were/are being carried out?

Community meetings, volunteer network building, land preparation, plantation, weed removal, nursery building, demarcation of land, community participation, Biodiversity Management Committee

Area of the project

15 acres

Location

Sedang Terang Village, Diphu, East Karbi Anglong

Altitude

610-1700 m

Annual rainfall

2200 mm

Temperature

4°C to 38°C

About the project

Youth for Forest – led by Green Hub team and Green Hub fellows, aims to increase the fragments across the region for restoration through community participation and collaborative action. Currently there are two sites under this project and we hope to increase them over the years.

The site in East Karbi Anglong in Assam, is a small patch of 40 Bighas (15 acres approximately), belonging to a prominent member of the Karbi Community. This has been initiated by Joyhind Engleng, a Green Hub fellow and active community outreach worker as part of the youth for forest project. The land is surrounded mostly by rubber plantations belonging to community members. The idea is to involve the community as well as build a volunteer network for restoration work through this site. The mapping of the land has been done and a baseline fauna survey is ongoing. 2022 will be the first year of land preparation and plantation.