Getting Climate-smart with the Snow Leopard in Central Asia - Brief for the Vanishing Treasures Programme

This brief examines the impacts of climate change on snow leopard conservation in Central Asia, with a focus on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It outlines direct effects on snow leopards, indirect effects through ecosystems, prey species and human activities, and the resulting implications for conservation. The brief also presents potential policy and conservation responses developed through local and national consultations under the Vanishing Treasures programme.