HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 OF BALIPARA FOUNDATION 2018 has been a step ahead towards the 11th year of Balipara Foundation. With great honour and delight, Balipara Foundation takes the opportunity to share an overview of the year 2018- a tremendous year making a meaningful difference in the lives of the people, the communities that we serve and our majestic biodiversity which remains as the cornerstone of the enduring Foundation’s commitment towards the Rural Futures in the Eastern Himalayas. With the principle of NaturenomicsTM and Rural Futures, the journey has been of constantly seeking to explore innovative conservation models and towards uplifting socio-economic mobility through habitat restoration and other ecosystem services in forest-fringe communities of the Eastern Himalayas. We are extremely proud of the decade of the experimentation in various aspects of conservation which has led to the following in 2018- increase in community participation, employment through ecosystem-based services, development of stewardship behaviour within the forest-fringe communities and propagating indigenous knowledge. All our efforts are brought to fruition through an interdisciplinary team of over 50 people who have passionately contributed to building this organization since 2007.
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