The Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KLCDI), launched in 2012, is a transboundary collaboration among the Governments of Bhutan, India, and Nepal to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in the Kangchenjunga Landscape. The initiative is being facilitated and supported by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal. The collaborating partner institutions for the KLCDI are the Wildlife Conservation Division of the Department of Forest and Park Services in Bhutan; the GP Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) and the Forest Departments of West Bengal and Sikkim in India; and the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) and the Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST) of Tribhuvan University in Nepal.