Banko Janakari 'Biodiversity Conservation' special issue available online

May 2009 'Biodiversity Conservation' special issue of Banko Janakari is now available online. The issue contains six research articles and one short note on different issues of biodiversity conservation in Nepal. Banko Janakari is published by the Department of Forest Research and Survey (DFRS), Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal.

Contents of this issue:

1. Diversity of vascular plant communities along a disturbance gradient in a central mid-hill community forest of Nepal - S. K. Baral and K. Katzensteiner
2. Scores for Effective Forest Conservation: A Village-to-Village Approach - R. K. Pokharel and H. O. Larsen
3. Medicinal plants of Nepal: Distribution pattern along an elevational gradient and effectiveness of existing protected areas for their conservation - K. P. Acharya, R. P. Chaudhary and O. R. Vetaas
4. Consumption Pattern of Timber and Fuelwood in Community Forests: a case study from Sindhupalchok District - D. Lamichhane
5. The frequency and relationship of flowering plants on the distribution pattern of Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Yarchagunbu) in the highlands of Dolpa district, Nepal - S. Devkota
6. Depredation and deteriorating condition of Shorea robusta and Terminalia alata in Bardia National Park: an imperative to address park biodiversity sustainably - G. R. Acharya, B. Bhatta, and A. R. Gyawali
7. Agrobiodiversity Conservation to deal with Climate Change - S. Nepal

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