Session 1: Tourism as a Conservation Tool?
Module 8: Session 1 Our first Session of Module 8 will kick us off framing the issue of tourism and conservation in the setting of snow leopard habitats. Raghu and Joanna have outlined some of these ideas in this downloadable note. If you have time please do read it before ...
Snow leopard & Tibetan brown bear conservation and research
In this first webinar of 2021 we travel to the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau with a young team of researchers who are looking at snow leopard conservation from a wider perspective- and considering other large mammals. We are pleased to welcome Charlotte Hacker and Dr. Yunchuan Dai who discuss Tibetan brown bear ...
Session 2: Community Conservation & Tourism
Module 8: Session 2 In this 2nd session of Module 8 we move forward and specifically look at the 'whys' and 'hows' of engaging communities for conservation led tourism. We capture the positions of different stakeholders and how they can, or might not always, be aligned with benefits reaching the ...
Panthera Sabin snow leopard grants program announcement
Hello All, I am happy to announce that with the continued generous support of the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Panthera will be accepting letters of interest from February 15th through March 15th, for our Sabin Snow Leopard grants program. This will be our 7th year of the grant program and ...
Session 3: Risks and Opportunities
Module 8: Session 3 This 3rd session of Module 8 covers the "Risks" that tourism can pose across snow leopard landscapes, especially if not managed ethically. We then discuss the strategies we can use to 'mitigate' these risks and the roles that different stakeholders can play in mitigating this risks ...
SLN Webinar: Snow leopard & Tibetan brown bear conservation and research
We are happy to welcome you to our first SLN Webinar for 2021. In 2020 we launched the Webinar series with updates from the range and new directions in snow leopard research and conservation. In 2021 we continue to welcome organisations working on different aspects of snow leopard conservation and ...
Module 9: Using the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) for snow leopard management and monitoring
The Snow Leopard Network is delighted to partner with WCS in offering this training Module. Module 9 introduces participants to practical tools for monitoring wildlife and potential threats across snow leopard habitat. Do join us! About the module The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART), has rapidly become the global ...
Session 4: Shaping Relevant Framework(s)
Module 8: Session 4 The Module 8 journey so far has taken us to introducing Conservation Tourism concepts and the need to engage communities as a central pillar to the approach. In the last session we focussed on ecological, social and economic "risks" and ways to mitigate these. This final ...
Module 8: Environmentally and Socially responsible Tourism in Snow Leopard Landscapes
About the module Tourism across the snow leopard range is growing rapidly. It is taking different forms in different settings and if managed effectively could be an opportunity to support or strengthen conservation efforts. However, tourism also may represent a threat to these fragile landscapes. The aim of this module ...
New Article to our Bibliography
Please see details below, of a new article added to our Bibliography: Title: Ecosystem Services in a Snow Leopard Landscape: A Comparative Analysis of Two High-elevation National Parks in the Karakoram-Pamir Authors: Din, J. U., Nawaz, M. A., Norma-Rashid, Y., Ahmad, F., Hussain, K., Ali, H., Adli, D., S., H ...