The overall objective of the consultation was to provide a common platform for the fi ve participating regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH), namely, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Myanmar, to enable them to share their respective experiences and efforts in biodiversity conservation and management based on the landscape approach. The specifi c objectives were: • to present the lessons learnt from various landscape approaches piloted in the HKH and to identify the appropriate steps for developing the Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape (BSL); • to share country-level efforts for the management of biodiversity in the BSL; and • to provide an opportunity for government offi cials, technical institutes, and individuals involved in conservation and management of biodiversity, from China, India, and Myanmar to interact and develop partnerships to further explore the opportunities for collective and sustainable conservation across the BSL.