Connecting the Integrated Landscape Management Dotsfor Conserving Carbon Services in Transboundary Landscapes of Hindu Kush Himalaya

摘要

In the context of Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), conservation of mountain ecosystem has been a key priority due to several drivers of change leading to degradation REDD* has been complementing the concepts and approaches towards conservation. A decade oftesting REDD+ in Nepal has been a rewarding experience and it is realized that a long-term and holistic approach to spatial planning and analysis is needed for the success of REDD+. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks collectively known as REDD+ at scale in Hindu Kush Himalaya countries may be part of the solution. If well designed and implemented, it can decrease emissions of greenhouse gases and provide considerable benefits at landscape level. ICIMOD's transboundary landscapes have included selective activities that could be part ofREDD+. However, a scoping study conducted in Kailash Sacred Landscape, India to assess the potential and avenues of intervention for REDD* to deliver at a landscape scale provided insights into long term needs of embedding REDD+ at national and sub-national levels. Apart from scoping study, overall analysis was done for other transboundary landscapes to reach to a set of future avenues of work. REDD+ is not only a financing mechanism but also provides non-carbon benefits, as a broader mission to incorporate and enhance biodiversity conservation, improve the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities and better forest governance. Landscape approach in transboundary mode offers scale, stakeholdership, sustenance of ecosystem services and finally standard frameworks that can take REDD+ in HKH forward.