Education and Public Engagement

NCF's education and outreach material

Over the years, the various programmes within NCF have produced a variety of material about nature and conservation. In this project, we are collating and archiving all this material, and plan to make much of it available for public use through the website.

Introductory poster from the EcoQuest 'Hidden Treasures' exhibition
Introductory poster from the EcoQuest 'Hidden Treasures' exhibition.

Bringing nature to the curriculum

The Himalayan Children's Workbook is being used, together with a Teacher's Manual, in schools across Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh.

Cover page of the Himalayan Children's Workbook

Natural History for all

Fungi deserve our love as much as any part of nature does!

Cover page of Fungus book

Conservation awareness

Posters in English and other languages describe conservation problems and solutions.

Poster on snaring wildlife in Kannada

Pocket guides for beginner birdwatchers

A pocket guide to common birds of Cauvery/MM hills Wildlife Sanctuaries, in a handy, foldable format. Produced by our Western Ghats programme as part of Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme supported by IUCN and KfW, these pocket guides are distributed free of cost to schools, community members, social leaders and others in the project landscape.

... and much more!

We are in the process of putting together all such material we have, and hope to have each item downloadable here soon.

Also Read: Secrets of the Rainforest – Nature Activity Book for children in Arunachal Pradesh. 

Also Read: Let’s discover our hornbills. Colouring and activity book on Indian hornbills. Hornbill Conservation Program.

Also Read: Living with Leopards-Educational Poster

Also Read: சிறுத்தையும் நாமும்

Also Read: சிறுத்தையை அறிந்துகொள்வோம் 

Also Read: Large Herbivores of Namdapha

Also Read: Carnivores of Namdapha

Also Read: Small Carnivores of Namdapha

Also Read: Primates of Namdapha

Also Read: Lesser-known Mammals of Namdapha

Also Read: Endemic birds of the Western Ghats

Also Read: Endemic Mammals of The Nilgiris

Also Read: Ecosystem Processes

Also Read: Important Plants of the Nilgiri Ranges

Also Read: Some Birds Of The Nilgiris

Also Read: Vultures in Peril

Also Read: Dragonflies And Damselflies Of Anamalai Hills

Also Read: In The Rainforest

Also Read: Amphibians of the Western Ghats

Also Read: Flora of the Western Ghats

Also Read: Fungi of the Western Ghats

Also Read: Insects of the Western Ghats - Crickets

Also Read: Insects of the Western Ghats - Odonates

Also Read: Introduction to the Western Ghats

Also Read: Invertebrates Of The Western Ghats - Centipedes

Also Read: Invertebrates of the Western Ghats - Scorpions

Also Read: Invertebrates of the Western Ghats - Spiders

Also Read: Mammals of the Western Ghats

Also Read: Reptiles of the Western Ghats

Also Read: Snakes of the Western Ghats

Also Read: Butterflies

Also Read: Fig Trees

Also Read: Incredible Insects

Also Read: Orchids

Also Read: Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

Also Read: Plant-Animal Interactions

Also Read: Prey-Predator Dynamics

Also Read: Spiders

Also Read: Barbets

Also Read: Bee-eaters

Also Read: Cuckoos And Their Kin

Also Read: Dollarbird

Also Read: Eagles and their Kin

Also Read: Shola Grasslands

Also Read: Tropical Rainforest

Also Read: Chital and Sambar

Also Read: Dhole and Sloth Bear

Also Read: Deciduous Forests

Also Read: Dry Thorn Forest and Grassland

Also Read: Rivers and Wetlands

Also Read: Plantations

Also Read: Endemic Birds

Also Read: Flycatchers

Also Read: Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Also Read: Ground Birds

Also Read: Hornbills

Also Read: Kingfishers

Also Read: Malabar Trogon

Also Read: Malabar Whistling Thrush

Also Read: Migrant Birds

Also Read: Owls and Nocturnal Birds

Also Read: Pigeons and Doves

Also Read: Woodpeckers

Also Read: Asian Elephants

Also Read: Bats

Also Read: Civets

Also Read: Dhole or Wild Dog

Also Read: Gaur

Also Read: Leopards

Also Read: Mongooses

Also Read: Nilgiri Tahr (Anamalais , Western Ghats)

Also Read: Primates ( Anamalais , Western Ghats)

Also Read: Sambar (Aanmalais , Western Ghats)

Also Read: Sloth Bear (Anamalais , Western Ghats)

Also Read: Small Cats (Anamalais , Western Ghats)

Also Read: Squirrels (Anamalais , Western Ghats) 

Also Read: Tiger (Anamalais , Western Ghats) 

Also Read: Crocodile and Monitor Lizard (Anamalais , Western Ghats)

Also Read: Frogs and Caecilians (Anamalais , Western Ghats) 

Also Read: Frogs (Anamalais , Western Ghats)

Also Read: Geckos and Skinks

Also Read: King Cobra

Also Read: Lizards

Also Read: Shieldtails

Also Read: Tortoise and Turtles

Also Read: Venomous Snakes

Also Read: Co-existing with Elephants

Also Read: Co-existing with Carnivores

Also Read: Elephants

Also Read: Some Threats to Elephant and Gaur

Also Read: Tigers

Also Read: Tracking Tigers and Leopards

Also Read: Leopards

Also Read: The Alphabet Book

Also Read: Poster for public information campaigns to dissuade people from "rescuing" leopard cubs

Also Read: Poster depicting dog and leopard pugmarks designed to help reduce anxiety and tensions - English version

Also Read: Poster depicting dog and leopard pugmarks designed to help reduce anxiety and tensions - Kannada version

Also Read: Poster designed to carry out awareness programs regarding human-leopard conflict

Also Read: The life-history of a grouper along a Lakshadweep time-line

Also Read: Larval connectivity in Lakshadweep

Also Read: Birds of Cauvery and MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (Kannada) - Pocket guide

Also Read: Off to see spiders!

Also Read: Spiders: The weavers and stalkers amongst us

Also Read: Eight-eyed and everywhere

Also Read: I am a Scientist - Interview