National Trust for Nature Conservation

Description

The National Trust for Nature Conservation, NTNC, is an autonomous, not-for-profit organization working on nature conservation in Nepal.

Established in 1982 by a legislative act, it was formerly known as the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation. It has carried out more than three hundred projects on nature and biodiversity conservation, clean energy and climate change, cultural heritage protection, ecotourism and sustainable development, working closely with local communities. It directly manages three mountain protected areas, including the Annapurna, Manaslu and Gaurishankar conservation areas, and supports the government in managing lowland parks such as Chitwan and Bardia.

Its work spans the lowland plains, the mid-hills of the Kathmandu Valley and the high Himalayas, run through centers such as the Biodiversity Conservation Center, the Koshi Conservation Center and the Bardia and Shuklaphanta Conservation Programs, plus the Central Zoo in Kathmandu. It also works on climate change mitigation and adaptation, including urban river conservation on the Bagmati River. NTNC partners with the Government of Nepal, local communities, multilateral agencies and international donors to combine conservation with the needs of local people.