The Nilgiris is home to unique wetlands that are the source of sustenance of numerous animals and human communities. Wetlands are among the more important reservoirs of biodiversity that nature has painstakingly crafted over millions of years.
The tribal communities, apart from other communities who are residents of the Nilgiris, have settled in specific altitudes and are dependent upon livelihood characteristic of these regional resources, apart from their own historical and cultural traditions, including those pertaining to management of water.
The report presents recommendations that have been organized under the following broad heads –
Policy, Legal and Institutions
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