NIDS (Nepal Institute of Development and Studies Started HDI (Humla Development Initiative) withe the objective in creating sustainable development momentum of Humla District emphasizing the issues of poverty alleviation , food security and enhancing women and dalit in development through improved/appropirate technology promotion,sustainable agriculture promotion,biodiversity conversation and policy advocacy in Humla.Since Humla district is located in the remotest area in the northwest, most of the mainstream development has bypassed humla resulting in the lowest rank in the development indexes in the country. The district has been ranked 74th out of 75th in the development index of the country.Similarly it takes up the lowest position in the poverty and deprivation,infrastructure development and women enpowerment indexes according to SNV, ICIMOD and CBS/GN along with other two districts of country . On the other hand, Humla scores relatively high ie 56th of 75 districts in natural resources endowment index. However ,the continued exploitaion of the natural resources with the increasing population have already shown the signs of environment degradation making people difficult to sustain their living as well as put some speices of plants and animals in endangeres list. Read more here.