Ophiocordyceps sinensis known as...
1. Terai Arc Landscape
- Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) program has been initiated from 2001 and jointly implemented by MOFSC and WWF Nepal.
- It spreads over 49,500 sq km, from Bagmati river in Eastern Nepal to western Yamuna river in India linking 13 transboundary protected areas across Nepal and India.
- It encompasses 23,129 sq km of 14 districts including 75 percent of the remaining forests of lowland Nepal including Churia hills and 6 protected areas.
- TAL covers three Ramsar sites and two World Heritage Sites. TAL was prioritized by HMG/N as a priority program in the 10th Plan (2002-2007).
(Source: http://www.forestrynepal.org/project/38)
2. Sacred Himalayan Landscape
- It spreads from Langtang National Park of Nepal to Kangchenjunga region of Sikkim and Darjeeling, India to Tursa Strict Nature Reserve, Bhutan.
- Total area: 39021 sq.km. and its area in Nepal is 28,680 sq.km that covers 18 districts of Nepal.
3. Northern Mountain Landscape
- WWF Nepal launched the Northern Mountains Conservation Project (NMCP) in 1996 in Shey-Phoksundo National Park (SPNP) in collaboration with the Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC)
- It covers Shey-Phoksundo National Park (SPNP), located in remote Dolpa and Mugu districts of Nepal is the largest National Park of Nepal (3,555 km2).
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