Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book.pdf

The overall goal of the Nepal Biodiversity Yearbook Project (NBYP) was to establish a system for updating Nepal’s biodiversity resources every year into a Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book 2006, 2007, 2008, and so on, based on scientific studies.
The main objective of NBYP was to prepare a resource book 2006 on Nepal’s biodiversity by updating the 1996 Biodiversity Profiles of Nepal using published information between 1996 and 2005 and field verification.
The NBYP was implemented in five stages preparatory to publication. Upon completion of the preparatory stage, Nepal Nature dot Com formed a working team to implement the Project. Team formation approach followed the steps taken by BPP in 1996, with essential modifications.
The checklists of fauna and flora compiled for the resource book have been derived primarily from the BPP documents. To update the checklists, references were made to publications made by various conservation organisations.
The first draft of the resource book was reviewed by six experts. A consultative meeting of 26 other experts representing 13 organisations was also held in Kathmandu on November 28, 2006 to discuss the draft. Conservation organisations were provided access to the digital version of the draft to facilitate review and feedback.
The major outputs of NBYP were the two resource book documents, one in English, one in Nepali, and a digital version of both. NBYP 2006 focuses on flora and fauna diversity in protected areas, Ramsar sites, and World Heritage Sites of Nepal.