KEY FINDINGS  
       

Asia
Nepal

 

Land area (CIA Fact book) - 136,800 km2
Estimated population 2005 (CIA Fact book) - 27,676,547

Total forest area 2000 (WRI) - 39,000 km2
Natural forest area 2000 (WRI) - 37,670 km2
Annual % forest cover change 1990-2000 (WRI) - -1.8%

Key Findings

Forest zone (zone of analysis) - 67.5% country area
Intact Forest Landscapes (IFL) area - 900 km2
% of forest zone occupied by IFL - 0.9%
% world IFL located in country - 0.01%
% of IFL areas located in strict protected areas (WDPA) - 0%

IFL forest density assessment

% Closed forests, Open forests and Non-forest ecosystems inside IFL and outside IFL

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Intact Forest Landscapes borders - Google Earth KMZ-file:
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Intact Forest Landscapes borders - ArcView SHP-file:
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Intact Forest Landscapes borders - TIFF-file:
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Authors

IFL map by: E. Tsybikova (Biodiversity Conservation Center, International Socio-Ecological Union)
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