Living With Environment, Lamjung

National organisations   1. Natural History Museum of Nepal Established in 1975   Field of action   Collection of 50,000 specimens of Nepal's flora and fauna    Trainings on issues related to endangered species    Serves research facilities with information on natural history     2. National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) Established in 1982 Formerly known as King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation   Field of action    Central zoo management in Kathmandu valley     Urban environment particularly, Bagmati river conservation    Biodiversity conservation programmes through centres at Chitwan, Bardia, Kanchanpur, etceetra     3. Wildlife Conservation Nepal (WCN) Established in 2002   Field of action           Wildlife conservation and research           Climate change and disaster action           Public engagement forum   International organisations 1. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Founded in June 5, 1

Biodiversity refers to the biological variety and variability of life on Earth. It is a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level. Biological resources and the global biodiversity that shapes our environment not only the various species of plants, animals and microorganisms around us but also the genetic diversity of each of them, as well as the great variety of ecosystems that makes up our planet.   History The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. When first created by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in late 1993, 29 December, was designated the International Day for Biological Diversity. In December 2000, the UN General Assembly adopted 22 May as IDB, to commemorate the adoption of the text of the Convention on 22 May 1992 by the Nairobi Final Act of the Conference for the Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biolog