THE LAND OF SNOW LEOPARD shares the voices of local stewards working on the front lines of snow leopard protection today
From cultural preservation to ecological conservation, these are the local organizations working together to answer the call
For indigenous communities living across the 12 Asian countries where the snow leopard is home, this sacred animal is both an enduring symbol of their national and cultural heritage, and an indicator of the health and sustainability of Asia’s high mountain ecosystems. And its future survival depends not just on warding off threats like poaching and loss of habitat: its survival also depends upon the enduring respect and value that traditional communities uphold for this totem animal.
Conserving the golden interweave of human-nature-culture through traditional nomadic knowledge for the protection of nature and snow leopards.
Ensuring snow leopard survival and conserving mountain landscapes by expanding environmental awareness and sharing innovative practices through community stewardship and partnerships.
To contribute to Mongolia’s biodiversity conservation through improving a community education, and engaging community participation for conservation activities.
Rural Development Fund is a not-for- profit and nongovernmental policy and research organization established in 2003 to conduct research, develop policy recommendations, and implement activities related to rural development in Kyrgyzstan.
Public association “Kuhhoi Pomir” is registered in Administration of justice of GBAO in Khorog notarial office on 21st April 2014 based on reorganized organization “Social Foundation” (SF)“Pamir.” It functions on funds of promoters fees, donations of citizens and corporations, grants from international humanitarian organizations and countries partners with Tajikistan, from conducting charitable, entertaining, cultural, sport and other mass events, lottery and auctions, and also from own incomes received from business activity. The income received is used for activity expansion.
For the last ten years Taalim-Forum is promoting eco-education in schools and local communities of Kyrgyzstan. The work includes teachers’ trainings, workshops, summer schools, developing methodologies and interdisciplinary courses, publishing books, and organizing eco-actions.
“Earth Wisdom and Change” guides WISN’s activities in its overall mission of creating global healing for humanity and its relationship to embodied knowledge.
Producing multi-media cross platforms to support cultural empowerment and environmental consciousness.
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