Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP)

Park Information

There are 376 glaciers in JDNP which constitutes 42.44% of the glaciers of the country.
  • Fact: Second Largest National Park
  • Location: Covers 5 districts in the north west of the country
  • Total Area: 4,316 km2
  • Park is a water source for various mega hydropower projects
  • Only park in the country trekked by tourists through its paradisiacal alpine meadows and snow-capped mountains
  • Provides crucial connectivity to the Kanchenjunga Conservation Complex in northeast India and eastern Nepal

Faunal and Floral Diversity

Faunal and floral diversity under the Jigme Dorji National Park

Species of mammals
0
species of birds
300
species of butterflies
30
species of medicinal plants
0

Risk and Threats

Retreating glaciers & glacial lake outbursts

Glaciers in the park are rapidly melting. This would have an adverse effect on the alpine ecosystem

Flash Floods

The efforts to tame the Kholong river, one of the main river systems in the park, have been only temporarily effective and there is always the danger of flash floods

Impending threats from climate change

Increased runoffs, flash floods, and landslides

Reckless disposal of garbage

Littering from timber loggers and Cordycep collectors who access the park

Poaching

very year, the park’s staff are engaged in dismantling hundreds of trap set for musk deer, wild fowls, and other animals

Developmental activities

Increased developmental activities such as road construction within the park have resulted in the destruction and degradation of wildlife habitats

JDNP's Future with Bhutan for Life

Increased tiger and snow leopard populations

JDNP equipped with adequate and competent staff as well as essential equipment and infrastructure

SMART patrolling implemented in BWS

Watersheds fully protected and effectively managed

Park staff trained for effective anti-poaching operation

Degraded lands within JDNP mapped and restored with climate-smart mechanisms

Park communities implement effective waste management programs

Park communities equipped with community-based crop and livestock Human-wildlife Conflict insurance schemes

Forest quality and extent is maintained

New nature-based local enterprises implemented

Inhabitants

people reside inside the Parks
5950

Livelihoods

People residing in the park above 4000 meters practice a semi-nomadic pastoralist livelihood, primarily subsisting on raising yaks

People residing below 4000 meters in the park subsist on mixed farming with agriculture as the mainstay of livelihood

Camping and Trekking Sites

JDNP is termed as the 'Trekker's Paradise'

Famous trekking routes include the Jumolhari Trek, Snowman Trek, Gasa-Laya Trek, and Lunana Trek

Major Projects

Shangsa 30 KWp Solar Photovoltaic System Project

Bringing light to one of the highest communities of Himalayas.

Installation of 50 kW Solar PV Plant at Aja Community

The light in the Darkness

Management Plans

This conservation management plan describes in details the importance of the park in ensuring biological continuity and ecosystem integrity, human communities and economic status; experiences and challenges, achievements from the past conservation management plan, threats and strategic actions for next 10 years. This plan also includes implementation work plans with budget outlay, monitoring, and evaluation approach for the planned activities.

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Environmental and Social Management Plans

2019

Grievance Redressal Mechanism