Nujiang Lancang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests

Nujiang Lancang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests
Conifer and mixed forests in the Baima Mountains, a subrange of the Yun Range, in Deqin County
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Temperate coniferous forests
Borders	List Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests Northern Indochina subtropical forests Northern Triangle subtropical forests Northern Triangle temperate forests Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests
Geography
Area	82,993 km2 (32,044 sq mi)
Countries	China Myanmar
Conservation
Conservation status	critical/endangered[1]
Protected	17.28%[2]

The Nujiang Lancang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests are a temperate coniferous forests ecoregion in Southwest China and northeastern Myanmar. The forests cover mountains and valleys in the western Hengduan Mountains and because of the extreme topography and relative remoteness, remain one of the best preserved habitats in China.^[3]