Kangchenjunga Conservation Area
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Protected area
|
| gptkbp:accessibility |
Remote
|
| gptkbp:area |
2035 km²
|
| gptkbp:awards |
UNESCO_Biosphere_Reserve_designation
|
| gptkbp:biodiversity |
High
|
| gptkbp:climate |
Alpine
Temperate |
| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Community engagement
Habitat restoration Education initiatives Wildlife protection Protected area status Wildlife monitoring |
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Gurung culture
Limbu_culture |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Local traditions
|
| gptkbp:ecosystem |
Mountain ecosystem
|
| gptkbp:elevation |
1,200 m to 8,586 m
|
| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
Climate change
Overgrazing Deforestation Poaching |
| gptkbp:established |
1997
|
| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Kangchenjunga_peak
|
| gptkbp:flora |
Medicinal plants
Rhododendron species |
| gptkbp:geologicalFeatures |
Granite and schist
|
| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:Department_of_National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Conservation
|
| gptkbp:homeTo |
Endangered species
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kangchenjunga Conservation Area
|
| gptkbp:includes |
Trekking routes
|
| gptkbp:landUse |
Sustainable tourism
|
| gptkbp:localEconomy |
Tourism revenue
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Nepal
|
| gptkbp:manager |
Community-based
|
| gptkbp:partnerships |
Government agencies
Local communities International organizations NGOs |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Kangchenjunga mountain range
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Biodiversity studies
|
| gptkbp:supports |
Local communities
|
| gptkbp:surroundingArea |
Sikkim
|
| gptkbp:tourism |
Camping
Photography Bird watching Trekking |
| gptkbp:visitors |
Trekking tourists
|
| gptkbp:waterSource |
Glaciers
|
| gptkbp:wildlife |
Snow leopard
Red panda Himalayan tahr |