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Construction of foot-trails along Ghodaghodi lake

Celebrating World Wetland Day 2012 at the field level

Awareness raising bill-board at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Capacity building training for local bird watchers for winter bird count

Multi-stakeholder forum replicated at Jagadishpur reservoir, Kapilvastu

Signage at Ghodaghodi Lake Area behind nature trail

Pater, an important wetland resource for local community, being dried before its processing

Pater being processed before it is used to make local artifacts

Wild water buffalo at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Water Hyacinth (an invasive alien species) converted into organic fertilizer

Technical capacity building of Planning Officials on Economic Valuation tool

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Two Ramsar sites of international importance have been chosen to represent two different ecological systems and geographical locations

Introduction

Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands in Nepal (CSUWN) is a joint undertaking of the Government of Nepal (GoN), Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The project is executed by the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MFSC) since 2008. In short, the project is known as "Wetland Project" and is of five years duration. The two project sites are Ghodaghodi Lake Area (GLA) in the far-west region and Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (KTWR) in the eastern region of Nepal.

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First National Wetland Committee meeting
March 01, 2013
The first National Wetland Committee (NWC) meeting after the approval of the National Wetland Policy 2012 was held under the chair of Dr. K. C. Poudel, Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MFSC) on February 28, 2013 at MFSC...

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Description about wetlands, the Ramsar sites in Nepal, threats and the conservation efforts.

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