What Is HIMCON?

Himalaya Consortium for Himalayan Conservation (HIMCON)
Community based grass roots

The HIMCON team work with Himalayan village communities, women and youth programs & constructive action programs. Support by several organizations, communities, activists and volunteers. In the effort for protection and conservation of Himalayan ecology and environment, while taking up activities and action research programs.

News

Banj Oak Uses

October 24, 2025Haley Heathwaite

Written By: David Cranwell Requested by Tim Forde Chair HB Farm Forestry Botanical Name: Quercus Leucotrichophora, Common Name: Banj Oak, Himalayan Evergreen Oak It's your choice to plant...

Water Crisis

August 22, 2025Haley Heathwaite

November 14, 2015 by David Cranwell Almora in Uttranchal is facing an acute water crisis, which has been exacerbated by rapid, unplanned urban growth and the mismanagement of vital natural resources that...

Banj Oak Update

August 22, 2025Haley Heathwaite

February 17, 2025 by Namita Davey Banj Oak UpdateCompiled by David CranwellDOWNLOAD TO READ THE COMPLETE PAPER Quercus leucotrichophora, (also known as Banj Oak, Himalayan Oak, White Oak) has several characteristics that...

Biodiversity & Conservation Original Paper: Assessing woodpeckers

August 22, 2025Haley Heathwaite

January 20, 2022 by Namita Davey Assessing woodpeckers as indicators of bird diversity and habitat structure in managed forests Published by Tarun Menon & Ghazala ShahabuddinAbstract: Woodpeckers (family Picidae) are a specialised group...

Giant Powerhouses: Secrets of the Himalayan Oak Forests

August 22, 2025Haley Heathwaite

The banj oak forest occupies but a narrow swathe of the Western Himalayas, but it is highly valued for the variety of creatures it supports, and the multifaceted benefits it...

Adopt A Tree

August 22, 2025Haley Heathwaite

Should you wish to support the Trust by purchasing a tree/ trees but do not have the space we can coordinate the planting of them in a suitable location providing...

Disappearing Rivers

August 22, 2025Haley Heathwaite

May 15, 2016 by David Cranwell The removal of the forests in the lower Himalayas which have mostly been replaced by farming and huge plantings of orchards individually small holdings. The reduction...