For maintaining the cultural and environmental integrity of the Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL) area and to develop a knowledge base, a regional trans-boundary conservation and development program has been initiated. This long term joint venture, namely “Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI)” has been launched by International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu in partnership with three regional countries i.e. China, India and Nepal. The three broad objectives of this initiative are to enhance cooperation among the regional member countries; to increase collection of climate change data in the KSL; and recognize & strengthen local capacity for community based participation in conservation and sustainable development