Thursday, March 31, 2016

Biodiversity of Nepal



Biodiversity status of Nepal


Nepal – a land linked country
             Nepal's location in the centre of the Himalayan range places the country in the transitional zone between the eastern and western Himalayas.
             Nepal's rich biodiversity is a reflection of this unique geographical position as well as its altitudinal and climatic variations.
             It incorporates Paliarctic and Indo-Malayan bio-geographical regions and major floristic.
Gap in biodiversity conservation in Nepal
             More than two thirds (67.84%) of the total area of (PAs) is in high mountains, although this region accounts for only 23.92% of the country's total area.
             The hills comprise the highest proportion (29.17%) of the country's area but currently have the smallest proportion (1.33%) of PAs.
             The altitudinal zones between 200–400 m are well represented with PAs;
             The region between 400–2700 m is poorly represented, and representation by PAs is comparatively higher in the area above 2800 m.
             The ecoregions that have high conservation priority at global scale are poorly represented in protected areas of Nepal.
             Existing PAs include 39.62% of flowering plants, 84.53% of mammals, 95.73% of birds, and 70.59% of herpetofauna of the country.
             Threatened animal species are well protected, whereas a large number of threatened plant species are not represented by the current PA system
#picture source:Dr.Mukesh Kumar Chalise.

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