A5019129763- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Forest Management and Policy
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Nepal Participatory Action Network
2018-2023
Nepal Development Research Institute
2022
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology
2021
University of Bergen
2013-2016
Centre for Conservation and Research
2012
Tribhuvan University
2010
Forests have a prominent role to play in the success of UN's Agenda 2030, thus actions halt deforestation are high on international sustainability agenda. As humans altering composition and extent forest ecosystems, from local global scales, we also affecting provisioning ecosystem goods services. We tested how measures biodiversity, structural diversity, disturbances environmental variables affect above ground tree carbon storage as an essential service differing legally protected...
Chepang, inhabiting the rugged terrain of Mahabharat and Churia range in central Nepal, is a group indigenous people suffering from severe food insecurity. Their ancestors lived semi-nomadic life up to one half century back. To large extent, Chepang still continue their traditional way living, which includes collection wild tubers (‘kandamul'), hunting fishing. Chepangs are especially connected with Dioscorea spp. Wild cultivated species being used as sources carbohydrates supplement cereal...
Abstract Questions Do composition and richness of woody plants differ between gaps closed canopy in subtropical forests, does this difference vary across life stages tree species? Is species a function regeneration density? Location Subtropical Shorea robusta Gaertn (Sal) forest, central Nepal. Methods We collected vegetation data from two old‐growth S. forest stands. sampled 128 plots 100 m 2 equally spread the habitats: gap canopy. In each plot, we recorded total number species,...
Seminatural grasslands have long been shaped and maintained by human-induced fire grazing regimes in order to utilise extensive land areas, not suitable for intensive cultivation, the production of protein human consumption. Changes either management great implications vegetation cover composition. In this context, we qualitatively examined 18 used transhumance agro-pastoralists western Gorkha, Nepal, 1) show that pastoral landscape is undergoing change due shrub tree encroachment; 2)...
Abstract Invasive alien species are a major threat to global biodiversity due the tremendous ecological and economic damage they cause in forestry, agriculture, wetlands, pastoral resources. Understanding spatial pattern of invasive disentangling biophysical drivers invasion at forest stand level is essential for managing ecosystems wider landscape. However, forest-level species-specific information on Alien Plant Species (IAPS) abundance their extent largely lacking. In this context, we...
Legal protection has been used as means of conserving forests and associated biodiversity in many regions the world since eighteenth century. However, most global south, even those within protected areas, are influenced by human activities. Himalayan harbour much region, maintain subsistence livelihoods, provide regional ecosystem services like water regulation, flood control, carbon sequestration. Yet few studies have quantitatively studied impacts legal on forest health biodiversity. We...
Abstract Questions What will happen to species diversity in a forest when exploitation of the canopy foliage terminates? The main tree mountain evergreen oak was harvested at different intensities prior survey 1993 and resampled 2013 after harvest ceased (1995). We predict decrease herbaceous richness with increasing cover, an opposite trend for vines woody species. hypothesise that plant species’ alpha beta change most plots where intensively while showing less underwent almost no...
Protected areas are considered important for biodiversity conservation, however, studies have shown that habitats outside protected can also support high diversity and conservation. In this context, we compared the bird between (Rani Taal in Shuklaphanta National Park) non-protected (Sati Karnali Taal) wetlands western Nepal. Bird surveys were conducted from February to August 2019, using open width point count method 100 m intervals along transects. A total of 122 species belonging 18...
The Ramaroshan Lake Complex, situated in the mid-hills of Sudurpaschim Province, is renowned for its scenic beauty, yet there a notable dearth information regarding biodiversity and ecological status. This study represents first systematic examination seasonal variations water quality parameters encompassing aquatic macroinvertebrates, fishes, birds, herpetofauna, mammals, macrophytes, as well surrounding vegetation within complex, spanning winters summers 2018 2019. Among twenty...
Multipurpose and ecological forest management frameworks are being increasingly applied across the Global North on public lands. However, discourse practice of in much developing world captured by extreme approaches single-crop (usually timber) production strict canopy-cover protection, as exemplified case Nepal. We combine insights from field research with published documents trace consequences prevalent regimes ecology silviculture Nepal’s forests. find that managing for either timber or...
In the Transitional plain regions of Rajasthan livestock activity is a complementary to farming and it provides much needed risk cover in case crop failure.The present investigation was undertaken study labour absorption different activities Rajasthan.The conducted based on both primary secondary data.The data were collected from 200 households 10 villages during year 2018-2019.The average utilization human found 63.27 man-days/ animal/ region.The participation woman all more than man herd...