Organization: Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP)
Introduction: KEEP is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Its aims are twofold: to provide impartial and independent information to travellers, and to ensure the future ecological and cultural prosperity of Nepal through positive impact tourism and outreach project work. KEEP aims to help minimize the negative influences of tourism by advocating and promoting “”minimum impact trekking””, and through presentations and lectures to travellers and trekking industry professionals. These presentations sensitize visitors and Nepalese to issues of conservation and culture.
Year of Establishment: 1992
Leading Campaigns: Environmental and Ecotourism; Capacity Building Program; Community Development Program
Service: Protection and safeguarding of the environment or countryside
Region: Nepal
Source: KEEP