Kailash Sacred Landscape Initiative

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About KSLCDI

The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) is a collaborative programme being implemented across the borders of China, India, and Nepal. As such, KSLCDI transcends geographical boundaries, and has evolved through a participatory and iterative process into a transboundary initiative. It involves various local and national research and development institutions working in different capacities in various regions of the three countries.

The programme aims to achieve long-term conservation of ecosystems, habitats and biodiversity, while encouraging sustainable development, enhancing the resilience of communities in the landscape, and safeguarding cultural linkages among local populations.

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Kailash Sacred Landscape Information System

Mountain topics

Ecosystems, Mountain Livelihoods, Tourism

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Events

05 Sep 2017 - 10 Sep 2017Yalbang and Hilsa
Tapping Opportunities of Transboundary Tourism Cooperation in the Kailash Sacred Landscape Mapchgya Rural Municipality Tourism Plan, Humla, Nepal
28 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2017Dhangadi, Nepal
Access and Benefit Sharing from Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge: Mainstreaming ABS Learning from KSL Landscape at provincial level in Nepal (province number 7)
29 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal
Science-Policy Roundtable on Climate Change Adaptation
20 Apr 2017 - 23 Apr 2017The New School, New York City
An International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
13 Mar 2017 - 19 Mar 2017Bumthang, Bhutan
Training Workshop on ‘Integrated Curriculum for Strengthening Landscape Governance’
08 Nov 2016 - 10 Nov 2016ICIMOD, Kathmandu
Understanding multiscale linkages in ecosystem services assessment using ARIES platform
25 Sep 2016 - 05 Oct 2016Chitwan, Nepal
Landscape governance training of trainers (TOT)
20 Sep 2016 - 24 Sep 2016Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA), Nepal
Women entrepreneurship promotion training
16 Aug 2016 - 18 Aug 2016 ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal
Annual review and planning workshop
06 Jul 2016 - 08 Jul 2016Godavari Knowledge Park, Kathmandu
Landscape Governance Initial Planning and Preparation Workshop
25 Apr 2016 - 30 Apr 2016ICIMOD Training Centre, Godavari
Partners Training on Springshed Management
09 Dec 2015 - 10 Dec 2015Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India
Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative Regional Meeting: Vegetation Type Scheme Validation and Endorsement
03 Dec 2015 - 05 Dec 2015Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India
“Developing strategies for minimising human-wildlife conflict, control of illegal wildlife trade and developing management interphase between ASKOT Wildlife Sanctuary and Api Nampa Conservation Area”
23 Nov 2015 - 26 Nov 2015Hotel Chumbi Residency: Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Himalayan Springs Stakeholder Dialogue and Meeting Framing a Common Methodology and Approaches for Springshed Management
01 Sep 2015 - 04 Sep 2015Gokarna Forest Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal
KSLCDI Review and Planning Meeting
09 Aug 2015 - 13 Aug 2015Bhutan
Regional Workshop on ‘Tracking options for sustainable management and trade on Yarsagumba in the Kailash Landscape”
01 Sep 2014 - 04 Sep 2014Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal
KSLCDI Communication Strategy Workshop and Review and Planning Meeting
14 Jul 2014 - 18 Jul 2014Kathmandu, Nepal
Course on Gender- Integrated Planning
02 Jun 2014 - 06 Jun 2014ICIMOD Knowledge Park at Godavari
Training on hydrogeology to enhance the capacity for springwater management in mid hills of the Hindu Kush Himalayas
27 May 2014 - 30 May 2014ICIMOD Headquaters
Regional Training Workshop for Developing Pro Poor Value Chains with Country Partners from India and Nepal
21 Apr 2014 - 23 Apr 2014Dhangadhi, Nepal
KSLCDI National Orientation Workshop: Programme Awareness and Implementation Strategy
12 Apr 2014Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal
[Talk Programme] Kailash Sacred Landscape: Balancing a Unique Cultural Heritage and Fragile Ecology with Transboundary Conservation and Development
04 Apr 2014 - 05 Apr 2014Hotel Himalaya, Kupandole, Lalitpur, Nepal
National Workshop on Conservation and Management of Yarsagumba in Kailash Sacred Landscape - Nepal
03 Apr 2014 - 04 Apr 2014Chengdu, China
Workshop Responsible Tourism in Kailash Sacred Landscape – Communication Tools and Mechanisms
01 Apr 2014 - 02 Apr 2014Chengdu, China
Value Chain Development Training for KSL China Partners
24 Mar 2014 - 31 Mar 2014Chengdu, China
KSLCDI Training of Trainers for Guides and Drivers on Responsible Tourism in Mountain Environment
13 Nov 2013 - 15 Nov 2013Chengdu, China
Responsible Tour Operations in Kailash Sacred Landscape
17 Oct 2013 - 27 Oct 2013Germany
KSLCDI Mentorship Programme of country partners to Germany and neighbouring alpine countries
21 Aug 2013 - 26 Aug 2013Gokarna Forest Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal
Workshop on Impact Pathways and Annual Planning for KSLCDI
06 Aug 2013 - 19 Aug 2013China
Study Visit of Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI)’s Programme Steering Committee Members & National Coordinators in the Upstream Landscape of Tibetan Autonomous Region of China
27 Feb 2013 - 01 Mar 2013ICIMOD Headquarters
Regional Workshop on Review and Planning of Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI) for Programme-Implementation 2012-2016
26 Feb 2013ICIMOD Headquarters
First Programme Steering Committee Meeting: Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI)

Media Coverage

आनुवंशिक स्रोतसम्बन्धी तालिम सम्पन्न(01 Sep 2017, Published in Nature Khabar)
Video: Conflicts over caterpillar fungus(12 Jun 2017, Published in TheThirdpole.net, By Omair Ahmad)
Bhutan, India, and Nepal to strengthen regional cooperation through tourism in the Kangchenjunga Landscape(26 May 2017, Published in Nepal Today)
‘Native wisdom of hill folk can reduce adverse climate impact’(11 Dec 2016, Published in News Track India, By Vishal Gulati)

Publications

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Promoting Transboundary Tourism in Mapchya Rural Municipality, Humla, Kailash Sacred Landscape, ...

Management Deficits of Yarshagumba Collection

सामुदायिक प्रशिक्षण पुस्तिका: ...

Community Training Manual: Greening of the Allo Product Value Chain: ICIMOD Manual 2017

Integrating Conservation and Development in Transboundary Landscapes: Looking Back to Move ...

The Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL) Illustration - Tibetan

The Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL) Illustration - Chinese

Indigenous system of pastureland management: A case of Limi in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal

Indigenous and local knowledge of conservation and sustainable use of Himalayan Giant Nettle ...

lssue Brief - Assessing Ecosystem Services in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, July 2017

Framework for Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: ICIMOD Working Paper ...

Workshop Report - Strengthening Landscape Governance Capacities in Bhutan, UWICE-Bumthang, ...

Meet our Team

Rajan Kotru

Regional Programme Manager

Laxmi Dutt Bhatta

Coordinator KSLCDI Nepal/Sr Ecosystems Specialist

Swapnil A. Chaudhari

Program Officer

Nawraj Pradhan

Associate Coordinator, Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative

Tashi Dorji

Livelihood Specialist: Conservation and Development

Janita Gurung

Biodiversity Conservation and Management Specialist

Shaoliang Yi

Programme Coordinator

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Partners

Implementing Partners

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)People's Republic Of China Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)Government of India Ministry of Forest & Soil Conservation(MoFSC)Government of Nepal

Nodal Agencies

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research G B Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development

Department of Forests

National Partner Institutions

China

Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB)Sichuan University (SCU)Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB)

India

Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA)Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Nepal

Department of Plant Resources (DPR)Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST)

Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM)