A study on the reduction of carbon dioxide by methane has been carried out over supported nickel catalyst. We have also studied the effect of acidic and basic properties of the support on the activity. We have examined the effect of reaction condition, such as reaction temperature, residence time, partial pressure of reactants. Nickel metal introduced into natural zeolite showed the high catalytic activity in the reduction of carbon dioxide by methane at about 700℃. The activity strongly depended on the loaded nickel amount on the natural zeolite. The conversion of methane and carbon dioxide increased up to 13wt% nickel loading and then slightly decreased more than 13wt%. The deactivation of Ni loaded on natural zeolite proceeded very slowly compared that of basic supports.