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2015 International Conference Paper: "Zonation in Wangchuck Centennial National Park
* Presenter: Nado Nil, Wangchuck Centennial National Park (WCNP) Bhutan"
Wangchuck Centennial National Park was declared in 2008 by the government as the largest national park in the country. The management of park started immediately after declaration and in initial stage management had to focus on putting basic infrastructures and human resource in the field. Conservation related and regulatory services within the jurisdiction of park were also taken up soon after declaration. Demarcation of boundary in the field was completed and series of surveys were conducted since its declaration till date. The management plan required park area to be divided into zones depending on use, presence of wildlife species, condition of forest, and significance of area for conservation. But zonation of park could not be materialized as the management had to focus on other priority activities in the initial stage. After several years into management, we have basic infrastructures and human resource in the field; therefore, the management is advancing towards scientific management and detailed research. Zonation within the park has become crucial to target the conservation activities and regulate man made activities inside park area. During the zonation exercise different criteria will be taken into consideration. The criteria that will be accounted include resource use, habitat use by flagship species, proximity from settlement, forest condition, etc. Once the zonation is completed park area will be classified into three zones, namely, core zone, multiple use zone and buffer zone.
2019 Scholar Profile Organization: Wangchuck Centennial National Park
*-Organization full street address: Nasiphel, Bumthang
*-Country: Bhutan
*-Work phone with country and area code: 0975 03 634100
*-Work fax with country and area code: 0975 03 634103
ORGANIZATION’S WORK: Wangchuck Centennial National Park (WCNP) is the government organization functioning under Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. It is the largest National Park in the country covering 4,914 square kilometers. It is located in north-central Bhutan covering six districts. It was declared in 2008 coinciding with 100 years of Wangchuck dynasty as a tribute to their visionary and selfless leadership. It is also considered as the water tower as four major river system of the country flow through the park and numerous mountains remain under snow cover throughout the year.
The vegetation ranges from warm broadleaf forests to alpine meadows, spanning an altitudinal range from 2,500 to 5,100 meters above sea level. Over 693 species of vascular plants, 41 mammal species, 250 bird species and 46 species of butterfly have been recorded in the park.
Mission of WCNP
To conserve and manage natural biodiversity in harmony with people’s values and aspirations.
Goals
- Conserve and protect, and maintain specific ecosystems and species
- Protect cultural, historical, and religious sites
- Contribute to the socio-economic development of the park residents.
Mandates:
- Sustainable allocation of natural resources to park residents
- Protection of flora and fauna in park through law enforcement
- Provide regulatory and provisioning services to general public
- Conduct field survey and research on specific species and ecosystem
For the smooth functioning and the effectives services delivery and proper management of the he park WCNP is supported by three field offices. Field offices are located in east, central and west and each field office is headed by a Park Rang Officer with few field staff.
WCNP is funded by government for current expenditures (salary for staff, mobility, etc.) and very much dependent on donor agencies for the activities that require high investments. The management of WCNP implement mandates in close collaboration with Central and local authorities, local communities and non-governmental agencies.
your personal role in the organization: I am serving as the Range Officer of the Western Park Range under Wangchuck Centennial National Park. My roles are:
Allocation of natural resources to the park residents within range
Conduct survey and data collection from the field.
Administer regular monitoring and patrolling in the park
Prepare work plan and field reports and submit to park Head quarters
Facilitate and monitor the development of ecotourism facilities
Management of forest nursery and seedling production
Law enforcement
history of your personal work in conservation and GIS: It is my 17th year working under Department of Forest and Park Services of Bhutan. Joined the department since 1998 and worked with a logging section for few years
Later I was transferred to a Territorial Forest Division which is mandated to execute the similar functions of Park in areas out of the protected areas. I had an opportunity to serve as the field In-charge of Forest Management Unit in the central part of Bhutan. From 2003, I was transferred to Social Forestry Division under Department Forests and Park Service and served as Assistant District Forest Officer. For more than ten years I was actively involved in;
Prevention of forest fire
Establishment of private and community forestry
Conduct awareness program and trainings related to conservation of environment and forest to local communities
Resource assessment, mapping and preparation of management plan for community forests
Facilitate and backstop forestry extension agents and community forest group in management
Carryout forest plantations in degraded areas
Management of forest nursery and seedling production for distribution to local communities I did Post Graduate Diploma in Participatory Forest Management
In 2013, completed Bachelor’s degree in Forestry.
I was using GIS since 2005 till date for certain work as part of my regular job requirement. The software that we use are Ozi explorer, ARCGIS 9.3 and Google earth to do simple GIS mapping and analysis.
Live Web Mapcreated by Mr. Nado during the 2015 UC Davis-SCGIS Web GIS Training Program.
his map show the distribution of protected areas and biological corridors in Bhutan. Area in dark green shading is Wangchhuck Centennial National Park, the largest park in the country.
