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Allen, P.M.; Macray, D.
Snow leopard enterprises description and summarized business plan
2002 Conference Proceeding
Snow Leopard conservation is the goal of Snow Leopard Enterprises, initiated 1998 by the international Snow Leopard Trust: this is achieved by helping herders to balance their economic needs with respect for the environment. Snow Leopard Enterprises offers herders an opportunity to increase household cash income in return for a commitment to snow leopard conservation. Such herders live in remote settings, far from markets where they might sell their livestock products. The price of raw wool, if sold to passing traders, is less than $ 0.30 per kilogram. The same quantity of wool will yield handcrafted products that sell to Snow Leopard Enterprises for nearly $ 10. This value added provides herders with a powerful incentive to comply with conservation conditions. Because the program is based on sound business principles, it is sustainable and will have a long lasting social and environmental impact.
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