India, China and Nepal have joined hands to develop a common conservation strategy and environmental monitoring plan for the fragile Greater Mount Kailash region.
This is a first step towards developing a regional cooperation framework for this transboundary region linked to the sacred mountain, also known as Kang Rinpoche, Gangrenboqi Feng, and Kailasa Parvata, a statement from the Indian
Environment Ministry said here.
The joint conservation framework was proposed at the first regional workshop on the Kailash Sacred Landscape organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and hosted by the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED).
The Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative (KSLCI) focuses on developing a transboundary regional cooperation framework for conservation and sustainable development.
The landscape includes the southwestern portions of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and adjacent Himalayan regions in India and Nepal. It is among the most-culturally and ecologically diverse and fragile areas in the world and
has sacred significance particularly in Asia.
ICIMOD will prepare a regional landscape map, and synthesise the feasibility report, policy and enabling environment report, conservation strategy, and environmental monitoring plan, all of which will be fed into the regional cooperation framework, the statement added.