This programme has its roots in some of the group’s earliest actions in the early 1980s, and involves:

• Conceptual and advocacy work on more effective, democratic forms of conservation in India
• Field documentation and research at several sites
• Legal and policy analysis, advocacy, and outreach
• Pioneering the concept of Community Conserved Areas in South Asia and the world
• Networking with organizations and individuals across the world on C&L issues
• Facilitating communities to further their conservation efforts
• Leading a process of ‘building bridges’ between conservation and human rights advocates
• Coordinating the ‘Future of Conservation’ network in India
• Creating and disseminating briefing and guidance materials including newsletters

Overall contacts for C&L programme:

Ashish Kothari, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Neema Pathak Broome, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The contact for Campaign for Conservation and Community Control over Biodiversity are This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it