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Bird Watching

Chobhar (Jal Binayak)

7th July 07/23rd Ashad 064

 

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Plantation Program

The program was organized at Bagmati Nature Park-Jwagal, Lalitpur

 

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Effort of NRCT

Ongoing Long Term Efforts of NRCT

  • Annual River Festival in Bhotekoshi since last 10 years (2nd February-March Last). This festival includes celebration of World wetland day (Feb-2nd), workshop for river guides, clean-up campaign, friendships floats, workshop for school children and communities, rafting trips, kayaking, and canyoning.
  • Bagmati River Festival in Holy river Bagmati since last 6 years (June 5th – August 4th Week). This festival comprises activities like; celebration of world environment day (June 5th ), clean-up campaigns, tree plantation, cycle rallies, heritage walk (promenade), research paper presentation, Competitions among school children (Poetry, Speech, Drawing, Photography, etc), media, corporate, and public rafting trips, kayaking, Bagmati eco-challenge (Mini marathon-Mountain biking, rafting and kayaking competition), music concert, poster and banner display, Anti-Plastic Campaign, Composting Training, food festival, professional kayak race, friendship float, exhibitions etc.
  • Seti River Festival in Seti since last 4 years Sept,(27th-30th). This festival includes Clean-up campaign in Seti ricer and Phewa Lake, workshop on river conservation for school children, awareness rallies, rafting trips and down water kayak race etc.
Ongoing Short Term Effort of NRCT
  • Workshop for river guides during monsoon, off-season and winter
  • Field work such as plantation during monsoon
  • Workshop for river community and schools
  • Volunteer projects for international school participants
  • International event for river conservation
  • Kayak Rodeo, White water championship

Developing the course of study for river conservation and for kayaking and rafting in Nepal.

  • Implementation of Code of Conduct .
  • Bring awareness on Eco-tourism among all tourism entrepreneurs and let them be informed them that the river is a part of it.
  • Networking with I/NGOs in general and international river conservation communities in particular.
  • All river-guides and owners of river companies should be concerned about river conservation issues.
  • Implement school and college programs pertaining to river conservation.
  • Conservation and sustainability of the Himalayan rivers for our future generatio.
  • Development and sustain Community Development Projects along Nepal's river.
  • Issuing and publishing River Conservation journal regularly after conducting relevant environmental and social impact assessments. Projects along Nepal's rivers.
  • Issuing and publishing River Conservation journal regularly after conducting relevant environmental and social impact assessments.
  • Conduct training program for river guides on First Aid and SRT (Swift Water Rescue Technician).
  • Educate river guides on natural history and river conservation issues with the cooperation of NARA (Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies) and ANRGA (All Nepal River Guides Association)
     
 

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