Guest guest Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 http://www.conservation.in/publication.php?type=Collaborative+Report & title=167 On 20 January 2009, the Government of India announced a new and ambitious conservation programme called Project Snow Leopard. This exciting development represents a major up-scaling of our research and community-based conservation efforts in the higher Himalaya. The launch of Project Snow Leopard came after five years of work by NCF/Snow Leopard Trust scientists Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar and Dr. Charudutt Mishra with the Central Government and the five Himalayan State Governments. Project Snow Leopard encourages a landscape approach to wildlife conservation in the Himalayan high altitudes, and is founded on the twin principles of robust science and strong community involvement in conservation. GOAL: To safeguard and conserve India’s unique natural heritage of high altitude wildlife populations and their habitats by promoting conservation through participatory policies and actions. DRAFTED BY: Project Snow Leopard Committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, (vide Notification No. F.No., 15-5/2006 WL I, Dated 31 July 2006) (Annexure 1). LOCATION: All biologically important landscapes in the Himalayan high altitudes in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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