As climate change accelerates, local self-governments hold immense potential to drive global solutions. At the Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation, we are proud to announce our comprehensive Carbon Estimation Project at Athirappilly Grama Panchayath—a vital step ...

With escalating climate vulnerabilities along our coastlines, restoring natural defenses has never been more urgent. We are proud to share our ongoing Coastal Vegetation Belt Restoration Program at Sree Narayanapuram Grama Panchayath. This initiative focuses on ...

Sacred groves (Kavus) are ancient, community-conserved forest fragments that serve as critical repositories of biodiversity. Along our coastlines, these unique micro-ecosystems are under severe anthropogenic pressure—yet they remain indispensable for local ecological stability, climate resilience, ...

In a landmark collaboration with the Athirapilly Grama Panchayath and the Kerala Forest Department, the Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation has facilitated the establishment of community-led nurseries within the Vazhachal Forest Division. These nurseries are owned ...

To ensure the long-term survival of the region’s most vulnerable flora, the Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation has established a specialized Threatened Species Nursery. This facility focuses on the propagation of Rare, Endangered, and Threatened (RET) ...

Hornbill Foundation is providing technical support to Inland Fish Conservation Project sanctioned by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) to Annamanada Grama Panchayat, more than 2,500 juvenile fish of native and threatened species were recently ...

We provided the technical support for Peoples Biodiversity Register (PBR) preparation of Sree Narayanapuram Grama Panchayath which has become the first second phase PBR of Kerala State, declared by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board. Our ...

The Restoration of Degraded Mangrove Ecosystem Project aims to revive and restore degraded mangrove forests, promoting biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and community livelihoods. Community involved mangrove restoration at Gothuruth, Sree Narayanapuram Grama Panchayath and Eriyad Grama ...

This initiative represents the perfect convergence of pioneering ecological research, multi-stakeholder governance, and grassroots social empowerment.  Our restoration efforts are anchored in over a decade of dedicated research. Having pioneered the foundational riparian studies in the ...

Ecological Monitoring of important forest resources “Hornbills, Smaller Mammals and MFPs” Involving and empowering communities in supporting working plan preparation towards developing an online platform for the ‘Hornbill Monitoring’ since 2005- Supported by Forest Development ...

Niche Specific Prioritization of Potential Areas for Conservation, Management and Restoration of Endemic and Threatened Tree Species and their Ecosystems – Supported by Kerala Forest Department to CEtC centre of Hornbill Foundation at Research Department ...

Assessment of Impact of flood/landslide on Biodiversity and developing methodology for long-term monitoring and evaluation of changes in the ecosystem and biodiversity: A case study in the Athirapilly – Supported by Kerala State Biodiversity Board ...