NATURAL BEAUTY

नेपाल प्राकृतिक छेत्र

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Nepal is divided in three different region accourding to the attitude.They are the Plain Region, Hilly Region and The himalayan Region.These varition in attitude hosts the different species of animals and plants. Geographocally Nepal is divided into 14 zones and 75 district and Five Development Regions.More than 40 zones lies in hilly and himalayan Region.The national bird Danfe is a gift of nature.The beautiful flower " Rhododendron " is the national flower of Nepal.Nepal has more than 360species orchid which constitute over 25 of the world's orchid and comprises 6 percent world's rhododendron species.The total area of Nepal is 147181 sq.m. Not Only this,Edelweiss is the Austria's National flower in Austria, It is almost extinct in the wild, but it is found abundantly in Lamtang valley of Nepal.Though the hidden treasure of its rich biodiversity is not yet fully explored, Nepal is considered to be Asian Amazon . Many new species could be discovered in Nepal.Nepal harbours 5890 species of flowering plants, which 2.4% covers of the world's total and over 250 species of the flowering plants are endemic to Nepal, not found elsewhere.

As the natural diversity of Nepal leads to the growth of thousands of Natural Medical herbs which has highest demand in the international market.The medical plant 'yarshagumba', 'Paanaule' and 'vakur' which is found in himalayan region has highest demand in international market


Nepal’s 20 protected areas cover 23.23 percent of its land. Its 10 national parks, three wildlife reserves, six conservations areas and one hunting reserve cover various geographical locations from the sub-tropical Terai jungles to the arctic Himalayan region. Two of Nepal’s natural areas are listed by UNESCO as Natural World Heritage Sites. They are: Chitwan National Park and Sagarmatha National Park.Comprising only 0.1 percent of the total land area on a global scale, Nepal possesses a disproportionately rich biodiversity. Of the total number of species found globally, Nepal possesses 2.80 percent plants, 3.96 percent mammals, 3.72 percent butterflies and 8.9 percent of birds. Of 6,391 species of flowering plants recorded in Nepal, 399 are endemic. Among the 399 endemic flowering plants in Nepal, 63 percent are from the high mountains, 38 percent from the mid hills, and 5 percent from the Terai and Siwaliks. Similarly, the central region contains 66 percent of the total endemic species followed by western (32 percent) and eastern regions (29 percent).



Nepal’s wildlife belong to the Palaearctic and Indo-Malayan realms. The 136 ecosystems is confined to 11 bio-climatic zones and 9 eco-regions that are defined by ecological features, climate and plant and animal communities. The endemic fauna are: Himalayan field mouse, spiny babbler, Nepali kalij, 14 herpetofauna, and six types of fishes. Wildlife also include like endangered animals like the Royal Bengal tiger and the one-horned rhinoceros. Nepal is home 850 species of birds and more than half of these are found in the Kathmandu Valley.The natural resources of Nepal are water, hydropower, scenic beauty, quartz, timber, lignite, copper, cobalt and iron ore. Vast expanse of land in the country is used for agriculture with about 16 percent of total arable land.