IUCN Nepal

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Mission, Vision, Goal

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IUCN is committed to assist Nepal in its endeavour to alleviate poverty and promote equity and social justice through the sustainable use of natural resources.

In the pursuit of its mission and goal, IUCN Nepal continues to build strategic alliances with key Nepali development partners, both in the Government and civil society, as well as with bi/multilateral organisations. These partnerships are realised through the implementation of joint programmes that contribute to the national poverty reduction agenda and promote conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

IUCN Nepal's country office is part of IUCN's programme in Asia. The network of IUCN specialists and programmes in Asia is an excellent resource for ecosystem and livelihoods issues that transcend political boundaries and where scientific analysis and other lessons can be exchanged to promote conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in the region.

For more information on IUCN in Asia see website: http://www.iucn.org/places/asia/ or IUCN's global programme website: http://www.iucn.org.

Recent Events

IUCN Nepal celebrates World Environment Day

Jawlakhel, LALITPUR (June 5) – Building on the past successful experiences, IUCN Nepal observed World Environment Day 2004 with awareness raising programmes to promote environmental awareness amongst the masses.

Amidst more than 3000 participants in the Environmental Parade, the message "Wanted Seas and Oceans: Dead or Alive" was advocated mostly by school children that paraded through major thoroughfares of Lalitpur district.

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IUCN Nepal celebrates Biodiversity Day

KATHMANDU, Nepal (May 22) - Building on the success of the previous years, IUCN Nepal joined hands with His Majesty’s Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, in celebrating the 2004 International Day for Biological Diversity by highlighting the importance of biodiversity in addressing the issues such as food, water and health.

On the occasion, IUCN Nepal launched a comprehensive book on Nepal’s Register of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, which includes a total of 187 species of plants found in Nepal. A special bulletin and a biodiversity supplement were also published in the leading daily newspaper.

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Regional Workshop on Traditional Knowledge and Access and Benefit Sharing Regime (April 2004)

Dr. Shankar Sharma, Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission speaking on the workshop. KATHMANDU, April 22 – Privatisation of knowledge, resources and information has come here to stay. What was all for ‘public good’ has become ‘private property”. Increasing globalization, market forces besides changes in lifestyles have caused us dearly in social, economic and environmental terms. Do we know who owns what? How to access and use resources sustainably? How to remove inequality from the society for national development? Can the Asia region ‘raise its voice’ at international levels on finding lasting solutions that will secure rural livelihoods? These were some of the questions that were discussed and answers attempted at the 3-day “Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on “Access and Benefit Sharing: Relevance of Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights for an International Regime” held in Lalitpur, Kathmandu, between 19-21 April, 2004.

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IUCN Nepal celebrates World Wetlands Day 2004

Environmental enthusiasts in Nepal joined hands with IUCN Nepal in commemorating the World Wetlands Day (WWD) under the theme "From Mountains to the Sea - Wetlands at Work for Us."

As in the past, IUCN Nepal has used World Wetlands Day 2004 to sound the alarm over the Himalayan Kingdom's disappearing wetlands, which include four Ramsar sites, and attract over 20 thousands migratory birds from across the world.

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IUCN Nepal at the International Mountain Museum

International Mountain Museum, Photo: Rabindra Raj Joshi, IUCN Nepal IUCN Nepal supported an exhibition gallery in the International Mountain Museum (IMM) at Pokhara, Nepal.

The museum has been constructed by Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) with an objective to providing information on domestic and international mountain heroes and mountain life and livelihoods.

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