CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY & DELIVERING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Map shows important services delivered to Nepal’s 27 IBAs and their importance for carbon storage and water provision. Nationally
protected bird species are also shown to highlight the importance of the IBA network in conserving birds and other biodiversity.
Picture credits: Daniel Cole (Cheer Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan, Himalayan Munal) and Carl
D’Silva (Bengal Florican, Lesser Blorican, Sarus Crane, Great Hornbill, Black Stork, White
Stork). Published in Grimmett et al. (2000) Birds of Nepal. Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd.
Annapurna
Conservation Area
Barandabhar Corridor Forest
Carbon storage
SOURCE See p.13. Carbon (0.01 Mg/ha) classified according to
the highest number of pixels falling within three categories
within each IBA: low (0–800); moderate (3,700–8,100); high
(10,500–18,000).
Water provision
SOURCE See p.13. Per capita water availability averaged over
IBAs (Mm 3 /person) and classified as: low (0.21–0.29); moderate
(0.32–0.44); high (0.56–1.14).
Protection status
SOURCE See p.14. IBA protection status is based on Protected
Areas listed in the World Database of Protected Areas (UNEP-
WCMC, 2012) but excludes areas that are protected and
managed under Community Forestry.
Low
Moderate
High
Low
Moderate
High
Protected
Some protection
No protection
Langtang National Park
Tamur Valley and Watershed
Sagarmatha National Park
Makalu Barun National Park
Kanchenjunga
Conservation Area
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Himalayan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus
Satyr Tragopan
Tragopan satyra
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Black Stork
Ciconia nigna
Shivapuri Nagarjun
National Park
Phulchoki Mountain Forests
Mai Valley Forest
Parsa Wildlife Reserve
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
and Barrage
Urlabari Forest
Dharan Forest