Disasters
The people are lacking of following basic necessities
- Landslides
- Earthquakes
- Snow and avalanches
- Attacks by insects and parasites
- Deforestation, lopping of trees, timber extraction
- Livestock grazing and grass cutting, resulting in habitat destruction
- Hunting and poaching
- Mineral extraction
A secondary reason for ECHO's creation is the conservation of the Southern Himalayan threatened and endangered species and their habitat in collaboration with local communities.