National Trust for Nature Conservation

The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) previously known as King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation is a Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

ese non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...

 working in the field of nature conservation.It was established in 1982 as an autonomous non profit organization by legislative law of Nepal. The mission on NTNC is to conserve nature and natural resources in Nepal while meeting the needs of the people in sustainable way.

Projects of NTNC

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