In Jammu and Kashmir, WWF is making these efforts to save high altitude lakes:
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakh
- Scattered camping near the lake is not allowed and proper camping sites have been designated
- The Tsomoriri Conservation Trust has been established by the local community of Korzok with the help of WWF-India, with the aim of adopting sustained conservation measures for the protection of this invaluable wetland
- Various education and awareness programmes with a special focus on high altitude wetlands are being run
- Regular scientific monitoring of the wetland is being done by the field staff
- Scattered camping around the lake is not allowed. With some help from the department of Wildlife Protection, a designated camping site near the village has been identified and camping is allowed at this site only
- Community based tourism activities in the form of home stays and the Women Parachute Café have been initiated
- Avifaunal census is being carried out by the field staff in Ladakh and Rajouri
Cleaning Ladakh of trash
Wildlife Week being celebrated in a school in Ladakh
Pir Panjal Wetland Complex
- Regular surveys are being conducted to collect the baseline information on various wetlands
- Various education and awareness activities are being conducted for the nomads in the region, as well as, in local educational institutions
- Resource material about the wetlands is being prepared for various target groups
Reaching out to other stakeholders
