National Trust for Nature Conservation (Nepal)

The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), is a national direct access entity based in Nepal with a mission to conserve, manage and promote nature in all its diversity that cultivates innovation, and enhance social equity and quality of life. As one of the largest national-level autonomous organizations working in the field of nature conservation, NTNC has been contributing to meeting Nepal’s national goals and international commitments and conventions, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity. In addition, the organization has been working closely with various partners to scale up its work on adaptation and emission reduction, such as international organizations, local government, non-governmental organizations and the media. It aims to preserve the natural heritage and, in so doing, to achieve a high quality of human life.

NTNC has undertaken over 300 small and large projects on nature conservation, biodiversity, cultural heritage protection, ecotourism and sustainable development over the past 3.5 decades. It has a track record of projects and programmes in managing over 33 per cent of the total protected area coverage of Nepal, preserving wildlife and natural heritage, building adaptive capacity and resilience for populations affected by floods and landslides, strengthening institutional and regulatory systems for climate-responsive planning and development, conserving land and forests with a view to contributing to greenhouse gas emission reduction, and raising awareness in vulnerable communities of climate threats and risks.

Together with GCF, NTNC intends to focus on adaptation activities targeted to the most vulnerable communities and ecosystems in Nepal, and promoting the use of alternative energy sources, including micro-hydro and solar power, biogas, and improved cooking devices or stoves, plantation, and climate smart agriculture.