For over two decades now, NTNC has successfully undertaken over 100 small and large projects on nature conservation, biodiversity protection, natural resource management and sustainable rural development programme. The Trust’s experience over the years has shown that the conservation efforts in poor and over populated country, such as Nepal, cannot be successful, much less sustainable, unless it addresses the needs and welfare of the local people. Holistic and integrated conservation and development programme with active people participation aimed at promoting local guardianship, thus, have been the focus of all NTNC’s activities.

Geographically, the Trust’s activities have spread from the sub-tropical plains of Chitwan and Bardia in the lowland to the Annapurna and Manaslu regions of the high Himalayas, including the Trans Himalayan regions of Upper Mustang and Manang. Currently, projects of the Trust are distributed into three geographical areas - lowland, mid-hills and high mountains. The Trust’s activities in the lowland are based in and around the Chitwan National Park (CNP), the Bardia National Park (BNP) and the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve (SWR) located in the central, mid-western, far-western development regions of Nepal, respectively.

Similarly, the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) and the Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP) are two major projects in the mountain environment. The Central Zoo is the only project of the Trust in Kathmandu valley. Currently, there are about 360 staff working for the Trust. Similarly, over 400,000 people, and over 100,000 tourists and their support staff benefit from NTNC’s endeavours annually.