





Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.
Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.
Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.
Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.
Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.
Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.
Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.
Our mission is to enhance the understanding of and strengthen the narrative about the role played by Community Conserved Areas in conservation of biological diversity in larger landscapes in South Asia.

A need to create an open source platform which would serve as a repository of knowledge/data covering the multidimensional nature of Community Conserved Areas to enhance the understanding of the role they play in conservation. This knowledge/data is created by, for and with the people from communities across South Asia who are conserving their territories.

A need to create an open source platform which would serve as a repository of knowledge/data covering the multidimensional nature of Community Conserved Areas to enhance the understanding of the role they play in conservation. This knowledge/data is created by, for and with the people from communities across South Asia who are conserving their territories.
Total number of CCAs documented :
1109
Total area (hectares) covered by documented CCAs:
1072285.93
Total number of CCAs documented :
1109
Total area (hectares) covered by documented CCAs:
1072285.93

Ecosystem Type: Wetlands and rivers
Area (ha): 3800
Legal Status: NA

Ecosystem Type: Forest
Area (ha): 1800
Legal Status: CFR under FRA

Ecosystem Type: Forest
Mountain Ecosystem Area (ha): 1500
Legal Status: Forest Area under IFA → Unclassed forest

Ecosystem Type: Forest, Grasslands, Wetlands and rivers, Mountain Ecosystem
Area (ha): 34
Legal Status : Others → Van Panchayat

Ecosystem Type: Wetlands and rivers
Area (ha): 3800
Legal Status: NA

Ecosystem Type: Forest
Area (ha): 1800
Legal Status: CFR under FRA

Ecosystem Type: Forest
Mountain Ecosystem Area (ha): 1500
Legal Status: Forest Area under IFA → Unclassed forest

Ecosystem Type: Forest, Grasslands, Wetlands and rivers, Mountain Ecosystem
Area (ha): 34
Legal Status : Others → Van Panchayat
This is a participatory platform. Create an account and start contributing information on community conserved areas.

This is a participatory platform. Create an account and start contributing information on community conserved areas.
This is a participatory platform. Create an account and start contributing information on community conserved areas.
We started in 2020 with the need to doicument and showcase the CCAs in South Asia
We are a consortuim of institutions and individuals who have got together to create this site.
We started in 2020 with the need to doicument and showcase the CCAs in South Asia
We are a consortuim of institutions and individuals who have got together to create this site.
