National Trust for Nature Conservation
| राष्ट्रिय प्रकृति संरक्षण कोष | |
| Formation | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Website |
ntnc |
The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), (राष्ट्रिय प्रकृति संरक्षण कोष) previously known as King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation is a Nepalese non-governmental organization working in the field of nature conservation.It was established in 1982 as an autonomous non profit organization by legislative law of Nepal. NTNC's mission is to conserve nature and natural resources in Nepal while meeting the needs of the people in sustainable way.
Mission Statement[1]
To promote, conserve and manage nature in all its diversity balancing human needs with the environment on a sustainable basis for posterity - ensuring maximum community participation with due cognizance of the linkages between economics, environment and ethics through a process in which people are both the principal actors and beneficiaries.
Projects
NTNC is working in different protected areas of Nepal from plains of Terai to High Himalayas. The projects/programs includes
- Annapurna Conservation Area Project ACAP
- Manaslu Conservation Area ProjectMCAP
- Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project GCAP
- Biodiversity Conservation Centre, Chitwan BCC
- Bardia Conservation Program (BCP)BCP
- Suklaphata Conservation Program SCP
- Parsa Conservation Program PCP
- Central zoo Central Zoo
