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The Forest and Nature Conservation Act of Bhutan, 1995 is the primary legislation that provides a framework of protected areas for Bhutan. The Act defines a protected area as an area, which has been declared to be a national park, conservation area, wildlife sanctuary, wildlife reserve, nature reserve, strict nature reserve, research forest ...
With over 4,316 km 2, the Jigme-Dorji National Park is the second largest protected area in Bhutan. [4] It is one of the most biodiverse areas of the eastern Himalayas and stretches from the deciduous forest to the eternal ice fields and glaciers on the north-western border of Bhutan. [5] Densely forested mountains of Jigme Dorji National Park
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The Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary, one of ten protected areas of Bhutan, was created in part to protect the migoi, a type of yeti in whose existence most Bhutanese believe. [6] The sanctuary covers the eastern third of the district (the gewogs of Merag and Sakteng ), and is connected via biological corridor to Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary in Samdrup ...
Royal Manas National Park is Bhutan's oldest national park, and the Royal government considers it the "conservation showpiece of the Kingdom" and a "genetic depository" for valuable plants. It has an area of 1,057 square kilometres (408 sq mi) and covers eastern Sarpang District , the western half of Zhemgang District , and western Pemagatshel ...
Over the generations, Bhutanese have managed the forest resources in a sustainable manner. A network of protected areas have been designated by the government to further conserve the environment. Protected areas in Bhutan are in the form of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, conservation area and Biological corridors.
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