This is the final report for the WWF Conservation and Adaptation in Asia’s High Mountain Landscapes and Communities Project, commonly referred to as the WWF Asia High Mountains Project or AHM Project, which was active from October 1, 2012 to November 30, 2017. The report summarizes the AHM Project’s achievements with respect to snow leopard research, climate change research, community conservation, and climate adaptation actions for improved management of water, natural resources, ecosystems and livelihood activities in snow leopard range areas. The report also provides an overview of AHM Project support for the 12-nation inter-governmental Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program. (126 Page Final Project Report)

The November 2016 Asia High Mountains Project Newsletter with stories on International Snow Leopard Day events in India, the Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, and New York City. Also includes a story on the results of Bhutan’s first ever snow leopard camera trap survey in Wangchuk Centennial National Park. (4 page Newsletter)

An 8-part advice document addendum to the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program landscape management planning guidelines prepared by WWF and Snow Leopard Trust. Contains sections on: 1. Strategic Management Planning in Snow Leopard Landscapes; 2. Participation in Conservation; 3. Stakeholder Analysis in Snow Leopard Landscape Management Planning; 4. Integrated Management and Governance of GSLEP Landscapes; 5. Best Practices in Snow Leopard Conservation; 6. Incorporating Climate Change in Snow Leopard Landscape Management Planning; 7. Mapping to Support Snow Leopard Landscapes Management Planning; and 8. Green, Resilient Economic Development in Snow Leopard Landscape Management. (121 page Conservation Planning Guideline Addendum)

An overview of Asia High Mountains Project snow leopard conservation field activity highlights from Bhutan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, and Pakistan as well as highlights of range-wide AHM activities. (14 page Brochure)

A climate vulnerability assessment for the Asia High Mountains Project region of North Sikkim, India. The vulnerability assessment focuses on the upper catchments of the Teesta River basin around the villages of Lachen and Lachung, which are the gateway communities to snow leopard habitat in this region. This assessment identifies drivers of vulnerability, prioritizes the most vulnerable systems for action, and proposes initial actions to reduce their vulnerability or enhance their resilience to the impacts of climate change. (62 page Technical Report)

A quick look at the integrated climate-smart approach and achievements of WWF’s Conservation and Adaptation in Asia’s High Mountain Landscapes and Communities (AHM) Project funded by USAID. (2 page Brochure)

A quick look at the Government of Nepal’s climate-smart snow leopard landscape management plan for Nepal’s Eastern Himalaya Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program priority landscape.  This is the first landscape management plan to be launched under the GSLEP Program and a major milestone in achieving the GSLEP goal of securing 20 snow leopard landscapes by 2020. This plan will also be used as a model for replication by other snow leopard range states. (2 page Brochure)

An overview of WWF Asia High Mountains Project support for the 12-nation Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program from 2012-2017. This program was launched with the 2013 Bishkek Declaration on Snow Leopard Conservation and has the goal of securing 20 snow leopard landscapes by 2020. WWF support has included both logistical support for holding GSLEP events and technical support for preparing climate-smart snow leopard landscape management plans. (4 page Brochure)

An overview of highlights from WWF Asia High Mountains Project climate adaptation field activities in Bhutan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, and Pakistan. Also includes highlights of WWF’s range-wide climate and hydrological modelling work for snow leopard habitat. (14 page Brochure)

A quick look at WWF sustainable livelihood activities funded by USAID in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area of Nepal under both the Asia High Mountains and Sacred Himalaya Landscape Projects. These activities included introduction of improved irrigation, greenhouse agriculture, improved pasture management, and improved cook stoves to this poor region. (2 page Brochure)

A report summarizing findings of future climate projection modelling for WWF Asia High Mountains Project field sites in Bhutan, India, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal and Pakistan. Findings of this work have been used to develop future climate scenarios for these areas that are guiding development of climate adaptation strategies at each site. (38 page Technical Report)

The Government of Nepal’s climate-smart snow leopard landscape management plan for its Eastern Himalaya Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) priority landscape. Produced with technical assistance from the USAID-funded WWF Asia High Mountains Project, this plan covers Nepal’s Himalayan region from Langtang National Park north of Kathmandu to the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area in the northeast corner of the country and includes both Sagarmatha and Makalu Barun National Parks. (78 page Conservation Management Plan)

With support from the USAID-funded WWF Asia High Mountains Project, UWICER organized Bhutan’s second National Water Symposium in May 2017. This symposium brought together water resources professionals and agencies to take stock of current water resource knowledge in Bhutan and to identify priority areas for future research and cooperation on water resource management. This publication contains summaries of presentations given at the symposium. (43 page Symposium Proceedings)

The International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum Science Symposium and Exposition was held at the Hyatt Regency and Jannat Regency Hotels in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic from August 23-24, 2017. The symposium featured expert presentations on current topics in snow leopard research and conservation.  This publication contains abstracts of presentations given at the symposium. (53 page Symposium Proceedings)

The February 2017 Asia High Mountains Project Newsletter with stories on the Second Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program Steering Committee Meeting and release of the new TRAFFIC snow leopard crime report titled An Ounce of Prevention. (4 page Newsletter)  

Snow Leopard poaching and trafficking is revisited 13 years after TRAFFIC's 2003 report on this subject, Fading Footprints: The Killing and Trade of Snow Leopards. This report summarizes range-wide research on snow leopard crime covering the period from 2003-2016 and addresses major information gaps concerning the linkage between retaliatory killing for livestock depredation and the commercial trade in snow leopard parts. (55 page Technical Report)

An overview of WWF Asia High Mountains Project snow leopard research, community conservation, climate adaptation, and livelihood work at project sites in Bhutan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, and Pakistan. Also includes a brief overview of WWF support for the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program. (18 page Brochure)

A report on findings of the WWF Asia High Mountains Project-supported 2012-2014 snow leopard camera trap survey of Wangchuck Centennial National Park in Bhutan. This was the first systematic snow leopard survey in WCNP and provides the first estimates of snow leopard population size, density, and distribution in Bhutan’s largest protected area. (35 page Technical Report)

A look at the Sarychat-Ertash State Reserve in the Central Tian Shan Region of the Kyrgyz Republic. This nature reserve is one of Central Asia’s most important snow leopard and argali sites but is under severe threat from climate change impacts. This article examines how the WWF Asia High Mountains Project is working with local communities to protect this important reserve and also help local residents adapt to climate change impacts on these mountains.  The article originally appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of WWF’s World Wildlife magazine. (10 page Magazine Article)

The July 2016 Asia High Mountains Project Newsletter with stories on the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program landscape management planning training workshop as well as news about field activities from AHM Project sites in Bhutan, India, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal and Pakistan. (4 page Newsletter) 

The January 2016 Asia High Mountains Project Newsletter with stories on the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program side event at the UNFCCC CoP21 Paris climate talks and other activities in AHM Project countries. (4 page Newsletter) 

Snow leopards might be resilient to many of the direct impacts of climate change, but face increasing pressure as humans and livestock shift their activities to higher elevations. Explore this and other traits which make snow leopards vulnerable to climate change, as well as recommended climate-adaptive management strategies for snow leopard range areas. (3 page Brochure)

This report from WWF, funded by USAID, outlines how communities and ecosystems in snow leopard range areas of Asia’s high mountains are vulnerable to climate change impacts such as increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather to shifts in rainfall seasonality and increasing rates of glacial melt. Based on the latest science, the report summarizes existing adaptation efforts and provides recommendations for the future action. (104 page Technical Report)

A series of maps and analysis from WWF, funded by USAID, that explore the links between climate change, snow leopard habitat, and water provision across the 12 snow leopard range countries in Asia.  The map book provides new insight into how snow leopard range, which forms the headwaters of 20 major river basins, benefits downstream settlements, and how water provision is now threatened by climate change. (91 page Technical Report)