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In an effort to beforehand sustainable livelihoods and participatory conservation, the Hasanur Forest Division of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) organised an predisposition nether the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Governance Programme (TBGP) connected Monday (December 29, 2025).
The programme aimed astatine providing grooming enactment and facilitating livelihood enhancement loans for forest-dependent communities. More than 100 section residents, including women and youth, took portion successful the event. Yogesh Kumar Garg, Deputy Director, STR, and District Forest Officer, Hasanur Division, presided implicit the programme, which was attended by representatives of non-governmental organisations, including the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
During interactive sessions, participants were informed astir the objectives and benefits of the TBGP strategy and were asked to question clarifications. Officials encouraged the enactment of cluster- and group-based enterprises successful trades specified arsenic tailoring, aari embroidery, plumbing, electrical work, retail businesses, floriculture, handicrafts and dairy farming.
Forest officials said that corporate enterprises would heighten bargaining power, trim input costs and amended marketplace access, thereby strengthening sustainable livelihood options. They assured beneficiaries of broad support, including accomplishment development, recognition facilitation, marketplace linkages and branding assistance.
Community members were urged to widen their practice to the Forest Department successful conserving forests, protecting wildlife and maintaining the ecological equilibrium of the region.
