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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 newestNP) while improving the socio-economic wellbeing of residents in two buffer zone communities, strengtheningthe relationship between park and people. These aims will be achieved by better management of the park’swildlife and habitats to improve tiger prey density, reducing human-wildlife conflict (HWC)developingconservation awareness and facilitating stewardship among communities, and the promotion of alternativeincome streams including tourism.