A new publication entitled 'Flora...
- Protection Forest: A patch of forests strictly protected by the government due to its sensitiveness such as potential heavily encroachment area, eroded area, sensitive to a specific flora or fauna (eg. Rhino century, Deer century, Vulture protection area, Dolphin protection area, etc.)
- Production Forest: A patch of forests allocated by the government to produce specific produce ( i.e., timber, fuel, fodder, resin, medicinal and aromatic plants ) demanded by industries, organizations or their citizens. Sagarnath Forest Development Project is a typical example of this type of forests, where Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Dalbergia sissoo (previously planted) and some of Albizia species have been producing since the establishment of the project,1978.
- National Parks (NPs): An area allocated to conserve, manage and utilize wild flora and fauna and their habitats. There are altogether 10 NPs in Nepal, including a newly established Banke National Park.
- Wildlife Reserves (WLRs ): An area allocated to conserve and manage wild flora and fauna and their habitats. There are altogether 4 WLRs
- Conservation Areas (CAs): An area allocated by the government to protect and utilize the natural resources as per the integrated plan to uplift the livelihoods of the local people. There are altogether ten conservation areas in Nepal.
- Buffer Zone (BZs): A part of national parks or wildlife reserves delineated by government for the use of local people to meet their basic needs of forest products in perpetuity and (to) preserve the NPs and WLRs from invasion of outsiders so as to preserve the flora and fauna of those NPs and WLRs.
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