Shahid Sulaiman, founder of the Himalayan Pastoral Trust (HPT), a non-governmental organization working for the preservation of rangelands and pastoralism in the Kashmir Himalayas, has been conferred the Rangelands Restoration Award 2026 at an event “Rangeland Awards and Best Practices of Communities on Rangeland Management and Pastoralism” held under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
