Editorial Team

Chief Editor

Rajendra KC, PhD

Director General 

Forest Research and Training Centre, Nepal
Specialization: Bio-Diversity, NTFPs, Inventory, Plant Genetics, Forestry Science
Email: rkc.gen@gmail.com

Editors

Buddi Sagar Poudel, PhD

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Forests and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal
Specialization: Wildlife Ecology, Protected Area Management, Bio-Diversity Conservation
ORCid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3987-8684
Email: buddi.poudel@gmail.com

Prof. Dr. Krishna Raj Tiwari
 Institute of Forestry
Tribhuvan University
Nepal
Specialization: Soil Carbon, Climate Change Adaptation, Food security and livelihood
Email: krishna.iof@gmail.com

Prof. Dr. Jinghui Meng
Beijing Forestry University
China
Specialization: Forest Sustainable Management (Silviculture and Restoration Ecology). Forest Growth and Yield Modeling, Application of Remote Sensing in Forestry and Ecology
Email: Jmeng@bjfu.edu.cn

Prof. Dr. Dirk Hoelscher
Georg-August University Gottingen,
Germany
Specialization: Silviculture, Plant Ecology,Ecohydrology
Email: dhoelsch@gwdg.de

Shiva Khanal, PhD

Under Secretary (Tech.)

Ministry of Forests and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal
Specialization: Forest Ecology, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Biometry
Email:khanalshiva1@gmail.com

Narendra Man Babu Pradhan, PhD
Country Representative
IUCN, Nepal
Specialization: Wildlife Ecology, Conservation Biology, Protected Area Management, Forest Science, Community Forestry and Natural Resource Management
Email: narendra.pradhan@gmail.com

Naya Sharma Poudel, PhD
Executive Coordinator
Forest Action Nepal
Specialization: Policy and practice of nature conservation, protected area governance
Email: naya@forestaction.org

Nirmala Phuyal, PhD

Scientific Officer

Forest Research and Training Centre, Nepal

Specialization: Ecology, Biodiversity, Medicinal Plants, Nurseries Technique, Timur (Xanthoxylum armtum)
Email: nirmalaphuyal@gmail.com

Managing Editor

Seerjana Maharjan, PhD

Scientific Officer
Forest Research and Training Center
Nepal
Specialization: Invasion Biology, Ecology and Environment
Email: seerjana9@gmail.com

Language Editor: Sahas Man Shrestha

Specialization: Forest Resources Inventory and Management Expert

Reviewer list

Dr. Akhileshwor Karna, Former-Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Prof. Dr. Ambika P. Gautam, Former Principal, Kathmandu Forestry College, Nepal

Mr. Amulya R. Tuladhar, Kathmandu University

Prof. Dr. Anil Shrestha, Department of Plant Science, California State University, USA

Dr. Anju Sharma Poudel, Lecturer, SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, Chitwan, Nepal

Dr. Annapurna N. Das, Former-Secretary, Government of Nepal

Dr. Anuja Raj Sharma, Former-Deputy Director General, Department of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal

Mr. Arjun K. Thapa

Dr. Arun Dhakal, Former-Senior Research Fellow, Nepal Agroforestry Foundation (NAF), Nepal

Dr. Bala Ram Kandel, National Program Manager, Building Resilient Churia Regions in Nepal, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Mr. Bed Kumar Dhakal, Deputy Director General, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Government of Nepal

Prof. Dr. Bharat B. Shrestha, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Bhisma P. Subedi, Executive Director, Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB), Nepal

Dr. Bhuwan K Sharma, Coordinator (NRM & Biodiversity), CODEFUND Nepal

Dr. Bijendra Basnyat, Project Coordinator, The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), UNDP

Dr. Binod Bhatta, Former Director - Research (NRM Expert), Alliance Nepal

Prof. Binod Prasad Heyjoo, Former-Campus Chief, Pokhara Campus, Institute of Forestry

Dr. Bishnu H. Pandit, Chairperson, Kathmandu Forestry College

Dr. Bishnu P Devkota, Associate Professor, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Nepal

Dr. Bishwo N. Oli, Former-Sectetary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Mr. Bishwo N. Upreti, Former Director General, Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation, Government of Nepal

Prof. Dr. Chatra Mani Sharma, Central Department of Environmental Science

Mr. Chiranjivi P. Upadhaya, Former-Dean, Institute fo Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Chitra Baniya, Associate Professor, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Chhote Lal Chowdhary, National Consultant, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Nepal

Dr. Chudamani Joshi, Program Management Advisor, UNOPS

Dr. Deepak Kumar Kharal, Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Dil B. Khatri, Executive Director, Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies

Dr. Dinesh R. Bhuju, Academician, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Nepal

Dr. Dipesh Pyakurel, Senior Manager, Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB), Nepal

Dr. Eak Rana

Dr. Gaurav Parmar, Scientific Officer, National Botanical Garden, Godawari, Nepal

Dr. Gyanendra Karki, Climate Change and Forestry Expert

Ms. H. Mary Henrietta, Saveetha Engineering College, India

Dr. Hari Dhungana, Forestry Expert

Dr. Hem S. Baral, Former-Country Representative, Zoological Society of London-Nepal

Dr. Hemanta R. Ojha, Associate Professor, University of Canberra, Australia

Dr. Him Lal Shrestha, Vice Principal, Kathmandu Forestry College, Nepal

Dr. Indra P. Sapkota, Forest Director, Koshi Province, Nepal

Dr. Jagadish C. Baral, Former-Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Jagannath Joshi, Former-Watershed Management Specialist, Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Government of Nepal

Dr. Jhamak B. Karki, Kathmandu Forestry College, Nepal

Mr. Kanchan K. Nayak, Senior Soil Chemist, Forest Research and Training Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr. Kanchan Thapa, Deputy Conservation Program Director, WWF Nepal

Dr. Kedar Baral, Provincial Forest Secretary, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Dr. Keshab Raj Rajbhandari, Senior Taxonomist and Former-Senior Researcher, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, Godavari, Lalitpur

Dr. Keshav R. Kandel, Former-Director General, Department of Forests, Nepal

Dr. Khem R. Bhattarai, former-Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal

Mr. Khilendra Gurung, Director, Himalayan Biotrade Pvt. Ltd., Nepal

Dr. Kiran Paudyal, Chairman, President Chure Teari-Madhesh Conservation Development Board, Lalitpur, Nepal

Dr. Kishor Atrey, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University 

Dr. Krishna C. Paudel, Former-Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Krishna P. Acharya, Former Secretary, Government of Nepal

Mr. Krishna Pokharel, Former-Deputy Director General, Department of Forests, Government of Nepal

Prof. Dr. Krishna Kumar Shrestha, Former-Head, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Prof. Dr. Krishna R. Tiwari, Former-Dean, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Mr. Kumud Shrestha, Former-Chairman, Nepal Foresters' Association, Nepal

Ms. Lajmina Joshi, Former-Under Secretary, Department of Plant Resources, Government of Nepal

Mr. Laxmi Bhatta, Forestry Expert

Dr. Madhav B. Karki, Former-Climate Change Advisor for Prime Minister of Nepal

Dr. Madhu Shudan Thapa Magar, Senior Scientist, National Botanical Garden, Godawari, Nepal

Dr. Maheshwor Dhakal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Mr. Man B. Khadka, Former Director General, Department of Forests and Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal

Dr. Mitra Lal Pathak, Scientist, Department of Plant Resources, Government of Nepal

Mr. Mohan D Joshi, Deputy Director General, Department of Plant Resources, Government of Nepal

Dr. Mohan P. Wagle, Former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Mohan Poudel, National Coordinator, UN-REDD Technical Assistance to Nepal

Prof. Dr. Mohan Siwakoti, Former Head, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Prof. Dr. Mukesh Kumar Chalise, Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Mutki Ram Poudeyal, Assistant Professor, Bhairahawa Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Nabin Gyawali

Dr. Nagedra Yadav, Forestry Expert

Dr. Narayan Prasad Gaire, Associate Professor, Patan Multiple Campus,Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Narayan Prasad Koju, Assistant Professor, Nepal Engineering College, Nepal

Dr. Narendra Bahadur Chand, Associate Professor, Siddhanath Science Campus, Mahendranagar, Nepal

Dr. Narendra M. B. Pradhan, Country Representative, IUCN Nepal

Mr. Narendra Rasaily, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Naresh Subedi, Member Secretary, The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), Nepal

Mr. Nawaraj Chapagain

Dr. Naya S. Poudel, Forest Action, Nepal

Dr. Nirmala Joshi Pradhan, Former Under-secretary, Department of Plant Resources, Government of Nepal

Dr. Nirmala Phuyal, Scientific Officer, Forest Reseach and Training Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr. Pem Narayan Kandel, Former-Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Mr. Phanindra R. Kharel, Former-Director General, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Government of Nepal

Dr. Popular Gentle, Former-Climate Change and Environment Advisor to the Rt. Hon'ble Prime Minister of Nepal

Dr. Prabhu Budathoki, Former Member, National Planning Commission, Nepal

Dr. Prabodh Satyal, Chief Scientific Officer, Aromatic Plant Research Center, Lehi, Utah

Mr. Prakash Mathema, Former-Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Ms. Pratikshya Chalise, Research Officer, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, Godawari, Nepal

Mr. Prayag R. Tamrakar

Dr. Prem Prasad Paudel, National Project Manager, Developing Climate Resilient Livelihoods in the Vulnerable Watershed in Nepal (DCRL)

Mr. Rabindra Maharjan, Deputy Director General, Forest Reseach and Training Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr. Radha Wagle, Former-Joint Sectetary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Rajendra KC, Director General, Forest Reseach and Training Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Prof. Dr. Rajesh K. Rai, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Rajesh Malla, Forest Reseach and Training Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Mr. Rajesh Tamang, Scientific Officer, Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment, Koshi Province, Nepal

Dr. Ram Charitra Sha, Executive Director, Center of Public Health and Environment Development (CEPHED), Nepal

Dr. Ram Pandit, Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia

Prof. Dr. Ram P. Chaudhary, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Ram P. Sharma, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University

Mr. Ramesh Shakya, Former-Deputy Director General, The Department of Forest Research and Survey (DFRS), Nepal

Mr. Resham B. Dangi, Former-Director General, Department of Forests, Nepal

Prof. Dr. Ridish K. Pokharel, Former-Dean, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Mr. Sagendra Tiwari, Former-Country Representative, IUCN Nepal

Mr. Sahash M. Shrestha, Former-Director General, Forest Research and Training Center, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr. Samjhana Pradhan, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Plant Resources, Government of Nepal

Prof. Dr. Sangeeta Rajbhandary, Head, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University

Dr. Sanjeev K. Rai, Director General, Department of Plant Resources, Government of Nepal

Dr. Santosh Ojha, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A & M University, USA

Prof. Dr. Santosh Rayamajhi, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Mr. Saroj Kumar Chaudhary, Deputy Director General, Department of Plant Resources. Government of Nepal

Dr. Seerjana Maharjan, Scientific Officer, Forest Reseach and Training Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr. Shambhu Dangal, Country Representative, Emergent, USA

Dr. Shant R. Gyawali, Former-Chief of Parties, Hariyo Ban Project, Nepal

Mr. Shanta M. Tamrakar, Former-Planning Officer, Department of Forests, NEpal

Dr. Sharad K. Baral, Former-Research Officer, Department of Forest Research and Survey (DFRS), Nepal

Dr. Shiva Devkota, Scientist, Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology

Dr. Shiva Khanal, Under Secretary (Tech.), Ministry of Forests and Environment

Mr. Shiva R. Bhatta, Director of Programmes, WWF Nepal

Mr. Shiva S. Pandey

Mr. Shiva Wagley, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Shyam Bajimaya, Former-Director General, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Government of Nepal

Dr. Shyombhu M. Amatya, Former-Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Siddhartha Bajra Bajracharya, Former-Member Secretary, The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), Nepal

Dr. Sindhu Dhungana, Former-Director General, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Government of Nepal

Dr. Sonam Tashi Lama, Conservation Program Manager, Red Panda Network Nepal

Dr. Srijana Joshi Rijal, Ecosystem Specialist, ICIMOD Nepal

Dr. Sushim R. Baral, Former-Director General, Department of Plant Resources, Government of Nepal

Mr. Tara Datt Bhatt, Joint Sectetary

Prof. Dr. Tej B. Thapa, Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University

Prof. Dr. Tek Marasini, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Economics Expert, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Dr. Thakur Silwal, Dean ,Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University

Mr. Thakur Subedi, Biometrician/Under Secretary, Forest Reseach and Training Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr. Tirtha B. Shrestha, Senior Botanist

Dr. Udaya R. Sharma, Former-Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Yam Malla, Senior Advisor, IUCN Nepal

Mr. Yam P. Pokharel, Former-Joint Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal

Dr. Yogendra Kumar Karna, Forest Officer, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal