Author: Sameer Bajracharya
Keywords: Protected Area, Api Nampa Conservation Area, Biodiversity, Flora, Fauna

Biodiversity of the Api Nampa Conservation Area

Shrestha B (Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation)^1, Lily Shrestha^2

1 Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC), Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2 ICIMOD, Khumaltar, 44700, Kathmandu, Nepal

Corresponding author(s): Shrestha B (Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation) (info@dnpwc.gov.np),  (Lily.Shrestha@icimod.org)

Received {date}; Revised {date}; Accepted {date}; Published {date}

Citation: Combination of authors, year of data paper publication (in parentheses), Title, Journal Name, Volume, Issue number (in parentheses), and doi of the data paper.

Resource Citation

DNPWC (2019) Biodiversity Profile of the Api Nampa Conservation Area, Nepal. Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Protected Area, Api Nampa Conservation Area, Biodiversity, Flora, Fauna

General description

Purpose: 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

Project details

Project title: Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative
Personnel: Janita Gurung
Funding: ICIMOD's core donors, GIZ, DFID
Study area descriptions/descriptor: 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.

Data published through GBIF: http://rds.icimod.org:8080/hkh-bif/resource?r=apinampa_biodiversity

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: 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.
Coordinates: 29°41'16.8''N and 30°22'40.8''N Latitude; 80°29'27.6''E and 81°23'52.8''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2016

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Biodiversity of the Api Nampa Conservation Area
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://rds.icimod.org:8080/hkh-bif/archive.do?r=apinampa_biodiversity
Publication date of data: 2020-09-23
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2020-07-03
Hierarchy level: Dataset