Mangalajodi Ecotourism

Mangalajodi Ecotourism is community owned and managed wildlife conservation venture. Mangalajodi, a village on the banks of the Chilika Lake, hosts more than 150000 birds which jostle in its marshy water, especially in winters. Mangalajodi also represents a critical, one of its kind ecosystem whose protection is epitomized by a sustainable lifestyle that is at brink of extinction in urban settings.

Philosophy
At the heart of the Mangalajodi Ecotourism is the democratic notion that the fragile ecosystems like Mangalajodi belongs to everyone. Protection and conservation of Mangalajodi wetland is important and any deterioration of such ecosystems will affect us, directly or indirectly.

Objectives
Mangalajodi Ecotourism aims to inspire, inform and enable communities to turn ecosystems into a sustainable source of livelihood through well managed tourism instead of exploiting them for short term profits.

This initiative wants to find — and then tell —their stories of conservation. By protecting, reconnecting and restoring the life of the Mangalajodi Marshes, this community owned venture will give a paradigm shift in the way communities world over relate to wetlands.