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Phulchowki—hill of flowers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Carol Inskipp  and
Tim Inskipp
Tim Inskipp
Affiliation:
65 Swaynes Lane, Comberton, Cambridge CB3 7EF, UK.
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Abstract

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The forests that clad Phulchowki mountain in Nepal are internationally renowned for their fauna and flora but they are unprotected. The subtropical forests on the lower slopes are particularly valuable, being one of the last remnants of such forest left in Nepal and probably the only one still worth protecting. Currently very little of this forest type is included in the country's extensive protected area system. If it is to be saved action is needed soon: marble quarrying and the removal of trees for firewood, foliage and timber are destroying the forests, which are also vital for the protection of water supplies. The authors, whose recent study of Nepal's forest birds reinforced the importance of the mountain, suggest ways in which protection could benefit both the forests and the people.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , July 1989 , pp. 135 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1989

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