Conservation and environmental news: Nepal
17 Apr 2008
WWF supports Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone Management Committee
Kathmandu, Nepal – WWF Nepal signed a grant agreement with Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone Management Committee (SNPBZ MC) on 15 April 2008 to support community based biodiversity conservation and sustainable development initiatives.
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16 Apr 2008
Indian rhinos on the move to a better future
After centuries of having their range contracted to the point of extinction, India’s rhinos are on the move outwards again. In a difficult operation, two male rhinos were taken back to a national park in Assam’s Himalayan foothills last weekend.
The return was an emotional moment for local residents, who lost their last rhinos a decade ago during a 20 year period of civil disturbance that wrecked infrastructure in the famed Manas National Park and allowed poachers free reign. » Read more
24 Mar 2008
WWF’s 10 years in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area
While poets from Taplejung cited poems, students in Kathmandu participated in a rally to raise awareness on conserving snow leopard as a part of celebrating WWF’s ten years in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area. » Read more
18 Mar 2008
Fourteen plant species new to Nepal identified
A team of ethnobotanists from Kathmandu have recorded 14 new plant species for Nepal recently. The species were catalogued following a plant collection and inventorying expedition in Ilam and Pancthar districts of eastern Nepal, in the foothills of the Kangchenjunga mountains. » Read more
13 Feb 2008
Body part by body part, Sumatran Tigers are being sold into extinction
Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being offered on open sale in Indonesia, according to a new TRAFFIC report . » Read more
13 Feb 2008
India's tigers at risk - census confirms
The long-awaited India Tiger Estimation, released yesterday by the government of India, shows the country more at risk of losing its national symbol to poaching and habitat loss, WWF India said yesterday.
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06 Feb 2008
South Asian nations pledge cooperation on rampant wildlife trade
Kathmandu, Nepal – All eight South Asian nations have agreed to step up cooperation in addressing wildlife trade problems in the area, home to such rare and prized species as tigers, snow leopards, and one-horned rhinoceroses and recognized as one of the prime targets of international organized wildlife crime networks. » Read more
06 Feb 2008
Found only in Nepal!
Nepalese scientists have recorded a new subspecies of bird at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) of east Nepal. » Read more
02 Feb 2008
Celebrating World Wetlands Day
WWF Nepal together with the DNPWC and partner conservation organizations celebrated the World Wetlands Day 2008. » Read more
08 Jan 2008
Milestone partnership to incorporate conservation in curriculum
WWF Nepal signed a MoU with Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education and Sports, Government of Nepal today to incorporate issues of conservation starting with climate change issues in the national curriculum of grade one to ten. » Read more
