NETIF (Nepal Environment and Tourism Initiative Foundation) – Better Environment for Better Tourism

NETIF Intro – Better Environment for Better Tourism

The desire to reinvigorate Nepal’s economy through tourism and sustain its lifeline – a pristine, vibrant natural environment – gave rise to Nepal Environment and Tourism Initiative Foundation (NETIF). NETIF is a non-profit, non political and non religious, national level organisation committed to environmentally friendly, socially responsible, and economically viable tourism development in Nepal.

Our members consist of tourism entrepreneurs from Kathmandu and Dhulikhel, professors from the Environment Faculty of Kathmandu University and social workers. One of NETIF’s objectives is to facilitate the transition of rural tourism sectors towards dynamic environmental considerations. Other main objectives are promoting sustainable tourism and environmental practices, providing a platform for the stakeholders of tourism industries and the local community.

Shivapuri Nagarjun

Shivapuri Nagarjun National park (elevation range 1350m – 2732m) is an ideal place to get out in nature. Its close proximity to Kathmandu makes it even more so. The vegetation in the park is mostly dominated by pine, oak-rhododendron and hardwood trees, and boasts of an abundance of flora and fauna, including a profuse assortment of colorful birds and butterfly, and wild animals.

NETIF’s Agro tourism product – 2014 onwards ….
“PRAKRITI” “Hybung Agro Resort”

So far NETIF has been working and promoting environment friendly and socially responsible tourism since 6 years. After years of exploration, finally our vision for working together closely with local community has become a reality. Around 50 ropanies of land has been leased in Hybung village (near Shivapuri Nararjun National Park, Sundarijal) and development of “Hybung Agro Resort” is underway as a pilot project. We believe that our Agro-resort is one of the approaches in harmonizing community based tourism. We have named it PRAKRITI”.

New Project
Payment for Environmental Services (PES) Action Research Project

Payment for Environmental Services (PES) is a mechanism that has been tried and tested in many countries around the world, but for Nepal it is a totally new concept. As a general definition it is a form of sustainable financing for conservation, or in other words, a voluntary or mandatory-by-law practice for farmers or landowners to be paid or offered incentives to help protect the natural resources of their land or other ecological services. The PES scheme basically involves charging the beneficiary groups ‘downstream’ for the services received, and paying to the community groups ‘upstream’ to finance the conservation management of the area.

Trekking Trails Lead Nepal Women to Empowerment KATHMANDU

Trekking Trails Lead Nepal Women to Empowerment KATHMANDU, Jul 22, 2011 (IPS) – Dawa Gyalmo Sherpa’s three sons went to look for blue-collar jobs in Malaysia, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, saying Mulkharka, their tiny village in Kathmandu valley, had no livelihood prospects.

However, when all three came back empty-handed, with complaints of being poorly paid, their mother, who runs a small tea house, became the breadwinner of the family..

Vishnu Travels and Tours
NETIF’s official partner, to help organise your treks…

Vishnu Travel & Tours is an official partner of NETIF offering services that include, organising visits – showcasing the different initiatives of the Nepal, Tourism, Outdoor & Environment Development Project (NTOEDP) along the Kathmandu Valley Cultural Trekking Trail – as well as taking care of your accommodation, guides, and any additional activities or services that you may require on any part of the trek route.

In addition, as a registered travel agency, Vishnu Travel & Tours are able to assist you in organising any other tour programmes or activities in any part of Nepal, from hotel bookings, transport, air ticketing, adventure activities (from rafting to paragliding), pilgrimage and cultural visits, mountain flights etc.
To help make your stay in Nepal a safe and enjoyable one.

Vishnu Travels and Tours, operates and follows responsible tourism practices and focuses on the socially responsible guidelines as directed by NETIF. A contribution of the profits from Vishnu Travels and Tours will go towards waste management initiatives, as well as promotional activities of the NTOED Project.

Vishnu Travel & Tours
Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
TEL: 4433151, 9851041448
URL: http://www.vishnutravel.com/