Title: Five year strategy document for Financial Inclusion in SECURE Himalaya project landscapes in selected districts of Sikkim
KeyWords: SECURE Himalaya, Securing livelihoods, conservation, sustainable use, restoration of high range Himalayan ecosystems
Year of Publication: 2020
ISSN No: NA
Author Name: BASIX Consulting and Technology Services Ltd
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Introduction
The high range Himalayan ecosystem in India has critical importance for the biodiversity and ecosystems of the world. It has global significance that harbours and forms an important life-support system for a large number of remote and agro-pastoral communities that depend on it. Despite its multifaceted potential, these areas are most underrated and least explored regions of the country. In terms of natural resources, the region is identified as world’s biodiversity hotspots with abundant available resources. However, poverty rate of communities who lives in and around this region is significantly higher than others in the country. The immense potential of this region, is yet to be translated into economic prosperity.
Therefore, to address the challenges, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India along with UNDP is implementing a GEF funded project: SECURE Himalaya (Securing livelihoods, conservation, sustainable use and restoration of high range Himalayan ecosystems) in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim. The project aims to support the Government of India to effectively promote sustainable land and forest management in alpine pastures and forests in high range Indian Himalayan ecosystems to secure sustainable livelihoods, community resilience and ensures conservation of globally significant biodiversity and threatened species.