High-Altitude Forest Regeneration & Resilience - A First Step in Carbon Markets for Nepal
This community-led project restores high-altitude forests while building climate resilience. It revives nursery capacity lost to glacial floods, conserves native species, and integrates modern satellite tools with traditional knowledge. The effort combines biodiversity conservation, livelihood support, and ecosystem restoration for mountain communities.
Rebuild high-altitude nurseries in Sherpa communities to supply native saplings
Collect and conserve native seeds in national seed banks
Update the High-Altitude Forestry Manual with modern methods
Train local communities in nursery management and reforestation
Develop satellite- and drone-based suitability and priority maps
Create open-source training videos and knowledge products
Support climate resilience and disaster mitigation by targeting GLOF-prone areas for planting
Enable replication across the Himalaya as a scalable model
Project Metrics
Total Project Area (ha): 2,371.05
Eligible Afforestation Area (ha): 1,853.01
Total Sequestration Potential
Potential Carbon (tCO₂e): 571,849
Contact Information
To join the project, please contact: Michael Hylind (michael@sylva.earth) Pasang Sherpa (pasang.ngima2f91@gmail.com)