As a member of the Conservation Consortium of
Nepal, Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) jointly organised the second National
Conservation Day in Kathmandu on September 23, 2009. The members of the
Conservation Consortium include WWF Nepal, Bird Conservation Nepal,
Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness, International Centre for
Integrated Mountain Development, IUCN Nepal, Nepal Forum of Environmental
Journalists, National Trust for Nature Conservation, Wildlife Conservation
Nepal, The Mountain Institute and Wildlife Watch Group. The Government of Nepal
has declared the day to commemorate the tragic loss of the conservation heroes
who lost their lives in a helicopter accident on 23 September 2006 at Ghunsa,
Kangchenjunga. On the occasion, Rt. Honorable President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav
inaugurated the function chaired by Hon'ble Minister of Forests and Soil
Conservation.
Bird Conservation Nepal organised an
exhibition focused at the climate change theme at the Academy Hall in which
many souvenir products, publications and materials on birds and biodiversity
were displayed, sold and distributed to the participants. It was a timely
opportunity to showcase BCN's ongoing activities to the conservation community
of Nepal.