TNPSC Thervupettagam

Assam’s hargila army conservation model

August 2 , 2025 14 hrs 0 min 49 0
  • Twenty Cambodian women are being trained under Assam’s Hargila Army model to conserve endangered storks.
  • The training is taking place at Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary in Battambang Province, part of Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.
  • The training is led by Purnima Devi Barman, UNEP Champion of the Earth and wildlife biologist at Aaranyak.
  • The Hargila Army is a women-led conservation movement that helped save the endangered greater adjutant stork in Assam.
  • The initiative emphasizes women’s empowerment and community-led ecological stewardship.

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