The Project aims to contribute to biodiversity conservation and improvement of ecosystem services in forest area for sustainable socio-economic development in HP, with main focus on specific ecosystem services.

The duration of the Project is 10 years, from March 2018 to March 2028 in consideration of capabilities of stakeholders and time required to conduct activities in sustainable manners. The project activities will be implemented in selected forest Ranges in project target Districts. There is no overlap at Forest Range level with other on-going external aided projects. The Project will be divided into three phases; Preparatory Phase, Implementation Phase, and Phase-Out.