Habitat suitability data for the Sambar deer

The Hindu Kush Himalayan region (HKH) is an important biodiversity hotspot with more than 488 protected areas covering 39% of the region's geographical coverage. A majority of the protected areas are small and isolated and are not large enough to address conservation challenges. Only about 20% of the protected areas are transboundary in nature. There is limited data available on habitat suitability for conservation planning and landscape management in the Far Eastern Himalayan Landscape. A study carried out under the Landscape Initiative for Far Eastern Himalayas (HI-LIFE) Initiative at ICIMOD, estimates habitat suitability for the Sambar deer in the Far Eastern Himalayas using remote sensing and geographic information system tools, and available secondary information.

兴都库什-喜马拉雅（Hindu Kush Himalayan, HKH）区域是重要的生物多样性热点地区，拥有488余个保护区，覆盖该区域39%的地理范围。绝大多数保护区规模狭小且分布孤立，面积不足以应对各类保护挑战；仅约20%的保护区为跨界保护区。在远东喜马拉雅景观区内，用于保护规划与景观管理的栖息地适宜性数据较为匮乏。国际山地综合发展中心（International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD）依托远东喜马拉雅景观倡议（Landscape Initiative for Far Eastern Himalayas, HI-LIFE）开展的一项研究，借助遥感（Remote Sensing）与地理信息系统（Geographic Information System）工具及现有二手数据，对远东喜马拉雅地区的水鹿（Sambar deer）栖息地适宜性进行了评估。