Over the past four decades there have been considerable changes and timely transformation of policies on biodiversity  conservation sectorin Nepal. Planned efforts in conservation anddevelopment have been in practice in the country.The Government of Nepal has enacted severallegislations aiming at conserving the nation's biological diversity and utilizing the natural resources in a sustainable way.

The following are the relevant policy and statutory instruments that have a direct and indirect bearing on wildlife and protected area management.

Policy/Strategy/Plan

• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector: Plant for Conservation of Ecosystems and Genetic Resource, 1988

• National Conservation Strategy for Nepal, 1988

• Nepal Environmental Policy and Action Plan I,1993

• Nepal Environmental Policy and Action Plan II,1998

• Revised Forest Policy, 2000

• Nepal Biodiversity Strategy, 2002

• National Wetland Policy, 2013

• Sustainable Development Agenda for Nepal,2003

• Working policy on Wild Animal Farming, Breeding and Research, 2003

• Herbs and Non Timber Forest Products Development Policy, 2004

• Nepal Biodiversity Strategy Implementation Plan, 2006

• Working Policy on Construction and Operation of Development Projects in Protected Areas, 2008

Act

• National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act,1973

• Forest Act, 1993

• Environment Protection Act, 1996

• Local Self-Governance Act, 1999

Rules/Regulations

• National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulation, 1974

• Chitwan National Park Regulation, 1974

• Wildlife Reserve Regulation, 1978

• Mountain National Parks Regulation, 1980

• Khapted National Park Regulation, 1988

• Bardia National Park Regulation, 1997

• Buffer Zone Management Regulation, 1996

• Forest Regulation, 1995

• Conservation Area Management Regulation,1997

• Conservation Area Government Management Regulation, 2000

• Kanchanjungha Conservation Area Management Regulation, 2007

Guidelines/Directives

• Buffer Zone Management Guideline, 1999

• Conservation Management Guideline, 1999

• Wildlife Damage Relief Guideline, 2009