Wildlife Conservation Nepal

WCN, a non-governmental and not for profit organization registered with the Government of Nepal. It was established in 2002 with a vision to protect and conserve natural heritage and disseminate information on environment and wildlife issues. It supports government agencies to protect wildlife beyond protected areas, help in the developmental aspect of conservation and through its professional team, help the Government of Nepal to safeguard natural heritage. WCN’s core strength is in conservation, curtailing illegal wildlife trade in Nepal, Eco friendly livelihood design and implementation, Environmental Education, curriculum building, execution and pedagogy. It is the Government’s technical partner in designing not only curriculums for Nepali schools across the country, but also designing Government’s ‘Teachers Professional Development’ packages on environment, climate change and Green Schools Program in Nepal. It has been working particularly on institutionalizing interactive environmental education in Nepal with unmatched competitors in the field. WCN has spearheaded interactive environmental education in Nepal along with its noteworthy work in wildlife conservation and forest action to meet climate change issues for over 20 years. WCN has been working with the different stakeholders to strengthen the policies of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) producing a successful body of work. It has worked with the Curriculum Development Centre to strengthen curricula on Environment and introduce new topics like Climate Change and Adaptation and Mitigation Measures, Greenhouses Effect, etc. in elective subjects for Grade 9 to 12. Presently WCN is supporting 16 Municipalities (Bharatpur, Shakharapur, Gokarneshwar, Helambu, Rapti, Ratananagr, Birendranagar, Budhanilkantha, Kalimati, Khaireni, Madi, Gosaikunda, etc) with technical know how to develop their local curriculum across the country.