European Bee-Eater Spotted For the First Time in Lahaul-Spiti District
The European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) was spotted for the first time in the Lahaul-Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, on the 21st of June 2019. Ishaan Rashpa, Project Associate, ICLEI South Asia, and Guru Rana, a wildlife enthusiast, spotted the bird in Moshali. This is the first sighting of the bird in the district. It has been […]
Himalayan Project Begins Participatory Landscape-level Mapping
Detailed field studies have begun in the Lahaul landscape, Himachal Pradesh, under the UNDP-supported SECURE Himalaya project. The aim of the exercise is to understand people’s dependence on forests for livelihood, the impact of climate change and the people’s perception of the issue of degradation and its consequences. A project team has carried out focus […]
Partner Agencies Unveil Plans at SECURE Himalaya Project Meet
The Himachal Pradesh forest department held its third state-level meeting as part of the UNDP-supported SECURE Himalaya project in Shimla on May 17, 2019. All partner agencies presented their fieldwork plans at the meeting. The expert committee highly appreciated the presentation made by ICLEI South Asia. The SECURE Himalaya project team also made its first […]
ICLEI Addresses Landscape Degradation in Himachal Pradesh
ICLEI South Asia is working on measures to address landscape degradation in the Lahaul, Pangi and Kinnaur landscapes of Himachal Pradesh, as part of the UNDP-supported SECURE Himalaya project. Detailed discussions were held with the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department to finalise the project methodology and to develop a deeper understanding of the landscape. The ICLEI […]