Doctor of Philosophy, Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun, India, 2011.

Protected Area Management, Habitat Conservation and Management, Tiger and Prey base Monitoring, Protected Area Policy and Governance

B.Sc. Forestry

Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Conservation and Management, Conservation Biology, Protected Area Management, Ornithology and Mammology (Elective, Co-teaching).

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1. Karki, J.B, Jhala, Y. and Khanna, P.P. 2000. Grazing lawns in Terai grasslands, Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal. Biotropica Vol.32, No.3 (423-429).
2. Karki, J.B.; Pandav, B.; Jnawali, S. R.; Shrestha, R.; Pradhan, N.M.B.; Lamichane, B.R.; Khanal, P.; Subedi, N. and Jhala, Y. V. 2013. The largest tiger population in Nepal: estimating tiger from floodplain and churiya, CNP. Fauna & Flora International, Oryx, 49(1), 15-156, IP address: 49.244.122.124
3. Dhakal,M., Karki,J.B., Gaire,K. and Khadka,B.B. 2012. Species Conservation and Breeding Centers in Nepal In Acharya, K.P. and Dhal, M. (eds) 2012 Biodiversiy Conservation in Nepal: A Success Story.
4. Karki,J.B. and Dhakal.M. 2012. Tiger Conservation status in Nepal In Acharya, K.P. and Dhal, M. (eds) 2012. Biodiversiy Conservation in Nepal: A Success Story.
5. Karki, J.B., Barber–Meyer,S.M., Jhala,Y.V., Pandav,B., Jnawali,S.R., Shrestha,R., Thapa,K., Thapa,G., Pradhan,N.M.B., Lamichane,B.R., & Dhakal,M.2015. Estimating the Abundance of Tigers and their Prey in Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve of Terai Arc Landscape, Nepal In Dhakal,M. and Shrestha,R.(Editors). Biodiversity Conservation Efforts in Nepal-Special issue published on the occasion of 20^th Wildlife week 2072.DNPWC,MFSC,Nepal.
6.  Karki,J.B. 2010. Issues related to Conservation of Wetlands in Sagarmatha National Park In Contemporary Research in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) Region, Nepal: An Anthology published by Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Ph.D., Environmental Science, Kathmandu University, Nepal

GIS and Remote Sensing Applications to Natural Resources Management
REDD, Land use change and Climate change
Forest measurement and modeling
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation

M.Sc. GIS

GIS Introduction, Geospatial Analysis, Open GIS, Remote Sensing, Environmental Modelling

M.Sc. NRM-RD

GIS and Remote Sensing application for the Natural Resource Management

B.Sc. Forestry

GIS and Remote Sensing application for the Natural Resource Management

• Team Leader: Preparation of Local volume table for Shorea robusta, Terminalia tomentosa and Dalbergia sissoo in Nawalparasi and Kapilvastu in 2014-2015, eG-Tech/WWF-Hariyo Ban I
• Team Leader: Preparation of District level interactive spatial information system of forest management in Nawalparasi, Rupandehi and Kapilvastu in 2015-2016, eG-Tech/MSFP
• Team Leader: Preparation of Forest Atlas maps showing community forest regimes in Chure region in 2017, eG Tech/Department of Forest
• Team Leader: Detection, assessment, and updating the maps of encroached forest areas: a case study from Bara district, Nepal in 2015, Department of Forest/WWF
• Team Leader: Digital demarcation of community forests in Salyan district in 2015,eG-Tech/Salyan DFO
• Project Leader: Climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategy in 2013-2015, ICIMOD/Servir Himalaya

• Shrestha, H.L.; Bhandari, T.S.; Karky, B.S.; Kotru, R. (2017) Linking Soil Properties to Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security in Nepal. Environments, 4, 29.
• Shrestha, H. L., Bajracharya, R. M., Sitaula, B. K., Dhital, K. R. and Adhikari, S. (2016), Land use system in Nepal and its relationship with livelihood: Prospective analysis (In Nepali) in Hamro Ban Sampada, Year 13, Issue 1, ForestAction, Nepal http://forestaction.org/app/webroot/js/tinymce/editor/plugins/filemanager/files/Barsa%2013%20anka%201/2.pdf
• Shrestha, H. L. (2016) Comparison of Different Resolution Satellite Imageries For Forest Carbon Quantification, Nepalese Journal on Geoinformatics: Annual Publication of Survey Department of Nepal, No. 15, Kathmandu. http://dos.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Nepalese-Journal-on-Geoinformatics-V15.pdf
• R. M. Bajracharya, K. Atreya, N. Raut, H. L. Shrestha, D. K. Gautam, N. R. Dahal (2015) SUSTAINABLE DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE AND LAND MANAGEMENT IN THE HIMALAYA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION, Journal of Mountain Area Research Vol. 1, http://journal.kiu.edu.pk/index.php/JMAR/article/view/11
• Bajracharya, R.M. , Shrestha, H. L. , Shakya, R. and Sitaula, B.K. (2015) Agro-forestry Systems as a Means to Achieve Carbon Co-benefits in Nepal, Journal of Forest and Livelihood 13(1) pp 56-68
• Bhattarai, T. , Skutsch, M. , Midmore, M. and Shrestha, H. L. (2015) Carbon Measurement: An Overview of Forest Carbon Estimation Methods and the Role of Geographical Information System and Remote Sensing Techniques for REDD+ Implementation, Journal of Forest and Livelihood 13 (1) pp 69-86
• Uddin, K., Shrestha, H. L., M.S.R. Murthy, Bajracharya, B., Shrestha, B.,  Gilani H., Pradhan, S., Dangol, B.(2015) Development of 2010 national land cover database for the Nepal, Journal of Environmental Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.047
•  Gilani, H., Shrestha, H. L.,  M.S.R. Murthy, Phuntso Phuntso, Sudip Pradhan, Birendra Bajracharya, and Basanta Shrestha (2015) Decadal land cover change dynamics in Bhutan, Journal of Environmental Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.02.014
• Shrestha, H.L. and Dhonju, H. K. (2014) Satellite based Forest fire Burned area assessment in Nepal from 2000 to 2013, Forestry (Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal), No. 14, 98-108
• Shrestha, H.L., Bajracharya, R. M. and Sitaula, B. K. (2012), Forest and soil carbon stocks, pools and dynamics  and potential climate change mitigation in Nepal, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B , David publishing, Vol 1 (6), pp 800-811 DOI:10.17265/2162-5263/2012.06.012
• Aryal, R. R., Shrestha H.L. and Khanal S. (2012), Using Landsat data for assessing forest cover change and fragmentation in Laljhadi corridor of Kanchanpur district, Nepal, Ban Ko Janakari, Vol 21(2), Kathmandu. http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/BANKO/article/view/9142/7497 DOI: 10.3126/banko.v21i2.9142
• Pandit, B. H. and Shrestha, H. L. (2009) Natural Resources and Revenue Sharing in the New Federal System of Nepal: A Proposed Model, The Initiation Vol.3 2009 p.38-48 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v3i0.2426
• Rana, E. B., Shrestha, H. L. and Silwal, R. (2008), Participatory Carbon Estimation in Community Forest: Methodologies and Learnings: The Initiation – 2008, SUFFREC/KAFCOL http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/INIT/article/view/2528
• Shrestha, H. L. (2007), GIS and Remote Sensing application for Resource Mapping, Prarambha: The Initiation – 2007, SUFFREC/KAFCOL    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v1i0.2681
• Shrestha, H. L. (2006), Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) in Participatory Mapping of Community Forest In Nepal, EJISDC (2006)25,5, p1-11 http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/view/241

Masters in Natural Resource Management , Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand

• Community Based Forest Management
•  Biodiversity and Landscape Management
• Governance and Livelihoods
•  Forest Based Enterprises Development
• Climate Change

B.Sc. Forestry 

Tree Improvement and Silviculture

Diploma in Forestry

Forest Law and Policy

• Team Leader, Oct 2013 to Oct 2014. Exploring Community Based Initiatives for Effective and Efficient Mobilization of CFUG Fund in Forest Management and Livelihood Improvement in Dang and Rolpa Districts. Green Solution Nepal.
• Team Leader, Feb 2014 to August 2015. Sensitization of Constituent Assembly Members and District Political Leaders on Policy Discourse of Biodiversity Conservation. National Federation of Youth NGOs.
• Team leader, June 2014 to June 2015. Fire line Alignment in Tilaurakot Collaborative Forest Management, Kapilbastu district (Northern Part). Natural Resources Research and Development Centre.
• Team leader, Feb 2015 to June 2015.Consultation, Outreach and Capacity Building of Relevant Stakeholders on REDD+. Environment, Culture, Agriculture, Research and Development Society, Nepal (ECARDS-Nepal)
• Forestry Expert, Jan 2014 to April 2014. Land use capability classification project. RAAS Consultancy.

• Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Prospects for Landscape Linkages, 2003 July 19 Published in Kathmandu Post.
• Leasehold Forestry for Poverty Reduction: Impact, Policy and Issues. National Workshop ‘Role of Leasehold Forestry in Poverty Alleviation’ Workshop Proceedings, Society for Partners in Development, 2003.
• Community Forestry for Poverty Reduction: Scaling up Learning Process from   Dolakha, District. A paper presented at the fourth national community workshop, 2004.
• Gaurishankar Conservation Area: Prospects and Opportunities for Landscape Linkages, Hamro Kalpabrichya, no. 145, 2060.
• Sustainable local Hand-made Paper (NepaliKagat) Enterprises: A case Study of Dolakha District. Journal of Forest and Livelihood vol 4(1), 2004.
• Community forestry for Poverty Reduction: Social Inclusion and Enterprises Development Initiatives in Nepal. The Paper submitted in the International Community Forestry Conference Organized by RECOFT, Thailand.
• Community Forest for Poverty Alleviation: Social Inclusion and Sustainable Forest Management Initiatives. A case study from Sundar Community Forest of Morang District. The First International Community Forestry Workshop, Pokhara, September 15-18, 2009.
• Agro-forestry Management and Practices in the Middle Hills: Linkages to Improve Livelihood and Empowerment of Rural Women in Nepal. Proceedings of International Workshop in Agroforestry, Kathmandu, November 28-29, 2013.

Master’s Degree in Rural Development, TU, Nepal

B.Sc. Forestry, Institute of Forestry, TU, Nepal

• Community  forestry
• Livelihoods and  income  generations
• Soil conservation  and  watershed  planning
• Community / Rural development
• Forest Protection

B.Sc. Forestry

Forest Protection

Diploma in Forestry

Community  Forestry, Forest Protection

• Improved Community Forestry Governance through Action Research  in  Mustang  district, Duration:  March, 2011-  December, 2012 (supported by:  Community Based Forest Management in the Himalayas III (ComForM III)/ Institute of Forestry)
• Sustainable Management and Conservation of Non-Timber Forest Products Through Strengthening Community Forestry User Group Network/ Cooperative in Dandapakhar, Sindhupalchok, Nepal, Duration:January – July 1999 (supported by : AUSAID/NACRMP)

• Pandit, B.H., Neupane S.S, Paudel, S. and Ghimire, L. (2013) Reducing  Poverty of Forest  Dependent Communities: An Impact of Seabuckthorn Juice Production in Mustang district of  Nepal, Paper  published in the proceedings of  International  conference on  Forest, People and  Climate: Changing  Paradigm held on  28-30 August,2013  in Pokhara Nepal.
• Neupane S.S. (2001) Integrated Sub-Watershed Management: Achievements and Issues (A case from NAF/Galaundu-Pokhare Khola Sub-Watershed Community Resource Management Project, Dhading district of Nepal), Paper presented on international short course entitled Concepts and Institutional issues in Integrated Watershed Management held on 06-16 August, 2001 organized by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) at Bangkok, Thailand.
• Prajapati T. B, Rasaily N.K, Neupane S.S. (2000) Participatory NTFP Resource Assessment and Management, Paper published in the Proceedings of the third Regional Workshop on community Based NTFP Management South East Asian Countries NTFP Network (SEANN) 8-9 April, 2000 organized by Institute of Forestry Pokhara, Nepal under the aegis of Center of Minor Forest Products Dehradun India in collaboration with ANSAB, NAF and HPPCL Nepal.

Master in Agroforestry, Lincoln University, New Zealand

• Agroforestry
• Forest-based Livelihood and Enterprises Development
• Watershed Management
• Community forestry 
• Range management

M.Sc. NRM-RD

Agroforestry

B.Sc. Forestry

Agroforestry, Range Management and Forestry Extension and Education 

Diploma in Forestry

Agroforestry, and Entrepreneurship Development 

N/A

• Joshi M.R. (2013) Species Selection for Agroforestry, Paper presented in IUFRO Workshop on “Women in Agro forestry” 28-29 November, 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Joshi M. R. (2003) Community Forestry Programs in Nepal and Their Effects on Poorer Households in Proceedings of the XII World Forestry Congress, Cubec City, Canada, 21-28 September, 2003.
• Joshi M. R., Devkota R. H. and Eijnatten J. M. (2002) Participatory Approaches to Sub-Watershed Management, paper presented at a National Seminar on Participatory Resource Management”, 14-15 February, 2002, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Joshi M.R, Neupane K.P, Regmi B.N and Brajracharya B. (2002) Agroforestry Training Manual for the Mid Hills of Nepal, Nepal Agroforestry Foundation, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Joshi M.R. (2000) The Coordination between the Government and Non-government Organisations (NGOs) for Agroforestry Systems Implementation in Nepal. In: Proceedings of the XXI IUFRO World Congress 2000, 7-12 August 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Volume (3):309.

M.Sc. Environmental Science, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands, M.Sc. Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Environment, Wastewater

B.Sc. Forestry:

WME 407: Environmental Science

Diploma in Forestry:

DIF 1st Year: Zoology

DIF 3rd year: Extension education

N/A

N/A

MSc GIS and PGD in RS & GIS with specialization in Forest & Ecology

Species Distribution Modeling, Habitat Suitability Modeling, Climate Change Impact Assessment, Invasive Species Management, Wildlife Corridor Planning, Ecosystem Services Assessment, Research and Publications, Teaching and Training, Consulting, GIS Technology advancement, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Public Awareness and Education

Community based conservation; Big data and machine learning in ecology

MSc GIS

Data Sources and Data Acquisition

Visualization and Cartography

BSc Forestry

Introductory GIS

Diploma in Forestry

Computer Application

Team Leader – Multi Hazards Risk Mapping in Community Homestay (July-September 2023) – ISET Nepal

Climate Expert – Identifying and Mapping Seed Stands of Tree Species Already Impacted or/and Likely to be Adversely Impacted by Climatic Stressors, and Anthropogenic Threats in Madhesh Province (January – July 2023) – FRTC-Madhesh Province/IDBS Nepal & BARDAN JV

Team Leader –  Study the Condition of Tree Outside Forest of Whole Bagmati Province (December 2021-May 2022) – Forest Directorate- Bagmati Province/ SMART-BHUGOL-SHILANI JV

Team Leader –  Study of Forest Fire Impact Area and Roles of Local Forest User Groups for Mitigation of Forest Fire (April – July 2021) – Forest Directorate -Sudurpaschim province/ SMART PVT Ltd

GIS and Remote Sensing Expert in 16 projects related to the forestry, biodiversity, disaster, land use, and climate change.

1. Ayer, K., Kandel, P., Gautam, D., Khadka, P., & Miya, M. S. (2022). Comparative Study of Carbon Stock and Tree Diversity between Scientifically and Conventionally Managed Community Forests of Kanchanpur District, Nepal:  Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 20(5), 494-504.
2. Lamichhane, A., Mandal, R.A., Kandel, P. (2021), Carbon Dynamics in Protected Areas and Community Managed Forest: A Study from Banke, Nepal: Open Journal of Geology3(2):55-68
3. Thani, P. R., & Kandel, P. (2021). Species richness in community forestry and exploration of the relationship among flora and fauna: R J. Agriculture and Forestry Sci, 9(2), 32-43.
4. Thani, P. R., & Kandel, P. (2021). Contemporary Challenges and Solutions for Equity and Social Inclusion in Community Forestry, Nepal: A Review. IAR J Agri Res Life Sci, 2(2), 1-8.
5. Thani, P. R., & Kandel, P. (2021). A review of community forestry contributions to livelihood assets in Nepal and contemporary challenges. IAR J Agri Res Life Sci, 2(1) 41-49.

6. Thani, P.R., Kc, R., Sharma, B.K., Kandel, P., & Nepal, K. (2019). Integrating biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services into the operational plan of community forest in Nepal: status and gaps. Banko Jankari, 29(1), 3-11.
7. Lama, M., Mandal, R.A., & Kandel, P. (2019). Effects of Ecotourism on Land Use Land Cover Dynamics: A Study from Shivapuri Watershed. Agriculture Research & Technology, 19(5): 556105. DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2019.19.556105
8. Sharma, R., Rimal, B., Baral, H., Nehren, U., Paudyal, K., Sharma, S., Rijal, S., Ranpal, S., Acharya, P.R., Alenazy, A.A., and Kandel, P. (2019). Impact of Land Cover Change on Ecosystem Services in a Tropical Forested Landscape. Resources, 8(18) DOI: 10.3390/resources8010018.
9. Kandel, P., Gautam, A., S, S., Thani, P.R. (2018). Suitable Site Selection for Plantation of Olive by Using Multi-Criteria Analysis along with GIS in Ten Mountainous Districts of Northwestern Nepal. International Research Journal of Earth Sciences, 6(6), 1-8.
10. Thani, R.P., Sharma, P.Y., Kandel, P. (2018). Phytochemical studies on Indian market samples of drug “Kutki” (Picrorhizakurroa Royle ex Benth). Research Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,6(2), 1-5.
11. Thani, R.P., Sharma, P.Y., Kandel, P., & Nepal, K. (2018). Standardization of Extraction Techniques of Picroside-I and Picroside-II from “Kutki” (PicrorhizakurroaRoyle ex Benth). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: C Biological Science, 18(1), 51-56.
12. Kandel (2018): A Technical report on Socio-Economic Baseline Studies on Madane IBA (Important Biodiversity Areas) of Gulmi District, Nepal