The Cauvery Basin is shaped by far more than its rivers. Its forests, mountains, wetlands, wildlife, rainfall and land use together determine how water flows, where biodiversity thrives and how resilient the basin remains.

Through the cards below, Explore the landscapes that sustain the Cauvery Basin through maps, data, research, reports and more. Learn about the Western Ghats, forests, protected areas, coffee landscapes and the efforts to conserve these landscapes.

This section will continue to grow as we learn more from the landscapes and the people working to conserve them. 

Topography and protected areas

See the basin’s changing elevation alongside the landscapes designated for conservation and protection.

The Western Ghats and the Cauvery Basin

Explore how the Western Ghats sustain the Cauvery River System, the pressures these landscapes face and efforts to protect them.

Can conservation be incentivised? A Case Study from Kodagu

Overview of the Payment for Ecosystem Proposal