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Throughout its history, the ministry had several different names and portfolios. Under the Koirala cabinet [4] and the first Oli cabinet, it was the Ministry of Forests.In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, [5] the portfolio of the ministry was changed from Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation to Ministry of Forests and Environment.
Additional to conserving flora and fauna in Nepal and managing national parks, the Department of National Parks and Wild Life Conservation also supports people living within the boundaries of those parks as well as their buffer zones and promotes ecotourism. [5]
Wildlife diversity is a notable feature of Nepal. Because of the variance in climate, from tropical to arctic, Nepal has a large variety of plants and animals. [1] Wildlife tourism is a major source of tourism in the country. There are some animal species which are unique to Nepal, such as the spiny babbler.
NTNC's mission is to conserve nature and natural resources in Nepal while meeting the needs of the people in sustainable way. Geographically, the Trust activities have spread from the sub-tropical plains of Chitwan, Bardia and Kanchanpur in the lowlands to the Annapurna and Manaslu region of the high Himalayas, including the trans-Himalayan region of Upper Mustang and Manang.
The aim of the program is to conserve the natural resources of Chure region, which occupies 12.78% of Nepal, by sustainable management and promotion of ecological services. [1] The program was launched after the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly [ 2 ] in 2067/68 BS under the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation.
Land Management Training Centre; Nepal Tourism Board; Nepal Law Commission; National Planning Commission (NPC) Nepal Police; Nepali Army; Nepal Red Cross Society; Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) Nepal Telecom; National Information Technology Center (NITC) Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management; Nepal Airlines Corporation
The protected areas of Nepal cover mainly forested land and are located at various altitudes in the Terai, in the foothills of the Himalayas and in the mountains, thus encompassing a multitude of landscapes and preserving a vast biodiversity in the Palearctic and Indomalayan realms.
Kumrose, Nepal. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID. One of the two main goals under the community forestry program in Nepal was to alleviate poverty as well as improve the general livelihoods of the Nepali people. Various forms of discrimination on the basis of caste, economic status, ethnicity, gender, age and vulnerability exist in Nepal ...