Reasons for pollution on the Everest. Find out about the initiatives taken by various agencies to clean Mount Everest.
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The Project
Mount Everest, the tallest summit in the world, has inspired and attracted people from all over the world ever since the first attempts to scale the mountain in the 1920s. Nepal is one of the world’s poorest countries and tourism is a major source of revenue, especially for struggling mountain communities. The enormous increase in visitors to the Everest region has resulted in severe and negative effects on its sensitive environment. There is currently no functioning waste management system in place and little local knowledge or experience of handling such large amounts of rubbish in an environmentally sustainable way. The overall objectives of the project are to conserve and manage the rich biodiversity of Nepal’s Everest National Park, with emphasis on solid waste management and on supporting and strengthening local communities as caretakers of biodiversity conservation. The project has been initiated by the local population and includes:
Clean up expeditions on Mount Everest to remove approximately 8 tonnes of rubbish from the mountain
Installing local rubbish and recycling facilities along the trekking route from the airstrip at Lukla to Everest Base Camp
Installing a new set of regulations and code of conduct for all future trekking and climbing activities in the area, training local people, and guaranteeing the sustainability of the systems
Conducting information and awareness raising activities on biodiversity conservation, modern waste management and climate change to at least 70% of local people