The project aims to help minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive aspects of tourism on the environment and culture of Nepal.
Tourism is an essential component of Nepal's economy.
The trekking opportunities in the Himalayas are attracting growing numbers of tourists each year, bringing economic benefits at all levels. However, the fragile environment of the Himalayas is under serious threat from the impact of tourism. Many travelers to Nepal are ill-prepared, uninformed, and unaware of their potential to damage the local culture and environment. Visitors must be sensitized to issues of conservation and encouraged to adopt the ethics of minimum impact as they plan their travels. Likewise, people working in the tourism sector are not necessarily aware of the long-range effects which their business practices will have on the environment and culture of the Himalayan range.