Sikkim village achieves 100% native orchid coverage
Sirisay-Thampong village in Sikkim has achieved 100% native orchid coverage through a community-led conservation drive. Volunteers and researchers mounted hundreds of epiphytic orchid seedlings on host trees to restore local biodiversity.
Why it matters
This initiative serves as a successful model for community-driven environmental conservation and the preservation of native flora in ecologically sensitive regions.
A village in Sikkim’s Namchi district on Sunday (June 21, 2026) achieved 100% native orchid coverage to live up to its name of “orchid village”.
The report is a straightforward account of a local environmental achievement.
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