Ecosystem service dependence in livestock and crop-based production systems in Asia’s high mountains.
Our first ever paper discussion was held on 22 June, 2020 with Dr. Ranjini Murali. Ranjini discussed how local communities are integral partners in snow leopard conservation. This research points to ways that ecosystem service based approaches can be applied for snow leopard conservation. For example, we can work with local communities, identify and strengthen management practices that prevent overharvest of provisioning services. Or, we could develop market-based mechanisms that ensure investments back into snow leopard landscapes, since ecosystem services heavily subside the outputs like cashmere, from these landscapes.
We wish to thank Ranjini for taking the time to do this and also wish to thank our participants for joining this discussion. We hope to have more such interactive sessions in the future.