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| Thinley, P.; Tharchen, L. | |
| Conservation Management Plan of Jigme Dorji National Park January 2015 - December 2019 | |
| 2015 Full Book | |
Originally gazetted as a wildlife sanctuary in honor of The Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Jigme Dorji National Park is one of the oldest protected areas in Bhutan. Now covering 4,316 km2 and confined to the northwestern part of Bhutan, the park is inarguably a natural jewel endowed with incredible wealth of biodiversity comprised of 1,434 species of vascular plants (with more than 300 species of medicinal plants), 50 mammals, 313 birds, and more than 22 orders of insects. It is the only park in Bhutan and probably in the world where one can see thriving populations of the endangered top carnivores, such as tiger, snow leopard, and dhole. The park serves as water tower for four major rivers on the downstream of which mega hydropower projects are being built which will contribute tremendously to the nation's Gross Domestic Product. Besides, the park is one of the favored tourist destinations for its numerous heartrending peaks and countless other natural attractions. The park encompasses 14 administrative blocks of 4 western Dzongkhags (districts) and caters to around 6,000 people living inside the park. Most of the people living inside the park are subsistent agriculturalists and pastoralists, largely depending on its natural resources. In addition to the natural treasures, the park also has many culturally and religiously important sites that are deeply revered by the locals and pilgrims around the country. The park since its being operational in 1995 has made impressive achievements in establishing the essential infrastructure and manpower, capacity building of the technical staff, inventory and protection of floral and faunal diversity, enhancing ecotourism potentials, and educating and involving the local communities in conservation works. Incorporating the lessons learned from the past management plans and cognizant of the prevailing conservation threats in the current management plan, the park envisions to be "A conservation heritage of harmonious co-existence between human and nature in the northwestern Bhutan, providing vital ecological services and natural resources in an equitable and sustainable manner". Through wide consultations with the key stakeholders and exhaustive discussions with the staff in series of internal coordination meetings, the park management intends to achieve its visions and missions through 5 strategic goals and 18 objectives, all geared towards protecting the keystone and flagship species, mitigating conflicts between park residents and wild animals, scientific management of key natural resources in participatory manner, and strengthening the institutional capacity of the park management in conservation of natural resources. The implementation of planed activities is scheduled to begin from the beginning of January 2015 till the end of December 2019. The progress towards achievement of strategic goals and objectives will be periodically monitored as the indicators are explicitly stated in a comprehensive logical framework. It is sincerely hoped that all key collaborators and stakeholders would render optimum support towards fulfillment of the management goals and objectives. |
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