Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative
What we want F S F H K GCH G L DSC P The Kangchenjunga Landscape is better conserved and managed to sustain ecosystem goods and services that will in turn improve livelihoods Globally Recognized Sites and enhance ecological integrity, economic development, and sociocultural resilience to environmental changes World Heritage Site: Ramsar Site: Khangchendzonga National Park, Mai Pokhari, Sikkim, India Illam, Nepal How we will contribute Protected Areas Important Plant Areas Biodiversity Hotspot Livelihoods and ecosystem management will be Ecoregions Important Bird Areas improved sustainably and equitably in selected areas of the Kangchenjunga Landscape through regional cooperation Rich in Biodiversity
Guiding documents for the Kangchenjunga Highlands: snow leopard, yak Landscape Conservation and Development Flagship Mid-hills: red panda, takin Initiative (KLCDI) animals Lowlands: tiger, Asian elephant, Regional Cooperation Framework one-horned rhinoceros 20-year Conservation and Development Strategy (2016–2036) rhododendron bird species species 5-year implementation plan through adaptive management orchid endemic plant species plant species species
Principles of KLCDI Traditional Systems of Governance Respect national sovereignty of and Resource Management member countries Dzumsa system among Lachungpas and Lachenpas Adopt an iterative and participatory Kipat system among Limbus consultative approach Kiduk system among Walungpas Promote equity and inclusiveness Traditional pastureland management systems in the highlands Ensure sustainability of programme outcomes Build partnership synergies Rich Culture and Heritage Adopt an integrated ecosystem approach Promote transboundary cooperation Share knowledge for evidence-based 7.25 million High dependence decision making people Long tradition of on ecosystem Indigenous groups: cross-border exchange services Lepcha, Walungpa, Lhop and cooperation (or Doya), Mech (or Meche) Supporting conservation and sustainable development in the K NGC N NG L ND C P
OBJECTIVE 1: OBJECTIVE 3: Improve economic wellbeing of women and men, Enhance ecosystem services in the KL particularly of disadvantaged groups in the KL, by through improved community-based 1 promoting ecofriendly and productive livelihood options 3 ecosystem conservation and management
What are we doing Our work: What are we doing Our work: to achieve this? Value Chains Mount Kangchenjunga to achieve this? Areas of special concern: – Implementing activities that – Cane value chain in Doongna INDIA – Building capacity for ecosystem a) Mai Pokhari, Ramsar Site, contribute to increasing Gewog, Chhukha District, Bhutan management in areas of special Nepal concern: one Ramsar Site (Mai household income: – Ginger value chain in Tashicholing b) BC-01 (Jigme Dorji National Pokhari) and two conservation a) adding value to value chains Gewog (Sipsoo), Samtse District, Park - Jigme Khesar Strict Nature corridors in Bhutan and Nepal of select products Bhutan Reserve) Biological Corridor, NEPAL – Addressing human-wildlife Bhutan b) developing ecotourism – Cattle dairy production in con icts through improved services Ribdi-Bhareng, Sikkim, India BC-01 Corridor c) Chyangthapu-Falaicha c) diversifying livelihoods Dzongu, Sikkim ecosystem management (for Conservation Corridor, Nepal – Argeli value chain in Sidhing VDC, Chyangthapu–Falaicha wildlife) and increased coping – Ensuring gender and social Panchthar District, Nepal capacity (for humans) inclusiveness in access and Conservation Corridor Haa valley Mitigating human-wildlife con icts: – Akbarey chili value chain in – Ensuring gender and social bene t sharing of economic Chilingdin, Panchthar District, a) Bandapani, India resources inclusiveness in access, control, Nepal and bene t sharing of natural b) Bahundangi, Nepal – Managing the ecosystems that Ecotourism resources provide the resource base for Gorkhey–Ribdi, income generation – Haa valley, Bhutan – Lingdem, Dzongu, Sikkim, India Darjeeling and Sikkim BHUTAN – Gorkhey-Samanden, West Bengal, India Sidhing, Panchthar – Mai Pokhari, Ilam, Nepal – Bahundangi, Jhapa, Nepal Doongna, Chhukha Mai Pokhari, Ilam Tashicholing, Samtse OBJECTIVE 4: Improve scienti c and technical cooperation among academics, practitioners, and policy OBJECTIVE 2: makers for informed decision-making Strengthen regional cooperation among Bandapani, Jalpaiguri participating regional member countries 4 Bahundangi, Jhapa for transboundary landscape management in the KL What are we doing Our work: 2 to achieve this? – Capacity building on LTESM – Building capacity to conduct conducted long-term environmental and – Initiated long-term forest What are we doing Our work: monitoring plots in India KLCDI WORKING AREAS social-ecological monitoring (LTESM) to achieve this? – Exposure tours for more – Applying a standard framework for and Nepal – Building capacity in landscape than 100 people from the Livelihoods-related pilot site LTESM to establish long-term – Developed LTESM action governance landscape Ecosystem management-related pilot site 0 20 40 km environmental monitoring sites plan for Bhutan – Working to establish a regional – Training on landscape Long-term monitoring site – Building a social-ecological database governance platform to conduct dialogues Conservation corridor within the ICIMOD Regional on transboundary issues Database System for data sharing 40 8,509
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Evolution of the 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 Kangchenjunga First regional consultation on International meeting on Workshop on “A Khangchendzonga National Kangchenjunga Landscape Workshop to develop “Transect” approach First regional Second regional Third regional consultation on KLCDI begins Transboundary policy Mountain Biodiversity IPCC’s Fourth Kailash Sacred Strategic Plan for conservation of Kangchenjunga Ecoregional Cooperation for Biodiversity Vision for Park expanded to Biosphere programme initiated by regional cooperation for HKH region consultation consultation on KLCDI KLCDI in Kathmandu, Nepal implementation phase dialogue for Landscape adopted as Decision Assessment Landscape Biodiversity Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Himalaya” in Reserve (2,619.92 km ) ICIMOD framework for presented at on KLCDI in in Thimphu, Bhutan (2016–2035) sustainable tourism in VII/27 during Report identi es Conservation 2011–2020 KLCDI Conservation and Kangchenjunga Conservation Kathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu. Kangchenjunga implementation of CBD in International Sikkim, India the Kangchenjunga Relevant global and regional Seventh Conference of HKH as Initiative and Aichi Targets Development Strategy conservation and development Area established in Nepal Landscape identi ed as a Kangchenjunga Landscape, Mountain Biodiversity KLCDI Regional Landscape International Year the Parties to the data-de cit implemented adopted during Feasibility approved milestones outside of the priority conservation CBD endorsed Sikkim, India Conference, Feasibility Cooperation Framework of Mountains Convention on region in China, Tenth Conference of assessment for Kangchenjunga Landscape Boundary of Khangchendzonga landscape ve-point operational Kathmandu, Nepal assessment for 2030 Agenda for endorsed Biological Diversity India, and the Parties to the KLCDI approved National Park in Sikkim, India, guidance for Sacred Himalayan Sustainable Nepal Convention on KLCDI initiated Milestones within the Kangchenjunga extended from 850 to 1,784 km2 “ecosystem approach” Landscape – Nepal Development Biological Diversity Landscape and Kanchenjunga Strategy Plan adopted Rio+20 Conference Landscape Conservation and prepared Development Initaitive (KLCDI) UNFCCC Paris Agreement adopted Why our work matters to the future of the Partners Kanchenjunga Landscape Focal ministries: Improved management of key ecosystems for ecosystem services, and transboundary Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Government ecosystem-based management in particular, of Bhutan is essential to human wellbeing Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India Good governance of key ecosystems Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal improves overall management and sustainability of ecosystem services Lead technical institutions: Resilient communities and ecosystems Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forests adapt more easily to changes and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Greater cooperation among countries Royal Government of Bhutan in the Kangchenjunga Landscape supports G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment sustainable ecosystem management, contributing and Development, India to human wellbeing in the region and to global Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology, conservation and development targets Tribhuvan University, Nepal
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