Sagarmatha Nanonal Park, Nepal - active glaciated area

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

*includes Mount Everest → 600 people attempt to ‹timb each season
• destination for mountain toursm and in home to over 6000 Sherpa people

Question 2

Theats:

Answer 2

Tourism
climate change
avalanches.
Deformation: caused by farming, use of firewood as fuel, clearing forests to build roads and reservoirs. As a result, less than 30% of Nepals forests remain.

Question 3

Consequences of this:

Answer 3

*loss of wildlife habitats and biodiversity
erosion of exposed soils leading to infertile soil as autrients are washed away increased risk of landsudes
• distruption of the water cycle

Question 4

Tourism:

Answer 4

park recieres around 100,000 visitors a year
•boosted the local economy, leading to improved standards a living, better healthcare, education and infrastructure

Question 5

MOWEVER:

Answer 5

causes socio-economic change and enviconment danage:
+ foopath erosion
- water polution
- problens with waste disposal
- increased demand for forest produas a well as new hotels and lodges
- changes to the Sherpa way of life

Question 6

managemeata

Answer 6

• the Sagormatha Polution Coatcol Committee (SPCC) is an NGO run by the Shepa people
- manage waste, ensue people have legal permission to clime and educate visitors on taking care os de enviroment.