Reported by Jessica Schoonover, Intern Reporter at The Charcoal Project
More than half a million tons of charcoal have been produced and shipped over the past 8 years from the once dense but now denuded forests of Meghalaya, a small Indian state located north of Bangladesh. With one-third of the state covered by biologically diverse woodlands, the balance and preservation of this region’s ecosystem has been a major concern for members of Mait Shaphrang Movement, local conservation group, for over a decade.
An article recently featured in The Telegraph, based in Calcutta, India, notes that the group sought the intervention of Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, to rescue the area “from an impending catastrophe.”
Meghalaya is home to one of the world’s most unique and diverse assortment of wildlife that depends upon the resources and shelter the forest provides. Unfortunately, their space is becoming more and more limited by the day. Check out the different species found in one of the region’s reserved forests, often a sanctuary for many exceptional wild animals.
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