Management Plan for Chitwan National Park and It’s Buffer Zone 2013-2017.

The management objectives of this Management Plan for Chitwan National Park and It’s Buffer Zone 2013-2017 are: i. To protect and conserve biodiversity with special focus on nationally protected and globally threatened wildlife species; ii. To manage terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat to maintain ecological functions and processes; iii. To regulate and promote sustainable eco-tourism maintaining wilderness and cultural heritage; iv. To enhance public stewardship on biodiversity conservation by increasing awareness, minimizing human-wildlife conflicts and improving livelihood of people; and v. To strengthen institutional capacity through research, capacity building, coordination and collaboration.
Five broad thematic areas recognized in the management plan are: protection and conservation of biodiversity, habitat management, eco-tourism, buffer zone management and conservation awareness, and research and capacity enhancement. Special programmes on species conservation have also been formulated focusing on rhino, tiger and gharial crocodile. Major programmes are outlined in the management plan, including: anti-poaching operations and surveillance, grassland and wetland management, basic physical infrastructure construction, eco-tourism promotion, community development, public awareness, monitoring, research and institutional strengthening.