Crown Prince visits UN House

February 1, 2003
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Crown Prince Paras visited the UN House Friday on the occasion of the initiation of two conservation projects in Chitwan and Upper Mustang under the joint aegis of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC).

Crown Prince Paras is the Chairman of KMTNC. UNDP Resident Representative Dr. Henning Karcher provided an overview on UNDP activities to the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was also briefed on other UN activities such as good governance, general equality and social development, and energy and environment.

The programme in Upper Mustang focuses on the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage through community participation. The landscape level Tiger Rhino Conservation Programme in Chitwan is a joint endeavor of HMG/KMTNC/UNDP in the periphery of the Royal Chitwan National Park (RCNP). 

The programme aims to promote landscape level biodiversity conservation with strong community- based management initiatives to conserve endangered species in and around the RCNP.