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Forest Types of Nepal

Updated Date: 2/16/2026 11:44:55 AM

The dataset on forest types of Nepal for 2022 is jointly developed by the Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with financial support from the World Bank under the "Sub-National Biophysical Forest Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management and Revenue Sharing in Nepal" project. The dataset has been prepared using freely available remote-sensing data (Sentinel 2) and a cloud-based machine learning algorithm in the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform, field sampling methods, and extensive stakeholder consultations.

Forest Types of Nepal
Schema iso19139
Purpose The dataset has been prepared to provide detailed information about biophysical extent and condition of forest across 753 local levels or municipalities in Nepal, and to support evidence-based decision-making and sustainable forest management in the country.
Descriptive Keyword forest, forest type, biophysical indicator, GEE, Google Earth Engine, Earth Observation (theme) Nepal, FRTC, ICIMOD (place)
Metadata Record Info
Language eng
Charset utf8
Hierarchy Level dataset
Date 2026-02-16T11:44:55
Standard Name North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
Contact
Name Email info@frtc.gov.np
Organization Name FRTC Voice
Position name Address
Role author
Identification Info
Title Forest Types of Nepal
Date 2025-11-20
Date Type publication
Abstract The dataset on forest types of Nepal for 2022 is jointly developed by the Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with financial support from the World Bank under the "Sub-National Biophysical Forest Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management and Revenue Sharing in Nepal" project. The dataset has been prepared using freely available remote-sensing data (Sentinel 2) and a cloud-based machine learning algorithm in the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform, field sampling methods, and extensive stakeholder consultations.
Purpose The dataset has been prepared to provide detailed information about biophysical extent and condition of forest across 753 local levels or municipalities in Nepal, and to support evidence-based decision-making and sustainable forest management in the country.
Status completed
Charset utf8
Topic Category geoscientificInformation
Spatial Representation Type grid
Spatial Resolution 10
Cited Responsible Parties
Name Email info@frtc.gov.np
Organization Name FRTC Voice 977-1-5320482
Position name Address Nepal
Role author
Geographic Extent
Geographic Extent East 88.169 Geographic Extent West 80.03
Geographic Extent North 30.417 Geographic Extent South 26.344
Resource Maintenance Information
Maintenance and update frequency asNeeded
User Defined Maintenance Frequency
Date of Next Update
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Use Limitation Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Reference System Information
Code WGS 1984
Data Quality Info
Hierarchy level dataset
Distributor Info
Email metadata@icimod.org Organization Name ICIMOD
Voice Position name
Address Role distributor
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