Land cover of Koshi Basin 2010

Land cover and its change analysis across Hindu Kush Himalayan region is realized as an urgent need to support diverse issues of environmental conservation. This study presents the first and most complete national land cover database of Koshi basin prepared using public domain Landsat TM data of 2010 and replicable methodology.The study estimated that Koshi basin is covered 19% by forests. The potential use of the data set for basin level sustainable land use planning strategies and meeting several global commitments also highlighted.

Date ( Publication ): 2015-03-16

Author

ICIMOD - Mr. Kabir Uddin ( GIS and Remote Sensing Analyst )

Khumaltar , Kathmandu , Khumaltar, Lalitpur , 3226 , Nepal

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977-1-5003299

Purpose: Development of baseline information for environmental management.

Status: Completed

Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

( Theme )

Land cover
Land use
Basin

Keywords ( Place )

Nepal
Koshi

Use limitation: Free to use with attribution to the source. Suggested citation:

ICIMOD. (2015). Land cover of Koshi Basin 2010 [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/rds.20553

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