Protected Areas
Protected sites in the altitudinal and phytogeographic regions
| Highlands-West | Highlands-Centre | Highlands-East |
| Shey-Phoksundo NP | Annapurna CA | Sagarmatha NP |
| Manaslu CA | Makalu Barun NP | |
| Langtang NP | Kanchenjunga CA | |
| Mid Hills-West | Mid Hills-Centre | Mid Hills-East |
| Khaptad NP | Shivapuri NP | |
| Rara NP | ||
| Dhorpatan HR | ||
| Tarai and Siwaliks-West | Tarai and Siwaliks-Centre | Tarai and Siwaliks-East |
| Bardia NP | Chitwan NP | Koshi Tappu WR |
| Suklaphanta WR | Parsa WR |
Protected areas of Nepal
| S.N. | Categories (Year of Establishment) | Area(km2) and (%) | Altitude (m) |
| National Parks (NP) | |||
| 1 | Chitwan NP (1973) | 932 | 150-815 |
| 2 | Bardia NP (1976/1988) | 968 | 152-1494 |
| 3 | Shivpuri NP (1984,NP in 2002) | 144 | 1,366-2,732 |
| 4 | Khaptad NP (1984) | 225 | 1,000-3,276 |
| 5 | Makalu Barun NP(1991) | 1500 | 435-8,463 |
| 6 | Sagarmatha NP (1976) | 1148 | 2,800-8,850 |
| 7 | Langtan NP (1976) | 1710 | 792-7245 |
| 8 | Shey Phoksundo NP (1984) | 3,555 | 2,000-6,885 |
| 9 | Rara NP (1976) | 106 | 1,800-4,048 |
| Sub Total | 10288(35.5%) | ||
| Wildlife Reserves (WR) | |||
| 1 | Koshi Tappu WR (1976) | 175 | 90.00 |
| 2 | Parsa WR (1984) | 499 | 150-815 |
| 3 | Shuklaphanta WR (1976) | 305 | 90-270 |
| Sub Total | 979(3.37%) | ||
| Hunting Reserves (HR) | |||
| 1 | Dhorpatan HR (1987) | 1,325 | 2,850-7,000 |
| Sub Total | 1,325(4.56%) | ||
| Conservation Areas (CA) | |||
| 1 | Kanchenjunga CA (1997) | 2,035 | 1,200-8,598 |
| 2 | Manaslu CA (1998) | 1,663 | 1,360-8,163 |
| 3 | Annapurna CA (1986,1992) | 7,629 | 1,000-8,092 |
| Sub Total | 11,327(39.05%) | ||
| Buffer Zones (BZ) | |||
| 1 | Chitwan NP (1996) | 750 | |
| 2 | Bardia NP (1996) | 328 | |
| 3 | Makalu Barun NP(1999) | 830 | |
| 4 | Langtan NP (1998) | 420 | |
| 5 | Koshi Tappu WR (2004) | 173 | |
| 6 | Khaptad NP (2006) | 216 | |
| 7 | Rara NP (2006) | 198 | |
| 8 | Parsa WR (2005) | 298.17 | |
| 9 | Sagarmatha NP (2002) | 275 | |
| 10 | Suklaphanta WR (2004) | 243.5 | |
| 11 | Shey Phoksundo NP (1998) | 1349 | |
| Sub Total | 5,079.67(17.52%) | ||
| Total Area | 28,998.67 | ||
| Total % of Nepal’s Territory | 19.70% | ||