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The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) is seeking USD 199,966.00 from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) over 12 months to align its monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems with the GCF's Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF). The project aims to bridge gaps in NTNC's ability to transform project ideas into bankable proposals and to effectively measure results across its pipeline of climate resilience projects in Nepal. Key activities include capacity needs assessments, the development of training curricula, and residential training for 20 officers on Theory of Change, logical frameworks, and paradigm shift evaluations. This support is intended to facilitate the implementation of existing projects, such as FP 131 in the Gandaki River Basin, and the development of new initiatives in regions like Karnali Province, Madhesh Province, and the Kathmandu Valley.

The project aims to benefit approximately 182,850 people in Karnali Province, Nepal, by restoring 1,000 hectares of degraded forests and bringing 10,000 hectares under sustainable management. It focuses on reducing vulnerability to landslides, droughts, and floods while promoting climate-smart livelihoods through non-timber forest product (NTFP) micro-enterprises and alternative energy solutions. The initiative includes technical support for 30 municipalities to develop Local Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPAs) and the establishment of early warning systems in six high-risk municipalities.

The ALIGN project, supported by USAID, collaborated with Radio Sagarmatha to produce a four-episode radio series titled "Digo Bikash ra Prakritik Shrot ko Samrakshyan" (Sustainable Development and Natural Resource safeguarding). The series aimed to educate the public and stakeholders on the impacts of linear infrastructure (LI)—such as roads and power lines—on biodiversity and the implementation of mitigation measures. Broadcast across seven provinces in Nepal, the program reached an estimated 5.5 million people. The episodes featured experts from government bodies, including the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and the Department of Roads, as well as representatives from WWF-Nepal and the Asian Development Bank. A key focus was the dissemination of the government of Nepal's Wildlife-Friendly Infrastructure Construction Directives 2022, which seek to reduce wildlife accidents and conflicts.