The Himalayan Habre Center (or Habre Center) is a hub for educational and skill-building workshops where local people can learn sustainable energy use and construction, organic farming, handicraft production, sustainable herding, bio-briquette production, nature guide and ecotrek leadership and homestay management.
Construction began in 2019, and the Habre Center opened on Earth Day 2023! As with all RPN initiatives, our goal is for the Center to eventually be self-sustaining and locally operated. The Habre Center will be a conservation and education center. It will improve living standards and increase the annual income of at least 2,000 local families.
Red panda mural in the Habre Center. © RPN/Hari B. Dangol
Celebrate Carolyn and red panda Carson's birthdays by starting a fundraiser and making a
donation! Your gift will support solar panels and solar-powered lights for the Himalayan Habre Center that opened on Earth Day 2023.
Join the Panda Party to help us create a better future for people and pandas today!
Learn more:
The Himalayan Habre Center: A Better Future for People and Red Pandas
Press Release: A Center for Red Panda Conservation and Sustainable Living Opens on Earth Day
Nordens Ark Is Making Dreams of Red Panda Conservation Come True
The Road to Deurali: Building a Future for People and Red Pandas
Thank you Nordens Ark and Svenska Postkodlotteriet who are collectively contributing $377,000 over three years to construct the CCSL and prepare the facility for long-term impact.
