We are one of the core centers and building blocks of TDU. We have built crucial resources including the state-of-the-art National Herbarium and Raw Drug Repository

Centre for Conservation of Natural Resources (CCNR) is one of the core centers of TDU and was one of the building blocks of the organization. Its resources include the state-of-the-art National Herbarium and Raw Drug Repository. Over the years, the centre has been at the forefront in demonstrating the Medicinal Plants Conservation Program.
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Ongoing Research Projects – Conservation of Natural Resources

1. Preparation of People’s Biodiversity Register of 25 Villages of Baloda Bazaar , Chhattisgarh(Funded by Chhattisgarh Biodiversity Board)

2. Revitalisation of MPCA& MPDA Program: Review of the Progress and Conservation Status of MPCAs, and Guidelines for strengthening the Program (Funded by National Medicinal Plants Board, New Delhi)

3.Bulfarm Project : Study on the relationships between TODA community and Buffalo in Kotagiri and Ooty(Funded by French National Institute of Sustainable Development - IRD, France) 

4.Qualitative and Quantitative assessment of medicinal plants in 5 MPCAs/MPCDAs in Chhattisgarh(Funded by Chhattisgarh Medicinal Plant Board, Raipur, Chhattisgarh)

5. Facilitate in Preparation of Bangalore Biodiversity Index (Funded by ICLEI- NCBS)

6.Conservation of Indigenous species and regeneration of community lands through local community Institutions- Meghalaya ( Funded UNDP-SGP- TERI- UNDP Project).

Outreach Programs

1.    Health& Livelihood Security program from natural resources for 25 Local resource persons (LRP) of BAMUL (Singtel India Private Ltd)

2.    Constitution of Biodiversity Management Committee at Gram Panchayat, Municipality and Taluk of U.T. of Puducherry (Puducherry Biodiversity Council, Puducherry)

3.    Nature Based Education for school children (Funded by French National Institute of Sustainable Development - IRD, France) 

4.    Return to Roots – Education through Culture in collaboration with The Tropicalist Trust, Kargil, Ladakh, India, Direct Aid Program (DAP ) – Australian High Commission

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Completed Projects

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1. Strengthening of National Herbarium, Raw Drug Repository and multi-Disciplinary databases of Medicinal Botanicals of India

2. Plant Wealth of Lalbagh Botanical Garden

3. Resource Augmentation of selected RET and High Traded Medicinal Plant species Covering 22 JFMCs in 18 Forest Divisions of Karnataka, India funded by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) through Karnataka Forest Department

4. Generation of Livelihood Opportunities for the Local Communities in Savanadurga by Sustainably Utilising the Natural Resources funded by National Medicinal Plants Board, Govt. of India through Karnataka Forest Department

5. Sustainable Harvesting, Value Addition, Warehousing and Marketing of Selected RET and High Traded Medicinal Plant Species Covering 22 JFMCs in 18 Forest Divisions of Karnataka, India Department Funded by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Govt. of India through Karnataka Forest Department

6. Sustainable harvesting, value addition, warehousing and marketing of selected RET & hightraded species in Peechi and Silent Valley Wildlife Divisions, Kerala, funded by NMPB, New Delhi, through Kerala Forest and Wildlife department, Government of Kerala

7. Capacity building of MFP collectors of Chhattisgarh Minor Forest Produce Federation (CGMFPF) on good collection practices of nationalized and non-nationalised MFPs in Chhattisgarh Funded by Chhattisgarh Minor Forest Produce Federation Cooperative Limited, Raipur

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Completed Research Work

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1. Revisiting Seven Old MPCA Programs (2008-09) of West Bengal in National Perspective. Funded by NMPB, New Delhi.

2. Mainstreaming conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants diversity in three Indian States.  UNDP-GEF-MoEFCC

3. Study on Tradable Medicinal Bio- Resources and Developing Adaptive Management Strategy for Selected Species in Tripura. Funded by NMPB, New Delhi

4. Evolving a long term strategy for threat assessment and monitoring conservation status of medicinal plants in India. UNDP-GEF-MoEFCC

5. Assessment of threat status of 46 species applying IUCN Red List criteria and  published in the IUCN Red List website. Funded by UNDP-GEF-MoEFCC