New Delhi: 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 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.
PTI
