Advice Document Addendum to the General Guidelines for Snow Leopard Landscape Management Planning

The document outlines a comprehensive framework for snow leopard landscape management, emphasizing the integration of climate change projections, participatory stakeholder engagement, and 'green' economic development. It provides a step-by-step strategic planning process using the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation, including threat rating matrices and the development of socio-economic-ecological models. The guide details methods for stakeholder analysis to identify areas of convergence and divergence, and proposes governance structures such as landscape-level foundations and coordination committees to harmonize conservation and development. It also lists best practices for mitigating human-wildlife conflict, such as predator-proof corrals and livestock insurance, and provides technical guidance on using GIS for habitat modeling, corridor design, and mapping water provision services. Finally, it advocates for 'smart green infrastructure' to ensure that economic development, such as hydropower and roads, does not fragment critical habitats.

• The strategic planning process for snow leopard landscapes is based on the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation and involves 11 key steps, including establishing links between ecosystem services and humans, documenting current and desired states for snow leopards and prey, and filtering interventions through climate scenarios.
• Non-climate direct threats to snow leopards and prey, such as poaching and retaliatory killing, are objectively rated based on three criteria: Scope (proportion of population affected), Severity (level of damage), and Irreversibility (degree to which effects can be reversed).
• Climate-smart planning requires the development of future climate scenarios using global circulation models to manage uncertainty, which then informs the identification of likely impacts on snow leopards, prey, and human activities.
• Effective participatory conservation avoids 'Passive', 'Consultative', or 'Bought' participation, instead prioritizing 'Functional', 'Interactive', and 'Self-Mobilized' approaches where local communities have a genuine role in joint analysis and decision-making.
• Stakeholder analysis is used to identify 'convergence' (where existing projects synergize with conservation goals) and 'divergence' (where mandates conflict), allowing planners to negotiate settlements or seek alternatives to minimize negative impacts.
• To coordinate large-scale landscapes that cross administrative boundaries, the document recommends formal governance structures such as Landscape Level Foundations or Coordination Committees, supported by Memoranda of Understanding (MoU).
• Proven best practices for reducing human-wildlife conflict include the use of predator-proof corrals with wire-mesh roofs, livestock insurance schemes, and community-managed daytime shepherding.
• GIS mapping for landscape management should include layers for snow leopard habitat, movement corridors, water provision functions (such as local runoff and snowmelt), and human pressures to delineate 'Critical Wildlife Areas' and 'Multiple Use Zones'.
• The 'Secure 20 by 2020' goal defines secure landscapes as those containing at least 100 breeding age snow leopards, supporting adequate prey populations, and maintaining functional connectivity to other landscapes.
• To mitigate the impact of infrastructure development, the document suggests adopting 'Smart Green Infrastructure' (SGI) principles, which include designating 'No-Go Areas' for core habitats and using engineering solutions to maintain wildlife mobility.

APA

Morrison, J., Jayasinghe, N., Czarnecki, C., Bhatnagar, Y. V., Bartlett, R., & Forrest, J. (2017). Advice Document Addendum to the General Guidelines for Snow Leopard Landscape Management Planning. WWF International. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/566/87vvzv5peh_GSLEP_Landscape_Mangement_Planning_Advice_Documents_COMPILED_2017.10_NXP.pdf

Chicago

Morrison, John, Nilanga Jayasinghe, Chris Czarnecki, Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Ryan Bartlett, and Jessica Forrest. Advice Document Addendum to the General Guidelines for Snow Leopard Landscape Management Planning. WWF International, 2017. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/566/87vvzv5peh_GSLEP_Landscape_Mangement_Planning_Advice_Documents_COMPILED_2017.10_NXP.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{morrison2017advice, author = {Morrison, John and Jayasinghe, Nilanga and Czarnecki, Chris and Bhatnagar, Yash Veer and Bartlett, Ryan and Forrest, Jessica}, title = {{Advice Document Addendum to the General Guidelines for Snow Leopard Landscape Management Planning}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/566/87vvzv5peh_GSLEP_Landscape_Mangement_Planning_Advice_Documents_COMPILED_2017.10_NXP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }