In April 2003, a Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Management Council was formed with the support of WWF Nepal, comprising seven Conservation Area User Committees, 44 User Groups, and 32 Mother Groups.

These community based institutions support effective implementation of all planned activities.

[2] The landscape of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high elevation lakes and glaciers.

[1] Mammal species include the snow leopard, Asian black bear, and red panda.

Bird species symbolic of the area include the golden-breasted fulvetta, snowcock, blood pheasant, and red-billed chough.