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Gaurishankar Conservation Area is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal that has been established in January 2010, covering in the Ramechhap, Dolakha and Sindhupalchok districts and encompassing 22 Village Development Committees. It is contiguous with Tibet in the north.〔NTNC (2010). (Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project ). National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal.〕 The protected area connects the Langtang and Sagarmatha National Parks.〔Bhuju, U.R., Shakya, P.R., Basnet, T.B., Shrestha, S. (2007). (''Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites.'' ) 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. Kathmandu, Nepal. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5〕 The Government of Nepal handed over the management of Gaurishankar Conservation Area to National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) for 20 years in 2010. Following the models of Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation Areas, NTNC has been managing the area through its Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project.〔NTNC (2010). (Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project ). National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal.〕 It is a part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape The headquarters is in Charikot. == History == In April 2006, the Dolakha Chamber of Commerce and Industries has requested the Government of Nepal and the Nepal Tourism Board to declare the Rolwaling area as a national park.〔 In January 2010, the ''Federation of Community Forest Users, Nepal'' expressed its disagreement against the decision to establish a conservation area and formed a ''National Struggle Committee'' to launch a campaign against the declaration, demanding that the community people should obtain management responsibility of the protected area.〔Fecofun (2010) (''An update on FECOFON's Movement against Gaurishankar Conservation Area Declaration'' ) Federation of Community Forest Users, Nepal〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaurishankar Conservation Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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