Vallam: Greening Growth in the Southern Plains

06
Mar

Vallam: Greening Growth in the Southern Plains

[vc_row gap="35" css=".vc_custom_1773397691734{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}" el_class="green_heading sectionheading"][vc_column width="4/12" css=".vc_custom_1527695677822{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}" el_class="has-box-shadow"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1778049481704{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"] Region Overview Vallam, in Tamil Nadu, lies within a predominantly plain and agricultural landscape. Much of the original dry deciduous or scrub forest has been replaced by farms, roads and expanding settlements, leaving scattered trees, vegetated margins, ponds and…

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06
Mar

Toranagallu: Responsible Energy in a Working Industrial Landscape

[vc_row gap="35" css=".vc_custom_1773397100387{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}"][vc_column width="4/12" css=".vc_custom_1527695677822{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}" el_class="has-box-shadow"][vc_column_text] Region Overview Toranagallu lies in interior Karnataka, in a region that combines dry deciduous vegetation and scrub with extensive human activity including agriculture and industry. Mining and industrialisation have shaped several pockets of the landscape alongside traditional rural land use.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="8/12" css=".vc_custom_1773397073699{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}" el_class="green_heading sectionheading"][wd_separator_title…

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06
Mar

Jalna: Supporting Biodiversity on the Deccan Plateau

[vc_row gap="35" css=".vc_custom_1773397931692{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}"][vc_column width="4/12" css=".vc_custom_1773383884231{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}" el_class="has-box-shadow"][vc_column_text] Region Overview Jalna is located on the Deccan Plateau, a semi arid to moderately wet region shaped by the monsoon. Historically, this landscape supported dry deciduous forests and scrub, much of which has gradually been converted to cropland and settlements.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="8/12" css=".vc_custom_1773397914598{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}" el_class="sectionheading green_heading"][wd_separator_title…

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06
Mar

Chakan: Cleaner Fuel at the Gateway to the Western Ghats

[vc_row gap="35" css=".vc_custom_1773395227332{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}"][vc_column width="4/12" css=".vc_custom_1527695677822{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}" el_class="has-box-shadow"][vc_row_inner el_class="boxes-no-border"][vc_column_inner css=".vc_custom_1531758874845{padding-left: 15px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Region Overview Chakan, near Pune, lies close to the influence zone of the Western Ghats, one of the world’s recognised biodiversity hotspots. While Chakan itself is a major industrial and logistics hub, the broader region still contains forest fragments, seasonal streams and green corridors…

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06
Mar

Anand: Sustaining Dry Deciduous Landscapes in an Agricultural Belt

[vc_row gap="35" css=".vc_custom_1773398326228{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}" el_class="green_heading sectionheading"][vc_column width="4/12" css=".vc_custom_1527695677822{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}" el_class="has-box-shadow"][vc_column_text] Region Overview Anand sits within a productive agricultural belt of Gujarat that was historically part of a dry deciduous forest region. Over time, much of the natural forest has been converted to farmland and settlements, with biodiversity now persisting in small remnant patches, field boundaries and…

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05
Mar

Bhilwara: Protecting Semi Arid Biodiversity in a Fragile Landscape

[vc_row gap="35" css=".vc_custom_1773395706970{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}"][vc_column width="4/12" css=".vc_custom_1527695677822{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}" el_class="has-box-shadow"][vc_column_text] Region Overview Bhilwara lies in the semi arid heart of Rajasthan, shaped by low rainfall, intense summers and fragile soils. Thorny scrub, dry deciduous trees and hardy grasses anchor the soil and support birds, reptiles, insects and small mammals adapted to harsh conditions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="8/12" css=".vc_custom_1773385316456{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px…

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