THE CORBETT FOUNDATION

The Corbett Foundation works on harmonious coexistence between human beings and wildlife across important wildlife habitats in India.

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The Corbett Foundation works on harmonious coexistence between human beings and wildlife across important wildlife habitats in India. TCF has implemented its programmes in over 480 villages in the last 27 years. TCF has adopted a multi pronged strategy to help in creating a future where wildlife and human beings live in harmony. Some of TCF's Projects and initiatives are: Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict, Ecological Restoration, Wildlife research, Providing Sustainable Livelihoods, Providing Forest-Dependent Communities with health-care,Promoting Environmental Awareness, Promoting Renewable energy, Treating domestic livestock, Promoting integrated watershed management.


The Corbett Foundation (TCF) was established by Mr. Dilip D. Khatau, a former Member of the National Board for Wildlife in India and a Member of the Indian Wildlife Business Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry, on April 22, 1994. TCF is a charitable trust and a non-governmental organization that is fully dedicated to the conservation of wildlife. Apart from being member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and a Member of the Global Tiger Forum, TCF is also an activity partner with the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, The Ramsar Convention and the Born Free Foundation. TCF has been accredited by Credibility Alliance under the Desirable Norms for Voluntary Organizations in India. TCF is the recipient of the WWF-PATA Tiger conservation Award in 2000, TOFT-Sanctuary Wildlife Tourism Award for the best Wildlife Tourism Related Community Initiative of the Year 2014 and Kirloskar Vasundhara Mitra Award 2015. TCF is represented on the State Wildlife Advisory Boards of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, State-level Bustard Conservation Committee of Gujarat and Local Advisory Committee of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. TCF works towards a harmonious coexistence between human beings and wildlife across important wildlife habitats in India, namely Corbett Tiger Reserve (Uttarakhand), Kanha and Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserves (Madhya Pradesh), Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (Assam), and around the Greater Rann of Kutch (Gujarat). In addition to the above areas, TCF works in wildlife corridors of Kanha-Pench and Bandhavgarh-Sanjay Dubri in Madhya Pradesh, Tamenglong region of Manipur and Little Rann of Kutch and coastal parts of Kutch, Gujarat. The organization has staff strength of around 77 dedicated individuals including professional, administrative and support staff. TCF’s team consists of passionate people from diverse disciplines and highly specialized fields such as wildlife sciences, life sciences, social sciences, veterinary sciences, geography, herpetology, entomology, medical sciences, engineering, rural development, public health, education, public relations, advertising and business management. For a particular project, a team is put together with the appropriate blend of expertise. TCF has implemented its programmes in over 480 villages in Corbett, Kutch, Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Kaziranga in the last 27 years. Local communities and wildlife share natural ecosystems and this often gives rise to conflict. The health and well being of local communities are directly linked to their willingness to participate in wildlife conservation efforts towards maintaining healthy ecosystems. TCF has adopted a multi pronged strategy to help in creating a future where wildlife and human beings live in harmony.

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