In the year 2005 HWF moved its energies and expertise to the Northern Kashmir and initiated a project to conserve and sustainably manage globally significant biodiversity in Gumot National Park (GNP) in northern Kashmir. The project’s aim is to design an effective working model for a system of protected areas, community reserves, and hunting reserves. One important objective is to help transform current land use patterns from subsistence grazing to those that will provide local communities with sustainable economic benefits, e.g., through the management of forest resources to generate revenues from wildlife ecotourism.

Started: 2005
Status: Inactive