ZURMECH PASS 3260 M AKHMAT PASS 3400 M DUKDON PASS 3810 M Community-Based Wildlife Conservation in Bartang Valley Parcham Conservancy Leads the Way to Conservaon Success The Parcham Community-Based Conservancy is named after one of the community members who lived there in the past. He was a legendary successful hunter and if there was a need for meat in the village for whatever reason, Parcham was the go-to guy. He always came back with ibex. At the same time he cared that ibex were not overhunted, but would stay and reproduce in the gorge.This Community-Based Conservancy was formed in 2008 and was the first of its kind in Tajikistan. At this time ibex were killed for food in the villages or sold in the cities. These poaching practices negatively impacted populations of both ibex and snow leopards, and only few of both species remained there. The traditional hunters understood the urgent need for change; they stopped any poaching and formed the conservancy. In the result the numbers of ibex recovered within a few years. Now there are enough to feed several snow leopards. Very limited regulated hunting generates revenues for the conservation and local development activities. Additionally the conservancy benefits from the revenues from tourists.By visiting the conservancy, you will learning about one of the successful conservation projects in this part of the world. STUDY TRIP TIME ITINERARY 7:00 Depart from Khorog KYRGYZSTAN 9:00 Arrive in Khijez 9:00 - 9:30 Settling in and meeting with homestay hosts of NGO Parcham TAJIKISTAN Lake Karakul CHINA 9:30 - 10:30 Brunch time. AN Dushanbe A welcome address to all participants from NGO Parcham and village elders. Sarez lake 10:30 - 11:30 Hiking in the Ravmeddara valley protected by Khijez NGO Parcham Lake 110 km Yashilkul 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch & Entertainment in the mountains: Music, theatre and sports performances Khorog 12:30 - 16:00 Choose different activities from below Play: Badminton, Frisbee, etc UZBEKIST Rest: On Hammocks, tents, mattresses on the ground AFGHANISTAN AKHAN CORRIDOR Adventure Activities: Hike further the valley with W rangers, Climb to a nearby mountain 16:00 - 17:00 Hike back to Khijez Quick Facts 17:00 - 18:00 Free time 1 night | 2 days 18:00 - 19:30 Reception by NGO Parcham with drinks: Presentations on history of NGO Parcham 130 km from Khorog Presentation on involvement of women in conservation 70 households in the village 19:00 - 20:30 Dinner: BBQ followed by traditional music performance and dancing 2800m above sea level .