Snow Leopard Survival Strategy - Panthera

times the minimal wage of the offender or 2 years imprisonment.
However, similar to other range states law
enforcement especially in the field of nature protection
is low in Uzbekistan (E. Kreuzberg-Mukhina, IUCN
National Committee/Academy of Science, Uzbekistan,
in litt. to TRAFFIC, 2002).
Country Strategies and Action
Plans
Snow Leopard Action Plans or Strategies exist for
three countries at the present time. (See page 62 for a
discussion of how the SLSS can be best used to aid in Action
Planning for snow leopards in other range states).
Mongolia:
The Mongolian Snow Leopard Conservation Plan
(McCarthy 2000) was developed in 1999 after consultation
with stakeholders and in cooperation with agencies
of the Mongolian government (Ministry for Nature and
Environment, National Endangered Species Commission,
Nature Conservation Agency, and Academy of
Sciences). Although accepted and signed by all cooperators,
to be recognized as official policy by the present
government of Mongolia, the plan must be discussed and
approved at the National Endangered Species Commission
of Mongolia. ISLT and WWF-Mongolia are working
to elevate the Plan within the appropriate government
organizations.
Pakistan:
Government agencies, conservation NGOs, and other
stakeholders met in spring 2001 to develop a Strategic
Plan for the Conservation of Snow Leopards in Pakistan.
The planning process was led by WWF- Pakistan. The
Strategic Plan has been distributed to relevant stakeholders
and is already serving as a guiding tool for agencies
and organizations participating in the conservation of
snow leopards. The objectives of the plan include; providing
information on major conservation issues of snow
leopard in Pakistan, providing guidelines on resolving
controversial issues in relation to the conservation of
snow leopard, providing a strategic framework for the
collection and use of information in the conservation of
snow leopard on long term basis, and providing a basis
for close collaboration between range-states in the conservation
of snow leopard. The Plan has been approved
at various levels of government and is now awaiting final
ratification by the National Council for Conservation of
Wildlife, at which point it will become official policy of
the government of Pakistan. This action is expected before
the end of 2003.
Russia:
A Strategy for Conservation of the Snow Leopards
in the Russian Federation has recently been developed
by a working group comprised of representatives of the
Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation,
representatives of state and environmental authorities of
the republics Altai, Khakasia, Tyva, Krasnoyarsk region,
Commission on Large Carnivores of the Theriological
Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences and WWF
Russia. The strategy has been approved by the Conservation
of Biodiversity Section of the Scientific Technical
Council of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the
Russian Federation. The Strategy was approved by the
Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation
in December 2001. A more specific Action Plan will follow.
Nepal:
A Snow Leopard Conservation Action Plan has been
drafted for Nepal for the Department of National Parks
and Wildlife Conservation – Ministry of Forests and Soil
Conservation of His Majesty’s Government of Nepal in
collaboration with WWF Nepal Program and King Mahendra
Trust for Nature Conservation. The conservation
action plan was developed based on a synthesis of literature,
on-going monitoring activities, information through
field reports, and consultation with local stakeholders,
particularly those concerned with livestock development
and conservation of the snow leopard in Nepal. The goal
of the action plan is to continue Nepal’s credible effort to
maintain viable populations of the snow leopard, minimize
habitat fragmentation, resolve conflict with resident
communities and thus maintain ecosystem integrity of
the Nepal Himalaya.
The Snow Leopard Conservation Action Plan for
Nepal has been submitted to His Majesty’s Government
of Nepal and is currently awaiting further directives for
its endorsement.
Copies of the Mongolia, Pakistan and Russia plans
can be found on the SLSS website or requested from
ISLT.
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