PARTICIPA TORY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN NEPAL

摘要

The conservation policy of Nepal has evolved from an early emphasis on species preservation and research with strict law enforcement practices to a more conciliatory and participatory approach. It embarked upon a modern era of wildlife conservation with the enactment of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act in 1973. His Majesty's Government of Nepal has approved three new policies, namely: 1) wildlife farming, reproduction and research policy; 2) policy on management of domesticated elephants; and 3) the new policy on protected area management. These policies have placed local communities in the center of the conservation program. Changing policy into practice is a very sensitive task and guidelines related to the new policies should be prepared soon for effective wildlife management practices in collaboration with local communities.