Wayanad, Oct. 11 -- More than 215 participants have benefited from a capacity-building initiative at Muthanga in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary to convert invasive plant species into biochar, opening up opportunities for improved soil health, forest restoration and sustainable livelihoods.
The four-day programme provided practical training to more than 165 tribal and forest-dependent community members and Eco-Development Committee (EDC) members in three batches. The initiative introduced communities to low-cost techniques for producing biochar from invasive vegetation that otherwise poses ecological challenges in Kerala's Western Ghats.
Organised by the EIACP Programme Centre (PC) Resource Partner at WWF-India, New Delhi, under the union Mini...