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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.

The management plan for Nepal's Eastern Himalaya Landscape (EHL) aims to protect snow leopard populations and their ecosystems against climate change and anthropogenic threats. It identifies 11 critical conservation sites and sets a goal to secure at least 100 breeding-age snow leopards by 2020. The plan is structured for implementation in two phases from 2017 to 2026, focusing on climate resilience, livelihood security, and transboundary cooperation.

The 'Food is Local' fellowship by WWF International provides funding for master's and PhD students from 32 eligible countries to conduct interdisciplinary research on transforming food systems to be more sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient. Eligible applicants must be citizens of the listed countries, have two years of conservation experience, and plan to start their studies by January 2024. Research proposals are encouraged to cover themes such as agroecological practices, gender equity, and the role of food systems in achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

The report reviews a proposed three-year sustainable land management project in four districts of Nepal's Churia Range. While technically sound, the assessment finds a critical lack of social context and gender-inclusive planning. It highlights that the project's design process was dominated by male technical teams and institutional stakeholders, largely excluding women, Dalits, and indigenous people. The report argues that without specific GESI (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion) strategies, the project risks reinforcing elite capture in community forestry and failing to address the specific vulnerabilities of the poorest populations, who are most dependent on forest resources and most affected by climate change.

The report states that global wild tiger populations are trending upward after a century of decline, increasing from an estimated 3,200 in 2010 to 4,500 in July 2022. Population growth is specifically noted in India, China, Russia, Bhutan, and Nepal, with Nepal nearly tripling its population from 121 to 355 tigers. Conservation efforts include the establishment of 15,000 square kilometers of new reserves in India and 14,500 square kilometers of habitat in China. Additionally, the report highlights the 2022 passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act in the US to regulate approximately 5,000 captive tigers and prevent illegal trade. The document links tiger habitat conservation to broader climate benefits, noting that 25,000 acres of forests are protected for each adult tiger, securing carbon storage.

The CARE-WWF Alliance combines CARE's expertise in poverty and gender inequality with WWF's experience in ecosystem protection to build community and ecosystem resilience. Operating in over 40 countries, the Alliance implements programs focused on sustainable natural resource management, climate adaptation, and women's agency, with active projects in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Nepal.

The document identifies bottling partners across the Coca-Cola system that have implemented ten energy-efficiency measures. These measures are designed to help the company achieve up to 70 percent of its carbon reduction target while providing financial returns and environmental benefits. The text provides a chronological list of plants that completed the challenge between August 2012 and May 2018.

The WWF AHM Project provides technical, financial, and capacity-building support to the 12 snow leopard range countries to implement the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program. This support includes the development of climate-smart landscape management plans, the provision of catalyst grants up to USD 5,000, and the implementation of conservation field activities in six member states. Key milestones include the 2013 Bishkek Declaration and the creation of model management plans for Eastern Nepal and Central Tian Shan.

The handbook details structural and non-structural mitigation strategies to protect Asian elephants from linear transport infrastructure (LTI). It emphasizes the use of the mitigation hierarchy, prioritizing avoidance and minimization. Key recommendations include specific dimensions for underpasses, overpasses, viaducts, and flyovers, as well as the use of data-driven site selection via GPS telemetry, camera trapping, and sign surveys. The document also discusses the role of specialized fencing, such as rail track fences and the Malaysian ELEfence, and non-structural measures like traffic calming and AI-based early warning systems for railways.

The MaWRiN project aims to enhance climate resilience for indigenous and local communities in Nepal's Marin watershed through nature-based solutions and livelihood improvements. This framework outlines the procedures to identify and mitigate adverse environmental and social impacts, ensuring compliance with both Nepal's national laws and WWF's Safeguards Integrated Policies and Procedures (SIPP). Key components include the development of site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), a Process Framework for livelihood restoration, and an Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF) based on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). The project explicitly prohibits activities involving private land acquisition, physical displacement, commercial logging, and the use of high-risk pesticides.

The project successfully established foundational content for national planning and fostered inclusive dialogue across six countries, though it faced challenges with ambitious targets relative to its budget and timeline. While most output targets were met, the evaluation noted weaknesses in the integration of knowledge products and inconsistencies in the global monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. Gender mainstreaming was a strong design priority, with significant achievements in Nepal and Namibia, although qualitative impact measurements were lacking. Sustainability is rated as moderately likely, contingent on securing long-term financial support and maintaining political will for the implementation of the resulting national plans and the recognition of Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs).

Between 2010 and 2017, USAID-funded projects in Nepal's Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) provided livelihood benefits to all 1,257 households in the region. Key interventions included adaptive irrigation, which increased annual agricultural revenue by over USD 400,000, and greenhouse farming, which increased annual incomes by USD 18,000 for 199 households. Additionally, 34% of households adopted improved cookstoves, saving over 280 truckloads of firewood annually, and 50% of the population benefited from improved pasture management.

The report details several wildlife conservation efforts, including the certification of 14 Tiger Reserves in India under the Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) and a 16% increase in Nepal's greater one-horned rhino population between 2015 and 2021. It highlights a five-year project with USAID to combat wildlife trafficking in Vietnam and the use of AI-powered night vision thermal technology to stop elephant poachers in Zambia's Kafue National Park. Additionally, the document describes new DNA extraction methods from footprints to monitor polar bears in the Arctic and a program to remove 'ghost gear' and disentangle whales along Mexico's Pacific Coast.

The document examines how roads, railways, and canals fragment Asian elephant habitats and increase mortality through vehicle and train collisions. It advocates for the 'mitigation hierarchy'—prioritizing avoidance over minimization and compensation—and details structural solutions such as underpasses, overpasses, and viaducts. The guide highlights specific case studies from India, China, Malaysia, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, while recommending the adoption of emerging detection technologies and standardized monitoring to ensure ecological connectivity.

WWF reports progress in combating wildlife crime through the 'Silence of the Snares' analysis in Southeast Asia and the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, which has removed over 7,000 prohibited listings. The organization is also addressing zoonotic disease risks by advocating for the closure of unregulated wildlife markets. Species-specific successes include a 16% increase in Nepal's rhino population, the reintroduction of plains bison to the Wolakota Buffalo Range in South Dakota, the installation of a solar-powered borehole to reduce human-elephant conflict in Zambia, and the development of lightweight satellite ear tags for polar bears.

The report details various wildlife conservation initiatives, including the restoration of plains bison in the Northern Great Plains of North America and the monitoring of elephant populations in southern Africa's KAZA region. It highlights population increases for tigers in India and Bhutan, as well as the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) and air-sampling technology to monitor rare species and combat illegal wildlife trafficking.

The Hariyo Ban Program II (2016-2021) focused on enhancing resilience in the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) and Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) of Nepal. The initiative achieved significant biodiversity gains, including increases in tiger and rhino populations and the management of 970,524 hectares of biologically significant areas. Climate adaptation efforts reached 151,075 beneficiaries through the implementation of 78 local adaptation plans and eight integrated sub-watershed management plans. The program also improved livelihoods for 30,270 people through market-based enterprises and enhanced social inclusion by increasing women's representation in executive positions of natural resource management (NRM) groups to 50%. Governance was strengthened by improving the capacity of 291 NRM groups and supporting the formulation of over 60 policies and regulations. Key challenges included navigating Nepal's federal restructuring, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a lack of formal policy frameworks for payments for ecosystem services (PES).

The document outlines the need to bridge the gap between conservation science and the private sector to ensure infrastructure does not compromise global biodiversity targets. It highlights specific tools like the Sustainable Infrastructure Label and the Mitigation Hierarchy, and provides examples of national efforts in Uzbekistan and Nepal to implement sustainable infrastructure practices.