Rajesh Bista
Biographic Data
| ID | 4205488 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajesh Bista |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajesh |
| FAMILY NAME | Bista |
| SIGNATURE | BISTA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4321-1206 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Crop-raiding by wildlife and cropland abandonment as feedback from nature-based solutions
Conservation efforts under the nature-based solutions (NbS) framework aim at better management of ecosystems and improvement of human well-being. Policies targeting forest-based livelihoods align well with the NbS principles, but their social-ecological outcomes are often confounded by complex human-environment interactions. In this study, we identify one major feedback effect of the ecosystem dynamic on people’s livelihoods based on datasets col…
Impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of rural households in the community forestry landscape in the Middle Hills of Nepal
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has severely affected all sectors of the economy, and the impacts are expected to last-long. One major impact is that migrants return to their original households in rural communities due to loss of jobs. Since rural communities are highly dependent on forest and agriculture for livelihoods, an influx of return migrants likely increases the consumption of forest products and intensifies the agriculture pra…
Human-wildlife conflict in the community forestry landscape
Our current understanding of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) is limited beyond protected areas. This article investigated HWC in community-forestry (CF) landscape in two Middle Hill districts of Nepal, where community forests and agriculture are mosaicked. We used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and geospatial tools to examine economic losses to local farmers from HWC and their associated factors. We found that 47% of the cro…
Cooperative behavior and common pool resources
Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Program
Traditional Knowledge of Processing and Use of the Himalayan Giant Nettle (Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis) Among the Gurungs of Sikles, Nepal
The Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis) has been widely used throughout the mountainous regions of Nepal as a source of fiber (puwa) for weaving ropes, thread, porter’s tumplines, mats, sacks, and bhangra (a piece of traditional Gurung clothing). Ethnic groups such as Gurungs, Magars, Rais and Tamangs are the major exploiters of puwa fiber in Nepal. This study investigates the traditional knowledge of the processing and …
Traditional Knowledge of Processing and Use of the Himalayan Giant Nettle (Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis) Among the Gurungs of Sikles, Nepal
The Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis) has been widely used throughout the mountainous regions of Nepal as a source of fiber (puwa) for weaving ropes, thread, porter’s tumplines, mats, sacks, and bhangra (a piece of traditional Gurung clothing). Ethnic groups such as Gurungs, Magars, Rais and Tamangs are the major exploiters of puwa fiber in Nepal. This study investigates the traditional knowledge of the processing and …
Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Program
Cooperative behavior and common pool resources
Human-wildlife conflict in the community forestry landscape
Our current understanding of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) is limited beyond protected areas. This article investigated HWC in community-forestry (CF) landscape in two Middle Hill districts of Nepal, where community forests and agriculture are mosaicked. We used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and geospatial tools to examine economic losses to local farmers from HWC and their associated factors. We found that 47% of the cro…
Impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of rural households in the community forestry landscape in the Middle Hills of Nepal
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has severely affected all sectors of the economy, and the impacts are expected to last-long. One major impact is that migrants return to their original households in rural communities due to loss of jobs. Since rural communities are highly dependent on forest and agriculture for livelihoods, an influx of return migrants likely increases the consumption of forest products and intensifies the agriculture pra…
Crop-raiding by wildlife and cropland abandonment as feedback from nature-based solutions
Conservation efforts under the nature-based solutions (NbS) framework aim at better management of ecosystems and improvement of human well-being. Policies targeting forest-based livelihoods align well with the NbS principles, but their social-ecological outcomes are often confounded by complex human-environment interactions. In this study, we identify one major feedback effect of the ecosystem dynamic on people’s livelihoods based on datasets col…
Geography (6 works) · Forestry (5 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Agroforestry (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works)