Mountain Research and Development Journal
Alpine meadow in Gnathang Valley, East Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya (~3,800 masl), with flowering herbs and cushion plants typical of high-elevation micro-endemic communities that lie outside existing transboundary conservation monitoring frameworks. Photo © Ankit Mishra

Beyond the Flagship: Why Micro-Endemic Species Demand Their Own Place in Hindu Kush Himalayan Transboundary Conservation