RCE Mishmi Hills - 2023

Conservation of the Mishmi Hoolock Gibbon in the human dominated fragmented habitats in Lower Dibang Valley District
Basic Information
Title of project : 
Conservation of the Mishmi Hoolock Gibbon in the human dominated fragmented habitats in Lower Dibang Valley District
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Mishmi Hills
Contributing organization(s) : 
1. Abralow Memorial Multipurpose Society
2. Kasturba Gandhi Institute of Higher Education
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Mr Komini Meto
Organizational Affiliation: 
RCE MISHMI HILLS
E-mail: 
cominimeto@gmail.com
Format of project: 
power point
Language of project: 
english
Date of submission:
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Web link: 
www.ammsociety.org
Additional resources: 
1. Education institutions
2. Non Governmental Organization
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
Yes
Biodiversity conservation in Arunachal Pradesh
At what level is the policy operating?: 
Local
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Country: 
India
Location(s): 
Arungo and Kebali Village
Address of focal point institution for project: 
Kasturba Gandhi Institution of Higher Education Kebali Roing
Ecosystem(s):
Agricultural, Dryland, Forest, Fresh water, Mountain
Target Audience:
Community, Primary, Secondary, Teacher Ed., Youth (Informal)
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
Arungo the site where the project was undertaken is a small village surrounded by dislocated patches of forest amidst a vast agriculture land in the foot hills of the Mishmi Hills part of the Himalayan ranges . The village is populated with mostly poor families , the agriculture being their main sustenance of livelihood.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
1. Shortage of skilled/ trained personnel ( Lack of scientific assistance)
2. Lack of funding for incentivization
3. In ability to obtain land patches for the corridors
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
September, 2021
Rationale: 
Conservation of wildlife, being a project which requires time and resources also needs elaborate planning and educating the mass. Hence the initial stage is consumed by awareness programs before the project is materially realized.
Objectives: 
The relocation of a endangered animal species is new to the community people. Therefore the lessons learned by the community is totally new (especially keeping in view their cultural biasness)but the scientific angle of conservation and hence the awareness is very relevant for the community.
Activities and/or practices employed: 
1. Mass awareness campaign
2. Inviting the experts for relocation of the Hoolock Gibbons
3. Trapping the Gibbons and checking their health status
4, Releasing the Gibbons in the new habitats in the Wildlife
5. Plantation drive for corridors to connect the dislocated patches of habitats to the mountain forest areas.
Size of academic audience: 
1. Students from institutions. 2. Community people from the villages
Results: 
The project was hugely successful as few groups of Gibbons were relocated to their new habitats in the mountains. The learning for the students and the community were also new as they were introduced to such a new concept. But the challenges remain, keeping in view the need to relocate more batches of the endangered Gibbons and also to create new corridors for their safe passage to and fro to the forests on the mountains.
Lessons learned: 
The success no matter however limited in scope brings a new hope to the local community. Any failure can be over come with timely modifications of the process as experienced during the implementation of the project, but it will require external help like funding and scientific assistance. Challenges will remain however, the project being undertaken in a culturally sensitive issue where the belief system of the local people is intertwined inextricably with the wildlife system as seen through their traditional beliefs.
Key messages: 
RCE MH takes the conservation efforts to the doors of the community, through whose participation the project is made successful and this in turn makes the objectives achievable. The circle is complete, as the community gains, if the endangered species is protected and their role in the biodiversity is preserved.
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
Not related.
Funding: 
No funding availed to RCE MH, so far.

Pictures:

File Name Caption for picture Photo Credit
Image icon IMG_20181016_135456.jpg (4.11 MB) Conserving the Hoolock Gibbons in the Mishmi Hills Mr Komini Meto
Image icon Hoolock Gibbon Translocation Project.jpg (103.76 KB) Conserving the Hoolock Gibbons in the Mishmi Hills
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 
Indirect
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Indirect
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
SDG 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development 
Indirect
Theme
Traditional Knowledge  
Direct
Agriculture 
Indirect
Ecotourism 
Indirect
Forests/Trees 
Direct
Plants & Animals 
Direct
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
No
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes