The Celestial Earth’s presence at the prestigious Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Our Ecosystem Services Valuation work on Ladakh got selected and displayed by Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in their 8th Conference of Parties as well as Stakeholder Days Events.

The Study was undertaken for the BDES valuation of The Changtang Region of the Tibetan Plateau situated in the Indian Trans Himalayan area of Ladakh, India. In spite of a severe and extreme dry climate, it has a very rich biodiversity & a strong cultural heritage.

The study used IPBES methodology with NCP approach including  the natural capital accounting (NCA), principle of Inclusive Wealth( IW) along with the traditional Travel Cost method to capture the overall valuation of the ecosystem of this region. The study with the ecosystem and biodiversity valuation plus  NCP approach not only estimated the economic value of the different Ecosystem Services but captures the values of age old traditional knowledge & culture of the nomads and other indigenous tribes here.