The workshop was organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and hosted by Chengdu Institute of Mountain Hazard and Environment Research, CAS.

Representatives from China, India and Nepal discussed the initial steps in developing a regional cooperation framework for the Kailash Sacred Landscape, including a feasibility report, conservation strategy and environmental monitoring plan.

Representatives of the lead partners – the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research CAS, GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, India, and the Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal – described the progress in the development of a conservation strategy and environmental monitoring plan. ICIMOD presented a regional feasibility assessment that included delineation of the target landscape, a policy review, and a synthesis of feasibility assessments from each country.

25 participants representing 14 institutions discussed a draft outline for developing a "Regional Cooperation Framework (RCF) Agreement".

During the workshop, participants visited the biodiversity and cultural conservation initiatives in the Juizhaigou National Park. This park located at the edge of the eastern Tibetan Plateau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where ecotourism is strongly linked with conservation.

The Kailash Landscape covers the area linked culturally and geographically to the sacred mountain, which is also known as Kang Rinpoche, Gangrenboqi Feng, and Kailasa Parvata. The KSLCI programme focuses on developing a transboundary regional cooperation framework for conservation and sustainable development. The first regional workshop on the Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative was held at Almora, Uttarakhand, India in April 2010. The third regional workshop will be held from 16-18 December 2010 in Kathmandu, Nepal.