Centre for direct incentives to locals for preserving Tigers

NEW DELHI: In a first of its kind tiger conservation efforts, the Centre is mulling to give direct incentives to local communities.

Struggling to protect the endangered royal Tigers, the government seems to be viewing "payment for ecosystem services (PES)" as a new conservation instrument designed to provide direct incentives to the local communities living in the fringes of the sanctuaries.

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