Our impact

Around the HKH

Success stories

Successful interventions can change lives for the better. We hope that the stories of success we record highlight the importance of research-based project implementation in the HKH as we strive towards transformative change with and for mountain people.

Leveraging collective power through networks and platforms
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Knowledge exchange pay-offs with REDD+
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Protecting humans and wildlife
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Gender equality in tourism enterprises
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Indigenous voices
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Transboundary tourism across the Kangchenjunga landscape
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Springs of hope
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From the HKH to Africa
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Get involved

We are the voice of the HKH, and we invite you to join us in our mission. Whether you are a student or a scientist, in Nebraska or Nepal, the HKH impacts us all.

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Can large black cardamom benefit from a geographical indication tag?
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Moving capacity building online
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Enjoying homebased unique experiences in the majesty of the HKH mountains
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South–south learning in participatory forest management
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Science-based regional collaboration through the Upper Indus network 
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What ever happened to shifting cultivation?
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Yak as a landscape connector
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India’s first State REDD+ Action Plan launched
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The forces of climate change and globalization are wreaking havoc on this fragile global asset, wiping out resources, communities, and cultures that have existed for centuries. What are you doing to combat it?

Women take the lead in homestay management
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Diversification to reduce risks in large cardamom production
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A sustainable model of community-based flood early warning
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At home in the Far Eastern Himalaya
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Improving farmers’ access to information
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