Park Information
- Largest Park in Bhutan
- Location: Northern frontiers of the country and falls within the boundaries
- Total Area: 4914 km2
- In the future, the park has plans to conduct studies on the total area of glaciers in the park as well as some impacts from global warming on these glaciers
Faunal and Floral Diversity
Faunal and floral diversity under the Wangchuck Centennial National Park (WCNP)
Risk and Threats
Illegal & unsustainable harvesting of cordyceps & medicinal plants
Habitat fragmentation & degradation
Solid waste accumulation
Glacial lake outburst floods
Human wildlife conflicts
Forest fire & illegal collection of firewood
Poaching
Overgrazing of forests & alpine habitats
WCNP's Future with Bhutan for Life
High-biodiversity habitats, degraded forests, and climate refugia designated
Increased tiger and snow leopard population
Degraded lands within WCNP mapped and restored with climate-smart mechanisms
WCNP equipped with adequate and competent staff as well as essential equipment and infrastructure
Park communities implement effective waste management programs
Eco-lodges and eco-treks designed and developed
Park communities equipped with community-based crop and livestock HWC insurance schemes
Human-wildlife Conflict hotspots mapped and installed with appropriate physical barriers
Forest quality and extent is maintained
New nature-based local enterprises implemented
Conservation status of other high-profile, lesser known, endangered and endemic flora and fauna species determined
Inhabitants
Livelihoods
12%: The yak-herding communities represent about 12% of the households, while the rest are farming (non- yak herding) communities
Subsistence farming and rearing of livestock are the main livelihoods for the communities living inside the park
70%: More than 70% of the fungus collected is from the areas which fall within the park
The income generated from the sale of Cordyceps help the communities purchase necessities, build homes, educate children, buy livestock, and acquire solar and cooking gas
Camping and Trekking Sites
Popular tourist attractions include
Major Projects
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.
Environmental and Social Management Plans
Grievance Redressal Mechanism
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