Project Objectives
The overall goals of the project are to conserve and manage the rich biological diversity of Nepal’s Sagarmatha/Everest National Park. The emphasis is on solid waste management and on supporting and strengthening local communities as the caretakers of biodiversity conservation.
Objectives
- Increase knowledge and awareness on solid waste management and biodiversity conservation among local population as well as tourists.
- Implement policies and procedures for responsible solid waste management.
- Improve capacities for solid waste management.
- Develop new revenue opportunities.
- Remove environmentally hazardous waste from Everest climbing and trekking routes in the Khumbu region.
Expected outcomes
- At least 70% of the local residents aware of the importance and relevance of waste management and potential threats from climate change.
- National policies on waste management and Code of Conduct for local people and tourists implemented.
- Approximately eight tons of garbage collected from Mount Everest and along the trekking routes from Lukla to Everest Base Camp.
- At least 15 waste management plants installed.
- Local institutions operating and managing these waste management systems through 100 specially trained people.
