Schema	iso19139
Purpose	This database is created to provide open access data sets for both checklist and occurrence data to contribute interests of academic fraternity and informed decision making process.
Descriptive Keyword	Insects, Biodiversity (theme) Kangchenjunga Landscape, Eastern Nepal, Sikkim and West Bengal, India, Western Bhutan, HKH-BIF (place)

Metadata Record Info
Language	eng
Charset	utf8
Hierarchy Level	dataset
Date	2020-09-08T14:44:42
Standard Name	North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003

Contact
Name	Dr. Nakul Chhetri	Email	Nakul.Chettri@icimod.org
Organization Name	ICIMOD	Voice	977-1-5275222
Position name	Programme Coordinator - Kangchenjunga Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative	Address	Nepal
Role	author

Identification Info
Title	Insects of the Kangchenjunga Landscape
Date	2019-02-04
Date Type	publication
Abstract	This checklist contains a total of 393 species of insects documented from the Nepal part of the Kangchenjunga Landscape. This information is based on the Kangchenjunga Landscape country level feasibility assessment report of Nepal.
Purpose	This database is created to provide open access data sets for both checklist and occurrence data to contribute interests of academic fraternity and informed decision making process.
Status	completed
Charset	utf8
Topic Category	biota
Spatial Representation Type	textTable

Cited Responsible Parties
Name	Pratikshya Kandel	Email	metadata@icimod.org
Organization Name	ICIMOD	Voice	977-1-5275222
Position name	Research Associate Biodiversity	Address
Role	author

Name	Kailash Gaira	Email	kgaira@gmail.com
Organization Name	GB Pant National Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD)	Voice
Position name	Programme Coordinator	Address	Gangtok India
Role	resourceProvider

Name	Yadav Uprety	Email	yadavuprety@gmail.com
Organization Name	Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST)	Voice
Position name	Programme Coordinator	Address	Kathmandu Nepal
Role	resourceProvider

Geographic Extent
Geographic Extent East	90.408	Geographic Extent West	87.508
Geographic Extent North	28.13	Geographic Extent South	26.361

Resource Maintenance Information
Maintenance and update frequency	unknown
User Defined Maintenance Frequency
Date of Next Update

Legal Constraints
Use Limitation	ICIMOD (2018) Insects of the Kangchenjunga Landscape (Nepal and India).
Use Limitation	GBPNIHESD. (2014). Feasibility Assessment Report KL-India. Unpublished report. GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Sikkim Unit, India.
Use Limitation	RECAST (2014). Feasibility assessment report KL Nepal. Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University. Kathmandu: Nepal
Access Constraints	copyright
Use Constraints	copyright

Reference System Information
Code

Data Quality Info
Hierarchy level	dataset

Distributor Info
Email	metadata@icimod.org	Organization Name	ICIMOD
Voice	977-1-5275222	Position name
Address		Role	distributor

Transfer Option
Online Resource	HKH-BIF Portal