International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has launched the Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book during the World Environment Day regional celebrations held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book was produced jointly by the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and the United Nations Environment Programme.

The book is organised in eight chapters and discusses currently reported data on flora and fauna including some analysis of the trends since 1996 following the establishment of protected areas and sites, Ramsar sites, and World Heritage Sites throughout Nepal. The book also makes a note of threatened and protected species, and endemic floral and faunal diversity in individual protected and unprotected sites. The final chapter advances key recommendations based on a comprehensive assessment of the status and issues of biodiversity as a result of the resource book project, and areas and issues which future work on Nepal’s biodiversity must address.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book Project
Chapter 2: Country Background
Chapter 3: Biodiversity Assessment
Chapter 4: Protected Areas of Nepal
Chapter 5: Ramsar Sites
Chapter 6: World Heritage Sites
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Chapter 8: Recommendations

The online version of the book is available for download in PDF format here (13.6MB).