Important Resources

 

Suggested packing lists.

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Wellness treks

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Wellness retreats

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Relevant local rules and regulations for maintaining a responsible footprint in Gilgit-Baltistan.

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• Mountaineering Rules & Regulations, Gilgit-Baltistan Council.

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• Trekking Rules & Regulations, Gilgit-Baltistan Council.

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• Pakistan Mountaineering - Rules and Regulations, Alpine Club of Pakistan.

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• Approved Porter Wages 2016, Gilgit-Baltistan Council Secretariat.

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• Rules for visitors, Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP).

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• Procedure and Rates for Trekking and Climbing permits, Gilgit-Baltistan Council.

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• Entry Fees, Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP).

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• Campsite Fees, Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP).

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• Information booklet on Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP).

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• Rescue information and emergency contacts, Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP).

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International resources

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• International Porter Protection Group (IPPG) "Trekking Ethics: the 5 Guidelines".

 

• UNEP "Tourism and Mountains - A Practical Guide to Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Mountain Tours". 2007.

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• Agenda 21 - Chapter 13 "Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development". Adopted at the Rio Earth Summit/United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. 

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• UIAA Environmental Objectives and Guidelines (outline of the main environmental issues concerning mountaineers).

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• UIAA Mountain Ethics Declaration 2009.

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• ICUN Issue Brief November 2015 "WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE".

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• An analysis of the legal situation of glaciers, ELC and the IUCN Commission of Environmental Law.

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• Pakistan's Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) Assessment.