Developments in the road and rail sector can be undoubtedly singled out as the most pervasive linear intrusion that poses the biggest challenges of reconciling the pursuit of economic growth with the protection of ecological integrity of wildlife habitats. The challenges become even more daunting given that roads and rails cut across many of India’s protected areas, fragment wildlife habitats and endanger many of the species that are already being negatively impacted by growing anthropogenic pressures. Central to the practice of transportation ecology is the belief that roads can be planned to avoid sensitive landscapes, designed to address connectivity of landscapes of conservation importance and encouraged as smart green infrastructure to connect people and wildlife.

This three-day course would provide an opportunity to become abreast with the recent developments in the field of road ecology and to upgrade technical skills for responsible planning of roads to balance growth and mobility of people with the security of habitat connectivity and permeability for wildlife species.

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