The new standards are for tea producers who want to sell under the label Certified Elephant-Friendly Tea. This logo on a tea brand guarantees it was grown under conditions that meet these new standards, a unique effort in the tea industry. Tea produced by two small tea gardens in Assam’s Udalguri district and Darjeeling in north Bengal have already been certified as elephant-friendly. “One of the key standards requires a written plan for reducing human-elephant conflict, using evidence-based best practices that directly reduce the activities that increase conflicts. As a part of this standard, provision of education and outreach materials to communities outside the tea gardens is also recommended.

Source: The Telegraph January 25, 2020 18:56 UTC