Wildlife reserves

Minister Mahat has been elected the Vice Chair of GEF by a plenary session held under the ongoing Seventh GEF Assembly.

President Ramchandra Paudel has said tiger conservation would be significant for tourism promotion and economic development of Nepal.

Tree plantation and conservation of forests are imperative to ensure a healthy ecosystem, he added.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the expansion of habitat and increase in the number of prey as a food chain

The Ghadiyal crocodiles, counted among one of the rarest crocodile species in the world, are being protected in Nepal.