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Kathmandu Valley Urban Sacred Groves
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Nepal
Active (nine+ groves studied)
Regional cluster
- Location
- Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
- Coordinates
- ~27.7°N 85.3°E
- Elevation
- ~1,300 m
- Size
- Urban grove patches (Quercus–Myrsine and Myrsine–Persea forest)
- Age / Founded
- Hindu/Buddhist temple-grove tradition
- Status
- Active (nine+ groves studied)
- Deity & Religion
- Hindu/Buddhist temple groves
- Community & Guardians
- Kathmandu Valley urban communities
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Temple worship; urban biodiversity refuge
Plant species
Quercus, Myrsine, Persea forest; 49 bird species recorded
Biome & fauna
Mid-hill subtropical forest; rich avifauna
Threats & protection
Urban pressure; studied for carbon sequestration and bird abundance (DBH & shrub-cover drivers)
Source
Chapagain et al. (#52); Shrestha, Devkota & Sharma (#15/#243)