23 September declared National Conservation Day
"An angel descends from heaven, upon earthlings ravaged by a self induced apocalypse caused by illegal logging and rampant poaching. Water scarcity, scorching heat and scary storms turn to a beautiful day. Birds start chirping, waterfalls start flowing and people live happily thereafter in harmony with mother nature."
The shadow play staged on the occasion of the first National Conservation day of Nepal brought back the memories of Conservation Heroes who lost their lives in the tragic helicopter accident on 23 September 2006 at Ghunsa, Kangchenjunga.
The Government of Nepal has declared 23 September as National Conservation Day which will be observed every year. This year's theme was "Bring out the conservationist in you".
Inaugurating the programme jointly organized by conservation consortium members comprising of WWF Nepal, Bird Conservation Nepal, Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness, The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists, National Trust for Nature Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Nepal, The Mountain Institute and Wildlife Watch Group, honorable Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation, Mr. Kiran Gurung declared the day as "National Conservation Day” thereby launching "Conservation Heroes: Their Legacy Lives On" and four other books on conservation.
The Abraham Conservation Awards were awarded to four individuals and two organizations in recognition of their contribution to grassroots level conservation. The award recipients are Tashi Gyalchhan Lama from upper Dolpa, Lav Bahadur Bisht from Kanchanpur, Man Bahadur Khadka from Kailali, Krishna Prasad Bhurtel from Chitwan, Snow Leopard Conservation Sub-Committee from Yamphudin, and Eco club, Saraswoti Secondary School, Gochhada from Nawalparasi.
Gautam Sapkota from Makwanpur and Anjana Shrestha from Bhaktapur received the Matthew Preece and Yeshi Lama Young Conservation Leader Award awarded in honour of Matthew Preece and Yeshi Lama for their life-long contribution to conservation.
Similarly, WWF Media in Conservation Award, founded to recognize the transformational role of media persons or organizations in highlighting conservation issues in Nepal, was awarded to Shyam Raj Bhatta – reporter with ‘Samaya’ weekly. .
The Nepal Conservation Memorial Scholarships and Mingma Sherpa Memorial Scholarships were awarded to three meritorious students on the occasion. The recipients of the scholarships were Subhash Bishwokarma and Mahesh Mainali and Pema Sherpa.
The renowned Nepali theatre group, Gurukul staged a moving drama with the theme "Bring out the conservationist in you" towards the end of the programme
source: www.wwfnepal.org
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