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"In the heart of one of the most biodiverse landscapes in the world, red pandas
roam the cloud forests of the Himalayas. Despite this region's ecological
importance, these forests have faced the repercussions of deforestation and
overgrazing, leading to a fractured landscape that puts red pandas in danger of
extinction.
Without protected, healthy forests to thrive, we may lose this unique and
important species to maintaining global biodiversity. Today, there are only
between 2,500 and 10,000 red pandas remaining in the wild.
Fortunately, Red Panda Network (RPN) protects wild red pandas and their habitat
with a proven community-based approach, successfully improving red panda
populations in our project areas! RPN isn’t doing this work alone; red panda
conservation requires a collaborative, holistic effort that includes many
stakeholders across the community, including local governments.
This August, RPN teamed up with the Ilam Municipality, Deep Jyoti Youth Club,
Division Forest Office (DFO) Ilam, and Rainforest Trust to declare the
Puwamajhuwa Community Red Panda Conservation Area – the country's first
official red panda protected area! This collaboration is significant progress
towards a thriving and sustainable red panda population in Nepal.
“Today, we are declaring an area within Ilam Municipality as a red panda
conservation area. The red panda is one of the endangered and most beautiful
wildlife species in the world. In the context of Nepal, the declaration of this
area can be a significant milestone for promoting tourism in the future.” said
Mr. Kedar Thapa, mayor of Ilam Municipality on the declaration day on 8th
August 2024."
Via Christoph S, who wrote "this is great!"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
