The Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL) project at WII, in collaboration with the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development (GBPIHED), Almora and Uttarakhand Forest Department, deals with development of trans-boundary framework for conservation and sustainable development in the India part of Greater Kailash Landscape. Under this project WII plans to collate available information on the rare and threatened plant and animal communities / individual species of flora and fauna for district Pithoragarh and develop long term monitoring protocol for these components.
The RA would be required to carry out the following specific tasks:
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Prepare a computerized database on the distribution, status, habitat and threats of endangered and threatened species of flora and fauna for KSL
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Collate information on the status of high value medicinal plants and orchids in KSL
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Compile information on the extraction and trade of Non-timber Forest Produce and trans-boundary trade on these products
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Develop long term monitoring protocol for the rare and threatened species and habitats for KSL (India part).
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