Environment and Conservation Program
VIN’s Environment and Conservation Program is designed to promote and protect the environment by raising awareness in the rural, underprivileged communities of Nepal, and by promoting sustainable agricultural, forestry, water and waste management practices. We promote agroforestry and permaculture so that farmers can preserve the forest resources and at the same time increase their production.
Safe and Healthy Environment we envision to be
OUR
Reach out and achievements:
People benefited by Environment Conservation
Climate Change Action & Research
Agroforestry
Permaculture
Infrastructure development
Waste Management
Water Research & Management
Current Situation
- 35,000 people die annually due to illnesses caused by polluted air.
- Less than 30% of households are practicing segregation of waste.
- Average temperature in Nepal will increase by 5º- 2ºC by 2030.
- Nepal’s air quality ranked 177th out of 180
Nepal is increasingly at risk to climate change jeopardising the lives of thousands of people. Our forests are being encroached, biodiversity disappearing and natural resources are getting more and more polluted day by day. Rainfall patterns are changing leading to drought in some places and flooding in others. Landslides and soil erosions are washing away fertile lands. Excessive use of pesticides and insecticides has both decreased solid quality, and rivers waters are no longer safe to drink. Unmanaged waste disposal is creating sanitation problems and increasing the deaths caused due to communicable diseases. Additionally, without intervention and positive leadership, Nepal’s people remain ignorant of such environmental issues.
Goal
To conserve promote and protect the natural environment as well as the country’s historical & cultural heritage for future generations. By 2030, VIN aims to ensure at least 80% people in the target areas are aware about the need and importance of environment conservation and protection. Environment and Conservation Program focuses its projects under four very important SDGs:
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Goal 13: Climate Action
Goal 14: Life Below water
Goal 15: Life On Land
Description
VIN’s Environment and Conservation Program is designed to promote and protect the environment by raising awareness in the rural, underprivileged communities of Nepal, and by promoting sustainable agricultural, forestry, water and waste management practices. We promote agroforestry and permaculture so that farmers can preserve the forest resources and at the same time increase their production. We encourage every household in our community to segregate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste products, and to convert biodegradable waste into organic matter to be used in farming.
Environment and Conservation Projects
Permaculture
Agroforestry
Climate Change Research
Water Research & Management
Waste Management
Achievements:
A total of 49,366 individuals benefited through Environment & Conservation Program.
- Permaculture related trainings and workshops benefitted a total of 435 individuals.
- Development and management training under Agroforestry project was targeted to 141 farmers in Okhaldhunga.
- Numerous activities such as water quality test, rainwater harvest impacts of landslides etc. were conducted under Climate Change Research. A total of 11,500 people were benefitted in due process.
- 17,500 individuals were rendered support through various activities under Water Research and Management Project. The activities were: water treatment techniques, conservation of natural water etc.
- Waste Management initiatives such as garbage management and cleaning campaign were able to support 19,516 individuals in target areas.
- Infrastructure development benefitted 274 people which involved construction of plastic ponds for micro-irrigation.
Research/Reports
To know more about Environment and Conservation in Nepal, please go through the following reports:
Forest conservation and environmental management in Nepal – By Ram P. Chaudhary
COUNTRY ENVIRONMENT NOTE NEPAL – By Asian Development Bank