216 GIVe BACK MONCLER GROUP 2023
eV-K2-CnR ev-K2-CnR is a private, non-profit association that promotes col- laborative development projects and scientific research activities in mountain regions. The association s activity, which is also carried out in collaboration with international organisations such as WWF (World Wide Fund for nature), UneP (United nations environment Programme), UndP (United nations development Programme) and WMO (World Meteorological Organization), ICIMOd (International Centre for Integrated Mountain development) and local organisations focuses on studying and monitoring climate changes, on safeguard- ing biodiversity and on the development of mountain populations.
United by the passion and respect for mountains, ev-K2-CnR and Moncler have collaborated since 2014 to promote environmen- tal restoration and education programmes such as Keep Karakorum Clean and Keep K2 Clean. Thanks to these initiatives, developed in collaboration with local institutions and populations, base camps are annually cleaned up from waste and restored to their natural condition. In recent years, thanks to the cooperation with the author- ities of Central Karakorum national Park (CKnP) and Gilgit-Baltistan Province (Pakistan), a waste sorting system has been set up, allow- ing, to date, the collection of approximately 60 tonnes of solid and biological waste. In 2023 these activities continued to be carried out directly by CKnP staff supported by local entities, while envi- ronmental education activities to raise awareness among the Paki- stani workers on the importance of preserving parks and glaciers and to strengthen nature protection projects in the region, were continued by ev-K2-CnR in close cooperation with the government of Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan), stakeholders and the local population.
Collaboration with the Karakorum International University, the Baltistan University and the Gilgit-Baltistan environmental Protec- tion Agency continued in 2023. In particular, the Glacier and Stu- dents project continued, with the aim of contributing to knowledge of the state of the cryosphere in Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan). The proj- ect aims to develop a programme to monitor and evaluate changes in glaciers and high-altitude lakes by creating a detailed land regis- ter. Over 400 students from Baltistan University were trained in 2023
Lastly, also the One Health initiative, a network of laboratories located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region (Pakistan) dedicated to study- ing and protecting the health of nature and animals, went ahead.
