Gaurishankar Conservation Area

Gaurishankar Conservation Area
Gaurishankar Conservation Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
	View of Gaurishankar
Location	Nepal
Coordinates	27°52′N 86°11′E / 27.87°N 86.18°E
Area	2,179 km2 (841 sq mi)
Established	11 January 2010
Governing body	Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation

Gaurishankar Conservation Area is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal that was established in January 2010, covering 2,179 km² (841 sq mi) in the Ramechhap, Dolakha and Sindhupalchok districts and encompassing 22 Village Development Committees. It is contiguous with Tibet in the north and a part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape.^[1]^[2] The protected area connects the Langtang and Sagarmatha National Parks.^[3] In 2010, the Government of Nepal handed over the management of Gaurishankar Conservation Area to National Trust for Nature Conservation for 20 years, which has been managing the area through its Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project.^[2]

^ World Wildlife Fund (2012). "Nepal REDD+ Readiness" (PDF). WWF Nepal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ ^a ^b NTNC (2010). Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project Archived 2019-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal.
^ Bhuju, U. R.; Shakya, P. R.; Basnet, T. B.; Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites (PDF). Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2018-12-14.