About us
Who We Are
Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation (SMCRF) is a non-profit making, non-governmental organization based at Kathmandu, Nepal. It is dedicated to the conservation and research of biodiversity in Nepal with particular reference diversity and conservation of small mammals since 2009.
Apart from conservation and research in biodiversity, SMCRF is also involved in promoting livelihood on community through conservation, formulating conservation policy, developing multi-stakeholder partnership promoting leadership and promoting future generation of wildlife researcher and conservation biologist. The research on Small Mammals is rare and so the conservation initiative is on the opening stage. SMCRF joins for the goal of development of this sector.
SMCRF is registered at District Administration Office (903/065/066) and Social Welfare Council (29919). With our office located at Kathmandu, we have covered various districts in Tarai, lower Himalaya, upper Himalaya and high Himalayas in Nepal.
Why We Exist ?
The earth is experiencing uneven weather phenomena with unprecedented increase in carbon emission and the resulting increase in global temperature. The average global temperature has increased by about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degrees Celsius) over the past 100 years and is now warming at a rate of more than 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit (0.1 degrees Celsius) every decade. This has led into extreme weather pattern, habitat loss, change in migration pattern of birds and other animals, desertification. The list can go on and on. These extremes are expected to upsurge if immediate measures are not taken.
During past few decades, climate politics has established global warming as one of the dominant issue of discussion. It is more directed towards reducing carbon emission and developing various instruments in achieving the goal of carbon cut. Some other conservation initiatives are also going on in various level sideways. Most of these initiatives are directed towards conservation of more dominant animal species leaving behind some keystone small mammals that are relatively more vulnerable yet ignored. Very recently, small mammal Bramble Cay Melomys became the first ever victim of climate change to go extinct. This represents the tragic situation of small mammals in the global mainstream conservation initiatives. So core of SMCRF’s existence lies in the conservation of the most ignored and vulnerable environment and species in the world.
What they say
We have been collaboratively working with SMCRF for conservation of pangolins in Taudolchhap Community Forest by releasing the rescued pangolins in their natural habitat and conducting conservation awareness to the community and schools.
MAHESHWOR BOHARA
President
Taudolchhap Community Forest
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