Lessons Learned 

"Only when market-linked certification is combined with informed appreciation of nature by producers and consumers can conservation aims be met in productive plantation agriculture."
- T.R. Shankar Raman, Divya Mudappa, with Nisarg Prakash and P. Jeganathan, senior scientists of Nature Conservation Foundation
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 "Understanding the anthropogenic influences on the regional ecology, having knowledge of participatory restoration plans, and adopting integrated and interdisciplinary landscape approaches are essential for ecological restoration and management of fresh water swamps and tropical forests."
- Narasimha Hegde, project director of Snehakunja Trust
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"Open sharing of biodiversity data is important and essential for long-term conservation of the Western Ghats.”
- R. Prabhakar, Director, Strand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
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"With the exposure and training that the Kuensel Staff received from this project, Kuensel now has better understanding and skills to conduct advocacy and awareness campaigns on biodiversity issues with or without the project."
- Pushpa Chhetri, Project Director for the CEPF-funded project at Kuensel Corporation Limited
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"As we were striving to achieve the objectives of the programme we became richer in experience and aware of ground realities in many aspects."
- Dr. Bibhuti Lahkar, Aaranyak
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