Nepal Conservation in Crisis - seminar

Nepal Conservation in Crisis - a seminar on key conservation issues

Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) are jointly observing 2009 as "Nepal Nature Conservation Year".

The objective is to share the experiences and achievements recorded in the area of natural resources conservation through partnership and collaboration.

The Zoological Society of London, which has been a long term partner in Nepal is hosting this meeting on behalf of the Government of Nepal.

Places are also available for an evening dinner: Fragile Nepal - Exclusive Dinner Event

Nepal boasts diverse geography from the high Himalayas, the third pole and water tower for the Indian subcontinent, to the floodplains of the Terai, with remarkable biodiversity to match but remains the poorest country in Asia.

Extinction threats loom as pressures on habitats and poaching increase, a result of direct impacts of human population growth, exacerbated by climate change and a period of social and political crisis in Nepal.

The Greater One Horned Rhino, tiger and snow leopard are good examples of endangered species from the grassland, forest and mountain habitats.

Their fate is dependent on protective action, creating acceptable conditions for coexistence with man, mitigation of climate change impacts, securing healthy habitat and sufficient capacity and resource to implement necessary conservation action in Nepal.

The seminar will discuss the current challenges to conservation in Nepal and recommend longer term sustainable and effective solutions.

Key Speakers:
Chaired by Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation and Director of National Parks Nepal
• Professor Surya Subedi, Expert in International Environmental Law, University of Leeds;
• Dr Shant Jnawali - NTNC Rhino and Terai Grassland expert;
• Dr Siddhartha Bajracharya - NTNC Executive Office Projects and Programmes;
• Dr Andy Wiltshire - Hadley Met Office;
• Speakers from ZSL, WWF UK and DFID

Nepal Conservation in Crisis seminar flyer (424 KB)

Join the debate on solutions to the crisis: The seminar is free and open to all. Please email jane.loveless@zsl.org with names of attendee(s) and please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tea and coffee will be provided and lunch can be purchased from catering outlets at ZSL London Zoo or at various locations in the Primrose Hill area.
Further Information: please contact Jane Loveless, Conservation Programmes, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY. E-mail: jane.loveless@zsl.org.

Related links
Scientific and Conservation Events at ZSL
Map showing ZSL Meeting Rooms
WWF-UK
UK Department for International Development (DFID)