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Regional cooperation on yak conservation benefits forged through events and networks in the Kanchenjunga Landscape
Yak are an important landscape connector and yak conservation provides an important shared regional interest with clear transboundary needs and regional cooperation benefits.
The transboundary movement of yak across four of our HKH transboundary landscapes is an ageold practice essential for grazing, breeding, and vitality. It brings together communities across the highlands in cultural and economic arenas. Yak are intrinsic to life in the shared landscapes, but their vitality and viability as a mountain livelihood option is eroding.
To revitalize this option and collectively address challenges, we helped establish local yak networks in Bhutan, Nepal, and North Sikkim district in India. The goal is to connect these networks to form an HKH yak network. We also support annual yak festivals in Nepal and Bhutan to connect yakherding communities and other stakeholders for knowledge exchange on herding practices and challenges, technological solutions, value chain development, and trade opportunities. These festivals have been mainstreamed into local and national plans to ensure sustainability.
Chapter 6
In 2021, we published three books based on the work across three different initiatives.
We collaborated with UN Women and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to co-produce
Based on long-term commitments through a joint action research project we undertook with the Dhankuta Municipality ...
Homestay tourism under way around Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve
Kickstarting environment-friendly rural revitalization in Yunnan, China
Women traders from four HKH transboundary landscapes face unique challenges that require unique approaches
Nepal’s experiences with community forestry could help Myanmar address deforestation and forest degradation
Bhutan gifts breeding bulls to India and Nepal to enhance yak productivity in the Kangchenjunga Landscape