We, the Dibang Team are a group of Idu Mishmi Indigenous People from the Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. For the past ten years, we have been conducting extensive research on Dibang Valleys' biological and cultural diversity, and the interlinkages between the two. In December 2020, based on the findings of our long-term study and emerging threats and local priorities, we launched a locally run program to maintain Dibang Valley’s rich biocultural diversity. Recent years have seen escalating threats both to Dibang’s wildlife (e.g., illegal wildlife trade, large infrastructure development) and cultural traditions (e.g., livelihood transitions, change in land tenure and land use, weakening of traditional institutions, religious conversions). This locally-led, collaborative, rights-based biocultural program seeks to strengthen Idu cultural and traditional institutions to allow for the continued existence of Dibang’s biocultural diversity. Four experimental initiatives are currently underway. Based on lessons learned over the next few years, these programs may be adapted into longer-term initiatives.