Conservation Landscapes of Nepal

The success of long-term conservation requires that interventions include entire landscapes because designated protected areas (PAs) are often not complete ecological units. This document reviews the existing conservation landscapes in Nepal to analyze the gaps and propose new landscapes.

As of 2016, the Government of Nepal (GoN) implements conservation programs in five landscapes: Terai Arc Landscape, Sacred Himalayan Landscape, Kailash Sacred Landscape, Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, and Kanchenjunga Landscape. However, scale, focus, priority, level of engagement, and resource input varies from one landscape to another.