Projects

Organized by maturity,
not ambition.

Not every idea is at the same stage. We label each project honestly — from early concept to pilot-ready — so partners and investors can see exactly where things stand.

Maturity Legend

How we stage our work.

Concept

An idea with a clear rationale, not yet developed.

Research & development

Active investigation, design, and planning.

Proposed pilot

Defined pilot awaiting resources or partners.

Pilot-ready

Scoped and ready to begin once conditions are met.

Implementation development

Moving toward on-the-ground implementation.

Future platform

Long-term capability, dependent on earlier stages.

Current projects.

Proposed pilot

Himalayan Natural Products — Solukhumbu Pilot

Opportunity
High-value medicinal plants (Berberis, Swertia chirayita) leave Nepal with little local value added.
Rationale
Authentication, extraction, and characterization at origin retain scientific and economic value.
Current stage
Pilot design; site and priority species identified in Tingla, Solukhumbu.
Proposed activities
Baseline assessment, research-scale extraction trials, analytical characterization.
Intended outputs
Authenticated samples, characterization data, a community implementation plan.
Partners needed
Analytical labs, research institutions, development finance.
Proposed pilot

Circular Mountain Biomass

Opportunity
Pine needles, invasive Banmara, agricultural residues, and processing waste are underused and can degrade land.
Rationale
Converting biomass into biochar, compost, and soil amendments builds circular local value.
Current stage
Proposed pilot; feedstocks identified, conversion pathways under assessment.
Proposed activities
Small-scale biochar and compost trials; soil-response testing.
Intended outputs
Trial data on feedstocks, outputs, and soil effects.
Partners needed
Biomass / pyrolysis technology, agronomy, community growers.
Research & development

Botanical & Genomic Authentication

Opportunity
Himalayan medicinal species are widely adulterated in trade; authentication is a documented scientific challenge.
Rationale
Reliable authentication underpins every downstream use and market.
Current stage
Method planning; building toward molecular verification capability.
Proposed activities
Reference material development; macro/micro/chemical and future DNA methods.
Intended outputs
Authentication protocols and a reference evidence base.
Partners needed
Genomics labs, universities, herbarium collaborators.
Future platform

Nature & Natural-Capital Measurement

Opportunity
Ecological restoration could, in future, connect to climate and nature finance.
Rationale
Measurement and verification are prerequisites for any credible finance pathway.
Current stage
Future platform; conceptual, dependent on earlier stages.
Proposed activities
Explore measurement, monitoring, and verification approaches.
Intended outputs
A feasibility view of measurement and potential finance pathways.
Partners needed
MRV specialists, nature-finance and natural-capital organizations.
No project listed here is in commercial operation. Statuses reflect genuine current stages. SHIBH has not generated carbon or biodiversity credits and does not issue them.