Vision
Sustainable Ladakh Pashmina Project
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Preservation of culture
Sustainable Ladakh Pashmina project is a collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs, and conservation organizations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable, and transparent supply chain. Our mission is to build a unique identity and an inclusive local economy for sustainably produced cashmere in Ladakh.
Just 1% of the cashmere produced globally qualifies as Ladakh Pashmina. Growing Ladakh Pashmina is a way of life for the local Changpa communities who graze their goats in high-altitude pastures in India’s Eastern Ladakh region. Sharing their pastures with snow leopards and other rare and unique wildlife, the Changpa strive to maintain a balance between sustaining their livelihoods while preserving their culture and honouring the ecological sanctity of the high mountains they inhabit.
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VALUES
Sustainability
Our partner Changpa communities strive to produce cashmere sustainably. They actively engage in conserving the region’s wildlife including snow leopards, wolves and mountain ungulates.
Transparency
Our partner herder’s cooperative follows a transparent procurement process that ensures a stable and fair price for the herders. Involving herding families in end-product development provides them an additional source of income.
Quality
Quality of Ladakh Pashmina is of the finest grade with a staple length of 2-3 inch and 12–14-micron size.
Traceability
Sustainably produced Ladakh Pashmina can be traced back to the specific community that produced it.
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Bringing theory into practice
Our partner herding communities strive to earn their livelihood while sustaining traditional practices and proactively conserving wildlife on their lands. The project includes the following components:
Pasture Management
A collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs and conservation organisations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable and transparent supply chain.
Supplementing Livelihoods
A collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs and conservation organisations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable and transparent supply chain.
Mitigating livelihood risks
A collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs and conservation organisations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable and transparent supply chain.
Preventing disturbance to wildlife
A collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs and conservation organisations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable and transparent supply chain.
Vaccination and disease management
A collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs and conservation organisations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable and transparent supply chain.
Management of free ranging dog population
A collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs and conservation organisations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable and transparent supply chain.
Nature Education and Reviving Culture
A collaborative effort that brings together livestock herders, weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs and conservation organisations to create a sustainable, snow leopard friendly, equitable and transparent supply chain.
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