Training in food processing to empower local women and uplift the local economy
On September 4, Aaranyak organised a one-day food processing training program in collaboration with CRMHS at Community Resource Centre, Chandrasing Rongpi village, Karbi Anglong, Assam. The aim of the event…
Aaranyak and Rani High School holds street play on International Vulture Awareness Day
On the occasion of the International Vulture Awareness Day today, Aaranyak, in collaboration with Rani High School, presented a compelling street play titled “Save Vulture” to underscore the critical importance…
Anti-elephant seasonal solar fence helps Mirza farmers reap good harvest
A low-cost solar fence that has protected standing crop on three hectares of crop field from depredation by wild elephants at Mirza area in Kamrup district of Assam has immensely…
Aaranyak introduced students to diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the Karbi Hills
Aaranyak under its Journey for Learning initiative organised a herpetofauna-watching event in the Karbi Hills of the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape of Assam recently. The aim of the event was to…
High School students sensitised on concerted efforts to prevent wildlife crimes
In tune with its sustained mission to impress young minds about the need for prevention of wildlife crimes by grassroots people in the greater interest of conservation of biodiversity that…
Assam minister Nandita Garlosa unveils HaatiApp, solar fence manual meant for HEC mitigation
Aaranyak launched a mobile phone application ‘HaatiApp’ and a comprehensive Solar Fence Manual (in Assamese language) at an event held here on August 10 , 2024. Both the App and…
HaatiApp, Solar Fence Manual set to be launched to help mitigate HEC in North East region
Adopting a citizen-science approach, premier biodiversity conservation organisation of the region, Aaranyak has worked out a mobile application for all stakeholders including the grassroot community with objective to facilitate mitigation…
Aaranyak provides essential field gear to CSMT at Pasighat
In an effort towards bolstering the efforts of the Community Surveillance and Monitoring Team (CSMT) in Pasighat, Aaranyak provided essential field gear to the team at an event organised at…
Aaranyak facilitates mushroom cultivation training for Karbi villagers
Aaranyak in collaboration with Rabha Agrotech recently organised a comprehensive summer mushroom cultivation training programme for marginalised Karbi families in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. The training began on June…
Conservation education consultation workshop held for Manas Landscape
Aaranyak organised a two-day consultation workshop for planning Conservation Education for Manas Landscape at its Manas Conservation and Outreach Centre (MCOC) situated near Manas National Park. During the workshop held…
Agricultural scientist Dr Vidyadharan flags importance of water ways in international trade
Noted agricultural scientist Dr Veena Vidyadharan has outlined the importance of riverine transport and water ways and mentioned the recent bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and India in the Brahmaputra and…
Aaranyak’s Wildlife Genetics Laboratory completes a decade of DNA forensic service in North East India
The Wildlife Genetics Laboratory (WGL) at Aaranyak, the only such facility in Northeast India, has been providing wildlife DNA forensic analysis services in Assam for ten years with success. The…
Grassroot leaders attend capacity building training in Kohora
A two-day workshop on participatory mapping for grassroot leaders for implementation of seventh operational phase of GEF small grants was organised collaboratively by TERI (The Energy and Resource Institute) and…
Geneva-based GI-TOC partners with Aaranyak to hold dialogue on nature crimes
Geneva-based Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC) in coordination with local partner Aaranyak held a day-long international-level event called “Resilience Dialogues” to address nature crimes here on Thursday. The…
Karbi students from forest fringe facilitated career counselling by Aaranyak
Aaranyak in collaboration with Chandrasingh Rongpi Memorial High School (CRMHS) organised a day-long student felicitation and a career counselling at the Community Resource Center at Chandrasing Rongpi Village in Kohora…
Raimona National Park records first photograph of mainland Serow
In the newly declared Raimona National Park of Assam, officials from Assam Forest Department along with conservationists have recorded the first photographic proof of the Mainland Serow, a vulnerable mammal…
Anti-elephant solar fence turns tool for women empowerment in remote Meghalaya village
A small group of women, mostly housewives in a tiny tribal hamlet in West Garo Hills area of Meghalaya bordering Assam’s Goalpara district, habitually keeps a watchful eye on a…
Aaranyak trains Karbi women in the making of handmade tea
A two-day training and orientation programme on handmade tea preparation was organised by Aaranyak in Kohora, Karbi Anglong of Assam, from June 9-10. The training held at the Community Resource…
NGOs resolve to sensitise grassroot communities on Assam-Arunachal border on prevention of wildlife crime
A meeting of representatives of various NGOs from Arunachal Pradesh and Assam has highlighted the urgent need for organising sensitisation and awareness programmes for grassroot communities residing near the fringes…
Forest fringe villagers in Kaziranga and Manas benefit from eye-care camps
Aaranyak, organised free eye-care camps for village communities with special attention given to forest fringe weavers and artisans from marginalised categories in Kaziranga – Karbi Anglong Landscape (KKL) and Manas…
‘Lifeline’ that empowers women in HEC-hit Besorkona village in Assam
“This single strand solar-powered fence that now shields our village and residences from wild elephants, has given us a new lease of life and a whiff of prosperity after a…
Karbi women celebrate Biodiversity Day with Wild Edibles
Aaranyak in collaboration with Chandrasing Rongpi Memorial High School and Pirbi- a biodiversity business initiative, celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity and organised an exhibition cum competition on “Wild…
Cyclists cover 160 km from Kaziranga to Orang on conservation outreach
Premier biodiversity conservation organisation of the region Aaranyak collaborated with the authorities of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP &TR) as well as Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve…
IUCN primate specialist visits Aaranyak office
Dr. Susan M. Cheyne, Vice-chair for IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section on Small Apes visited Aaranyak’s office today in Guwahati. Dr Dilip Chetry, Head of Aaranyak’s Primate Research and Conservation…
Karbi students from 9 forest fringe villages explore Aaranyak’s nature camp
A three-day nature camp for young karbi students was organised by Aaranyak in collaboration with Chandrasing Rongpi Memorial High School in Kohora, Karbi Anglong of Assam from 10th to 12th…