Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP)'s Activities

Jomsom

The Annapurna Conservation Area is Nepal's largest protected area covering 7,629 km2 (2,946 sq mi) in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas across the Manang, Mustang, Kaski, Myagdi, and Lamjung districts. The area ranges in altitude from 790 m (2,590 ft) to the peak of Annapurna I at 8,091 m (26,545 ft).

The multifaceted problems of ACA have been addressed through an integrated, community based conservation and development approach, an experimental model which has been in the vanguard of promoting the concepts of “Conservation Area” through an “Integrated Conservation and Development Programme” approach in the country and abroad.

Annapurna Conservation Area Project's Activities: together with local communities

• Visitor centers: in many places, info + leaflets on local villages and culture, local guided tours, festival dates
• Check posts: in many places
• Mustang Eco museum at South end of Jomsom, local culture, nature, geology
• Garbage/pollution control: awareness, incinerators, clean-up campaigns, toilets
• Conservation: tree planting, soil conservation, river bank protection, biodiversity survey and protection.
• Alternative energy: micro hydro plants, solar water heaters, lights, etc
• Trail improvement: widening, paving, bridges, signs, etc
• Agriculture and gender development
• Community infrastructure
• Health services support
• Conservation education
• Heritage conservation
• Lodge management and training
• Training for guide and porters
• Signs and notice board
• Safe drinking water stations.