NEPAL'S SIXTH NATIONAL REPORT TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Government of Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal December 2018 NEPAL'S SIXTH NATIONAL REPORT TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Government of Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal December 2018 NEPAL'S SIXTH NATIONAL REPORT TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY PREPARED & PUBLISHED BY: Government of Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977-1-4211567 Toll Free Number: 16600101000 Fax : 977-1-4211868 Email :
[email protected] THE NATIONAL REPORT PREPARATION COORDINATION TEAM 1. Yajna Nath Dahal, Environment and Biodiversity Division Chief, MoFE : Coordinator 2. Gopal Prasad Bhattarai, DDG, DNPWC : Member 3. Buddi Sagar Paudel, DDG Forest Research and Training Centre : Member 4. Rajendra KC, DDG Department of Forest and Soil Conservation : Member 5. Mohan Joshi, DDG, Department of Plant Resource : Member 6. Bidhya Pandey, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development : Member 7. Representative of Central Department of Environmental Science, TU : Member 8. Representative of Department of Environment, KU : Member 9. Chiranjivi Prasad Pokharel, NTNC : Member 10. Shailendra Giri, ZSL Nepal : Member 11. Representative of WWF Nepal : Member 12. Amit Poudel, IUCN Nepal : Member 13. Ishana Thapa, BCN : Member 14. Vijay Prasad Kesari UNDP Nepal : Member 15. Ramchandra Khatiwada, Biodiversity Section Chief, MoFE : Member Secretary and Contact person CONSULTANT TEAM Prof. Dr. Ram Prasad Chaudhary Dr. Shalu Adhikari The Ministry of Forests and Environment encourages the usage of this material for educational and non- profit purpose, with appreciate credit to the publisher.