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T raditional knowledge is the backbone of Ladakh region, should be conserved and protected: CEC By Reach Ladakh Correspondent | AP Business Writer 4:53 AM CST, Monday, July 25, 2016. A one-day stakeholder workshop on Traditional Knowledge Systems was held on June 30 at Lotsava Auditorium, Culture Academy, Leh. The workshop was organized by School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi in Cooperation with Regional Research Station, ICAR-CAZRI.

The Himalaya constitutes a unique geographical and geological system and recognized as a diverse social, cultural and environmental entity globally. The Himalaya is also described as “Abode of Gods”. The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) covers about 17% of the country’s geographical area along its northern boundary and inhabited by 4% of its population. Stretching 2500 km in length from Jammu and Kashmir in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east, the region also includes 10 more states of the country viz.

The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) is the only location-specific mission among the eight missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) being anchored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. To develop a coherent database on the traditional knowledge systems (TKS) inclusive of farming and traditional health-care systems of the Himalayan region and linking it with the formal knowledge system (FKS) for community participation in climate change adaptation and mitigation is one of the key objectives of the NMSHE.