Assam's Khalingduar Reserve Forest, located in the Udalguri district within the Bodoland Territorial Region, has launched a pilot project to restore degraded elephant habitats by managing invasive plants and producing carbon-rich biochar. Managing Organization: Aaranyak, with support from the International Elephant Foundation (IEF). habitat challenge into a resource for soil health, native vegetation recovery, climate resilience, human-elephant conflict mitigation and community livelihoods.