(1) The Ministry may, in consultation with the Provincial Ministry and by a notification in the Nepal Gazette, demarcate any part of the following national forest and the concerned land-scape area, make a special work plan and declare it as the forest protection area:
(a) Which is of environmental, ecological, scientific or cultural importance nationally and internationally,
(b) Which seems to be sensitive from the watershed management perspective,
(c) Which is necessary for the protection and management of the forests, vegetation and wildlife outside the protected area, or
(d) Which seems appropriate for the development of eco-tourism.
Explanation: For the purpose of this Section, “land-scape area” means the forest and the community, area and natural resources interrelated with the forest.
(2) The Division Forest Office shall implement the work plan approved pursuant to sub-section (1).