Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Plant Biodiversity Inventory, Identification of Hotspots and Conservation Strategies for Threatened Species and Habitats in Kanchenjunga-Singalila Ridge, Eastern Nepal

Grantee Name: Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal

Hotspot: Himalaya
Location: Nepal
Amount: $35,000
Dates: Mar 2007 – Sep 2008
Keywords: Habitat conservation and management, Species Conservation

Identify important plant areas in the Kanchenjunga-Singalila Ridge of Eastern Nepal using endemic and globally threatened species of plants and their habitats and develop strategies to conserve these sites through scientific and participatory community-based approaches.

Strategic Direction :

2 Secure the conservation of priority site outcomes (key biodiversity areas) in the eastern Himalayas with a particular emphasis on the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex, Kangchenjunga-Singalila Complex, and North Ban