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Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (2012–2017)
Annual Progress Report 2015
Submitted to: KSLCDI Programme Steering Committee
Supported by:
Department for International Development (DFID),UK and
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung/Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Copyright © 2016International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)All rights reserved
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Photos: Jitendra Bajracharya
ICIMOD gratefully acknowledges the support of its core donors: the Governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Australia, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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The contents, views, and interpretations in this publication are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of ICIMOD and do not imply the expression of any opinion concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or the endorsement of any product.
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CONTENTS
Executive Summary 2
Acronyms and Abbreviations 4
1. KSLCDI Contribution to ICIMOD Strategic Goals 5
2. Progress in the Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) 7
3. Financial Progress: Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative 16
Annex 1: Consolidated Output-Level Milestones and Achievements 2015 17
Annex 2: Success Story of the Year 2015 24
Annex 3: Key Events 25
Annex 4: Total Targeted Beneficiaries in KSL Pilots 26
Annex 5: Publications and Online Sites 37
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Executive SummaryThe Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) is a collaborative initiative that aims to promote conservation and development at the transboundary scale. It is implemented in a commonly delineated landscape between China, India, and Nepal and is facilitated by ICIMOD (funded by DFID and BMZ-GIZ). The programme is now in an advanced stage of operationalisation, as all participating countries are proactively implementing targeted activities according to the implementation plan and M&E Framework and are leveraging country resources to complement the limited scale of project activities. After Nepal and China, which have already established national-level institutional mechanisms to steer work in the KSL, India is finalizing a coordination committee model at the highest level (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), which is steered by the federal ministry with representatives from state governments. This committee will supervise all landscape-level initiatives including KSL in the Indian Himalayan Region.
During 2015, there are some clear indications of achievements at regional and transboundary level. One of the major milestones has always been country ownership with stronger regional integration. This year, ownership of the concept of transboundary cooperation was increased through targeted ‘Regional Dialogue Mechanisms’ , including the transboundary Jeoljibi Festival between India and Nepal; transboundary value chains (farmer-to-farmer networking at India-ICIMOD Week); common agreements on human-wildlife management options; and an interface between ANCA (Nepal) and Askot (India) conservation areas for transboundary natural resource management, Yarsagumba management, vegetation classification, and sustainable mountain forestry. Efforts from KSLCDI to ensure robust and sustained regional and global-level partnerships with key partners and forums (Global Landscapers Forum at UNFCCC, ICI, ACWADAM, UNEP-WCMC, FRI, RMCs) have been strengthened.
The Government of Nepal has officially recognized the ANCA Management Council, as a model ‘institutional mechanism’ that brings together communities’ perceptions and the needs of socioeconomic development and conservation at the local level, while also dealing with issues related to transboundary natural resource management. This model can be scaled up to the landscape level as well. Similarly, key steps in the process of nominating KSL as a UNESCO World Heritage Site have been initiated, with active participation by the Tibet Autonomous Region, Government of China, and willingness to participate shown at the highest level in India and Nepal.
Ownership at the highest level in China, India, and Nepal has led to an enabling atmosphere for transboundary events and mutual learning. Thus, a set of community-to-community exchanges were organized between Indian and Nepal KSL (e.g. Jeoljibi Festival, networking of value chain farmers and stakeholders from Pulan County to Nepal, the springshed concept). Contributions of KSL learning in policy influencing forums is reflected by the fact that KSLCDI resource persons are proactively sought for input and participation in India’s new Forest Policy Making Forum, Nepal’s national bill on access and benefit sharing and its NTFP policy, and by Sichuan University on the development of a cultural services framework.
Under the livelihood component efforts to reach out to marginal farmers and establish institutional arrangements have helped to ensure the consolidation of progress made in the standardization of a package of practices and certification prioritized as a key to the sustainability of mountain product value chains. Hence, strong engagement with the private sector is being pursued, and the organic certification process has commenced in India. In KSL-India the process of organic certification of honey and other products has begun with 700 households, bring an increase in the incomes of farmers. As an example, a women-based ‘allo’ value chain enterprise is being supported through SABAH Nepal, SADA Nepal, and HECT Consultancy for the implementation.
Another major achievement was engagement of local change agents for innovative livelihood options through the capacity building events and have paid off, e.g. Rekha Bhandari in KSL-India is currently handling a women cooperative. Local governments and councils now have greater ownership of the responsibility to provide financial support to livelihoods-related value chains. The local government in Pulan County, TAR, China, has focused on
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responsible tourism in its master plan. One-hundred-and-fifty sacred sites around Mount Kailash, which support the heritage concept of the core landscape, have been newly found and documented. In KSL-China, the Shengdi Tourist Company in Pulan County has expressed its availability to provide support for the development of ABS awareness raising material.
A comprehensive database has been compiled on the cryosphere across the KSL, while monitoring systems and sample plots in all pilots on biodiversity, forest ecosystems, and their services, socio-demographic changes and other climate related changes have been fully established. Early data analysis has led to validation and endorsement of seamless vegetation type classification system by three countries. The database will go a long way in strengthening the concepts of the conservation strategy and supporting its implementation.
With learning till 2015 compiled and distilled, several key publications, participation in events (UNFCCC, IPBES, India-ICIMOD Week, HKH Mountain Forestry Symposium), and a continually updated website have profiled KSLCDI across the region and the globe. This is also reflected by 43,857 KSL website site visits and numerous requests for cooperation (e.g., from CIFOR, Third Pole, Wageningen University) and networking. KSLCDI has therefore fulfilled most of its set milestones for 2015 and several outputs are now poised to reach outcome-levels, with impacts expected from 2016.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations ABS Access and Benefit SharingANCA Api Nampa Conservation AreaCBD Convention on Biological DiversityCIB Chengdu Institute of Biology CHEA Central Himalayan Environment AssociationCLTS Community led total sanitation DFID Department for International Development (UK)DoF Department of Forests (Nepal)DNPWC Department for National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (Nepal)DPR Department of Plant Resources (Nepal) FRI Forest Research Institute (India)FNCCI Federation of Nepalese Chamber Of Commerce & IndustriesGBPIHED G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & DevelopmentGoN Government of Nepal GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation GLORIA Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments GLF Global Landscape ForumHi-Life Landscape Initiative for the Far-Eastern HimalayasICI India China InstituteICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain DevelopmentICT Information and Communications TechnologyIGSNRR Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural Resources ResearchIPBES Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesIUCN International Union for Conservation and NatureKL Kangchenjunga LandscapeKLCDI Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative KPWL Karakoram-Pamir Wakhan LandscapeKSL Kailash Sacred LandscapeKSLCDI Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development InitiativeKSLIS Kailash Sacred Landscape Information System LoA Letter of AgreementLoI Letter of Intent LTESM Long Term Environmental and Socio-Ecological MonitoringM&E Monitoring and EvaluationMoU Memorandum of UnderstandingMoEFCC Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of IndiaMoFSC Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Government of NepalNRM Natural Resource ManagementNTFP Non Timber Forest ProductPMU Programme Management UnitRECAST Research Centre for Applied Science and TechnologyREDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest DegradationRMC Regional Member CountryRML Reuters Market LightSANDEE South Asian Network for Development and Environmental EconomicsSARCist South Asia Regional CooperationSABAH SAARC Business Association of Home Based WorkersSBB State Biodiversity BoardTAAAS Tibetan Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry ScienceTAR Tibet Autonomous Region of ChinaTUM Technische Universität MünchenUNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationUNEP United Nations Environment ProgrammeUNESCO United National Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeVC Value ChainVDC Village Development Committee (Nepal)WCMC World Conservation Monitoring CentreWII Wildlife Institute of India
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1. KSLCDI Contribution to ICIMOD Strategic Goals
1.1 Introduction to Initiative
The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) is a collaborative initiative that aims to promote conservation and development at transboundary scale. It is implemented in China, India, and Nepal and is facilitated by ICIMOD (funded by DFID and BMZ-GIZ). The initiative’s contribution towards safe guarding the livelihoods of mountain people and ecosystems of Hind-Kush-Himalayan Region, KSLCDI has contributed in 2015 towards strategic goals of ICIMOD.
1.2 Widespread Adoption of Innovations Developed by KSLCDI and Partners to Adapt to Change Leading to Positive Impacts for Women, Men, and Children
Information technology is being used in KSL pilot areas as an innovative approach to disseminate information to wider list of beneficiaries. Nearly 200 people are connected through the WeChat mobile application under the Kailash programme in TAR-China (Tibetan Autonomous Region of China) that provides updated information pertaining to the cultural, biological and spiritual significance of Kailash as well as updates on government decisions around tourism development in the area. Similarly, Reuters Market Light, one of our key private sector partners, has been sharing agro-advisory information for making informed choices to 250 households, which is now benefitting 1,250 people, of which 400 are women.
Women cooperative has been formalized for promoting allo, honey and Churyee value chains in India; this is a big step in empowering women in developing and managing enterprises for mountain products.
As an instance KSL-India pilot adopting improved vegetable production practices showed 30% increase in per unit area bringing an income of INR 220 000 to 80 households.
1.3 Significant Advances in the Generation and Use of Relevant Data, Knowledge, and Analysis
With the establishment of long term monitoring sites across KSL, meteorological data, vegetation sampling (e.g. forests, invasive species) biodiversity monitoring in GLORIA sites, rural appraisals data and springsheds management protocols are providing wide variety of datasets being used to prepare landscape level baselines as well as contributed to local planning processes. For instance, the spatial maps generated through KSLCDI have been integral part of the ANCA management plan.
KSLCDI has 21 publications (technical, peer-reviewed and general articles) since 2012. This number is expected to increase with communication strategy in place as well few papers in pipeline. The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) has been referred in the IUCN-published book on “Transboundary Governance: Protected Area Management Best Practices Guidelines”. Kailash web portal is used as central repository for KSL related publications, including 21 KSLCDI publications. There have been a total of 16312 full text downloads of KSLCDI relevant publications of 246,728 total downloads of ICIMOD publications.
1.4 Significantly Developed Human and Institutional Capacity
Sixty institutions participated in the capacity development events conducted in 2015, totalling 155 participants (21 female) that are not directly involved with KSLCDI. Details on global, regional and national events are further provided in ANNEX 3. As continued practice of “Mentoring Partners” the capacity of key partner’s representatives
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for landscape governance in all countries was strengthen through a “Landscape Governance course” organised by Wageningen University, CIFOR and World Agroforestry Centre. This course will be offered in 2016 at ICIMOD for other initiatives in collaboration with Wageningen University.
At individual level 2425 people out of whom 23 % were women (561) participated so far in various capacity development events on innovative livelihood and water resources management.
1.5 Policies and Practices Considerably Influenced by the Work of ICIMOD and Its Partners
Based on KSL experience in forestry across HKH problems and challenges have commonality thus demanding a concentred effort to analyse, reflect and recommend improvements. KSLCDI took the initiative of deliberating on the need of transformation of mountain forestry in terms of policy and practice and future research focus. The recommendations of the “Mountain forestry symposium in 2015” are building the perspective from local to national level and contributing to policy processes in several countries (e.g. New National Forest Policy Formulation Process in India, National ABS Bill to protect biodiversity and NTFP Policy in Nepal). The capacity building of local stakeholders of Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA) (covering area of 1903 km2) has led to the establishment and recognition of the ANCA Management Council that directly relates with its 59000 resident population. ANCA provides the institutional format for future bottom-up mechanism to landscape approach and transboundary cooperation. The ANCA Management Plan has also been endorsed by the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal, and 21 million Nepali Rupees have been allocated for its implementation by the government for 2016. ICIMOD has been instrumental with the establishment of Pulan County Government Tourism Plan with focus on responsible tourism and cultural preservation (KSL China).
1.6 Enhanced Regional Cooperation Related to Sustainable Mountain Development
One of the key objectives of KSL is to build and demonstrate a rationale based on transboundary landscape approach to enhance regional cooperation. KSL has adopted this approach and through an organic process ownership of the Kailash Sacred Landscape from the local to the policy levels is contributing to regional cooperation. Several on-demand regional events have improved the relevance of policy and practices related dialogue forums. Since its inception KSLCDI programme has been able to establish the following regional cooperation mechanism which are sustainable:• Regional Programme Steering Committee (comprised of joint secretaries from three participating countries) to
represent their governments for improving regional cooperation in KSL region.• Thematic regional dialogues are organised on human-wildlife conflict, markets for value chains and Springshed
management (senior government officials and scientists participated in these events).• Regional exchanges are taking place through “Yatras”.• Same regional cooperation models are being replicated in other ICIMOD regional landscape initiatives like;
KPWL, KLCDI and HI-LIFE.• Promoted regional heritage tourism through guidelines and engagement with private sector organisations.
1.7 Global Recognition of the Importance of Mountains, and Global Resources Made Available to Mountain People to Ensure Improved and Resilient Livelihoods and Ecosystems
Among other key initiatives of ICIMOD, KSLCDI works closely with its participating countries and partner organizations to highlight issues of mountain communities to influence global policy arenas and bodies such as the UNFCCC, CBD, IUCN, UNESCO and IPBES. At UNFCCC, India presented KSLCDI in its effort to profile climate-friendly conservation and development efforts and learning thereof. At the same event, in Global Landscapes Forum, KSLCDI was presented as a best practice in a major publication “The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book” published and launched at Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative. Similarly, IUCN’s major publication on transboundary governance, global best practices published in 2015 has KSLCDI embedded in the book.
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2. Progress in KSLCDI The programme is now in an advanced stage of operationalisation, as all participating countries are proactively implementing targeted activities and leveraging country resources to complement the programme objectives.
After Nepal and China’s successful development of National Coordination Committee (NCC) to steer KSL in their respective countries, India at its highest level of MOEFCC as nodal ministry, is working on developing the Coordination Committee model, which could be steered by the federal ministry with representatives of the State of Uttarakhand as part of the nominated body. However, at national level, India is also aiming to develop a “Common Landscapes Steering Forum” as a mechanism to steer KSL and other initiatives at the highest level of MOEFCC for mutual learning and focus policy influence in the longer run.
2.1 Programme Beneficiary Reach
As of December 2015, 33,422 people, of which 11,164 female (33%) have been reached through KSLCDI activities in China, India and Nepal. In illustration below, Nepal’s beneficiary reach is low owing to stagnation of work post-Earthquake, because of which team could not conduct many activities. Among total 2425 beneficiaries mentioned, 23 % were women (561) who participated directly in various capacity development events on innovative livelihood and water resources management activities of KSLCDI.
Once the baseline information is consolidated in coming year, number direct beneficiaries expected to be higher. Engagement and capacity building of local change agents such as Ms Rekha Bhandari in KSL-India has paid off as through programme inputs she started with the group of women in Jajroli village and is currently handling a cooperative which can be fully utilized in all other pilot villages wherever livelihoods related outputs are to be reached.
2.2 Innovation in Livelihoods
Further to illustrate, the special feature about the “Livelihoods Component” is the outreach to “Marginal Farmers and Institutional Arrangements” that are ensuring consolidation of the progress made so far and tap linkages between consistent and standardized market products .
Local government, community leaders and representatives of key tourism companies from KSL China organized an awareness programme in the Huor pilot site for community-led total sanitation (CLTS). After the event, the Pulan local government has prioritized sanitation programmes in their ongoing development scheme. Similar capacity building exercise was done with forest tribes (Van Rajis) living in KSL-India. The communities here have taken charge of management processes for keeping high standards of hygiene.
A major contribution to boost responsible tourism was the training on South Asian Food and Beverage course for local restaurant owners of the KSL-China pilots in Lhasa attended by 12 participants from Pulan County (11 women).
Figure 1: Outreach of KSLCDI Activities in China, India, and Nepal (2015)
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2.3 Bringing Mountain Farmers Closer to Markets
Keeping in view the previous best cases in marketing of livelihoods products in HKH, standardisation of package of practices and certification has great relevance for sustainability. Hence strong engagement with private sector is being pursued and also organic certification process has commenced in India. As an example, women-based Allo Value Chain is being supported through SABAH Nepal, SADA Nepal and HECT Consultancy for the implementation of various activities.
For ensuring the long-term sustainability of such livelihoods initiatives, capacity development and the formalization of local institutions such as chyura cooperatives in India, allo women’s enterprise in Nepal are in progress. Bhumiraj allo processing centre that has been formed to leverage the inclusive local institutions for collective action in Khar VDC pilot site is one of such example. This allo processing centre comprised with 83 members representing from various existing groups (e.g., Poverty Alleviation Group, Women/mothers groups and Allo groups).
Similarly the number of families receiving agro-advisory services by SMS from Reuters Market Light (RML) has increased by an additional 125 households. An early assessment by RML shows that the majority of farmers are benefitting and partly acting on the information received. During the India-ICIMOD Week, farmers from pilots participated in the exhibition of farm produce. It brought the groups in linkage with private sector, as well as competing enterprises from the Himalayan region. The private sector engagement need to be further explored for long term support and also safeguarding the continuation of value chain interventions after project completion.
Apart from this, the participatory natural resources management process has been oriented so that local communities are involved in designing and delivering key decisions. Thus benefits are brought from livelihoods activities on an inclusive basis while investing in activities that help sustain ecosystem services through better
management.
2.4 Ecosystem Management, Linking Livelihoods
The other major achievement has been the “linkage of livelihoods to
Figure 2: Women attending training Figure 3: Menu in three languages (Tibetan, Chinese and English) with photos and suggested price
Figure 4: Integrating women’s leadership skills for allo producers’ enterprise as the symbol of socioeconomic empowerment and ecosystem stewardship
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the community based management plans and process” that sets the frame for overall convergence of activities to achieve set outputs while integrated ecosystem management principles at the “Landscape Approach”.
The direct support for the establishment and recognition of ANCA Management Council was successful. With that a prototype of “institutional mechanism” that in the long run will bring collectively community’s perceptions and needs of socio-economic development and thus help mainstreaming landscape approach at KSL-Nepal level.
Training on the ecosystem management framework was conducted with KSL India and Nepal in registering a total of 78 participants including 30 women partners and local resource persons in the Himkhola watershed (India). People trained have taken up similar activities in the horizontal landscape and out scaling are in process. Training of local resource persons from KSL India and Nepal on spring hydrogeology has brought attention among local communities of the need to preserve their spring as the only source of water during stress situations.
The first ever pilot visit in KSL China by the GIZ and ICIMOD Team has given good insights into ground realities and progress made. The team could interact with local government, communities, and other stakeholders on objectives and progress with special focus on livelihoods and tourism development and potential of Pulan County in relation to heritage tourism.
2.5 Policy Influence and Leveraging Resources
Regional cooperation and policy influencing processes were promoted through the Transforming Mountain Forestry Symposium held in Dehradun. One of the key recommendations from the symposium was “harmonizing the nomenclature of forest types across the HKH”. A follow up regional workshop was held to harmonize the use of common forest types as a basis for good forest management at the regional scale.
Figure 5: Linking KSL value chain products to markets
Figure 6: Linking local priorities, knowledge and plans with ecosystem-based approaches
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Building on national perspectives a regional dialogue through ‘Tracking options for sustainable management and trade on Yarsagumba in the Kailash Landscape’ event was hosted by the Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture. This event has clearly set the basis for designing and delivering more such “Regional Dialogues” that have transboundary aspects and potential to contribute to improved livelihoods and ecosystem management in KSL and other such initiatives of the HKH region.
The Api-Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA) Management Plan has also been endorsed by MoFSC, and funds have been allocated for its implementation which secures a sustainability of work beyond project. The transboundary management interface through Api Nampa Conservation Area, Nepal and ASKOT Wildlife Sanctuary, India got a boost by bringing together public actors across the KSL between India and Nepal. It provided a set of recommendations to strengthen the ground level cooperation between two countries, furthering the goal of regional cooperation for knowledge exchange. Following the scoping meeting held with UNESCO Nepal and the Ministries for Tourism and Culture and Forests and Soil Conservation, commitment for nominating KSL as UNESCO World Heritage Site is ensured. The Tibetan Autonomous Region Government has started the work on nomination of Kailash peak circumambulation and Manasarovar Lake as World Heritage Sites. This will facilitate the similar process being adopted by other two countries.
ICIMOD now is the member of task force engaged by GoN to prepare National ABS bill for being promulgated in the Parliament.
2.6 KSLCDI Strategy Documents and Knowledge Products
As a result of the regional knowledge management and communication strategy, some key knowledge products such as comprehensive newsletters, posters, partner program factsheets, interactive Kailash map on the website, Kailash slide documentary, and scientific papers have already been published and disseminated at various forums such as GLF, UNFCCC and India-ICIMOD week. Two key frameworks of the KSLCDI, namely, the draft ecosystem management and Long-Term Environment and Socio-ecological Monitoring are being implemented but need intensive field support from ICIMOD to ensure mainstreaming and efforts to scale out and scale up these frameworks at the regional level and beyond. KSLCDI was presented at GLF of UNFCCC by the Indian Government. KSL was featured in IUCN WCPA Guidelines Publication on Transboundary Conservation under two topics – sacred studies and the M&E framework. It also got cited in “The Little Book on Sustainable Landscapes”. An article on Himalayan springs and their importance has been published in the SARCist (Centre for Policy Research) newsletter in India. The learning from KSLCDI is now part of a GIZ publication launched at the UNFCCC conference. A peer reviewed article is published on land use change and forest fragmentation trend from KSL- Nepal. Bio-cultural protocol guidelines, another publication has been prepared to raise awareness about, and improve our understanding of, the
Figure 7: Key information flyers for value chain and springshed work
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customary rights of indigenous and local communities in relation to the use of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge.
KSLCDI Website has recorded visits of 43857, with highest visit in October following the publication of two online pieces; 1. Himalayan nettle links marginalized to private sector, 2. Off season vegetables improving rural livelihoods. Next step envisaged is to actively push information through social media platform. We are working on drawing social media strategy along with continuous monitoring mechanism to reach our goal by informing our communication and knowledge sharing institution and actors goals.
Kailash Sacred Landscape Information System (KSLIS) Launched
The Kailash Sacred Landscape Information System (KSLIS) provides a platform for structuring the collected data, and storing the data through the Regional Database Initiative of ICIMOD. This will facilitate data and information sharing as well data visualization to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and communication among the stakeholders and general users concerned with the Kailash Sacred Landscape. The aim of the information system is to fill the data gaps, showcase the progress and learning from the project, and to strengthen the policy formulation process by providing reliable, consistent and timely data for the remotest part of the Himalayan region.
2.7 Gender Integration
The Transboundary Landscapes Regional Programme is committed to equal representation of gender in training courses and participatory meetings organized through KSLCDI.ICIMOD aims to provide on-the-ground backstopping to country partners on issues related to local institutions, gender and inclusiveness. In KSLCDI, gender and governance related issues are harnessed and all inclusive is being supported at the grassroots level in pilots of India and Nepal. However, apart from capacity building measures, activities are underway which will improve governance structure of local institutions for resources management and livelihood improvement providing decision-making strengths to women and disadvantaged groups in upcoming value chains enterprises and cooperatives.
2.8 Evaluation and Impact Orientation
The tone for this year’s follow-up in strategic and implementation orientation was set by DFID as its team from the UK and India visited KSL-Nepal sites and assessed the delivery of the programme on the ground. Apart from this, ICIMOD teams have been regularly backing country partners in the field. For the first time, a team of GIZ and ICIMOD visited pilot sites in KSL-China and have given several recommendations on promoting responsible tourism and the cheese value chain. ICIMOD professionals also contributed recommendations and implementation support to these meetings. All other National Coordination Committee (NCC) meetings are taking place (apart from India), and country programmes for KSL China and Nepal are periodically reviewed. Whereas Indian partners are meeting on quarterly basis to review progress and MoEF&CC is rigorously monitoring the progress, Nepalese partners meet regularly on monthly basis at Kathmandu to review progress and effect demand-oriented instant corrective measures. However, the regional director based in Dhangadi monitors the progress in KSL-Nepal at the ground level. Chinese partners normally only meet during the field work in summer and in NCC meetings.
2.9 Effective Partnership Management
Partnerships have been developed with lead institutions in various thematic areas to build institutional capacities and innovation within the programme. With the partnership agreement between ICIMOD and ACWADAM, the subject of springshed management has been added to the innovative work being done at the landscape level in India and Nepal.
Partnerships with the India-China Institute (ICI), USA to deepen the understanding of cultural heritage of KSL are
Figure 8: KSL Information System
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implemented. This will also promote an inter-disciplinary, field-based research collaboration that would generate new understandings and knowledge on the dynamic interplay of ecology and culture in the Himalaya. The LoI with Technical University of Munich (on sustainable forest management) is finalized. The partnership with SANDEE on valuating ecosystem services in KSL pilots of India and Nepal has started and first round of field trips to assess data and capacity building needs of partners is completed and the inception methodology for India and Nepal is ready.
To address the demand of MOFSC to work in all four districts in KSL Nepal, selective action research linked to key outputs is being carried out in Baitadi and Bajhang.
Changes in practices are visible through changes in the activities of institutions known for academic research (WII). Training through KSLCDI has been influencing practices toward the integration of cross-cutting disciplines (water, biodiversity, ecosystem services, participatory local level management planning) for conservation and development with gender inclusion.
A Regular Programme Steering Committee meeting of KSLCDI was hosted by Chinese partners in Chengdu, ownership and governance structures of KSLCDI are being followed on rotational basis; the approval of the initiative’s amended annual plan 2015, TORs (e.g. of PSC, NCC, PMU), and budget allocation have been received from DFID and GIZ.
2.10 Programme Management Unit (Pmu) at ICIMOD
In 2015, two more human resources have been added to KSLCDI team. The first one is touching the subject of socio-demographic changes (e.g. migration) that are happening due to migration of men folk and especially youth. The other one is looking in to the “Cultural Services” aspect of ecosystem services. A Development Advisor from GIZ has been installed in the field at Darchula. Moreover, RECAST and MOFSC have hired a project officer to consolidate and speed up the implementation process and monitoring in ANCA.
ICIMOD now is regularly backing up quarterly meeting of partner in India. It also participated in the annual NCC meeting in China and contributed the recommendations for integrated approach and impact-oriented implementation on the ground. PMU has organised all the key activities planned and supported all planned regional events.
This year’s annual review and planning workshop was built on the motto “Consolidate, Converge and Leverage in 2016”. This keeping in view that the project has crossed its mid-term tenure and it is time to harness the learning and share it proactively. Kailash online reporting system for partners the first of its kind in ICIMOD was launched during the regional review and planning 2016.
The system is designed to allow partners to enter their reporting requirements online and to provide a platform for them to view their progress. All the partner institutions from the three regional member countries of Nepal, China and India were given brief hands on exercise into this system. The overall aim of this system is to make data reporting more systematic, organized, accessible and easier to present. The response of the partners for the new Kailash online reporting system was overall very good and is reflected from the fact that all submitted online. However, it was also realised that there is a need of making the progress of online report submission more efficient. Also there was annual report requirement.
2.11 KSLCDI Country Wise Major Achievements in 2015
The overall progress elaborated above is a result of country based planning of 2015 and its implementation. In each country and at regional level ICIMOD has complemented for all components as per the plan 2015. There are clear differentials in the progress made in each participating country according to the level of conduciveness for intensive field work and stakeholder interface. Accordingly, each country pilot has contributed
Figure 9: KSLCDI Online Reporting System
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the detailed progress elaborated above. In the country level major achievements only the key highlights are given. Figure 10 below captures the key pilots where work has been intensive.
2.12 Highlights of Key Challenges
• The unrest in the Terai region of Nepal bordering with India has put serious restrictions on travel. This is in addition to disrupted land route to KSL - China after the earthquake in April and May. The current routes being used to travel to KSL Nepal and China are adding to the travel costs to the programme.
• The complete set of data available with country partners is not yet available at the regional level.
Table 1: Country Wise Major Achievements of 2015
Major Achievement in 2015
China • The livelihoods promotion in TAR China pilots gained momentum in 2015. The high potential of yak cheese and yoghurt (in the last quarter) value chains provided the basis for transboundary exposure trip of local government and TAAAS to Nepalese best practices. Pulan government now has initiated construction of cheese factory in Huor Township. Local government invested RMB 1-1.5 million for construction.
• Recognizing the urgent need for upgrading the capacity of local hotel, guest house and restaurant owners on F&B and hospitality, KSLCDI and Sichuan University with the support of the Himalaya Hotel Management-Lhasa have delivered a training event in Lhasa.
• The group has worked out a menu to be offered for tourists 2016 onwards that offer choices of vegetarian menu described in three language and photographs of the dish (Figure 3)
India • KSLCDI value chain products and knowledge products got a marked visibility to policymakers, market actors and consumers in one-week India-ICIMOD Week where initiative figured by displaying audio-video communication material.
• Van Rajis, the forest dwellers have shown the way by producing 1200 Kg of red beans out of which 700 kg were for sale. 350 kg have already brought an income of INR 52 000 and at India-ICIMOD week an order of 300 Kg by a sole buyer is booked.
• Community based management plans and participatory process have been formalized through a MoU in a tripartite agreement among the Bans-Maitoli Van Panchayat, District Administration and Wildlife Institute of India for execution of the ESM plan and support to CBOs for plan implementation.
• In KSL India a Landscape level Consultative workshop for Capacity building of stakeholders on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) was organized.
• The bi-lingual Newsletter “Sangju” is now contributed by all KSL partners and is disseminating KSL experience to policymakers, practitioners and local communities.
Nepal • KSLCDI has contributed effectively for policy processes toward National ABS bill, Yarsagumba Policy-practice guidelines, NTFP policy and the upcoming newsletter.
• The long term institutional mechanism to practice landscape approach is formalized through registration of ANCA council and the management plan for which government funds were allocated NPR 21 million.
• The long term monitoring mechanisms for capturing changes in socio-demography, climate, biodiversity, culture, and springsheds are now established and the hydromet data is harnessed.
• Through the component on Long Term Environmental and Socio-Ecological Monitoring use land cover datasets for pilots in three countries are ready. This will be key database towards scaling up the landscape approach from pilots to transboundary level.
Figure 10: KSLCDI partner activity map
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• Some key activities in KSL Pilots on CLTS and Heritage Tourism could not be conducted thus delaying the key outputs. The hiring of consultants and starting with no-regret activity in 2015 was discussed with partners and done.
• Permission of foreigners to KSL-India and China is a big issue and often takes longer period for approval.
• Some key human resources at PMU (National Coordinator Nepal and Programme Assistant) left unexpectedly and caused marginal delays in service delivery.
• Partner’s quarterly/annual reports often get delayed than the submission date. These are all for valid reasons, however, this in return causes delay in submission of Annual reports as well as financial liquidation at the end of the year.
• Selected communication specialist did not join hence a delay in disseminating knowledge products was registered. A consultant was used then to do the pending work.
2.13 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Measures
The following table gives a risk assessment for the KSLCDI and the mitigation measures put in place to mitigate this risk.
2.14 Major Deviation from 2015 Plan
Due to major earthquake in Nepal, there was a marginal delay in supporting country partners in the field and also in processing important knowledge into products. The communication specialist selected for KSLCDI could not join and therefore documentation and profiling of achievements of KSLCDI have been delayed. However, the country partners have responded positively and the momentum of progress in the field has been maintained. The resignation
KSLCDI risk assessment
Risks identified Mitigation measure
The political, social, economic and natural atmosphere deteriorates
KSLCDI has mainstreamed a communication strategy that leads to partners having an equitable level of information and learning on the programme progress and performance. Regular mentorship events where partners exchange their experiences and learn together are being organized to demonstrate greater ownership as integrated teams. Community-to-community exchange and networking so that an enabling atmosphere is built from the bottom-up. The nodal ministry in each country is regularly updated on positive learning made.
Reform processes are stalled or very slow
KSLCDI is sharing good lessons and practices with policy makers and several policy influencing process platforms, continue mentorship in required fields with key decision makers at all levels of programme and policy making; and adequately involve national and regional stakeholders and authorities in regional knowledge forums. Selected exposures of policymakers and practitioners to landscape pilots and Landscape Yatra.
Ownership of KSLCDI at country level may go down due to low quantum of programme funding or sensitive issues
KSLCDI is focusing on increased ‘hand holding’ of country partners and stakeholders, including on-the-job capacity building such as in mainstreaming of frameworks. For this action plans have been drawn for the mainstreaming of the regional communication strategy, and planning and management guidelines will be closely monitored. Bring landscape initiative steering at national levels.
National and regional stakeholders and local authorities/institutions do not cooperate in the implementation of the KSLCDI
KSLCDI considers global issues such as climate change, globalization processes, and poverty alleviation as areas for collaboration; increased joint articulation of relevant cross-border issues (e.g. human-wildlife conflict, markets) by providing space in national and global forums (UNFCCC, CBD, and UNCCD, National policy making forums); focus on issues that are of common priority for all stakeholders; build regional partnerships with respect to standard protocols, technologies, and instrumentation, and make these available in an adequate and timely manner; regularly update the web portal; and motivate country partners to share and access relevant data, progress, and innovative initiatives on the ground.
Local communities do not devote enough time for participation in project related activities
KSLCDI is building on participatory approaches to livelihood innovations, ecosystem management, and socio-ecological and environment monitoring; bridging cooperation between stakeholders at the provincial level; strengthening local planning and implementation mechanisms with people’s priorities; promoting innovations among local communities that are willing to share knowledge; and introducing incentive-based mechanisms. Work is being done on the economic empowerment of local women across the landscape.
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of KSL Nepal Coordinator and Programme Associate affected operations and coordination of the programme. Both positions have been filled within the existing ICIMOD team and therefore continuity of good rapport with country partners is assured. There is a possibility of not reaching a few set targets in KSL Nepal, as country partners could not go to the field for two months, but the overall programme targets will be fulfilled. The political unrest in Nepal’s Terai region bordering India restricted movements for field travel. The start of heritage tourism work in KSL Nepal and several activities in ANCA are therefore delayed. In the annual review and planning meeting the partners were asked to revisit the set targets and ensure that through ICIMOD support these will be achieved in 2015. Similarly, scope of fulfilling the financial targets for 2015 was assessed and spillovers are known that will influence the formulation of annual plan 2016. Some key livelihoods activities by providing external inputs could not be conducted in TAR China pilots (CLTS, heritage Tourism, on-site VC trainings).
2.15 Key Lessons Learnt
• KSLCDI now needs to profile its learning at strategic forums at national and global levels. At the same time, intensive engagement with country partners in the field to ensure that targets of 2016 are reached in a timely manner and converted to outputs and outcomes.
• KSLCDI partners now need to be mentored for consolidation of learning, convergence of outputs to outcomes, and leveraging of resources for larger landscape investments with local stakeholders.
• Regular field level capacity building of all country partners is a must to ensure the right implementation of frameworks/methodologies and timely inputs to achieve impacts on time.
• KSLCDI would need to work towards ensuring ecosystem services at multiple scales involving diverse Stakeholder at the same time pat attention towards the standardisation of services and products that are being generated through the initiative.
• The numerous micro plans in pilots must converge to the actual landscape plan so that landscape approach perspective is built at a scale.
• The evolving landscape approach need to be a mix of community development priorities, conservation priorities based on ecosystem services vulnerability assessments and finally need to feed into existing intervention and investment plan of the stale/local government.
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3. Financial ProgressThe major portion of KSLCDI funds is consumed by National Partner Contracts and ICIMOD project inception and coordination cost. Expenditure utilization for 2015 by various partners is as follows:
The year 2015 has been a very intensive year for KSLCDI. Despite the massive earthquake, protracted political uncertainty in Nepal, and limited access to pilot sites in TAR, China, country partners have made remarkable progress towards reaching milestones set for 2017. And this has been complimented with ICIMOD- KSLCDI team towards achieving the programme goals.
Table 2 Fund utilization and spill over with KSLCDI partners - 2015
Country Partners Agreed Budget for 2015
Disbursed till Dec 2015
Spent till Dec 2015
Available spill over (2014/15)
China IGNSRR + TAAAS 225,000 225,000 220,044 11,251
CIB 184,000 184,000 184,000 0
KIB 115,000 115,000 115,000 0
Sichuan University 145,000 145,000 85,000
India GBPIHED 296,500 296,500 241,680 41,354
WII 138,500 138,500 159,711 8,381
CHEA 125,000 125,000 115,235 9,765
Nepal RECAST 471,500 471,500 396,662 103,823
Total 1,700,500 1,700,500 1,517,332 174,574
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AN
NEX
1. Conso
lidate
d m
ilest
ones
ach
ieve
men
ts a
t outp
ut
leve
l 2015
Out
put
Obj
ectiv
ely
Verifi
able
In
dica
tors
Mile
stone
s (2
015)
Prog
ress
Ri
sks
/ A
ssum
ptio
nsRe
com
men
datio
ns
1. I
nnov
ativ
e liv
elih
ood
and
adap
tatio
n to
ch
ange
1.1
Pro
poo
r and
in
clus
ive
valu
e ch
ains
add
ress
ing
inco
me
impr
ovem
ent,
clim
ate
chan
ge
adap
tatio
n an
d w
ater
, ene
rgy
man
agem
ent
stren
gthe
ned
1.2
Her
itage
to
uris
m p
lan
addr
essi
ng
inco
me
impr
ovem
ent,
clim
ate
chan
ge
adap
tatio
n an
d w
ater
, ene
rgy
man
agem
ent
deve
lope
d an
d im
plem
enta
tion
supp
orte
d
1.1.
1. O
ne
com
preh
ensi
ve h
igh-
valu
e m
edic
inal
pla
nts
data
base
esta
blis
hed
1.1.
2. V
alue
ch
ains
for fi
ve n
iche
pr
oduc
ts str
engt
hene
d (in
terv
entio
n po
ints,
up
grad
ing
strat
egie
s in
clud
ing
botto
m
lines
)
1.2.
1. T
wo
train
ing
cour
ses
and
two
wor
ksho
ps fo
r ke
y sta
keho
lder
s (o
rgan
ised
co
mm
uniti
es,
land
scap
e in
stitu
tions
, he
ritag
e to
uris
m
stake
hold
ers)
1.2.
1. O
ne m
odel
H
erita
ge T
ouris
m
Man
agem
ent P
lan
deve
lope
d an
d Im
plem
enta
tion
capa
city
of k
ey
stake
hold
ers
of
Her
itage
Tou
rism
M
anag
emen
t Pla
n bu
ilt
1. H
igh-
valu
e ve
geta
ble
grow
ers
grou
p es
tabl
ishe
d in
pi
lot s
ite; V
C
Base
line
repo
rt on
Veg
etab
les
and
Yak-
shee
p ba
sed
ente
rpris
e (C
hina
).
2. H
igh
valu
e ch
urye
e ho
ney
prod
ucer
s gr
oup
form
ed (I
ndia
) al
lo (N
epal
); VC
bas
elin
e re
port;
wat
er
ener
gy s
avin
g te
chno
logi
es
inte
grat
ed w
ith
high
val
ue c
hain
•. B
asel
ine
repo
rt fo
r Nep
al is
com
plet
ed a
nd fi
nal
inpu
ts ha
ve b
een
prov
ided
to fi
naliz
e th
e re
port
• Tw
o al
lo g
roup
s re
giste
red
in K
har V
DC
cov
erin
g 6
war
ds.
Com
mon
faci
lity
cent
re fo
r allo
pro
cess
ing
and
capa
city
bui
ldin
g ha
ve b
een
iden
tified
and
stre
ngth
ened
in
Kha
r VD
C in
Dar
chul
a N
epal
• Tr
aini
ng o
n le
ader
ship
and
ent
erpr
ise
deve
lopm
ent
skill
s w
ith e
xpos
ure
visi
t to
vario
us c
oope
rativ
es in
Ka
thm
andu
con
duct
ed fo
r lea
ders
of t
he a
llo g
roup
s in
N
epal
• In
tere
sted
farm
ers
to ta
ke u
p al
lo a
s an
alte
rnat
ive
livel
ihoo
d op
tion
incr
easi
ng fr
om 2
0 to
now
120
alre
ady
regi
stere
d in
gro
ups
and
mor
e gr
oups
hav
e in
dica
ted
to
join
• A
s a
next
ste
p to
war
ds li
nkin
g pr
oduc
ts to
big
ger
mar
ket,
Kaila
sh V
C p
rodu
ct w
ill b
e pu
t on
exhi
bitio
n in
up
-com
ing
inte
rnat
iona
l exh
ibiti
on in
Kat
hman
du. T
his
will
invo
lve
bran
ding
, lab
ellin
g, a
nd p
rodu
ct d
esig
n.
• D
istri
butio
n of
rock
et(im
prov
ed) s
tove
for e
nerg
y ef
ficie
ncy
as w
ell a
s co
nser
ving
fore
st ha
s be
en
succ
essf
ul w
ith le
ss fi
re w
ood
cons
umpt
ion
as w
ell
adop
tion
by m
ore
and
mor
e fa
rmer
s an
d in
crea
sing
de
man
d
• D
emon
strat
ion
plot
to s
ee p
oten
tial f
or c
ultiv
atio
n of
al
lo a
s w
ell a
s su
stain
able
har
vesti
ng tr
aini
ng is
ong
oing
fo
r sus
tain
abili
ty o
f pro
duct
ion
• Th
e sa
les
of K
SL-In
dia
VC p
rodu
cts
unde
r “Ka
ilash
Br
and”
hav
e al
read
y sta
rted,
inco
mes
real
ized
, and
big
re
spon
se w
as a
lso g
ot a
t Ind
ia-IC
IMO
D w
eek
in D
elhi
• In
TA
R C
hina
pilo
ts ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing
an lo
cal
inve
stmen
ts on
veg
etab
le a
nd c
hees
e va
lue
chai
ns h
ave
been
initi
ated
, how
ever
bas
elin
es a
re s
till n
ot c
ompl
ete
• Ex
posu
re o
f Pul
an g
over
nmen
t and
Tou
rism
sta
keho
lder
s to
alp
ine
susta
inab
le to
uris
m a
nd
cons
erva
tion
prac
tices
in G
erm
any
• U
nexp
ecte
d an
d sh
ort
notic
es o
n in
acce
ssib
ility
of
pilo
t reg
ion
to re
sear
cher
s an
d co
untry
par
tner
s is
hin
dran
ce
• D
ue to
ear
thqu
ake
as w
ell
as p
oliti
cal i
nsta
bilit
y of
last
4 m
onth
s in
Nep
al h
as c
urta
iled
the
field
vis
its to
tally
and
som
e de
lay
in p
lann
ed a
ctiv
ities
is
obse
rved
.
• Pe
rmit
acqu
isiti
on to
vis
it th
e ar
ea o
f wor
k in
TA
R C
hina
ha
s be
en a
tim
e co
nsum
ing
task
. Per
mit
acqu
isiti
on d
elay
s w
ould
be
inte
rnal
ized
in th
e pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss to
miti
gate
th
e ris
k.
• H
erita
ge to
uris
m re
late
d ac
tiviti
es a
nd o
utco
mes
ther
eof
will
be
the
key
to p
rovi
de
basi
s fo
r Wor
ld H
erita
ge S
ite
nom
inat
ion
proc
ess
of K
SL
• D
ue to
som
e VI
SA is
sue
and
heal
th p
robl
ems
Seni
or
Tour
ism
Spe
cial
ist c
ould
not
co
nduc
t the
fiel
d vi
sit t
o In
dia.
• C
LTS
train
ing
in C
hina
KSL
co
uld
not t
ake
plac
e. D
ue to
po
litic
al is
sues
also
Nep
al K
SL
coul
d no
t be
visi
ted.
How
ever
, C
LTS
wor
k ha
s sta
rted
in K
SL-
Indi
a un
der t
he fu
ll ow
ners
hip
of th
e lo
cal G
over
nmen
t.
• W
e ha
ve p
ursu
ed w
ith c
ount
ry p
artn
ers
in C
hina
on
deliv
ery
of
this
dat
a so
ones
t. It
is e
xpec
ted
that
ana
lytic
al d
ata
will
be
rece
ived
no
w in
ear
ly 2
016
• Ya
k C
hees
e re
late
d re
sour
ce p
erso
ns fr
om K
SL-C
hina
hav
e be
en
reco
mm
ende
d to
buy
the
sim
ple
proc
essi
ng u
nit r
elat
ed e
quip
men
t in
Yunn
an fo
r log
istic
al re
ason
s
• Th
e fir
st an
alys
is d
one
by IF
MR
show
s th
at s
o fa
r the
per
cept
ible
be
nefit
s fro
m S
MS
serv
ices
from
RM
L ar
e no
t cle
ar, w
hich
is p
artly
al
so d
ue to
the
fact
that
with
in o
ne y
ear o
f use
, it m
ay b
e to
o ea
rly
to a
sses
s th
e re
al b
enefi
ts. A
s ra
ndom
sam
plin
g m
etho
d co
uld
not
prov
e ap
plic
able
, now
a d
irect
sur
vey
with
sel
ecte
d fa
rmer
s is
don
e on
the
over
all u
tility
of S
MS
serv
ice.
Cur
rent
ly v
eget
able
farm
ers
are
seei
ng th
e la
rges
t ben
efits
from
suc
h a
serv
ice
and
the
initi
ativ
e ne
eds
to fo
cus
on th
ose
grou
ps w
hich
can
use
the
info
rmat
ion
proa
ctiv
ely.
• C
apac
ity b
uild
ing
need
s to
focu
s on
pro
duct
dev
elop
men
t, m
arke
t lin
kage
and
in e
ngag
ing
priv
ate
sect
or fo
r sus
tain
able
val
ue c
hain
de
velo
pmen
t. A
lso a
n aw
aren
ess
pack
age
is n
eede
d fo
r priv
ate
sect
or in
clud
ing
expo
sure
and
inte
rface
with
VC
pilo
ts.
• H
erita
ge to
uris
m p
lans
nee
d to
be
seen
as
key
inpu
ts to
the
proc
ess
of n
omin
atio
n of
KSL
as
the
wor
ld h
erita
ge s
ite. T
here
fore
th
is a
ssig
nmen
t nee
ds to
be
purs
ued
at c
ount
ry le
vel.
• Fo
r Chi
na, o
ur p
artn
er h
as m
entio
ned
that
the
nom
inat
ion
proc
ess
disc
ussi
on a
nd d
ecis
ion
will
lie
with
TA
R G
over
nmen
t in
Lhas
a. In
In
dia
also
the
proc
ess
has
to s
tart
from
the
state
of U
ttara
khan
d an
d co
untry
par
tner
s ar
e de
man
ding
the
info
rmat
ion
on li
kely
trav
el 8
w
eeks
in a
dvan
ce a
t lea
st (N
ot fo
r Nep
al a
nd B
huta
n). E
xisti
ng
tour
ism
pla
ns/m
aste
r pla
ns n
eed
to b
e an
alys
ed in
term
s of
the
scop
e of
her
itage
ele
men
ts be
ing
take
n up
in s
uch
plan
s. T
here
fore
, la
ying
the
basi
s fo
r rel
evan
t dat
a to
be
cont
ribut
ed to
WH
S no
min
atio
n pr
oces
s th
at w
ill ta
ke y
ears
to c
ompl
ete
is im
porta
nt.
• Im
pres
s up
on p
artn
ers
in T
AR
Chi
na th
at re
spon
sibl
e to
uris
m
rela
ted
activ
ities
are
pre
curs
or to
sus
tain
ed a
nd im
prov
ed lo
cal
livel
ihoo
ds w
hile
KSL
is c
onse
rved
. We
need
to e
xpos
e sta
keho
lder
s in
Chi
na a
nd N
epal
to C
LTS
expe
rienc
e in
KSL
-Indi
a.
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2. E
cosy
stem
m
anag
emen
t fo
r su
stai
ning
se
rvic
es
2.1
Seve
n A
ctio
n Re
sear
ch P
lans
im
plem
ente
d ac
cord
ing
to
the
esta
blis
hed
stand
ard
2.2
Com
mun
ity
base
d Lo
cal
Ecos
yste
m
Man
agem
ent
Plan
s de
velo
ped
and
impl
emen
tatio
n su
ppor
ted
2.3
Com
mun
ity
base
d Re
sour
ces
Man
agem
ent
Plan
s de
velo
ped
and
impl
emen
tatio
n su
ppor
ted
2.1.
1. L
ands
cape
le
vel v
ulne
rabi
lity
asse
ssm
ent c
ondu
cted
2.2.
1. E
S in
tegr
ity
and
serv
ices
of
criti
cal h
abita
ts id
entifi
ed,
mon
itore
d an
d va
luat
ed
(Com
plet
e Va
luat
ion
of a
ll se
rvic
es)
2.2.
1 &
2.3
.1. A
t le
ast 5
cap
acity
bu
ildin
g (e
xpos
ure,
tra
inin
gs, l
earn
ing
visi
ts) e
vent
s or
gani
zed
2.3.
1. C
omm
unity
ba
sed
reso
urce
pla
ns
base
d on
eco
syste
m
man
agem
ent
prin
cipl
es d
evel
oped
an
d im
plem
ente
d
2.1.
1. P
NRM
as
sess
men
t rep
ort
on e
colo
gica
l vu
lner
abili
ty
incl
udin
g lo
cal
issu
es p
repa
red.
Vuln
erab
ility
as
sess
men
t of
pilo
t lan
dsca
pes
asse
ssed
.
2.1.
1 A
sses
smen
t of
crit
ical
hab
itats
mon
itore
d an
d va
luat
ed (r
epor
t)
2.2.
1 Tr
aini
ng
and
awar
enes
s co
nduc
ted
for
pilo
t site
s
2.3.
1 E
cosy
stem
m
anag
emen
t fra
mew
orks
te
sted
and
inte
grat
ed in
to
loca
l pla
ns
in th
ree
pilo
t vi
llage
s
• P
NRM
pro
cess
es h
as b
een
culm
inat
ed in
all
thre
e co
untri
es.
With
impl
emen
tatio
n of
PN
RM p
lans
in
proc
ess
in In
dia
and
Nep
al•
Stu
dies
are
on
and
carb
on b
asel
ine
on ra
ngel
ands
in
Bajh
ang
distr
ict i
s co
llect
ed th
roug
h IC
IMO
D’s
Regi
onal
RE
DD
+ In
itiat
ive
•
“St
ate
Eco-
Task
For
ce”
is b
eing
sou
ght b
y ou
r par
tner
s to
pro
vide
the
basi
s fo
r lev
erag
ing
affo
resta
tion
inpu
ts in
th
e w
hole
KSL
Indi
a
• In
KSL
-Nep
al, t
he w
ork
on in
vasiv
e sp
ecie
s and
ag
robi
odive
rsity
has
star
ted,
at t
he sa
me
time
in K
SL-In
dia
rem
oval
of i
nvas
ive sp
ecie
s Eup
ator
ium
has
bee
n in
itiate
d in
pi
lot a
reas
whi
le d
oing
sele
ctive
tree
pla
ntat
ion
to su
ppre
ss th
e w
eed.
”•
Map
ping
of s
prin
gs c
omm
unity
leve
l aw
aren
ess;
ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing
of p
artn
ers
on s
prin
gs a
nd it
s si
gnifi
canc
e to
wat
er s
ecur
ity in
pilo
t reg
ions
con
clud
ed;
Sprin
g hy
drog
eolo
gy a
pplie
d re
sear
ch in
KSL
Indi
a an
d N
epal
is o
ngoi
ng w
ith in
volv
emen
t of l
ocal
com
mun
ities
;
• S
AN
DEE
has
alre
ady
had
the
first
roun
d of
fiel
d vi
sits
in K
SL In
dia
and
Nep
al w
ith IC
IMO
D p
rofe
ssio
nals
on
the
subj
ect a
nd p
artn
er/s
take
hold
er d
iscu
ssio
n ou
tput
s in
pi
lots
are
used
to d
esig
n a
com
preh
ensi
ve v
alua
tion
of
ecos
yste
m s
ervi
ces
met
hodo
logy
. C
hine
se p
artn
ers
have
de
cide
d to
und
ergo
a tr
aini
ng c
ours
e ne
xt y
ear b
efor
e go
ing
to fi
eld.
• T
rain
ing
of lo
cal r
esou
rces
per
sons
from
KSL
Indi
a o
n sp
rings
heds
man
agem
ent;
awar
enes
s do
ne to
sen
sitiz
e lo
cals
abou
t wat
er q
ualit
y an
d qu
antit
y in
pilo
t are
as
(Ban
s M
aito
li w
ater
shed
) Cap
acity
bui
ldin
g of
the
partn
ers
(rese
arch
er) a
nd lo
cal s
take
hold
ers
on I
nteg
rate
d pa
rtici
pato
ry n
atur
al re
sour
ces
man
agem
ent (
PNRM
) pl
anni
ng t
hrou
gh o
rgan
isatio
n of
trai
ning
. Sta
keho
lder
s ar
e se
nsiti
zed
and
capa
cita
ted
on lo
cal p
lann
ing
proc
ess
and
coor
dina
tion.
• T
he e
cosy
stem
man
agem
ent f
ram
ewor
k af
ter h
avin
g be
en im
plem
ente
d in
hor
izon
tal l
ands
cape
of K
SL jo
intly
w
ith In
do-N
epal
par
ticip
ants
has
now
bee
n ap
plie
d in
the
verti
cal l
ands
cape
with
the
supp
ort o
f IC
IMO
D.
• A
n in
tegr
ated
PN
RM p
lan
of H
imkh
ola
villa
ge in
ver
tical
la
ndsc
ape
of K
SL In
dia
prep
ared
. Thi
s was
follo
wed
up
by a
cr
oss-v
isit a
cros
s the
bor
der t
o AN
CA
of N
epal
supp
orte
d by
IC
IMO
D
• M
appi
ng o
f spr
ings
and
com
mun
ity le
vel a
war
enes
s;
capa
city
bui
ldin
g of
par
tner
s on
spr
ings
hed
man
agem
ent
and
its s
igni
fican
ce to
wat
er s
ecur
ity in
pilo
t reg
ions
in
itiat
ed;
Sprin
g hy
drog
eolo
gy a
pplie
d re
sear
ches
on
goin
g; p
artn
ersh
ips
with
lead
gro
undw
ater
insti
tute
A
CAW
DA
M In
dia;
•
The
loca
l PN
RM p
lans
join
tly d
evel
oped
by
partn
ers
with
maj
or fa
cilit
atio
n fro
m IC
IMO
D,
have
bee
n ac
cept
ed a
s a
subs
et o
f lar
ger A
NC
A m
anag
emen
t pla
n,
and
have
bee
n en
dors
ed b
y th
e M
oFSC
, Gov
ernm
ent i
f N
epal
.•
TA
R C
hina
pilo
t pla
ns h
ave
impr
oved
nor
ms
and
loca
l inv
estm
ents
are
alre
ady
carri
ed to
sup
port
thes
e pl
ans.
• M
icro
pla
ns a
nd o
ther
m
anag
emen
t pla
ns w
ill n
eed
to c
ulm
inat
e at
Lan
dsca
pe
appr
oach
whi
ch is
stil
l ev
olvi
ng a
nd it
s m
ains
tream
ing
can
take
tim
e as
all
cons
erva
tion
rela
ted
land
is
with
fore
st de
partm
ents
or w
ith
the
state
.
• Th
e re
sidu
al p
roje
ct ti
me
may
not
be
enou
gh to
test
an
ince
ntiv
e ba
sed
mec
hani
sm o
n th
e gr
ound
• Sp
rings
hed
appr
oach
will
fin
d sp
ace
in la
ndsc
ape
appr
oach
not
vic
e-ve
rsa.
• Ex
pect
atio
ns o
f loc
al
com
mun
ities
are
get
ting
very
hi
gh a
nd a
ny d
elay
in s
ome
cons
truct
ive
activ
ities
ofte
n le
ads
to d
isin
tere
st.
• Th
e hi
ghes
t dec
isio
n m
aker
s fro
m th
e in
divi
dual
sta
te m
inis
tries
, lo
cal G
over
nmen
t pla
ns n
eed
to b
e ta
ken
in c
onsi
dera
tion
from
the
ince
ptio
n of
the
wor
k. T
hrou
gh a
fina
l mul
ti-sta
keho
lder
dia
logu
e an
d pr
iorit
y-se
tting
app
rova
l lan
dsca
pe a
ppro
ach
need
to c
ombi
ne
com
mun
ity p
riorit
ies,
sci
entifi
c da
ta a
nd lo
cal p
lans
to a
rticu
late
la
ndsc
ape
appr
oach
in p
ract
ice
• Pa
rtner
insti
tute
has
recr
uite
d a
geoh
ydro
logi
st in
KSL
Indi
a.
• W
e ne
ed to
ens
ure
that
par
tner
cap
aciti
es a
re b
uilt
and
valu
atio
n of
eco
syste
m s
ervi
ces
lead
s to
testi
ng o
f inc
entiv
e ba
sed
mec
hani
sms/
paym
ent f
or e
cosy
stem
ser
vice
s m
odel
s in
KSL
: Also
IC
IMO
D’s
regi
onal
RED
D p
rogr
amm
e sh
ould
be
scop
ed fo
r bei
ng
appl
ied
in K
SL-In
dia
base
d on
the
carb
on s
tock
dat
a an
d in
stitu
tiona
l an
alys
is d
one
by th
e pa
rtner
s an
d th
is s
houl
d be
then
the
appr
oach
in
oth
er p
arts
of th
e la
ndsc
ape
• Sp
rings
heds
sho
uld
be s
een
as a
n in
tegr
al p
art o
f the
land
scap
e ec
osys
tem
ser
vice
s dy
nam
ics
and
mus
t find
spa
ce in
the
over
all l
ong
term
pla
nnin
g an
d m
anag
emen
t as
wel
l as
loca
l mon
itorin
g
• W
e no
w n
eed
to c
onso
lidat
e lo
cal l
evel
PN
RM p
roce
ss a
nd
plan
ning
to la
ndsc
ape
leve
l pla
nnin
g an
d its
impl
emen
tatio
n at
sca
le
in a
ll co
untri
es.
• En
dors
emen
t of P
NRM
pla
ns a
s a
subs
et o
f AN
CA
man
agem
ent
plan
by
the
MoF
SC n
eed
to b
e im
plem
ente
d, w
hich
then
will
in
tern
aliz
e th
e pr
oces
s of
par
ticip
ator
y pl
anni
ng d
one
at lo
cal l
evel
up
scal
ing
to a
land
scap
e le
vel p
lan.
19
3. A
cces
s an
d be
nefit
sha
ring
from
gen
etic
re
sour
ces
and
asso
ciat
ed
trad
ition
al
Know
ledg
e
3.1
Trad
ition
al
Know
ledg
e Sy
stem
on
biod
iver
sity
re
sour
ces
avai
labl
e
3.2
Doc
umen
tatio
n on
Com
mun
ity
Righ
ts an
d Be
nefit
Sha
ring
from
bio
logi
cal
reso
urce
s av
aila
ble
3.3
Insti
tutio
nal
Cap
aciti
es
rega
rdin
g th
e A
BS m
echa
nism
is
stre
ngth
ened
3.1.
1. T
radi
tiona
l kn
owle
dge
on
biod
iver
sity
incl
udin
g A
gro-
biod
iver
sity
do
cum
ente
d fro
m
pilo
t site
s;
3.1.
2. C
omm
unity
bi
odiv
ersi
ty re
giste
rs
(CBR
) pre
pare
d an
d m
aint
aine
d by
BM
C
in p
ilots;
3.2.
1. O
ne P
olic
y br
ief o
n co
ntex
t re
leva
nt a
nd
appl
icab
le A
BS
mec
hani
sm in
Chi
na
is p
repa
red
and
sh
ared
with
key
sta
keho
lder
s
3.2.
1. S
tudy
repo
rts
on ri
ghts
and
bene
fit
shar
ing
mec
hani
sm o
f bi
olog
ical
reso
urce
s fo
r com
mun
ities
in
two
pilo
t site
s, m
ade
avai
labl
e
3.2.
1.
One
D
ocum
ent o
n A
BS
from
bio
logi
cal
sour
ces
by 1
2/20
14
1. T
K do
cum
enta
tion
from
pilo
t site
s in
Bu
rang
Cou
nty
2. C
BR
prep
arat
ion
for
2014
1. B
ased
on
gaps
foun
d in
20
13 o
n Po
licy;
in
terv
entio
ns
plan
ned
2.Pa
rtici
pato
ry
biod
iver
sity
do
cum
enta
tion;
do
cum
ent o
n bi
odiv
ersi
ty
herit
age
site
s;
peop
le’s
biod
iver
sity
re
giste
rs a
nd
prot
ocol
s de
velo
ped
for 3
pi
lot s
ites
(in K
SL
Indi
a)
3.O
ne s
ub-
natio
nal
wor
ksho
p;
1 na
tiona
l w
orks
hop
on
ABS
; cap
acity
bu
ildin
g at
pilo
t si
tes
(repo
rts in
N
epal
)
“• I
CIM
OD
has
bee
n fa
cilit
atin
g th
e TK
doc
umen
tatio
n in
Nep
al th
roug
h th
e KS
L-Ind
ia p
ilots
exam
ples
, Ini
tiativ
e le
ads
are
also
pro
activ
ely
invo
lved
in fi
eld
rela
ted
task
s of
doc
umen
tatio
n in
Dha
rchu
la a
nd B
aita
di. S
imila
rly,
wor
k fo
r KSL
-Chi
na w
ould
soo
n in
itiat
e w
here
ICIM
OD
is
goin
g to
act
as
a co
nnec
ting
brid
ge o
n tra
nsfe
rrin
g th
e kn
owle
dge
on d
ocum
enta
tion.
• KS
L-chi
na, o
ne A
BS p
olic
y re
sear
ch p
aper
has
bee
n dr
afte
d ba
sed
on le
arni
ng in
Pul
an P
ilots.
• A
grob
iodi
vers
ity d
ocum
enta
tion
for 6
iden
tified
BM
Cs
in th
ree
pilo
t site
s in
itiat
ed. M
anua
l (dr
aft)
for
parti
cipa
tory
agr
obio
dive
rsity
ass
essm
ent p
repa
red.
”
• I
n KS
L-Ind
ia, e
stabl
ishm
ent o
f BM
Cs
is le
adin
g to
the
disc
ussi
on o
n in
stitu
tiona
l com
plex
ity a
t the
loca
l lev
el
and
impl
icat
ions
are
yet
to k
now
. How
ever
PBR
’s ar
e pr
epar
ed o
nly
in K
SL In
dia.
• D
raft
is p
repa
red
ICIM
OD
has
pro
vide
d ou
tline
and
re
gion
al le
arni
ng o
n th
e su
bjec
t.
• D
raft
PBRs
for 4
iden
tified
vill
ages
dur
ing
prev
ious
yea
r ar
e un
der fi
nal r
evie
w fo
r app
rova
l and
pub
licat
ion.
6
new
BM
C fo
rmat
ion
in K
SL In
dia.
1 s
tate
leve
l wor
ksho
p fa
cilit
ated
to re
cogn
ize
key
BMC
s es
tabl
ished
in s
tate
and
go
vern
men
t app
rove
d do
cum
ent r
elea
sed
for f
orm
atio
n of
BM
Cs
• O
ne d
istri
ct le
vel w
orks
hop
orga
nise
d in
Dar
chul
a, tw
o co
nsul
tativ
e w
orks
hops
“• IC
IMO
D is
faci
litat
ing
this
for C
hina
and
re
late
d ac
tiviti
es w
ill b
e ex
ecut
ed in
nex
t qua
rter.
•
ABS
bill
dra
fted
unde
r the
MFS
C g
uida
nce
and
inpu
ts fro
m M
inis
try o
f Law
and
Justi
ce is
sub
mitt
ed to
the
Cab
inet
onl
y af
ter p
rom
ulga
tion
of n
ew c
onsti
tutio
n an
d in
stalla
tion
of n
ew G
over
nmen
t of N
epal
will
this
bill
go
to P
arlia
men
t. IC
IMO
D is
par
t of t
he ta
sk fo
rce
on th
is.
• O
ne lo
cal l
evel
exc
hang
e vi
sit t
o In
dia
was
po
stpon
ed to
Feb
ruar
y 20
16; 1
hig
h le
vel e
xcha
nge
visi
t to
Chi
na is
wai
ting
for M
FSC
app
rova
l.
• O
ne T
oT is
org
anis
ed fo
r Nep
ali g
over
nmen
t offi
cial
s
In K
SL-C
hina
, She
ngdi
Tou
rist C
ompa
ny in
Pul
an c
ount
y is
read
y to
pro
vide
sup
port
for A
BS a
war
enes
s ra
isin
g m
ater
ial.
“
• Tw
o co
nsul
tativ
e w
orks
hop
at lo
cal l
evel
and
One
re
gion
al w
orks
hop
orga
nise
d by
ICIM
OD
• H
arsh
win
ter i
n KS
L- C
hina
hin
ders
the
proc
ess
of o
rgan
isin
g tra
inin
g an
d w
orks
hops
.
• Se
lect
ion
of s
ervi
ce
prov
ider
s (N
epal
) nee
ds to
be
in li
ne w
ith G
over
nmen
t pr
ocur
emen
t act
. The
pro
cess
is
leng
thy,
whi
ch im
pact
on
deliv
ery
on ti
me.
• N
eed
to s
tream
line
with
lo
cal g
over
nmen
t pol
icy,
whi
ch
is c
oncr
etel
y no
t ava
ilabl
e on
ABS
, as
Chi
na h
as n
ot
ratifi
ed N
agoy
a pr
otoc
ol a
nd
dom
estic
legi
slatio
n is
not
av
aila
ble.
• N
epal
is u
nder
pol
itica
l tra
nsiti
on a
nd c
onsti
tutio
n ju
st pr
omul
gate
d ha
s no
t bee
n ac
cept
ed b
y al
l gro
ups.
ABS
bi
ll ca
n be
del
ayed
furth
er.
• Th
roug
h KS
L w
e w
ould
nee
d to
mob
ilise
the
coun
tries
of N
epal
an
d C
hina
tow
ards
doc
umen
tatio
n of
TK.
ICIM
OD
is a
lread
y fa
cilit
atin
g it
in N
epal
thro
ugh
the
exam
ples
of K
SL-In
dia
pilo
ts.
•
A p
rope
r fiel
d tri
p pl
an b
efor
e th
e ac
tivity
pla
nnin
g he
lps
to
over
com
e th
e ch
alle
nges
impo
sed
due
to th
e w
eath
er c
ondi
tions
.
• C
urre
ntly
par
tner
s ar
e be
ing
conv
eyed
that
suc
h da
tase
ts m
ust fi
nd
use
in P
NRM
pro
cess
, and
whi
le w
e im
plem
ent a
nd le
vera
ge o
ther
pu
blic
inve
stmen
ts, w
e m
ust e
nsur
e th
at T
K an
d ot
her p
roto
cols
are
hono
ured
. Mor
eove
r act
iviti
es c
an b
e pl
anne
d th
at h
elp
biod
iver
sity
re
late
d TK
is m
aint
aine
d
• In
clo
se c
oord
inat
ion
with
loca
l /co
unty
gov
ernm
ent,
PBR
can
be
strea
mlin
ed w
ithin
loca
l gov
ernm
ent p
lann
ing
proc
ess.
• Th
ese
activ
ities
nee
d to
be
mad
e pa
rt of
oth
er c
ompo
nent
s an
d es
peci
ally
loca
l pla
nnin
g pr
oces
ses
and
plan
s, a
nd n
atur
al re
sour
ce
base
d pr
oduc
ts as
par
t of l
ivel
ihoo
ds. P
artn
ers
need
to c
onve
rge
on
this
com
pone
nt in
the
long
er ru
n.
• Ke
ep s
uppo
rting
sta
keho
lder
s’ a
nd c
onsu
ltatio
ns to
kee
p A
BS b
ill
in a
gend
a fo
r the
gov
ernm
ent.
20
4. C
onse
rvat
ion
and
long
-term
en
viro
nmen
tal
mon
itorin
g
4.1
Con
serv
atio
n St
rate
gy P
lans
op
erat
iona
lized
an
d im
plem
enta
tion
in e
ach
pilo
t site
su
ppor
ted
4.2
Long
-term
Bi
odiv
ersi
ty
Mon
itorin
g Sy
stem
s de
velo
ped
and
impl
emen
tatio
n su
ppor
ted
Chi
na:
4.1.
1.
Con
serv
atio
n str
ateg
ies
(Geo
spat
ial
anal
ysis
and
rep
ort
of ra
ngel
and
carr
ying
ca
paci
ty, o
verg
razi
ng
and
degr
adat
ion
) ran
gela
nds
impl
emen
ted
in p
ilot
site
s (c
ritic
al h
abita
ts de
mar
cate
d, c
orrid
ors
iden
tified
in p
ilot
site
s)4.
1.2.
M
anag
emen
t pla
n fo
r hu
man
-wild
life
confl
ict
in p
ilots
4.1.
3.
Aw
aren
ess
need
s as
sess
men
t as
per
stake
hold
ers’
type
s an
d cu
stom
ised
aw
aren
ess
pack
age
deve
lope
d4.
2.1.
M
onito
ring
syste
ms
deve
lope
d (C
ompr
ehen
sive
m
onito
ring
prot
ocol
: C
limat
e an
d Ve
geta
tion
mon
itorin
g et
c.).
in 2
pilo
ts4.
2.2.
C
apac
ity
build
ing
of in
stitu
tions
en
sure
d at
the
loca
l lev
el (O
n-si
te
train
ings
,. ex
posu
re
visi
ts ba
sed
on g
ood
prac
tices
)4.
2.3.
D
ata/
info
rmat
ion
mad
e av
aila
ble
and
acce
ssib
le (o
n cl
imat
e an
d ve
geta
tion
chan
ge
1. T
rain
ing
repo
rt on
env
ironm
enta
l m
onito
ring,
ve
geta
tion
and
soil
of p
ilot a
reas
2. E
xpos
ure
visi
t rep
ort o
n ec
osys
tem
and
LT
SEM
site
s in
ea
stern
Tib
et
3. T
echn
ical
re
port
and
mon
itorin
g pr
otoc
ols
deve
lope
d in
pi
lot a
reas
1. A
t lea
st 3
LTSE
M s
ites
in g
rass
land
s es
tabl
ishe
d
• C
olle
ctio
n of
veg
etat
ion
map
ping
rela
ted
data
, the
ir ge
ospa
tial a
naly
sis
and
harm
onis
atio
n ha
s be
en d
one
as
per a
met
hodo
logy
pre
pare
d by
ICIM
OD
’s G
eosp
atia
l Th
eme
and
train
ing
desi
gn a
nd d
eliv
ery
coul
d no
t be
done
in p
lann
ed 3
rd q
uarte
r of t
he y
ear a
s th
e cu
rren
t po
litic
al s
ituat
ion
betw
een
Indi
a an
d N
epal
are
not
co
nduc
ive.
• Fi
nal v
alid
atio
n an
d en
dors
emen
t of s
eam
less
ve
geta
tion
type
cla
ssifi
catio
n sy
stem
by
thre
e co
untri
es
was
don
e in
Dec
embe
r 201
5. T
his
has
been
fully
led
by IC
IMO
D fr
om it
s C
ompo
nent
5 a
nd th
is d
ata
will
be
use
d to
iden
tify
and
plan
for c
onse
rvat
ion
strat
egy
impl
emen
tatio
n.
• Th
e pa
rtner
in In
dia
is fi
rst o
rgan
isin
g no
w a
cro
ss-
bord
er c
apac
ity b
uild
ing
even
t on
the
subj
ect a
nd
plan
ning
for m
anag
ing
wild
life
has
been
don
e in
the
last
quar
ter.
Pop
ulat
ion
data
of f
ew a
nim
al ty
pes
is b
eing
co
llect
ed in
KSL
-Indi
a to
bui
ld a
sci
entifi
c ba
sis
for l
ong
term
man
agem
ent.
• Fi
eld
visi
ts to
cap
ture
nee
ds fr
om P
NRM
pro
cess
es o
n pr
iorit
y m
onito
ring
area
s ar
e on
goin
g an
d ac
tiviti
es a
re
bein
g w
orke
d ou
t to
ensu
re th
at lo
ng te
rm b
iodi
vers
ity
mon
itorin
g is
ope
ratio
naliz
ed
• Fo
rest
ecos
yste
m s
ampl
e pl
ots
are
alre
ady
esta
blis
hed.
IC
IMO
D e
xper
ts ha
ve ta
ken
lead
in N
epal
and
co
mpl
emen
ted
with
on-
site
sug
gesti
ons
in In
dia.
• It
is o
ngoi
ng p
roce
ss a
nd fe
w c
ross
vis
its to
goo
d pr
actic
es in
Nep
al a
nd a
cros
s bo
rder
in K
SL-In
dia
are
plan
ned.
• Th
e KS
LCD
I web
site
is re
desi
gned
, upd
ated
and
is
func
tiona
l.
•Loc
al c
omm
uniti
es a
re
not i
nvol
ved
as s
uch
data
co
llect
ion
is o
ften
very
te
chni
cal a
nd p
eopl
e do
not
ge
t inv
olve
d.•I
t mus
t be
adde
d th
at fi
eld
lear
ning
so
far s
how
s th
at it
ne
eds
subs
tant
ial c
hang
es
in p
olic
y an
d co
nser
vatio
n str
ateg
ies
of a
ll th
ree
natio
ns
sinc
e th
ese
are
very
pro
tect
ive
and
we
need
to fi
nd s
yste
mic
so
lutio
ns th
at w
ill ta
ke m
ore
time
than
env
isag
ed in
this
in
itiat
ive.
•Com
mun
ity o
wne
rshi
p is
of
ten
diffi
cult.
•Lon
g te
rm s
usta
inab
ility
of
suc
h si
tes
as p
erm
anen
t sa
mpl
es.
•The
man
ual f
or g
uidi
ng lo
ng
term
mon
itorin
g is
del
ayed
as
hand
-one
gui
de.
• To
ens
ure
that
this
is
impl
emen
ted
for I
ndia
and
N
epal
, and
late
r a m
odel
de
velo
ped
betw
een
Nep
al
and
Chi
na, a
nd fi
nally
for
thre
e co
untri
es.
•Rep
licab
ility
in o
ther
KSL
co
untri
es.
• W
e ha
ve to
ens
ure
in fu
ture
th
at te
chno
logy
app
lied
and
purc
hase
d fro
m o
utsi
de
the
regi
on is
com
patib
le
with
loca
l inf
orm
atio
n an
d co
mm
unic
atio
n te
chno
logi
es.
• Th
ere
is n
one
or ra
rely
la
ndsc
ape
area
whi
ch a
re
not f
requ
ente
d by
hum
ans
and
cattl
e, th
eref
ore
GLO
RIA
co
ncep
t will
nee
d to
ada
pt to
th
is a
nd d
ata
shou
ld n
ot b
e m
isin
terp
rete
d•O
ften
scie
ntifi
c in
stitu
tions
do
not g
ive
reco
gniti
on to
suc
h pa
ra-ta
xono
mis
ts, o
r suc
h re
sour
ce p
erso
ns m
ove
for a
ne
w jo
b so
that
it tu
rns
out t
o be
dis
inve
stmen
t.
• Th
e ha
rmon
isat
ion
of v
eget
atio
n ty
pes
and
othe
r rel
ated
dat
aset
s ar
e th
e fir
st bu
ildin
g bl
ocks
for f
orgi
ng re
gion
al fo
rum
s of
kno
wle
dge
on th
e su
bjec
t and
we
mus
t pur
sue
regi
onal
coo
pera
tion
and
foru
ms
for o
ther
kno
wle
dge
area
s re
sulti
ng fr
om th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of o
ther
co
mpo
nent
s
• W
e m
ay u
se th
e te
chni
cal e
xpos
ure
trip
of
ICIM
OD
-GIZ
to lo
ok in
to th
is is
sue
in p
ilots
• Th
e re
com
men
datio
ns e
mer
ging
from
Deh
radu
n-Sy
mpo
sium
will
be
used
to a
ddre
ss h
uman
-wild
life
confl
ict i
ssue
s.
• W
e ne
ed to
ent
rust
som
e m
onito
ring
area
s su
ch a
s sp
rings
, in
vasi
ve s
peci
es s
prea
d et
c. to
loca
l com
mun
ities
.
• IC
IMO
D n
eeds
to b
ack
it up
. For
est s
ampl
e pl
ots
are
only
val
id
for I
ndia
and
Nep
al, t
here
fore
we
need
to e
nsur
e ha
rmon
isat
ion
of
met
hodo
logy
and
invo
lvem
ent o
f loc
al c
omm
uniti
es. W
e ne
ed to
use
su
ch d
ata
also
loca
lly w
hile
pla
nnin
g w
ith s
take
hold
ers
to e
nsur
e ut
ility
of s
uch
data
and
impr
ove
owne
rshi
p fo
r man
agem
ent o
f suc
h si
tes.
• Th
e LT
ESM
man
ual s
houl
d be
read
y in
201
6 fir
st ha
lf.
• Th
e de
sign
and
use
of w
eb p
orta
l KSL
CD
I nee
d to
ens
ure
that
tw
o-co
mm
unic
atio
n/sh
arin
g be
twee
n IC
IMO
D a
nd c
ount
ry p
artn
ers
is e
ffect
ive.
21
Indi
a:
4.1.
2. C
apac
ity o
f N
atio
nal,
Stat
e an
d Lo
cal I
nstit
utio
ns b
uilt
for C
S im
plem
enta
tion
4.1.
3. Y
atra
s w
ay
appr
oach
furth
er
stren
gthe
ned
shar
ed
with
oth
er p
artn
ers
4.2.
1. M
onito
ring
site
s (in
clud
ing
GLO
RIA
sum
mits
) at
pi
lot a
reas
iden
tified
/
esta
blis
hed
and
CEM
P m
anua
l pr
epar
ed
4.3.
1. C
apac
ity
of N
atio
nal,
Stat
e an
d Lo
cal I
nstit
utio
ns
built
for C
EMP
impl
emen
tatio
n
4.3.
2. P
ara
taxo
nom
ists
from
co
mm
uniti
es a
nd
front
line
staff
iden
tified
and
ca
paci
ty b
uilt
and
invo
lved
in C
EMP
proc
ess
1. P
artic
ipat
ory
cons
ulta
tion
repo
rts (l
ocal
to
land
scap
es);
field
repo
rts o
n co
rrid
or p
lann
ing
and
map
ping
2. T
rain
ing
of tr
aine
rs fo
r C
BO a
nd lo
cal
insti
tutio
ns re
port;
on
-site
trai
ning
of
para
taxo
nom
ists
and
line
agen
cies
3. 2
Yat
ras
in
horiz
onta
l and
ve
rtica
l tra
nsec
t co
nduc
ted
(Yat
ras
inte
grat
ion
and
findi
ngs
shar
ed)
4. E
stabl
ish
2 G
LORI
A s
ites
and
3 fo
rests
LTSE
M
mon
itorin
g si
tes
• W
e ar
e na
rrow
ing
dow
n to
adj
ustm
ents
such
as
hum
an-w
ildlif
e co
nflic
t man
agem
ent a
nd li
nkin
g m
anag
emen
t pla
ns o
f ASK
OT
(KSL
-Indi
a) a
nd A
NC
A
(KSL
-Nep
al),
whi
ch p
rovi
de a
muc
h pr
actic
al a
ppro
ach
to tr
ansb
ound
ary
coop
erat
ion.
• It
is d
iscu
ssed
with
par
tner
s th
at s
uch
issu
es c
ould
be
tack
led
at th
e re
gion
al le
vel a
nd th
is c
ould
be
basi
s fo
r fu
ture
“Tr
ansb
ound
ary
Dia
logu
e M
echa
nism
” le
adin
g to
tra
nsbo
unda
ry c
oope
ratio
n.
• IC
IMO
D s
uppo
rts th
is p
roce
ss b
y gi
ving
inpu
ts to
cu
rric
ulum
and
par
tner
impl
emen
ts it.
• It
is o
ngoi
ng p
roce
ss a
nd le
arni
ng h
arne
ssed
nee
d to
be
regi
onal
ised
thro
ugh
regi
onal
foru
ms
crea
ted.
The
ne
w d
ata
logg
ers
of G
LORI
A s
ites
are
yet t
o be
pro
cure
d he
nce
data
col
lect
ion
is d
elay
ed
• IC
IMO
D p
rovi
des
train
er a
nd a
lso e
quip
men
t dire
ctly.
• In
KSL
Indi
a th
ese
train
ings
hav
e be
en d
one
with
loca
l yo
uth
and
scho
ol c
hild
ren.
• To
ens
ure
that
this
is
impl
emen
ted
for I
ndia
and
N
epal
, and
late
r a m
odel
de
velo
ped
betw
een
Nep
al
and
Chi
na, a
nd fi
nally
for
thre
e co
untri
es.
•Rep
licab
ility
in o
ther
KSL
co
untri
es.
• W
e ha
ve to
ens
ure
in fu
ture
th
at te
chno
logy
app
lied
and
purc
hase
d fro
m o
utsi
de
the
regi
on is
com
patib
le
with
loca
l inf
orm
atio
n an
d co
mm
unic
atio
n te
chno
logi
es.
• Th
ere
is n
one
or ra
rely
la
ndsc
ape
area
whi
ch a
re
not f
requ
ente
d by
hum
ans
and
cattl
e, th
eref
ore
GLO
RIA
co
ncep
t will
nee
d to
ada
pt to
th
is a
nd d
ata
shou
ld n
ot b
e m
iss-i
nter
pret
ed
•Ofte
n sc
ient
ific
insti
tutio
ns d
o no
t giv
e re
cogn
ition
to s
uch
Para
taxo
nom
ists,
or s
uch
reso
urce
per
sons
mov
e fo
r a
new
job
so th
at it
turn
s ou
t to
be d
isin
vestm
ent.
• W
e m
ust d
emon
strat
e th
at tr
ansb
ound
ary
coop
erat
ion
at
the
grou
nd le
vel i
s po
ssib
le a
nd th
ese
even
ts ar
e im
porta
nt to
de
mon
strat
e th
at in
a p
ract
ical
way
and
in “
Botto
m-U
p” a
ppro
ach.
• Th
is is
a fo
rm o
f con
sulta
tive,
fiel
d an
alys
is b
ased
app
roac
h th
at
can
be a
pplie
d al
so in
TA
R-C
hina
and
Nep
al a
s ou
r wor
k pr
ogre
sses
or
also
KSL
Chi
na a
nd N
epal
sta
keho
lder
s ca
n be
bro
ught
to K
SL-
Indi
a to
dem
onstr
ate
its u
tility
.
• IC
IMO
D n
eeds
to fo
llow
up
if th
e pr
oble
m o
f dat
a lo
gger
s is
so
lved
. Sin
ce th
e eq
uipm
ent h
ad c
ome
from
Ger
man
y, w
e ne
ed to
fo
llow
up
with
GIZ
.
• W
e ne
ed to
mak
e ha
lf-ye
arly
vis
it to
suc
h si
tes
to e
nsur
e th
at th
ese
are
susta
ined
. How
ever
, wea
ther
and
hyd
rolo
gica
l sta
tions
nee
d qu
arte
rly s
uper
visi
on.
• N
eed
to fo
cus
mor
e on
reso
urce
per
sons
who
are
bou
nd to
sta
y in
the
land
scap
e lo
nger
(e.g
. wom
en).
Also
mat
eria
ls co
uld
be
deve
lope
d an
d w
idel
y di
ssem
inat
ed.
22
Nep
al:
4.1.
1.Fo
ur c
ritic
al
habi
tats
iden
tified
in
pilo
t are
as a
nd 4
da
taba
ses
on e
ach
key
eco-
syste
ms
(fore
st, ra
ngel
and,
w
etla
nds
and
agro
) is
avai
labl
e
4.2.
1 Th
ree
Mon
itorin
g si
tes
esta
blis
hed
and
man
aged
Cry
osph
ere
Ass
essm
ent
1. O
n-si
te
train
ing
on lo
ng
term
mon
itorin
g of
AN
CA
, DFO
2. E
xpos
ure
visi
t fin
ding
s; re
port
of A
NC
A a
nd
ASK
OT
3. 3
LTSE
M
(fore
sts) a
nd 3
G
LORI
A s
ites
esta
blis
hed
(fiel
d re
port
and
initi
al fi
ndin
gs);
mon
itorin
g pr
otoc
ols
deve
lope
d in
pi
lot a
reas
4. 1
m
eteo
rolo
gica
l sta
tion
esta
blis
hed
in
AN
CA
bas
e ca
mp
(3,8
00
msl)
• IC
IMO
D is
pro
vidi
ng o
ngoi
ng s
uppo
rt in
AN
CA
in
the
loca
l des
ign
and
deliv
ery
of tr
aini
ng a
nd m
onito
ring
guid
ance
. For
est s
ampl
e pl
ots
are
esta
blis
hed
and
a co
ncep
t not
e on
stu
dyin
g ag
ro-b
iodi
vers
ity is
read
y an
d ag
reed
by
partn
ers
in K
SL In
dia
and
Nep
al. A
stu
dy o
n in
vasi
ve s
peci
es h
as s
tarte
d an
d dr
aft o
utpu
ts ar
e re
ady.
“• O
ne m
ore
GLO
RIA
site
has
bee
n es
tabl
ishe
d in
A
NC
A a
rea,
at t
he s
ame
time
base
line
info
rmat
ion
on
vege
tatio
n ha
s be
en c
olle
cted
.
• A
join
t wor
ksho
p on
ASK
OT-A
NC
A w
as c
ondu
cted
in
KSL
Indi
a an
d co
llabo
rativ
e in
terfa
ces
for l
ands
cape
ba
sed
ecos
yste
m m
anag
emen
t and
oth
er re
quire
men
ts ar
e re
com
men
ded
(com
mun
icat
ion,
mar
kets,
dis
aste
rs)
“• IC
IMO
D h
as p
rovi
ded
tech
nica
l and
logi
stica
l sup
port
to R
ECA
ST a
nd A
NC
A fo
r esta
blis
hing
LTSE
M s
ite fo
r Fo
rest
Ecos
yste
ms.
The
LTSE
M F
ram
ewor
k w
as a
pplie
d in
the
pilo
t are
a w
ith
a co
mm
unity
fore
st an
d its
use
r gro
up.
• IC
IMO
D h
as p
rovi
ded
logi
stica
l sup
port
to D
HM
for
proc
urem
ent o
f equ
ipm
ent’s
.
The
proc
ess
is c
ompl
eted
and
RTS
is a
lread
y pr
ovid
ing
the
serv
ices
.
• C
ompr
ehen
sive
bas
elin
e da
taba
se o
n C
ryos
pher
e (fi
eld
data
, sat
ellit
e im
ager
ies,
gro
und
phot
ogra
phs
and
scie
ntifi
c lit
erat
ure)
has
bee
n de
velo
ped,
this
in
clud
es m
ost u
p to
dat
e da
ta o
n G
laci
ers
and
Snow
co
ver i
n Ka
ilash
Lan
dsca
pe. T
he d
atab
ase
will
be
a m
ajor
bui
ldin
g bl
ock
on e
valu
atin
g th
e ef
fect
of
clim
ate
chan
ge, a
nd it
s im
pact
on
ecos
yste
m s
ervi
ces,
liv
elih
ood
by c
ontri
butin
g in
the
PNRM
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
s.
• D
etai
l wor
k pl
an o
n lo
ng te
rm m
onito
ring
of
cryo
sphe
re fo
r KSL
regi
on h
as b
een
prep
ared
.
• Th
ese
activ
ities
wer
e pl
anne
d in
201
2 by
all
coun
tries
whe
n fo
cus
was
on
cons
erva
tion
rela
ted
activ
ities
. H
owev
er, n
ow th
e m
essa
ge
is b
eing
giv
en to
par
tner
s th
at h
arne
ssin
g of
thes
e da
ta
mus
t hel
p in
refin
ing
PNRM
pl
ans
and
also
impr
ove
loca
l liv
elih
oods
to m
ake
thes
e pr
actic
al in
puts
• D
ue to
the
curr
ent d
own-
turn
of I
ndo-
Nep
al b
ilate
ral
rela
tions
hip,
we
have
nor
mal
ly
dela
ys in
suc
h ac
tiviti
es.
•Sus
tain
abili
ty o
f suc
h sta
tions
/sam
ples
nee
ds
partn
er’s
owne
rshi
p th
at
dem
ands
a lo
ng te
rm fi
nanc
ial
secu
rity
as w
ell.
• Ti
mel
y ar
rival
of s
enso
rs a
nd
parts
ord
ered
from
Ger
man
y to
Nep
al fo
r the
Nep
ali
insti
tute
to a
ssem
ble.
• Sa
mpl
ing
plot
s an
d stu
dies
mus
t be
esta
blis
hed
and
com
plet
ed in
20
15.
• Th
is s
houl
d se
rve
as y
et a
noth
er tr
ansb
ound
ary
coop
erat
ion
mod
el
on g
ood
natu
ral r
esou
rce
gove
rnan
ce a
nd th
eref
ore
need
to p
repa
re
acco
rdin
gly.
Fin
ally,
it s
houl
d be
repl
icat
ed a
cros
s/be
twee
n th
ree
coun
tries
as
grou
nd-le
vel c
oope
ratio
n.
• W
e ne
ed to
follo
w u
p ha
lf ye
arly.
•We
need
to s
uper
vise
RTS
on
timel
y an
d ef
fect
ive
deliv
ery
on
tech
nica
l bac
ksto
ppin
g.
• Th
e da
taba
se h
as b
een
deve
lope
d in
col
labo
ratio
n w
ith
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hyd
rolo
gy a
nd M
eteo
rolo
gy, G
over
nmen
t of N
epal
, m
akin
g it
a jo
int v
entu
re w
hich
sec
ures
the
long
term
sus
tain
abili
ty
of th
e ta
sk.
23
5. R
egio
nal
coop
erat
ion,
en
ablin
g po
licie
s an
d kn
owle
dge
man
agem
ent
5.1
Nat
iona
l an
d Lo
cal P
olic
y Fo
rum
s m
ade
func
tiona
l
5.2
Regi
onal
Pl
atfo
rm a
nd
Exch
ange
fa
cilit
ated
5.3
Know
ledg
e M
anag
emen
t and
C
omm
unic
atio
n fa
cilit
ated
5.1.
1.
Fou
r NC
C
mee
tings
hel
d by
20
16
5.2.
1.
KSL
sta
keho
lder
re
pres
enta
tives
pa
rtici
pate
in
regi
onal
/nat
iona
l pl
atfo
rms
at le
ast
1/an
num
(e.g
. A
BS, V
alue
Cha
in
Dev
elop
men
t, C
EMP
)
5.3.
1.
One
re
gion
al in
form
atio
n an
d kn
owle
dge-
shar
ing
and
plat
form
w
ith tw
o-w
ay
com
mun
icat
ions
fu
nctio
nal
1. N
CC
mee
tings
he
ld in
Chi
na
and
Nep
al
2. K
ey K
SL
stake
hold
ers
parti
cipa
te
in re
gion
al
/ na
tiona
l pl
atfo
rms
3. In
tegr
ated
Pl
anni
ng a
nd
Prog
ram
me
man
agem
ent
guid
elin
es
prep
ared
; Re
gion
al
Ecos
yste
m
Man
agem
ent
and
Long
term
En
viro
nmen
tal
and
soci
o ec
onom
ic
(LTSE
M)
fram
ewor
ks
draf
ted
4.
Dev
elop
men
t of
Com
mun
icat
ion
strat
egy
for K
SL
• O
n go
ing
and
in In
dia,
the
foca
l par
tner
GBP
IHED
is
stil
l pur
suin
g to
get
the
final
des
ign
and
appr
oval
of
the
NC
C li
ke b
ody.
In C
hina
, NC
C w
as c
ondu
cted
in
Sept
embe
r with
cle
ar o
utpu
ts fo
r mor
e co
ordi
natio
n am
ongs
t the
par
tner
s
• Th
e ke
y In
do-N
epal
tran
sbou
ndar
y ev
ent o
n hu
man
-w
ildlif
e co
nflic
t and
Ask
ot-A
NC
A, a
nd o
n ha
rmon
izin
g ve
geta
tion
clas
ses
are
deliv
ered
.
•A c
omm
on tr
aini
ng c
ours
e on
“Tr
ansb
ound
ary
Gov
erna
nce”
was
suc
cess
fully
con
duct
ed a
nd
parti
cipa
ted
by a
ll co
untry
par
tner
s an
d no
w IC
IMO
D
will
dev
elop
suc
h a
cour
se in
co-
partn
ersh
ip w
ith
Wag
enin
gen
Uni
vers
ity.
•Reg
iona
l Yar
sagu
mba
wor
ksho
p af
ter c
ompi
ling
and
unde
rsta
ndin
g na
tiona
l per
spec
tives
was
org
anis
ed a
nd
key
reco
mm
enda
tions
for p
athw
ay a
head
hav
e be
en
mad
e.
• Th
e an
nual
revi
ew a
nd p
lann
ing
even
t was
con
duct
ed
succ
essf
ully
and
par
ticip
ated
by
DFI
D a
nd G
IZ, a
nd a
lso
by IC
I as
obse
rver
.
•The
pol
icy
synt
hesi
s on
the
sym
posi
um “
Tran
sfor
min
g M
ount
ain
Fore
stry”
is p
ublis
hed
and
diss
emin
ated
.
•The
LTES
M fr
amew
ork
elem
ents
are
bein
g ad
opte
d by
KSL
cou
ntry
par
tner
s an
d Ec
osys
tem
Man
agem
ent
fram
ewor
k is
to b
e fin
alis
ed.
“• M
ains
tream
ing
of C
omm
unic
atio
n str
ateg
y ga
ined
pa
ce a
s th
e co
nsul
tant
re-jo
ined
and
sev
eral
dra
ft pr
oduc
ts w
ere
pres
ente
d du
ring
the
annu
al p
lann
ing
and
revi
ew w
orks
hop,
UN
FCC
C a
nd In
dia-
ICIM
OD
W
eek
with
lead
take
n in
com
pone
nt 1
.
• A
dditi
onal
ly o
ne s
mal
l doc
umen
tary
“”A
cros
s M
ahak
ali”
” ha
s be
en u
ploa
ded
and
runn
ing.
• Th
e KS
LCD
I Web
site
now
hos
t mor
e in
tera
ctiv
e da
ta
porta
l tha
t sta
nds
as a
sin
gle
win
dow
for d
ata
acce
ss
and
com
mun
icat
ion.
•The
dra
ft do
cum
enta
ry o
n “”
Voic
es F
rom
Him
alay
as””
on
ABS
rela
ted
know
ledg
e is
read
y an
d a
TV D
iscu
ssio
n am
ongs
t pol
icym
aker
s ha
s se
t the
pac
e fo
r Nat
iona
l Bi
ll of
Nep
al b
eing
pos
itive
ly c
onsi
dere
d by
the
Gov
ernm
ent.”
•Suc
h na
tiona
l/sta
te le
vel
com
mitt
ees
brin
ging
oth
er s
uch
initi
ativ
es u
nder
one
fold
as
KSLC
DI f
undi
ng is
not
that
hig
h by
gov
ernm
ent s
tand
ards
.
• C
ount
ries
havi
ng d
iffer
ent
stren
gths
, nee
ds a
nd p
oliti
cal
syste
ms
to im
plem
ent s
uch
strat
egy
• So
me
pilo
ts ar
e ve
ry re
mot
e an
d in
vestm
ent c
osts
incl
udin
g tra
vel c
osts
are
very
hig
h.
• Th
is n
eeds
con
siste
nt fo
llow
-up
and
mon
itorin
g th
at th
ese
mee
tings
ar
e ou
tput
orie
nted
and
also
syn
ergy
bet
wee
n th
e co
untry
par
tner
s ge
ts str
onge
r. W
e ne
ed to
sho
w “
Valu
e Fo
r Mon
ey”
in c
ontri
butin
g re
leva
nt d
eman
d-or
ient
ed le
arni
ng to
pol
icym
aker
s an
d pr
actit
ione
rs.
• To
gen
erat
e lo
ng te
rm lo
cal a
nd n
atio
nal s
take
hold
er’s
owne
rshi
p of
the
prog
ram
me
we
mus
t con
tinue
del
iver
y of
inno
vativ
e ac
tiviti
es
such
as
sprin
gshe
d an
d hu
man
-wild
life
confl
ict m
itiga
tion
are
few
of
thes
e an
d m
ust b
e pe
rsis
ted.
•All
regi
onal
eve
nts
mus
t in
the
long
run
prov
ide
the
basi
s fo
r “D
ialo
gue
Plat
form
s at
Tra
nsbo
unda
ry S
cale
” so
that
inno
vativ
e co
oper
atio
n m
eans
can
be
appl
ied
by H
KH c
ount
ries.
•Cap
acity
bui
ldin
g ev
ents
mus
t be
ongo
ing.
• En
gage
men
t of C
onsu
ltant
nee
d to
be
cont
inue
d til
l a fu
lltim
e co
mm
unic
atio
n sp
ecia
list j
oins
for w
hich
vac
ancy
is a
nnou
nced
.
• KS
LCD
I now
nee
ds p
roac
tive
profi
ling
and
artic
ulat
ion
of re
leva
nt
lear
ning
at p
olic
y fo
rum
s.
24
Annex 2. Success Story of the Year 2015
Local Council Established to Improve Protected Area Management in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of Nepal
Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA) is a protected area at the far northwest corner of Nepal, bordering Tibet and India. It lies within the Kailash Sacred Landscape and is home to species that include snow leopards, blue sheep and grey wolves. It’s Nepal’s newest community-led conservation area, and from a global and regional perspective, it’s a pioneering effort to manage biodiversity by defining the landscape through ecosystems, an approach encouraged by the Convention on Biological Diversity. It’s also home to many people, some of whom were initially sceptical of having their villages and local forests included in a conservation area when ANCA was established in 2010. So community leaders needed to understand the purpose of the conservation area, recognize its benefits, and trust that people would still maintain their traditional rights to collect resources such as fuel wood, fodder, and the high value caterpillar fungus Yarsagumba (Cordyceps sinensis), whose transboundary trade is economically crucial to many communities. The plan has always called for local people to take the lead in management through the ANCA Management Council, an elected body of representatives from the 21 village development committees that lie within the nearly 2,000 km2 area. So to prepare for the formation of the council, local opinion leaders, including community activists and journalists, were familiarized with key environmental management concepts through exposure visits to Annapurna Conservation Area, Chitwan National Park and the Institute of Forestry in Pokhara. After learning about the on-the-ground realities of managing and living near protected areas from scholars, scientists, women’s groups, foresters and other – people who had experienced first-hand what ANCA was about to embark upon – the group from ANCA went home to share what was learned. ICIMOD experts also trekked for 17 days from village to village with ANCA’s chief wildlife warden and other officials, meeting the people living within ANCA, hearing their concerns, spreading knowledge and building consensus.
The ANCA Management Council that will play such a key role in the future has now been elected and the protected area can begin operating with the support and ownership of local people -- a crucial fact for the long-term preservation of this fragile mountain ecosystem.
Strengthening the Allo Value Chain in Khar VDC, Darchula, Nepal
Allo (Girardinia diversifolia), or Himalayan nettle, is traditionally used in Nepal to make cloth. Its bark contains fibres that are strong and smooth, with a silky lustre. In 2014, the Kailash Sacred Landscape
Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI), under its livelihood component, identified the allo value chain in Khar VDC as an entry point for increasing the income of the poor through value addition, capacity building, and forming market linkages. Allo grows abundantly in the forests around Khar VDC in Darchula, Nepal. Poor and landless Dalits are the primary group engaged in the collection and marketing of allo.
Before the project, communities mostly collected allo and sold it as a raw material to middlemen. The few making allo thread used traditional methods, which are labour and energy intensive and produce poor quality thread. Caustic soda was used to boil the thread, which took at least six hours and 240 kg of wood. Local tools such as the ‘katuwa’ (hand spinner) are used, and the thread produced is coarse and thick. The balls of thread produced in this way fetched around NPR 800 per kilogramme and were used to make carpets.
A market study conducted in early 2014 revealed a high demand for thin and smooth thread for the fashion garment industry. Hence, the project aimed to uplift the allo thread value chain by improving the quality of the thread so that it could be used for fabric. The initiative mobilized grassroots farmers’ 28 groups, such as the Khar Allo Processor Group, which started with about 20 founding members, of which 70% were women. The group received capacity building training on the benefits of collective action, as well as training on leadership and saving and credit schemes. This was followed by rigorous training on allo processing and thread making. The interventions also had a pro-poor and gender focus.
By 2015 March, the group was happy with the thread they were producing. Soaking it overnight make it easier to boil the next day. They used ash instead of caustic soda, which made the thread look cleaner and whiter. Proper washing and spinning techniques made the thread smooth and thin. Rocket stove technology was introduced, which uses almost three times less fuel wood and takes half the time to boil the bark. Today the group is selling allo thread at NPR 1,100 per kilogramme, an increase of NPR 300 per kilogramme (27%). The intervention addressed KLSCDI’s Nepal target output: to strengthen pro-poor and inclusive value chains addressing income improvement, climate change adaptation and water and energy management in order to cater to the overall project’s outcome that livelihoods and ecosystem management are improved in a sustainable and equitable manner in selected areas of the Kailash Sacred Landscape.
Now the project is looking at ways to increase the volume of allo thread produced and the number of beneficiaries, as well as making a finished product like yarn or woven shawls.
25
Regional Dialogue Mechanisms for Strengthening Transboundary Cooperation and Sharing Practices And Knowledge
Growing in the alpine meadows of the KSL Cordyceps or Caterpillar mushroom due to its medicinal value has the tag of so called “Himalayan gold rush”. However, its current harvesting practices are unsustainable as assessed during the piloting work in Nepalese KSL. Given the tremendous scope for using Cordyceps as catalyst for equitable and sustainable development in KSL, its management is project’s focus. In the whole HKH, Bhutan is ahead in the management of the Cordyceps, and has lot to share also on trade experiences, as well as marketing options through tested auctioning system. Building on national perspectives from all the three participating countries a regional dialogue for ‘Tracking options for sustainable management and trade on Yarsagumba in the Kailash Landscape” event was hosted by Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture. All KSL country partners participated to share their knowledge and issues of unsustainable harvesting practices and learned from Bhutanese experiences. The identified regional cooperation priority consisted implementation of long-term monitoring protocol inclusive of biodiversity on a permanent plots across member countries. Facilitation in sharing of policies, rules and regulations and management plans related to Cordyceps through formal and informal networks was the focus of above event. The outcome of this meeting was to help in developing long policy framework for sustainable harvesting of Cordyceps in individual country, based on recent scientific evidences. As a long term regional dialogue mechanism it was agreed to promote and, Conduct assessment of Cordyceps market and develop regional market information system for Cordyceps trade. It was decided to promote transboundary cooperation to control illegal Cordyceps trade. Promoting transparent Cordyceps marketing system for benefit of collectors and consumers was underlined. This event has clearly set the basis for designing and delivering “Regional Dialogues” that have transboundary aspects and potential to contribute to improved livelihoods and ecosystem management in KSL and other transboundary initiatives of the HKH.
26
Annex
3. K
ey E
vents
Sr. N
o.Ev
ent
Chin
aIn
dia
Nep
alM
ale
Fem
ale
Tota
l
1Tr
ansb
ound
ary
expo
sure
vis
it fo
r the
kno
wle
dge
exch
ange
157
22
2Tr
aini
ng o
f tra
iner
s on
com
mun
ity le
d to
tal s
anita
tion
and
susta
inab
le d
evel
opm
ent o
f tou
rism
for K
SL C
hina
pilo
t site
s,
Pula
n co
unty
202
22
3Sc
opin
g M
eetin
g on
KSL
as
a U
NES
CO
WH
S at
ICIM
OD
185
23
4C
apac
ity d
evel
opm
ent o
f Ind
ia K
SLC
DI p
artn
ers
for f
acili
tatin
g PN
RM p
lann
ing
proc
ess
74
11
7Kn
owle
dge
and
expe
rienc
e sh
arin
g on
man
agem
ent o
f Cor
dyce
ps in
KSL
CD
I mem
ber c
ount
ries
and
best
prac
tices
from
Bh
utan
205
25
8C
apac
ity b
uild
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of A
NC
A m
anag
emen
t cou
ncil
252
27
9Pa
rtici
pato
ry w
orks
hop
on h
erita
ge to
uris
m48
10Vi
sit p
ilot s
ites
of K
SLC
DI i
n Pu
lan
Cou
nty
and
inte
ract
with
loca
l gov
ernm
ent,
loca
l com
mun
ities
, and
oth
er s
take
hold
ers
on o
bjec
tives
and
pro
gres
s –
spec
ial f
ocus
on
livel
ihoo
d in
par
ticul
ar o
n he
ritag
e to
uris
m. A
chie
ve o
verv
iew
of t
ouris
m
deve
lopm
ent a
nd p
oten
tial o
f Pul
an C
ount
y in
rela
tion
to h
erita
ge to
uris
m.
12
3
11St
akeh
olde
r con
sulta
tion
mee
ting
in B
aita
di a
nd B
ajha
ng d
istri
ct o
f Nep
al o
n ec
osys
tem
ser
vice
s an
d th
eir d
epen
denc
y to
m
unic
ipal
ity a
rea
focu
s on
wat
er80
1494
12Ex
posu
re v
isit
to h
igh
valu
e ya
k ch
eese
fact
orie
s in
Qin
ghai
and
Yun
nan
55
13Pr
oduc
t Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Tra
inin
g to
Allo
use
r gro
up4
26
15So
uthe
rn A
sian
Foo
d an
d Be
vera
ge c
ours
e tra
inin
g fo
r loc
al re
staur
ant o
wne
rs fr
om K
SL-C
hina
pilo
ts1
1112
16Tr
aini
ng o
n be
e-ke
epin
g in
KSL
-Indi
a pi
lot s
ites
344
38
17H
imal
ayan
Spr
ings
Sta
keho
lder
Dia
logu
e M
eetin
g fo
r KSL
Indi
a an
d KS
L N
epal
276
33
18Tr
aini
ng W
orks
hop
and
On-
the
grou
nd fi
eld
impl
emen
tatio
n of
com
mun
ity-le
d to
tal s
anita
tion
and
solid
was
te
man
agem
ent i
n KS
L In
dia
1520
35
19W
orks
hop
on H
uman
wild
life
Con
flict
Miti
gatio
n, Il
lega
l tra
de o
f Wild
life
parts
and
Ask
ot-A
NC
A M
anag
emen
t Int
erfa
ce57
764
20Va
lue
chai
n tra
inin
g fo
r com
mun
ities
and
loca
l gov
ernm
ent o
ffici
als
from
Pul
an c
ount
y, K
SL C
hina
710
17
21W
orks
hop
on R
efini
ng a
nd H
arm
oniz
e th
e cl
assi
ficat
ion
sche
me
and
the
vege
tatio
n m
ap o
f HKH
with
beg
inni
ng w
ith
Kaila
sh la
ndsc
ape
278
35
22Tr
ansb
ound
ary
Expo
sure
vis
it fo
r Tib
etan
Tou
rism
sta
keho
lder
s to
Ger
man
y18
523
27
Annex 4. Total Targeted Beneficiaries in Ksl Pilots
Total targeted beneficiaries in KSL pilots
Country Total Population in Kailash Landscape: Direct + Indirect beneficiaries
Intervention areas in Pilot Sites (Direct beneficiaries)
Summary of Activities/ Targets (till Dec 2015)
China
8840 (Pulan County)
61% live in Huor and Baga townships of Pulan County
Total population of pilots/activities: 5300
5300 people (male + female) Direct population targeted by activities: 4222
Number of Female beneficiaries: 688*
Overall reach of the activity: 27670
India
460000 (Pithoragarh District)
Gangolihat Block: 16380 Total population of pilots/activities: 24534
Pithoragarh Block: 11405 Direct population targeted by activities: 28246
Munakot Block: 4340 Number of Female beneficiaries: 10354*
Himkhola: 1250 Overall reach of the activity: 143019
Jaikot: 3615
Nepal
564000 (Humla, Bajhang, Baitadi, Darchula districts)
Darchula (Api Nampa Conservation Area): 59000
Total population of pilots/activities: 59000
Direct population targeted by activities: 952
Number of Female beneficiaries: 122*
Overall reach of the activity: 69000
* Under reported or not reported in a gender segregated way
28
Nam
e of
act
ivity
In
tend
ed b
enefi
tCo
untr
yLo
catio
nSu
b-A
ctiv
ities
don
e til
l dat
eFu
ture
act
iviti
es
plan
ned
Part
ners
Tota
l po
pula
tion
of p
ilot/
activ
ity
Dire
ct p
opul
atio
n ta
rget
ed b
y ac
tivity
(w
omen
/men
)
Ove
rall
reac
h of
the
activ
ityM
ale
Fem
ale
Tota
l
Esta
blis
hmen
t of
villa
ge b
ased
or
gani
satio
ns
Incr
ease
aw
aren
ess
(Env
ironm
enta
l and
to
uris
m a
spec
ts);
resi
lienc
e in
nat
ural
di
saste
rs
Chi
naBa
ngre
n;
Xion
gba;
Jira
ng
villa
ges
Insp
ectio
n of
san
itatio
n w
ithin
co
mm
unity
; pla
nnin
g an
d su
perv
isin
g co
mm
unity
act
iviti
es,
train
ing
of C
BO M
embe
rs
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ning
of t
he
CBO
mem
bers
; pa
rtici
pato
ry
envi
ronm
enta
l m
onito
ring
CIB
1800
140
118
258
300
Was
te
Con
trol a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l cl
eans
ing
with
in
the
com
mun
ities
Impr
oved
san
itatio
n co
nditi
on a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l re
silie
nce
Chi
naBa
ngre
n;
Xion
gba;
Jira
ng;
Gha
nsa
villa
ges
Regu
lar c
lean
ing
of p
ublic
en
viro
nmen
t and
toile
ts in
re
spec
tive
com
mun
ities
Con
tinue
d re
gula
r cle
anin
g of
env
ironm
ent;
plan
ning
of
com
mun
ity-b
ased
N
RM
CIB
3000
2500
500
3000
1000
0
Vege
tatio
n an
d so
il su
rvey
Incr
ease
en
viro
nmen
t and
so
cial
resi
lienc
e;
capa
city
bui
ldin
g;
envi
ronm
ent
asse
ssm
ent f
or fu
ture
in
terv
entio
ns
Chi
naPu
lan
Cou
nty
Vege
tatio
n co
vera
ge a
naly
sis;
se
nt to
lab
in N
anjin
g In
stitu
te o
f So
il Sc
ienc
e
Con
tinue
veg
etat
ion
anal
ysis
; Use
GIS
ap
proa
ch
CIB
6000
146
2030
0
Was
te S
urve
yIn
crea
se a
war
enes
s (E
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd
tour
ism
asp
ects)
; re
silie
nce
in n
atur
al
disa
sters
Chi
naM
t Kai
lash
rout
eW
aste
sur
vey
arou
nd K
ora
of
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shFo
llow
up
on
anal
ysis
; and
sh
are
findi
ngs
for a
war
enes
s ra
isin
g an
d fu
ture
in
terv
entio
ns
SU
Parti
cipa
tory
m
appi
ng o
f liv
esto
ck a
nd
wild
life
Redu
ce h
uman
w
ildlif
e co
nflic
t; in
crea
se c
omm
unity
re
silie
nce
Chi
naBa
ngre
n;
Xion
gba
Parti
cipa
tory
pla
nnin
g w
ith
com
mun
ity; l
ives
tock
and
se
ason
al m
igra
tion
anal
ysis
Reco
mm
end
findi
ngs
to d
ecis
ions
mak
ers
CIB
50
50
020
00
Cap
acity
bui
ldin
g of
loca
l key
sta
keho
lder
re
pres
enta
tives
in
PN
RM a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l m
anag
emen
t
Initi
ate
gove
rnm
ent
supp
orte
d lo
cal
initi
atio
n of
PN
RM
and
envi
ronm
enta
l m
anag
emen
t pla
ns’
impl
emen
tatio
n
Chi
naBr
ingi
ng k
ey
stake
hold
er
repr
esen
tativ
es
from
Pul
an to
C
heng
du
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ning
wor
ksho
p an
d ex
posu
re
visi
ts or
gani
zed
Com
mun
ity
impl
emen
tatio
n of
PN
RM a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l m
anag
emen
t pla
ns
CIB
3000
4030
00
29
Laun
ch o
f cel
l ph
one
base
d W
eCha
t pla
tform
to
dis
sem
inat
e KS
LCD
I pro
ject
in
form
atio
n to
the
publ
ic
Incr
ease
pub
lic
awar
enes
s of
ho
ly M
t Kai
lash
(G
angr
enbo
qi)
and
our p
roje
ct
initi
ativ
es
Chi
naC
heng
du
cent
ered
dig
ital
info
rmat
ion
diss
emin
atio
n ai
min
g to
peo
ple
in C
hina
and
be
yond
The
plat
form
bei
ng o
ffici
ally
ap
prov
edTo
get
as
mor
e pe
ople
in c
ircle
as
poss
ible
; sen
d ou
t re
gula
r mes
sage
co
ntai
ning
bot
h pi
ctur
es a
nd w
ords
on
ce a
wee
k.
CIB
210
300
4,00
0
Vege
tatio
n su
rvey
Gra
ssla
nd
man
agem
ent;
incr
ease
resi
lienc
e
Chi
naBu
rang
Tr
aini
ng; V
eget
atio
n an
alys
is;
biod
iver
sity
mon
itorin
g;
gras
sland
man
agem
ent
Follo
w u
p w
ith
Bura
ng B
urea
u on
sa
mpl
ing;
IGSN
RR;
TAA
AS
2,00
016
521
4500
Mar
ket s
urve
y an
d VC
ana
lysi
sC
limat
e C
hang
e ad
apta
tion
and
resi
lienc
e; in
com
e ge
nera
tion
thro
ugh
agric
ultu
ral a
ctiv
ities
Chi
naD
uoyo
u; Ji
rang
vi
llage
sU
nder
stand
farm
ing
syste
ms
and
crop
cul
tivat
ion;
tran
sbou
ndar
y un
ders
tand
ing
of e
coto
ne
of K
arna
li w
ater
shed
in K
SL
rang
elan
ds
Follo
w u
p w
ith
Agr
icul
ture
Bu
reau
for f
utur
e in
terv
entio
ns; V
C
anal
ysis
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RR;
TAA
AS
1,50
015
3550
3500
Com
mun
ity
biod
iver
sity
pr
otoc
ols
Aw
aren
ess
rais
ing
of tr
aditi
onal
kn
owle
dge
and
docu
men
tatio
n;
incr
ease
resi
lienc
e of
com
mun
ities
Chi
naPu
lan
Cou
nty
Form
atio
n of
BM
C: T
hey
are
Farm
ers’
Coo
pera
tive
on W
hite
Ba
rley
of X
ide
villa
ge (F
CW
B)
in P
ulan
Tow
nshi
p, a
nd K
aila
sh
Voca
tiona
l sch
ool o
f Tib
etan
M
edic
ine
(KVT
M),
loca
ted
in
Tarq
in T
own
of B
aga
Tow
nshi
p
Con
tinue
sup
port
to
BMC
KIB
670
1124
3570
Chy
ura
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y va
lue
chai
n &
Chy
ura
By
Prod
ucts
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dia
C
HEA
395
5545
0
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mat
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l and
al
lied
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hand
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e so
ap
In
dia
C
HEA
32
840
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ey b
ean
&
allie
d pu
lses
In
dia
C
HEA
8
147
155
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agin
g an
d m
arke
ting
of
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ean
and
allie
d pu
lses
In
dia
C
HEA
0
220
220
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boo
craf
t va
lue
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n
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a
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836
44
30
Hig
h va
lue
vege
tabl
e se
eds
and
allie
d in
puts
(hig
h va
lue
crop
s i.e
. Brin
jal,
Lady
fin
ger,
Tom
ato
and
Fren
ch b
ean)
in
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ea
In
dia
C
HEA
40
4080
Post-
harv
est a
nd
valu
e ad
ditio
n fo
r veg
etab
les
by
usin
g cr
ates
and
ba
sket
s
In
dia
C
HEA
85
9518
0
Re-e
stabl
ishm
ent
of g
rindi
ng u
nit
with
ens
ured
co
mm
unity
co
ntrib
utio
n
In
dia
C
HEA
85
9518
0
Bam
boo
seed
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(800
nos
.) fo
r ga
p fil
ling
durin
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inte
rs
In
dia
C
HEA
25
133
158
Wat
er H
arve
sting
an
d M
anag
emen
t
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a
CH
EA
2657
2657
5314
Alte
rnat
ive
ener
gy
optio
ns
Indi
a
CH
EA
306
36
Chy
ura
nurs
erie
s su
stain
ed a
nd
inpu
ts pr
ovid
ed
In
dia
C
HEA
90
060
015
00
Coo
pera
tive
Form
ed a
nd
Regi
stere
d un
der
Self
Relia
nt A
ct,
2003
in C
hyur
a C
luste
r
In
dia
C
HEA
39
555
450
Inte
rven
tions
m
ade
unde
r C
hyur
a ho
ney
and
By p
rodu
ct
In
dia
C
HEA
39
555
450
31
Villa
ges
Leve
l In
stitu
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Fo
rmed
and
A
ctiv
e in
Pr
ogra
mm
e Im
plem
enta
tion
In
dia
C
HEA
64
034
598
5
Publ
icity
and
in
form
atio
n ce
ntre
op
erat
iona
l with
w
all w
ritin
g
In
dia
C
HEA
84
784
816
95
Off
seas
on
vege
tabl
es (O
SV)
Valu
e C
hain
In
dia
C
HEA
49
060
550
Agr
o A
dvis
ory
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Serv
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In
dia
C
HEA
31
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6_C
reat
ing
Plat
form
for
Org
anic
C
ertifi
catio
n of
D
iver
se P
rodu
cts
in K
SL-C
DI
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scap
e
In
dia
C
HEA
42
028
070
0
Soci
o-Ec
onom
ic
Surv
ey a
nd
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e D
ocum
enta
tion
In
dia
C
HEA
90
030
012
00
Cra
fting
of
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ket D
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ms
in L
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M
arke
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hips
: Tr
aini
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aste
r Tra
iner
s
In
dia
C
HEA
0
66
Adv
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Be
e Ke
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oder
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logi
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tow
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Tra
ns-
boun
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leve
l
In
dia
C
HEA
43
447
32
Com
mun
ity L
ed
Tota
l San
itatio
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LTS)
Pro
gram
me
for V
an R
aji’s
: In
nova
tion
and
Intro
duct
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of
Con
cept
in th
e La
ndsc
ape
In
dia
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HEA
21
5071
Post
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Pack
agin
g an
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orag
e M
etho
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an
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ngth
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e Su
pply
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in to
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evel
op M
arke
t Lin
kage
s
In
dia
C
HEA
45
1257
Com
mun
ity
Led
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te
Man
agem
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unde
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S fo
r H
erita
ge to
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m
site
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uvne
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dia
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HEA
26
2753
Knitt
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ning
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ter
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me
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In
dia
C
HEA
0
2525
33
Trai
ning
on
Hou
seke
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g,
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ing
and
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forts
to
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ate
Bette
r En
viro
nmen
t for
To
uris
t/Pi
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ite
In
dia
C
HEA
8
513
Wor
ksho
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ocum
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ess
for
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tifica
tion
unde
r Org
anic
Pr
actic
es
In
dia
C
HEA
65
1176
Plan
ning
W
orks
hop
on
Ope
ratio
n an
d fu
nctio
ns o
f C
oope
rativ
e in
C
hyur
a C
luste
r
In
dia
C
HEA
8
1725
Stra
tegi
c Pl
anni
ng
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ksho
p fo
r Br
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ng D
iver
se
Stak
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ders
un
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ne
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e H
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ge
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oope
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e M
anne
r
In
dia
C
HEA
14
2034
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tory
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orks
hop
on P
roje
ct
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emen
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n Pr
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s, B
enefi
ts,
Cha
lleng
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nd
Gen
der I
ssue
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iffer
ent V
Cs
In
dia
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HEA
52
6411
6
34
Cap
acity
Bui
ldin
g to
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ngth
en
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Sprin
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hed
Prog
ram
me
In
dia
C
HEA
10
6326
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20
Wor
ksho
p on
Hum
an
Wild
life
Con
flict
M
itiga
tion,
Ille
gal
Trad
e, a
nd
ASK
OT-A
NC
A
Man
agem
ent
Inte
rface
In
dia
C
HEA
4
04
Wor
ksho
p on
Fu
nctio
ning
of
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Cs
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Annex 5. Publications and Online Sites
The knowledge products developed so far have been instrumental in extending the learning and practices of KSLCDI to larger audiences, e.g. KSLIS, an online data sharing platform is a one stop solution for sharing the data, processed products among the KSLCDI partners. This platform is also provides open access to anyone interested outside KSLCDI, allowing to increase reach of our shared learnings. At the same time it reduces redundancy and repetition of work among partners. This mechanism will gradually be converted into regional on-line dialogues for learning networks on common themes and issues. KSLCDI has been the pioneer and this will be now replicated for all major transboundary initiatives thus increasing the outreach and participatory dialogue
Bio-cultural protocol guideline: This publication was prepared to raise awareness about, and improve our understanding of, the customary rights of indigenous and local communities in relation to the use of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge. The book is now being used in KSL-China and KSL-Nepal.
Partners Newsletters: This is a product developed by our KSLCDI-India partners. The newsletter is six monthly information bulletin that updates stakeholders with the progress made so far in the landscape.
LTESM framework informs the process for standardized monitoring in the landscape. It sets the protocol for ecological and socio-ecological monitoring that informs the management decisions in the landscape.
KSLCDI Website has recorded visits of 43857, with highest visit in October following the publication two online piece; 1. Himalayan nettle links marginalised to private sector, 2. Off season vegetables improving rural livelihoods. Next step envisaged is to actively push information through social media platform.
Technical Publications
1. Environmental Stratification of Kailash Sacred Landscape and Projected Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems and Productivity: Working Paper 2013/1
2. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) - Regional Programme Implementation Plan 2012 - 2016
3. Caring for Our Transboundary Landscape: Illustrations from the Kailash Sacred Landscape
4. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: Feasibility Assessment Report
5. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: Developing a transboundary cooperation framework for conservation and sustainable development in the greater Mt Kailash region of China, India, and Nepal: Second Regional Workshop
6. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: First Regional Workshop
7. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: Target Area Delineation Report
8. Transforming Mountain Forestry in the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Toward a Third-Generation Forest Management Paradigm (2015)
9. Inception Workshop Report: Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative
10. Effective Management of Trans boundary Landscapes-Geospatial Applications
11. Tool for Developing a Bio-cultural Community Protocols
General Publications
1. Annual Report 2013
2. Annual Report 2014
3. Guidelines for Travelling Responsibly in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
4. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative: Transcending boundaries for conservation and development
5. Eco-Tourism for Sustainable Development in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
6. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative
7. Long-Term Environmental and Socio-ecological Monitoring in transboundary landscapes. An interdisciplinary implementation framework. ICIMOD Working Paper 2015/2. Kathmandu: ICIMOD
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Popular Articles
1. Groundwater: It’s not a source, it’s a resource
2. Conserving springs and its Significance for Water Security in Himalayas, South Asia Regional Cooperation (SARCist) initiative of the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi – India. Newsletter, June 2015.
Peer Reviewed Papers and Book Chapters
1. Pandey, A., Kotru, R., and Pradhan, N. (2015): Kailash Sacred Landscape: Bridging Cultural Heritage, Conservation and Development through a Trans-boundary Landscape Approach. Verschurren, B. (ed.) Asian Sacred Natural Sites: An ancient Asian philosophy and practice with fundamental significance to protected areas. London and New York: Routledge.
2. Uddin, K; Chaudhary, S; Chettri N; Kotru, R; Murthy, MSR; Chaudhary, RP; Ning, W; Shrestha SM; Gautam SG (2015): The changing land cover and fragmenting forest on the Roof of the World: A case study in Nepal’s Kailash Sacred Landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning, 141:1-10.
Posters, Flyers, Fact Sheets
1. Transboundary Landscape Management in Mountain Areas - How does it work?: Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) Global Landscapes Forum, Paris 5–6 December 2015
2. Transboundary Landscape Cooperation Needs Good Communication and Coordination: Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI), Global Landscapes Forum, Paris, 5–6 December 2015
3. Promotion of the Ritha (Soap Nut) Value Chain in Nepal: Sustainable Livelihoods in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
4. Promotion of the Off-Season Vegetable Value Chain in India: Sustainable Livelihoods in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
5. Promotion of the Nigalo (Himalayan Bamboo) Value Chain in Nepal: Sustainable Livelihoods in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
6. Promotion of the Chyura Soap and Lip Balm Value Chain in India: Sustainable Livelihoods in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
7. Promotion of the Chyura Honey Value Chain in India: Sustainable Livelihoods in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
8. Promotion of the Allo (Himalayan Nettle) Value Chain in Nepal: Sustainable Livelihoods in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
9. Partner Factsheet of Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) - India
10. Partner Factsheet of Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) - China
11. Partner Factsheet of Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) - Nepal
12. An Integrated Springshed Management Approach Linking Science, Policy, and Practice: Collaborative applied research in the Kailash Sacred Landscape (India and Nepal)
13. Adapting forest ecosystems in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of the Hindu Kush Himalayas for sustained flow of ecosystem services, Poster presented at IUFRO Conference in 2014
Online Videos
1. Across Mahakali
2. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative
3. Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative
Media Coverage – Kailash
For Mountain Forestry Symposium: Total Press coverage is 67 (23 with links, 44 without links) See http://www.icimod.org/?q=16480 (lists media coverage with links only) Invited regional media representatives from Bhutan (2); India (3); Nepal (2); good networking with local media in close collaboration with FRI.
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Forest Minister claims Kailash can bring India, China, Nepal together. (2015, January 20). The Pioneer. India. Retrieved from http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/forest-minister-claims-kailash-can-bring-india-china-nepal-together.html
Kotru, R. (2015, March 21). System of abundance both climatic and social and economic changes are adding stress on forest ecosystems in Hindu Kush Himalayas”. Republica Daily. Nepal. Retrieved from http://new.myrepublica.com/opinion/item/17601-system-of-abundance.html
Miya, A. (2015, April 22). s”nf; If ]qnfO{ ljZj ;Dkbfdf /fv\g cWoog. Kantipur. Nepal. Retrieved from http://www.ekantipur.com/np/2072/1/9/full-story/407728.html
Across Mahakali river : Transboundary collaborative programme (ICIMOD). (2015). Rivers Network. Retrieved from http://www.riversnetwork.org/rbo/index.php/river-blogs/central-asia/item/4691-across-mahakali-river-transboundary-collaborative-programme-icimod
Katwal, A. (n.d.). Sustainable management and Cordyceps trade. Business Bhutan.
Pokhrel, N. (n.d.-a). Regional policy to guide management of Cordyceps. Kuensel.
Pokhrel, N. (n.d.-b). Sustaining Cordyceps collection in the Himalayan range. Kunsel. Retrieved from http://www.kuenselonline.com/sustaining-cordycep-collection-in-the-himalayan-range/
Pradhan, N. (n.d.). Groundwater: It’s not a source, it’s a resource. India Water Portal.
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