Projects
Area of the project
30 Acres
Location
ibinnivadi, madikeri, kodagu, karnataka
Altitude
1009- 1216 m
Annual rainfall
2783 mm
Temperature
15°C to 39°C
ibnii vana
Aim of the restoration project
Biodiversity conservation and education
What was the condition of the land before restoration? And what are the past and current disturbances?
The land was abandoned coffee estate, planted around 25 years ago. This patch has not been managed as an estate for the past 20 years. As a result of neglect, the mature coffee plants have been dropping seeds all these years resulting in the whole understory of the forest being smothered by hundreds coffee saplings of every size.
What are the restoration activities that were/are being carried out?
The main task of the restoration has been the selective removal of invasive plants, in this case coffee. The area is actively protected from cattle grazing, fuel wood collection, leaf litter and other forms of biomass collection. The only human interference in the restoration site are the education activities carried out during nature walks for guests to the resort. Community engagement especially educational workshops with local school children on biodiversity have been undertaken over the past year. Monitoring through photography and camera traps is underway. We are also consciously not establishing a nursery or undertaking any planting. Our aim is to allow for natural regeneration to take its course with minimal interference given the complexities of this landscape.
Projects
Area of the project
30 Acres
Location
ibinnivadi, madikeri, kodagu, karnataka
Altitude
1009- 1216 m
Annual rainfall
2783 mm
Temperature
15°C to 39°C
ibnii vana
Aim of the restoration project
Biodiversity conservation and education
What was the condition of the land before restoration? And what are the past and current disturbances?
The land was abandoned coffee estate, planted around 25 years ago. This patch has not been managed as an estate for the past 20 years. As a result of neglect, the mature coffee plants have been dropping seeds all these years resulting in the whole understory of the forest being smothered by hundreds coffee saplings of every size.
What are the restoration activities that were/are being carried out?
The main task of the restoration has been the selective removal of invasive plants, in this case coffee. The area is actively protected from cattle grazing, fuel wood collection, leaf litter and other forms of biomass collection. The only human interference in the restoration site are the education activities carried out during nature walks for guests to the resort. Community engagement especially educational workshops with local school children on biodiversity have been undertaken over the past year. Monitoring through photography and camera traps is underway. We are also consciously not establishing a nursery or undertaking any planting. Our aim is to allow for natural regeneration to take its course with minimal interference given the complexities of this landscape.
Projects
Area of the project
1200 acres
Location
Dunkeld, Bhagamandla, kodagu, karnataka
Altitude
860- 1400 m
Annual rainfall
3200 mm
Temperature
15°C to 39°C
Dunkeld Estate
Aim of the restoration project
Biodiversity conservation, Sustainable Coffee and Education
What was the condition of the land before restoration? And what are the past and current disturbances?
The land is a functional coffee estate, with large tracts which have been abandoned for decades. Selective logging of the land was undertaken by previous owners in the 1980's.
What are the restoration activities that were/are being carried out?
The project is in the Assessment and Scoping Phase where field surveys are being conducted to understand the land and the restoration potential. This should lead up to creating a long term conservation plan for the estate which will include restoration, conservation education and sustainable coffee growing.
