573f246c-3c88-4724-81fc-8cb545f91ac5 eng Lily Shrestha ICIMOD SSA - Research Associate 977-1-5275222 Nepal Lily.Shrestha@icimod.org https://www.icimod.org/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ICIMOD Website 2020-09-08T14:39:40 North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 Biodiversity of the Api Nampa Conservation Area 2020-05-25 Bishnu Shrestha Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) Information Officer 977-1-4227926 info@dnpwc.gov.np Janita Gurung ICIMOD Programme Coordinator, KLCDI Janita.Gurung This is a checklist of flora (angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes) and fauna (birds and insects) of Api Nampa Conservation Area. A total of 940 species are listed. This dataset provides information on plants, birds and insects from a relatively new protected area in western Nepal, the Api Nampa Conservation Area. The data, collated from several research conducted in the protected area, avails biodiversity information in a single platform (database) that can be used for further research at national and global levels. Protected Area Biodiversity Flora Fauna Api Nampa Conservation Area HKH-BIF DNPWC (2019) Biodiversity Profile of the Api Nampa Conservation Area, Nepal. Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal. eng biota The Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA), established in 2010 is spread over an area of 1903 sq. km in Darchula District, Sudurpaschim Province, in western Nepal. ANCA encompassess parts or all of five Rural Minicipalities and one Municipality named after two mountain peaks, Mt Api (7132 masl) and Mt Nampa (6757 masl). Characterized by diverse topography and geology within Nepal's high mountain and high Himalayan physiographic zone, ANCA hosts diverse ecosystem and a wide variety of plants and animals, while also being rich in cultural sacred and spiritual heritage. The floral diversity includes 535 species of angiosperms, 12 species of gymnosperms and 69 species of Pteridophytes. The documented faunal diversity includes 43 species of mammals, 263 species of birds, 69 species of fish and at least 64 species of insects. false 80.491 81.398 29.688 30.378 2010-01-01 2016-01-01 ICIMOD 977-1-5275222 metadata@icimod.org http://rds.icimod.org:8080/hkh-bif/resource?r=apinampa_biodiversity WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link HKH-BIF Portal