Feature:

• Different types of Protected Areas
• Different Species of Wild Fauna & Flora protected
• Protected species
• Quasi-judicial power
• Community involvement in conservation
• Revenue sharing- 30%- 50%
• Regulation of Hunting
• Regulation of Tourism in Protected Areas

Chitwan National Park established in 1973

Species Conservation: e.g. Tiger

Total area of PA 34186.62 Sq. Km: (23.2% of the Nepal’s geographical area MDG Target 24%)

Rhino Population in Nepal and in Chitwan National Park

Areas of international importance

• World Heritage 2 : Sagarmatha NP and Chitwan NP
• Ramstad Site 9 ( Koshitappu WLR(1st ramsar site), Beeshajari Lake), 3 outside PA (Jagadishpur,Mai pokhari, Ghodaghodi) and High Altitude Wetlands (Rara, Phoksundo, Gosaikunda & Gokyo)

Terai Arc Landscape & Sacred Himalayan Landscape

• Landscape level conservation essential for long-term survival of species
• Significance second largest population of rhino.
• Significance Largest heard of swamp deer