WWF Nepal Staff - Tilak Dhakal

"This is our responsibility towards future generations."

Tilak Dhakal also works as Project Co-Manager and enjoys working together with local communities. "Conservation depends on people's participation and involvement."

"These, in turn, depend on people's livelihood", he says. "It is very difficult to mobilize people in conservation if they have no food, clothing and shelter."

"WWF Nepal focuses on local poor, marginalised and disadvantaged people. They are very innocent, helpful and cooperative, and they share their views and ideas openly without hesitation", he says.

Working at the grassroots level, he has seen that local people have a tremendous potential, once they get an opportunity to express it. "Local people are now identifying problems themselves and implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the program."

Tilak was born in Nuwakot district in the middle of Nepal. After finishing school, he first studied public administration and is now pursuing sociology and anthropology.

"Every day tons of forest are destroyed, wild animals are losing their habitats, and pollution increases. This is why I became interested in working for conservation, to save and better manage the earth's gift."