In May 2014, UNU-IAS students in the Master of Science in Environmental Governance programme conducted a fieldwork assignment in Rajaji National Park, India. The assignment was organized by UNU-IAS in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Uttarakhand. After one semester of preparation, the students spent 10 days in the field collecting and analyzing empirical information to address a series of research questions prepared by UNU-IAS and WII faculty, as part of the students’ research methods course.
Rajaji National Park covers over 820 sq km across the Dehradun, Haridwar and Pauri Garhwal districts of Uttarakhand. It is representative of the ecosystem at the junction of the Himalayan foothills and the beginning of the vast Indo-Gangetic Plain, which supports the livelihoods of around one billion people. The park is also at the northwestern species distribution limit of the Asian Elephant and Royal Bengal Tiger.
During their fieldwork, the students analyzed.....................read more
Rajaji National Park covers over 820 sq km across the Dehradun, Haridwar and Pauri Garhwal districts of Uttarakhand. It is representative of the ecosystem at the junction of the Himalayan foothills and the beginning of the vast Indo-Gangetic Plain, which supports the livelihoods of around one billion people. The park is also at the northwestern species distribution limit of the Asian Elephant and Royal Bengal Tiger.
During their fieldwork, the students analyzed.....................read more