Api Nampa Conservation Area

Api Nampa Conservation Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Location	Nepal
Coordinates	29.875°N 80.766°E / 29.875; 80.766
Area	1,903 km^2 (735 sq mi)
Established	2010
Governing body	Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation

The Api-Nampa Conservation Area is a protected area in the western Nepal that was established in 2010. It has an area of 1,903 km^2 (735 sq mi).[1] It ranges in elevation from 518 to 7,132 m (1,699 to 23,399 ft) at the Himalayan peak Api, and is part of the Kailash Sacred Landscape.[2]

Named after the two peaks Api and Nampa, it was established to conserve the unique biodiversity and cultural heritage of the area.[1] It is inhabited by 54,358 people living in 8966 households.[3]

A grasslands plateau is at the center of the area. It is intermixed with various forest types.[4]

Fauna

Mammalian species include snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, red panda, common langur, Himalayan tahr, Himalayan musk deer, goral and serow. Birds include Himalayan monal, snowcock and blood pheasant.[1]

References

1. DNPWC (2011). Api-Nampa Conservation Area Archived 2021-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Kathmandu.
2. Oli, Krishna Prasad; Zomer, Robert (July 2011). Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: Feasibility Assessment Report (Report). Kathmandu, Nepal: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. doi:10.53055/ICIMOD.545.
3. DNPWC (2020). "Api Nampa Conservation Area". Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.
4. "Api-Nampa Conservation Area". HKH Conservation Portal. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

External links

• Government of Nepal: Api-Nampa Conservation Area
• Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Nepal: Api-Nampa Conservation Area