As a part of sustaining Vulture Safe Feeding Sites, Bird Conservation Nepal in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Lumbini Development Trust (LDT), Lumbini Hotel Association (LHA) and Vulture Restaurant Management Committee (JRMC), Gaidatal organised a one day Eco-tourism Promotion Workshop on 12 August 2012 at Lumbini.  32  participants from the partner organisations and journalists discussed on promoting eco-tourism on Vulture Safe Feeding Sites (VSFS) of Nepal as well as sustaining them in long run.

Bhupal Nepali and Puja Gurung from BCN detailed on BCN’s vulture conservation works and sustaining VSFS in Nepal. Likewise, Ishwari Adhikari from JRMC Gaidatal, Pradip Basnet from NTB, Mithun Shrestha from LHA and Saroj from LDT presented about main tourist attraction points for tourist and its possibility and challenges in and around Lumbini area. Also, representatives from District Development Committee and District Livestock Service Office, Rupandehi, journalists and hotel owners used the floor to keep their thoughts and providing their suggestions on sustaining VSFS through tourism promotion.