Nepal- the Most
Naturally Diverse Country
… and Nepalese are
proud for that!
Hey guys! This is Nikesh Thapaliya. I am
also a world record holder (for memorizing capitals of 215 countries and
reciting/writing the US States the fastest with their respective capitals). I
am the newest contributor to the blog of View Your Choice and glad for that,
thanks to Gaurav dai! ;-) I have written for a leading national daily, an online magazine's global issue recognized & awarded by UNESCO and a couple of international travel magazines. Meanwhile, I thought that it’s high time I did something for our own popular national blog of View Your Choice, an adorable initiative.
Let me help my memory! Yes, it
was on 21st June 2012 that Gaurav Kandel, the hero of View Your Choice
sent me an e-mail invitation to join this blog. I started to put forward my first
contribution just a day after and it took some days.
At present, I am working with a
popular travel company towards the promotion of the tourism in the Himalayas. But I am not biased towards only the Himalayas. I am, in fact,
like any other Nepalese and most of the tourists, ever all praises for the overall
natural features that the country amazingly is blessed with. So, natural beauty that our paradise called ‘Nepal’ owes is my major center of attention these days.
Hmm, when we talk about natural
beauty of Nepal, all that takes over the entire discussion is this topic- natural
and geographical diversity of Nepal. No? In fact, Nepal and diversity are like bones
and flesh. So folks, having been always thinking deeply of and admiring the
natural/geographical diversity of Nepal, my memory-master-mind (wait wait! It’s
just regards to my world records and nothing else, lol) suggested me there
would seldom be any better topic than this to start off with.
Wow! I have written so much
already :-P I know that the readers of this blog certainly know Nepal’s natural
diversity so well and me elaborating this subject matter would be some boring
lecturer(ish) stuff to do. So, I am just modifying my thoughts on this to some
decent pictures. It is said that “a picture speaks a thousand words”. So, let
the pictures speak! :-)
Helloooo! I am not
done yet. Don’t you wanna learn what Nepal Biodiversity Strategy has come up
with? You will want to dance after reading this (if it’s your first time
knowing these pieces of info. Lol)
Nepal covers 0.1% of the
earth’s total land surface and is home to:
-35 types of forest
-3,808 glaciers and 1,466 glacial lakes
-9.3% of the world’s bird species
-4.5 % of the world’s mammal species
-2.7% of the world’s flowering plant species
-1.6 % of the world’s reptile species
-1% of the world’s fish species
Umm… ultra-interesting!!! I am not gonna expand this article more;
nonetheless, I can’t resist myself from proudly mentioning one point here-
Another truth is that some have claimed to me that diversity is in every
part of the world. I don’t think that’s false either! But one has to work
fingers to bone to explore such a tremendous diversity within a small area. Truth
is that it's not just whole Nepal that's so diverse but equally
great is this diversity even within small units the country has been divided into, like
regions and districts.
Hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the globe don’t visit this
diiiiiiiverse land every year just so! Big national campaigns like Visit Nepal 1998 and
the most recent one, Nepal Tourism Year 2011 haven’t tasted the success of
meeting their target without any cause! Let’s try to let know of Nepal’s
diversity to as many people in the world as we can. We don’t need to be an
ambassador or tourism entrepreneur or a big name to do that.
Whoa! When I read all the above stuffs thoroughly, it took minutes for
me, which may utterly seem like hours to anyone (but still hoping it hasn't. Oups!). But you know what? I am really sorry for using so less photos and
information. ‘Less’ yes, coz it is as if attempting to do the sea-diving by an
inexpert swimmer by doing the way this topic ‘Nepal’s natural diversity’ has
been explained on this blog. I am really much happy that you could stay for
such a long time reading my words. I can’t thank you enough for that. Guys, what
to do! I love talking and writing. Hehe! :-D
How everything has seemed to be flowing with all my emotions. You will
understand this because you too love Nepal and feel proud to be a Nepali, as
much as I do. Until I bring you my next thing, it’s ciao from me. :-)
Best,
Nikesh
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