Under the auspices of the National Planning Commission, the Nepal Environmental Policy and Action Plan (NEPAP) has been prepared. The NEPAP is part of HMG continuing efforts to incorporate environmental concerns into the country's development process. The document builds on the substantial amount of work that has been undertaken on analyzing the country's environmental issues. It reviews current government current policy on the environment: formulates new policy, where it is needed: and suggests an action agenda to address environmental problems.

The NEPAP has also been prepared in response to the growing global awareness about the importance of maintaining a balance between economic development and environmental conservation, which culminated in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992.