Selected Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Neupane, B., Gautam, A. P., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Hogarth, N. and Webb, W., 2025. Night lighting and guard dogs reduce livestock depredation risk: evidence for mitigating humanwildlife conflict from Nepal, ConservationLetters;18:e13159 https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13159

Bhattarai, D., Lamichhane, S., Regmi, A, Joshi, K., Pandeya, P., Dhami, B., Gautam, A. P. and Adhikari, H. (accepted). Impact of Invasive Alien Plants on overall floral diversity in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal, Ecology and Evolution. 

Luintel, H., Gautam, A. P., Poudyal, B. H., Baral, S., Wagle, B. H., Maharjan, M. and Paudel, A., 2025. Restoring forest ecosystems?: Impact of community forestry on biodiversity, restoration, and ecosystem services. In: Ojha, H., Shrestha, K.K., Paudel, N.S., Karki, R., Khatri, D., Baral, S., Banjade, M.R., & Nuberg, I. (Eds.). (2025). Restoring Forests and Improving Livelihoods in Nepal: Four Decades of Community Forestry (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032705613

Neupane, B., Jamaludin, J., Gautam, A.P. et al. Balancing act: navigating increasing human-wildlife conflict amidst megafauna recovery in the tropical lowlands of Nepal. Sci Rep 15, 31201 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16707-w

Dahal, K., Talchabhadel, R., Pradhan, P., Parajuli, S., Shrestha, D., Chhetri, R., Gautam, A.P., Tamrakar, R., Gurung, S., Kumar, S., 2025. Nepal’s carbon stock and biodiversity are under threat from climate change exacerbated forest fires, Information Geography, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.infgeo.2025.100003

Budhathoki, A., Gautam, A. P. and Mandal, R. A., 2023. Spatial analysis of forest cover and quality dynamics of Jalthal forest in the Jhapa district, Nepal. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2023.2210846 (published online on 22 may 2023).

Shrestha, A., Karki, S., Koju, U., Maraseni T., Gautam, A. P., Cadman, T. and Baral S. 2022. Stakeholder perspectives on the effectiveness of governance in Red panda conservation programmes in Nepal: A comparative analysis. Ecosystems and People, 18:1, 547-565, DOI: 10.1080/26395916.2022.2121762.

Parajuli, A., Gautam, A. P., Sharma, S. P., Lamichhane, P., Sharma, G., Bist, B. S., Aryal, U., and  Basnet, R. 2022. A Strategy for involving community forest managers in effective forest fire management in Nepal. Banko Janakari, 32(1): 41‒51. https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/BANKO/article/view/45476

Lamichhane, S., Bhattarai, D., Karki, J. B., Gautam, A. P., Pandeya, P., Tirpathi, S., & Mahat, N. (2021). Population status, habitat occupancy and conservation threats to Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in Ghodaghodi lake complex, Nepal. Global Ecology and Conservation, e01977.

Sharma, L. N., Tamang, S. R., Poudel, Y. B., Subba, A., Timsina, S., Adhikari, B., Shrestha, H., 6 Gautam, A. P., Kandel, D. R., Watson, M. F. and Paudel, N. S., 2021. Biodiversity beyond Protected Areas: Gaps and Opportunities in Community Forest. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 20 (1): 45-61.

Bhujel, K. B., Byanju, R. M. and Gautam, A. P., Sapkota, R. P. and Khadka, U. R. 2021. Fire-induced carbon emissions from tropical mixed broad-leaved forests of the Terai–Siwalik region, central Nepal. J. For. Res. 32:2557–2565 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-020-01256-

Visseren-Hamakers, I., Razzaque, J., McElwee, P., Turnhout, E., Kelemen, E., Rusch, G. M., Fernandez-Llamazares, A., Chan, I., Lim, M., Islar, M., Gautam, A. P., Williams, M., Mungatana, E., Karim, M. S., Muradian, R., Gerber L., Lui, G., Liu, J., Spanjenberg, J. H. and Zaleski, D. (2021). Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 53, 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002. 

Karki, S., Maraseni, T., Mackey, B., Bista, D., Lama, S.T., Gautam, A. P., Sherpa, A. P., Koju, U., Shrestha, A. and Cadman, T., 2021. Reaching over the gap: A review of trends in and status of red panda research over 193 years (1827–2020). Science of the Total Environment, 781 (2021), 146659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146659 0048-9697/. 

Sapkota, R. P., Rijal, K., Stahlb, P. D., Pyakurel, B. and Gautam, A. P. 2021. Evidences of homogenization in species assemblages of restored mixed Shorea robusta forest stands of Nepal. Global Ecology and Conservation, 27 (2021), e01573. 

Pradhan, P., Subedi, D. R., Khatiwada, D., Joshi, K. K., Kafle, S., Chhetri, R. P., Gautam, A. P., .. Bhuju, D. et al. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic not only poses challenges, but also opens opportunities for sustainable transformation. Earth’s Future, 9, e2021EF001996. https://doi. org/10.1029/2021EF001996 

Parajuli, A., Gautam, A. P., Sharma, S., Bhujel, K. B., Sharma, G., Thapa, P. B., Bist, B. S. and Poudel, S. 2020. Forest fire risk mapping using GIS and remote sensing in two major landscapes of Nepal. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 11(1): 2569-2586. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19475705.2020.1853251

Razzaque, J., Visseren-Hamakers, I., Gautam, A. P., Gerber L., Islar, M., Karim, M. S., Kelemen, E., Liu, J., Lui, G., McElwee, P., Mohammed, A., Mungatana, E., Muradian, R., Rusch, G. M., Turnhout, E. and Williams, M. (2019). IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Chapter 6. Options for Decision Makers. In: IPBES (2019), Global assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Brondízio, E. S., Settele, J., Díaz, S., Ngo, H. T. (eds). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 1144 pages. ISBN: 978-3-947851-20-1. 

Baral, S., Gautam, A. P. and Vacik, H. 2018. Ecological and economical sustainability assessment of community forest management in Nepal: A reality check. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 122. ISSN: 1054-9811 (Print) 1540-756X (Online), https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2018.1490188.

Davies, K., Rajvanshi, A., Youn, Y.-C., Choe, J. C., Choi, A., Cooney, R., Dhyani, S., Fisher, J., Gautam, A. P., Ichikawa, K., Jamil Husain, H., Jyothis, S., Kolahi, M., Kusrini, M. D., Masoodi, A., Onishi, Y., Park, S., Sandhu, H., Togtokh, C., Al-Assaf, A. Chapter 2: Nature’s contributions to people and quality of life. In IPBES (2018): The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Asia and the Pacific.

Karki, M., Senaratna Sellamuttu, S., Okayasu, S., Suzuki, W. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany, pp. 67-174.

Kandel, P., Gautam, A. P., Shanawaz, S. and 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 Journal of Earth Sciences, 6(6): 1-8.

Bhujel, K. B., Byanju, R. M., Gautam, A. P. and Mandal, R. A. 2018. Wildfire Dynamics and Occasional Precipitation during Active Fire Season in Tropical Lowland of Nepal. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 16(1): 1-8.

Bhujel, K. B., Byanju, R. M. and Gautam, A. P. 2018. Wildfire Dynamics and its Effects on the Forest Resources and Public Property in Nepal. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 23:61-68. ISSN: 2469-9062 (print), 2467-9240 (e). 7

Bhujel, K. B., Byanju, R. M., Gautam, A. P. and Mandal, R. A. 2017. Effect of climatic variables on fire incidence and burnt area in tropical forests in Nepal. e-planet 15 (1): 19-26.

Bhujel, K. B., Byanju, R. M. and Gautam, A. P. 2017. Wildfire Dynamics in Nepal from 2000-2016. Nep J Environ Sci, 5, 1-8. ISSN 2350-8647 (Print) 2542-2901 (Online).

Neupane, K., Gautam, A. P. and Regmi, A. 2017. Trends of land cover change in a key biological corridor in Central Nepal. Asian Journal of Forestry, 1(2): 50-55. Shrestha, U., Dhital, K. R. and Gautam, A. P. 2017. Economic dependence of mountain communities on Chinese caterpillar fungus (Yarsagumba): A case from western Nepal. Oryx, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0030605317000461

Somlai, I. G., Karakatsoulis, J., Gardner, W., Gautam, A. P., Sharma, S. P. and Adhikari, B. 2017. Forest Governance in Nepal: Rationale for Centralised Forest and Wildfire Management. Journal of Management and Development Studies, 28:14-30.

Gautam, A. P., Bhujel, K. B. and Chhetri, R. 2017. Political Economy of Forest Tenure Reform  Implementation in Nepal: The Case of Protected Forests. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 15(1): 71-86.

KC, J.K. and Gautam, A. P. 2016. Impact of roads on biodiversity: a case study from Karekhola rural road in Surkhet district of Nepal. Banko Janakari 26 (1): 70–77.

Shivakoti, G. P., Karna, B., Gautam, A. P. and Inoue, M., 2015. Nepal: Evaluating different forest management regimes. In Inoue, M. and Shivakoti, G. P. (eds.). Multi-level Forest Governance in Asia: Concepts, Challenges and the Way Forward, Sage India.

Gautam, A. P. 2013. Natural Resource Management: Ecological Principles. In Jha, P. K., Neupane, P., Shrestha, M. L. and Khanal, I. P. (eds.), Environment and Natural Resources (Nepalpedia Series No. 1). Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Gautam, A. P. 2009. Equity and Livelihoods in Nepal’s Community Forestry. International Journal of Social Forestry 2(2): 101-122.

Gautam, A. P. and Shivakoti, G. P., 2008. Evolution, impacts and challenges of community based forestry programs in Nepal, In Webb, E. L. and Shivakoti, G. P. (eds.), Decentralization, Forests and Rural Communities: Policy Outcomes in South and Southeast Asia, Sage India. 

Gautam, A. P., 2007. Group size, heterogeneity, and collective action outcomes: Some evidence  from community based forestry in Nepal. Int. Journal of Sust. Dev. & World Ecology 14: 574583.

Gautam, A. P., 2007. “Biodiversity”. In Robbins, P. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, p. 118-121. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.  Gautam, A. P., 2007. “Coral Reefs”. In Robbins, P. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Environment and  Society, p. 368-369. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Gautam, A. P., 2007. “Succession”. In Robbins, P. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, p. 1672-1673. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gautam, A. P., 2006. Combining geomatics and conventional methods for monitoring forest conditions under different governance arrangements. J. of Mountain Science 3(4): 325-333. 

Gautam, A. P. and Shivakoti, G. P. 2005. Conditions for successful local collective action in forestry: Some evidence from the hills of Nepal. Society and Natural Resources 18(2): 153171.

Gautam, A. P., 2005. Forest Land-Use Dynamics and Community-Based Institutions in a Mountain Watershed in Nepal: Implications for Forest Governance and Management In Zoebisch, M., Cho, K. M., Hein, S. and Mowla, R. (eds.), Integrated Watershed Management: Studies and experiences from Asia. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (published online at: http://krlib.cs.ait.ac.th/Greenstone/cgi-bin/library.exe).

Gautam, A. P., Shivakoti, G. P. and Webb, E. L. 2004. A review of forest policies, institutions, and changes in the resource condition in Nepal. International Forestry Review 6(2): 136-148.

Gautam, A. P., Shivakoti, G. P. and Webb, E. L. 2004. Forest cover change, physiography, local economy and institutions in a mountain watershed in Nepal. Environmental Management 33(1): 48-61. 8

Gautam, A. P., Webb, E. L, Shivakoti, G. P. and Zoebisch, M. A., 2003. Land use dynamics and landscape change pattern in a mountain watershed in Nepal. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 99: 83-96.

Gautam, A. P., Webb, E. L. and Eiumnoh, A., 2002. GIS assessment of land use-land cover changes associated with community forestry implementation in the Middle Hills of Nepal. Mountain Research and Development 22(1): 63-69.

Gautam, A. P., Webb, E. L. and Shivakoti, G. P. 2002. Local participants’ perception about socio-economic and environmental impacts of community forestry in the Middle Hills of Nepal. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development 12(2): 60-81.

Gautam, A. P. and Webb, E. L. 2001. Species diversity and forest structure of pine plantations in the Middle Hills of Nepal. Banko Jankari 11(2): 13-21.   Webb, E.L. and Gautam, A.P. 2001. Effects of community forest management on the structure and diversity of a successional broadleaf forest in Nepal. Int. Forestry Review 3(2): 146-157. Proceedings of International Conferences and Scientific Reports 

Gautam, A. P., Thapa, B. R., Pandit, B. H., Dhungana, B. M., Tiwari, K. R., Neupane, M. P.,  Balla, M. K., Joshi, M. R. and Sharma, U. R., 2013. Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape: A Rapid Assessment. WWF Nepal, Hariyo Ban Program, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Gautam, A. P., 2013. Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape: Drivers of Deforestation and Forest WWF Nepal, Hariyo Ban Program, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Gautam, A. P., Karmacharya, M. B. and Karna, B. K., 2008. Community Forestry, Equity and Sustainable Livelihoods in Nepal. In Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) held during 14-18 July 2008 in Uni. of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England.

Gautam, A. P. 2006. Integrating spatial technology, local knowledge, and conventional methods in forestry research, In Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Conference of the IASC held during 1923 June in Bali, Indonesia. 

Gautam, A. P., 2006. Combining Geomatics and Conventional Methods for Monitoring Forest Conditions and Analyzing their Associations with Governance Parameters, In Proceedings of the International Symposium “Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountainous Regions” 7-9 March 2006, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Gautam, A. P. and Shivakoti, G. P. 2004. Evolution and impacts of community based forest management in the hills of Nepal. In Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference on the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP) held during 9-13 August in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Gautam, A. P., Webb, E. L, Shivakoti, G. P. and Zoebisch, M. A. 2002. Land use change and patterns of forest fragmentation in a mountain watershed in Nepal. In Proceedings of the International Workshop “Map Asia 2002: Asian Conference on GIS, GPS, Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing” held during 7-9 August 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Gautam, A. P., Shivakoti, G. P. and Webb, E. L. 2002. Forest dynamics, physiography, local economy and institutions in a mountain watershed in Nepal. In Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the International Forestry Resources and Institutions Research Network held during 23-28 June in Nairobi, Kenya.