C-SCAPES’s work is organised into 6 areas: marine biodiversity protection; coastal ecosystem management; coastal community resilience-building; ocean education and communication; climate change mitigation and adaptation and coastal governance.
Our diverse portfolio of conservation projects along India's coastline combines the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities to reverse biodiversity loss, restore and protect ecosystems and improve community wellbeing. Our projects also produce a wealth of information that feeds into C-SCAPES analytic capacity to shape sustainable conservation practice, inform strong governance and policy interventions, and influence further action. In all that we do, we harness the experiences and expertise of our parent organisation TCSRD, Council members, and project and community partners, to maximise our ability to address the challenges to marine and coastal systems in India. Projects covering climate change mitigation and adaptation, the rescue of stranded marine animals, ecosystem restoration, livelihoods for coastal communities, conservation education, and the declaration of new marine conservation reserves are amongst the first few projects that C-SCAPES is undertaking along with taking forward previous ongoing initiatives.
Saltpans in Tamil Nadu are becoming increasingly important for the conservation of waterbirds as a consequence of the loss or degradation of many natural coastal wetlands that are being systematically drained or transformed...
The coral reefs of Lakshadweep are heterogeneously distributed among 12 atolls. The inhabitants of Lakshadweep rely predominantly on these local reefs for food and protection from strong wave and wind action.
The Mithapur coastal waters host a coral reef, an extension of the western outer limit of the Gulf of Kutch. The coral reef restoration project was initiated in partnership with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with support from Gujarat...
The “Save the Whale Shark Project” was launched in 2004 in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of India and the Gujarat State Forest Department to create conservation awareness amongst coastal communities on the protection of this endangered species.
Cuddalore district covers an area of 3,678 km2. The Pennayar River runs north of the town, while the Gadilam River runs across it. The coastal stretch of Cuddalore extends from Gadilam estuary in the north to Pichavaram mangroves...
Pulicat Lake is located 60 km north of Chennai and is the second largest brackish water lake in India. It straddles the border of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states on the Coromandel Coast in South India. Siltation and periodic closure
At 1,596 kilometres, Gujarat has the longest coastline of any single state in the country. As with other states in India, there is very limited recording of marine megafauna stranding cases and scant baseline data.
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