Scaling conservation of Himalayan plants and fungi through sustainable trade (Himalaya)
About the project
There are major opportunities to enhance sustainability and trade of wild‑harvested forest products by scaling successful pilots in Nepal and linking them to key markets such as India and China.
The project strengthens local livelihoods, uplifts traditional knowledge, and supports national and regional approaches to sustainable biodiversity‑based trade. It benefits the Himalayan region and offers a model for other biodiversity‑rich areas.
Partners work to conserve Himalayan plants and fungi through sustainable trade, empower communities, protect fragile ecosystems, and make wild‑harvested supply chains more equitable.
Building on past successes in the Western Himalayas, the initiative expands while respecting traditional knowledge and existing guidelines.
Project information
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Focus area
1: Improve conservation, resource management and sustainable trade capacities and capabilities with particular attention to excluded groups
2: Develop pathways to improve livelihoods of harvesters from long-term, sustainable, equitable trade in wild plants and fungi
3: Deploy participatory land and species management and monitoring approaches
4: Enable sustainable Himalayan wild plant and fungi products value chains from harvest to consumers, based on traceable, certifiable trade
5: Amend policies, trade agreements, and legal frameworks along the trade chains from Nepal to consumer countries to include provisions for sustainable, traceable trade in wild plant and fungi ingredients, in line with CBD and CITES commitments
IFRO researchers
- PhD Fellow
- Professor