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• Nepal Prepares for 2014 Climbing Season

  More than 4,000 climbers have ascended Mount Everest since Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay famously climbed to the peak in 1953. Conservationists have expressed concern that ...

• A Brief History of Tea Growing in Nepal

  With an ancient and interesting history, tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, with tea drinkers enjoying the aromatic leaves prepared in a number of different ...

• Supporting Local Communities Through Ecotourism

  With its spectacular mountains and remote villages where time seems to stand still, Nepal is the perfect destination for ecotourism. Defined by the International Ecotourism Society as: ...

• Nepal Plans to Increase Tourism in 2014

  A recent report by Nepal's central bank noted that the country has the infrastructure to accommodate up to 7.44 million tourists annually. The survey's statistics were based on a number of ...

• Spectacular Flora and Fauna in Banke National Park

  Established in 2010, Banke National Park covers an area of 550 square kilometers, and together with Bardia Park, forms the 1,518 square kilometer area known as the Tiger Conservation Unit ...

• Nepal’s Tiger Conservation Boosted by Financial Grant

  Nepal's commitment to double its numbers of tigers in the wild by 2022 - as agreed to in the Tigers Times Two (TX2) plan devised at the 2010 International Tiger Conservation Forum held in ...

• Wetlands of Nepal: Vital for Biodiversity

  Supported by 168 contracting parties, including Nepal, the Ramsar Convention is an international treaty promoting the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands around the world. Nepal ...

• Trekking to Rara Lake

  Located at an altitude of more than 2,990 meters above sea level in the Mugu District in Western Nepal's Karnali Zone, Rara Lake is the country's largest lake, measuring five kilometers in ...

• Promoting Bird Conservation in Nepal

  As a project of Himalayan Nature, the Kosi Bird Observatory was established north of Nepal's Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on a vital corridor for migrating birds, to serve as an ...

• Discover the Adventure of Trail Running in Nepal

  Running is a popular sport around the world, with keen runners traveling to distant locations to compete in races. For trail running enthusiasts, Nepal has some spectacular and challenging ...