The NPT project uses the visual art form in an effort to address various environmental problems. "The main thrust of the NPT project is multi-dimensional, but targeted towards a common direction." It is a diverse conservation concept geared toward celebrating and promoting the Nigerian landscapes through art.

Contributions in the form of paintings and drawings of rain forests and mangroves of the Niger Delta were solicited from interested participants in preparation for a tour programme that was to cover Asaba, Port Harcourt, and Bonny Island. A June 2004 tour was planned; it was to include a team of wildlife and landscape painters undertaking tours of the country and documenting what they saw.

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Editor's note: The June 2004 tour was not conducted as scheduled. Logistics (i.e., lack of funding and support) impeded the intended launch of the project. As of November 2004, organisers are working on developing a coordinating presence in Nigeria's Northern, Eastern, and Middle Belt. Volunteers are sought to act as Liaising Officers in these geographical zones. These individuals (male or female) must be environmental enthusiasts and would preferably be a Senior Secondary School Student, an undergraduate, or a member of the National Youth Service Corps posted to any of these places. Inclination toward painting, photography, and tour operation are added advantages. Interested applicants should send their name, age, sex, contact address, email address, and 5 lines expressing why they would like to be involved with the NPT to the contact listed below on or before January 15 2005. No financial remuneration is associated with this volunteer opportunity.

This project is an effort to stimulate and increase environmental awareness in support of World Environmental Day, commemorated each year on June 5.

Organisers believe that the NPT project, if properly articulated, will encourage specialised endeavours in painting subjects that impact on the environment and wildlife.

An associated campaign is underway to preserve the habitat world of animals, with special focus on endangered species.