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The Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre (ACCC) engages with the biologically unique and culturally diverse Agasthyamalai landscape in southern Tamil Nadu. Its goal is to
The centre’s approach to conservation integrates existing knowledge, engagement with state authorities and research. The ACCC campus at Manimuthar, Tirunelveli district, has one of the most eco-friendly infrastructures to do research. The campus boasts a workstation, a well-equipped field lab and accommodation for visiting researchers and guests.
Research on ecology and biodiversity cataloguing in the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve has led to the identification of multiple new species of plants, frogs and moths.
The ongoing long-term monitoring of vegetation, tree phenology and pollinators is a signature programme of ACCC. It is perhaps the only long-term data available for any wet evergreen forests in the country.
The centre engages with multiple stakeholders (district administration, local bodies and the local communities) in the Tamiraparani River Basin. It conducts environmental education programmes for children and youth. A flagship project is the water bird count, done every January with the citizens of the landscape.
