The open-access biodiversity data platforms like GBIF and HKHBIF are transforming conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, supporting global biodiversity goals – KMGBF and the SDGs.
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The open-access biodiversity data platforms like GBIF and HKHBIF are transforming conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, supporting global biodiversity goals – KMGBF and the SDGs.
Community Conserved Areas (CCAs) in Nagaland hold significant potential as Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), fostering biodiversity protection through indigenous stewardship, traditional knowledge, and sustainable practices while supporting local livelihoods and strengthening decentralized conservation governance in ecologically sensitive landscapes.
This is the second of a three-part blog series called Going Beyond GDP for Bhutan. This part highlights the collaboration between Bhutan’s Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) and ICIMOD to develop guidelines for Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) for Protected Areas (PAs), using Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) as a case study. The work is supported by ICIMOD’s Himalayan Resilience Enabling Programme (HI-REAP) funded by the United Kingdom International Development.