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Preserving Biodiversity In Kanchenjunga Area
By KTM Metro Reporter
August 20, 2012: in a press statement released today, the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) stated that the meeting held at Gangtok in Sikkim State of India from 16 to 18 August 2012 among the senior officials and experts of Bhutan, India, and Nepal developed a road map to preserve the biodiversity in the Kangchenjunga Landscape, writes THT ONLINE.
ICIMOD supported by multi-donors is an agency set up for studying and developing the strategy for preserving the biodiversity and ecology of the Himalayan region. Its office is located in Nepal.
Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim of India share one of the most beautiful mountains: Kangchenjunga.
“The challenges of biodiversity conservation and management in the landscape can only be addressed if all three countries cooperate at various levels from local to bilateral to regional”, said Mr Bhim Prasad Dhungel, Minister for Tourism, Forests, Environment, and Wildlife Management of the Government of Sikkim, India.
“People in the mountains have to be compensated for their conservation efforts", emphasized Dasho Sherub Gyaltshen, Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan.
Director General of the Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation of Government of Nepal Krishna Acharya pointed out that the landscape program must also jointly address the conflict between the wildlife and the people.
“We are very satisfied with the progress made at this consultation”, said Dr Eklabya Sharma, Director of Program Operations at ICIMOD. “All three countries have given their full commitment to the preparatory phase of the Kangchenjunga landscape initiative”. (Source: THT ONLINE)
