Trusted Partners
Working with world-leading organizations to protect the Karakoram.
Our Network
Partners & Collaborators
KVO's conservation success is built on strong partnerships with international, government, and local organizations.
International Organizations
World Wide Fund for Nature
United Nations Development Programme
International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Snow Leopard Trust
Snow Leopard Conservancy & Snow Leopard Foundation
United States Agency for International Development
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Safari Club International
Global Environment Facility
Government Agencies
Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, Government of Pakistan
Wildlife & Forest Department, Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad
Local Organizations
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme
Karakoram Area Development Organization
Gilgit-Baltistan Rural Support Programme
Technology Partner
uConnect Technologies
Partnership Highlights
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Technical assistance in wildlife resource assessment and conservation planning since 1995.
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
Co-founded the KVO concept; ongoing support for snow leopard conservation and biodiversity protection.
UNDP / GEF
United Nations Development Programme / Global Environment Facility
Small Grants Programme funding and Mountain Areas Conservancy Project partnership.
AKRSP
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme
Rural development support, infrastructure projects, and community capacity building.
Snow Leopard Conservancy
Snow Leopard Conservancy & Snow Leopard Foundation
Community conservation initiatives and human-wildlife conflict mitigation programs.
Safari Club International
Safari Club International
International recognition for sustainable trophy hunting and wildlife conservation.
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
Development assistance for community-based conservation programs.
GB Government
Wildlife & Forest Department, Gilgit-Baltistan
Co-management authority for Khunjrab National Park and joint enforcement operations.
KADO
Karakoram Area Development Organization
Karakoram Area Development Organization - local development partner.
PARC
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council - agri-farming and tree plantation support.