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Graduates' Workshop on Wetlands in Nepal - 2 February 2011, Kathmandu

08.02.2011

On the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, Graduates’ Workshop on Wetlands was jointly organized by The Small Earth Nepal (SEN) and the Central Department of Environmental Science (CDES), Tribhuvan University with the support of WWF Nepal, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and National Lake Conservation Development Committee (NLCDC) on 2 February 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Wetlands conservation is crucial for the livelihood of more than 13% of the Nepal population. During the workshop 8 research papers on Nepal wetlands were presented to a public of 70 graduate students from colleges in Kathmandu Valley and beyond and young researchers were invited to intensify data collection in order to improve scientific knowledge with this respect.