North-East India

Background to the region

The north-east of India supports an assemblage of large, keystone species, including Tiger (Panthera tigris) (classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species), Greater One-horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) (classified as vulnerable) and Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) (classified as endangered).

Project site

The WLT is supporting work at the Garo Hills in Meghalaya State, through the WLT reforestation programme.