First of all, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Shri. M.L. Srivastava, IFS,ACS, PCCF-cum-HoFF Forest & Environment Department, Govt. of Sikkim for giving us an opportunity to carry out this project and for his immense guidance & support.We would like to humbly thank Shri.B.B. Gurung, Director, Environment & Soil Conservation, FED, Govt. of Sikkim for giving valuable suggestions and extending support throughout the document development process. Further, we would like to thank Smt. Urmila Thapa, Joint Director, Environment & Soil Conservation, FED, Govt. of Sikkim for her thoughtful comments, suggestions and encouragement.
We would like to acknowledge and give our warmest thanks to Shri. Zigdal Lachengpa, DFO (North), Env. & Soil Conservation and Shri. Tseten W. Lachungpa, ACF (North), Env. & Soil Conservation, FED, Govt. of Sikkim for their continuous support and encouragement throughout the process. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Rajiv Gogoi, Scientist E-cum-Head of office, SRC-BSI for his guidance and inspirations.We also like to thank Shri. Norbu Sherpa, SRC-BSI for extending his support with validation of flora species. We would like to thank Dr. Bharat Kumar Pradhan, Sikkim Biodiversity Board (SBB) for guidance and providing valuable inputs. Thanks to Dr. Bijoy Chhetri, Asst. Professor, SRM University-Sikkim for extending his support during documentation process.
Last but not least, we would like to express our gratitude to Shri. Sameer Rai for inspiring and motivating team Himalayan Myriad from the beginning. Thanks to Shri. Wangchuk Lachungpa, Mr. Binod Chettri, Mr. Santosh Chettri, Mr. Karma Lachungpa and Mr. Dorjee Lachungpa for their support during field studies and community surveys. We cannot forget to thank the local community of Lachung and Yumthang valley for providing us with valuable information and their active participation during the questionnaire-based community surveys.