ACAP Approach: A Pioneer for Payment for Environmental Services in Nepal

The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), launched in 1986, is the largest undertaking of the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) with the objective of "Conservation for Development". To sustain community-based development initiatives, the Nepali Government has allowed ACAP to collect conservation entry fees (NRs 2000 ($25)/tourist) from all international trekkers and tourists visiting the region since 1989.