The Himalayan Alpine Dynamics Research Initiative (HIMADRI) involves a set of pristine sites set aside and monitored to observe the migration of plant species due to climate change.
[1] Established in 2013, the program has taken care of gap in Indian Himalaya monitoring.
The idea to monitor alpine plant communities was first discussed in 1996 during a workshop in Kathmandu.
Scientists began running experiments in alpine habitats to determine what a good sample method might be.
This initial project, with 18 sites in 13 different European nations, was a way to test out the idea before going worldwide.