Protection to community engagement: Managing Nepal’s youngest transborder National Park

The project will strengthen the status of tigers and tiger prey in Banke National Park (BaNP), (Nepal’s newest NP) while improving the socio-economic wellbeing of residents in two buffer zone communities, strengthening the relationship between park and people. These aims will be achieved by better management of the park’s wildlife and habitats to improve tiger prey density, reducing human-wildlife conflict (HWC)developing conservation awareness and facilitating stewardship among communities, and the promotion of alternative income streams including tourism.