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The diet of the striped hyena in Nepal’s lowland regions
Posted on April 3, 2020 Leave a Comment
Abstract Striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) are extremely rare in Nepal, and only a few people have studied them in their natural forest and grassland habitat. Their rarity is due to anthropogenic pressures such as hunting, habitat modification, being killed on roads, and depletion of their natural prey. Here, we studied the feeding ecology of hyenas […]
Patterns of Historical and Future Urban Expansion in Nepal
Posted on February 13, 2020 Leave a Comment
Abstract Globally, urbanization is increasing at an unprecedented rate at the cost of agricultural and forested lands in peri-urban areas fringing larger cities. Such land-cover change generally entails negative implications for societal and environmental sustainability, particularly in South Asia, where high demographic growth and poor land-use planning combine. Analyzing historical land-use change and predicting the […]
Multiple conceptualizations of nature are key to inclusivity and legitimacy in global environmental governance
Posted on November 9, 2019 Leave a Comment
Abstract Despite increasing scientific understanding of the global environmental crisis, we struggle to adopt the policies science suggests would be effective. One of the reasons for that is the lack of inclusive engagement and dialogue among a wide range of different actors. Furthermore, there is a lack of consideration of differences between languages, worldviews and […]
Uttam Babu Shrestha 