Articles

2026


Maharjan, K., Thapa, D., Poudel, D.P., Shrestha, E. (2026) Development-disaster interface: Political economy of development-induced risk creation in the Nepal Himalaya. J Environ Stud Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-026-01139-3

Cook, N.J., Andersson, K.P., Benedum, M.E., Grillos, T., Karna, B.K., Khatri, D.B., & Poudel, D.P. (2026). Effects of forestry decentralization on rural inequality in Nepal. Nature Sustainability, 9,  385-394. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01729-z

Bhattarai, R. (2026). Open-Access Satellite Data Are Not Truly Open: A Critical Review of the Last-Mile Problem in Least Developed Countries—Lessons from Nepal for the Remote Sensing Community. Remote Sensing, 18(13), 2101. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18132101

McGunnigle, N. K., Bardsley, D. K., Nuberg, I. K., Cedamon, E., & Paudel, N. S. (2026). Sustainable Community Forestry in Nepal: A Socio-Ecological Analysis of Ten Years of Participatory Action Research with EnLiFT. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2026.2710668

2025


Cook, N.J., Karna, B.K., Steinberg, J., & Torrens. G. (2025). Ostromian institutions and violence: Community forestry and Nepal’s civil war. World Development, 192, 107018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107018

Pandey, R., Paudel, N.S., Koju, U., Libois, F.,  & Nepal, M. (2025). Beyond the trees: Equity and justice in Nepal’s forest restoration. Land Use Policy, 159, 107813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107813

Eveleigh, Y., Poudel, Y.B., Thapa, T.K., and Ghimire, B. 2025.Identity of Primula sulphurea (Primulaceae), a New Record for Nepal. Journal of Japanese Botany, 100(2), 132-136.  DOI:10.51033/jjapbot.ID0166

Sharma, L.N., Poudel, Y.B., and Adhikari, B. 2025. Assessment of diversity, rarity and socio-ecological significance of tree species of Jalthal remnant forest in Nepal. East Himalayan Society for Spermatophyte Taxonomy, 18(3), 281-305. DOI:10.26679/Pleione.18.3.2024.281-305

Shrestha, M., Baral, S., Shrestha, U.B., and Kunwar, R.M. 2025. Ensemble modelling to assess the dynamics of invasive plant species under changing climate in Bagmati Province, Nepal. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 26(6), 2589-2600. https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d260604

Timsina, S., Hardy, N.G., and Ashton, M.S. 2025. Coppice response of Khasru (Quercus semecarpifolia) under partial cuttings.Trees, Forests and People, 19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100797

Luintel, H., Bluffstone, R., Paudel, N.S., and Toman, M. 2025. Do Formal Community Forestry Programs Improve Collective Action and Forest Outcomes? The Journal of Environment & Development, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/10704965241305838

2024


Bardsley, D.K., Cedamon, E., Paudel, N., and Nuberg, I. 2024. Forest livelihood values and management opportunities to support the agrarian transition in Nepal. Journal of Rural Studies, 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103253

Poudel, Y.B., Sharma, L.N., and Bhandari, P. 2024. Two New Records and One Confirmation of Occurrence for the Flora of Nepal. Journal of Japanese Botany, 99(6), 382-385. DOI:10.51033/jjapbot.ID0225

Luintel, H., Bluffstone, R., Sharma Paudel, N., & Toman, M. 2024. Do Formal Community Forestry Programs Improve Collective Action and Forest Outcomes? The Journal of Environment & Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/10704965241305838

Bardsley DK, Cedamon E, Paudel NS, Nuberg I. 2024. Forest livelihood values and management opportunities to support the agrarian transition in Nepal. Journal Rural Studies. 107: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103253\

2023


Bhusal, P., Awasthi, K.R., Low, M., Shrestha, N., Asmit Neupane, A., Paudel, N.S., Khanal-Chhetri B.B., Parajuli, R. 2023: What Determines the Adoption of Agroforestry Practices in Farmlands and Public Lands? A Case Study from the Terai Region in Nepal, Society & Natural Resources, DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2023.2269531

Poudel, S., Panta, H.K., Thapa, S., Dhaka, C.P., Regmi, K. 2023: Effect of Adopting Agricultural Technology on Farm Income of Commercial Vegetable Growers in Bagmati Province of Nepal. Asian Journal of Advances in Adopting Research, 23(1): 89-97. DOI: 10.9734/AJAAR/2023/v23i1455

Panta, H.K., Poudel, S., Thapa, S., Dahal, Samyam., Dhakal, Chuda., Regmi, K., Basnet, M. 2023: Determinants of Agricultural Technology Adoption among Commercial Vegetable Growers in Bagmati Province, Nepal, Journal of Global Agriculture and Ecology, 15(1): 37-45. DOI: 10.56557/JOGAE/2023/v15i18300 

Panta, H.K., Thapa, S., Poudel, S., GC, A., Regmi, K. 2023: Effect of Agricultural Subsidy on Farm Income of Commercial Vegetable Farmers of Makwanpur and Dhading District, Nepal. International Journal of Research and Review, 10(9): 394-400. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230940

Thapa, S., Panta, H.K., Poudel, S., GC, A., Regmi, K., Basnet, M. 2023: Factors Affecting Farmers’ Access to Agricultural Subsidy in Makwanpur and Dhading Districts of Nepal. SAARC Journal of Agriculture, 21(2): 263-276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v21i2.68550

Sharma, L.N. 2023: Environmental conundrum: urgency of managing invasive alien species. Banko Janakari, 33(2): 1-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/banko.v33i2.62934

Poudel, S., Nepal, D. 2023: Does Price Discrimination Increase Social Welfare? Review of Business and Economics Studies, 11(3): 39-48. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26794/2308-944X-2023-11-3-39-48

 


 

Fox, J., Yokying, P., Paudel, N.S. and Chhetri, R. 2020 Another Possible Cost of COVID-19: Returning Workers May Lead to Deforestation in Nepal. EAST-WEST Wire. EAST-WEST Center.

Oldekop, J.A., Sims, K.R.E., Karna, B.K., Whittingham, M.J. & Agrawal, A. 2019. Reductions in deforestation and poverty from decentralized forest management in Nepal. Nature Sustainability 2, 421–428.

Luintel, H., Bluffstone, R. and Scheller, R.M. 2018. The effects of the Nepal community forestry program on biodiversity conservation and carbon storage. PLoS ONE 13(6): e0199526.

Khatri, D.B., Thuy, T.P., Di Gregorio, M., Karki, R., Paudel, N.S., Brockhaus, M. and Bhusal, R. 2016. REDD+ Politics in the Media: A Case from Nepal. Climatic Change, 138(1): 309-323. DOI 10.1007/s10584-016-1731-0
Karki, R., Shrestha, K.K., Ojha, H., Paudel, N., Khatri, D., Nuberg, I. and Adhikary, A. 2017. From Forests to Food Security: Pathways in Nepal’s community forestry. Small Scale Forestry. DOI 10.1007/s11842-017-9377-y
Bluffstone, R., Somanathan, E., Jha, P., Luintel, H., Bista, R., Toman, M., Paudel, N. and Adhikari, B. 2017. Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Programme. World Development, 101: 133-141.