Uttam Babu Shrestha
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 242894 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Uttam Babu Shrestha |
| PRENOMES | Uttam Babu |
| SOBRENOME | Shrestha |
| ASSINATURA | SHRESTHA U B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Southern Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8766-279X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 83 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The emerging and escalating consequences of rural depopulation in the Himalaya
The Himalayan region, home to fifty million inhabitants and sustaining more than one billion, is experiencing mass rural depopulation and agrarian transition, the consequences of which are complex, varied, and still nascent. We convened a panel of 34 experts from various fields of socio-environmental sciences working in the Himalaya to conduct a horizon scan to identify escalating and emerging issues arising from rural depopulation over the next …
Contribution of Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Pastoral Communities to Sustainable Rangeland Management in Nepal
Dwindling Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Aconitum naviculare in the Trans-Himalayan Manang Valleys of Central Nepal
Locally Based, Regionally Manifested, and Globally Relevant
The knowledge, values, and practices of Indigenous peoples and local communities offer ways to understand and better address social-environmental problems. The article reviews the state of the literature on this topic by focusing on six pathways by which Indigenous peoples and local communities engage with management of and relationships to nature. These are ( a) undertaking territorial management practices and customary governance, ( b) contribu…
Ecosystems, livelihood assets and willingness to pay for wetland conservation in Bangladesh
Working with Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in large‐scale ecological assessments
There have been calls for greater inclusion of Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in applied ecosystems research and ecological assessments. The Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment (GA) is the first global scale assessment to systematically engage with ILK and issues of concern to Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC). In this paper, we review and reflect on how th…
Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals
Multiple conceptualizations of nature are key to inclusivity and legitimacy in global environmental governance
Biodiversity, drug discovery, and the future of global health
ooking to nature for medicine is nothing new -we have been doing it for tens of thousands of years and although modern pharmaceutical science has come a long way from those ancient roots, nature is and will always be an important source of useful compounds and inspiration. Dismissing nature in this regard is a huge mistake as evolution is the greatest problem solver and the myriad compounds produced by the immense variety of species we share the …
Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability
Horizontal integration of multiple institutions
The incidence of conflicts among communities over the collection of Yarsagumba, the high value caterpillar fungus, has increased after the Government of Nepal has lifted a ban on its collection and trade in 2001. In most cases, conflicts over Yarsagumba harvesting persist either between locals and outsiders, or between collectors within a local community. In the Api Nampa Conservation Area in Darchula District, Nepal, conflicts are primarily caus…
Beyond money
Chasing Chinese Caterpillar Fungus ( Ophiocordyceps sinensis ) Harvesters in the Himalayas
The Chinese caterpillar fungus is famous for its high market value, unusual life history, and significant medicinal uses. It is harvested by very poor communities and sold for an extraordinarily high price. Most of the studies on this species are focused on therapeutic uses, chemical analyses, ecology, and trade. However, harvesting techniques and intensity of the harvests remain undocumented. We document harvesting techniques, trends of harvest,…
Rangelands, Conflicts, and Society in the Upper Mustang Region, Nepal
Rangelands are considered critical ecosystems in the Nepal Himalayas and provide multiple ecosystem services that support local livelihoods. However, these rangelands are under threat from various anthropogenic stresses. This study analyzes an example of conflict over the use of rangeland, involving two villages in the Mustang district of Nepal. This prolonged conflict over the use of rangeland rests on how use rights are defined by the parties, …
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild edible plant resources in Nepal
Background Wild edible plants (WEP) provide staple and supplement foods, as well as cash income to local communities, thus favouring food security. However, WEP are largely ignored in land use planning and implementation, economic development, and biodiversity conservation. Moreover, WEP-related traditional knowledge is rapidly eroding. Therefore, we designed this study to fulfill a part of the knowledge gap by providing data on diversity, tradit…
How Representative is the Protected Areas System of Nepal
A protected areas system (PAS) is effective only when it adequately includes a representative sample of important geophysical and biological features, including critically endangered biota of a region. However, protected areas in Nepal, as in many parts of the world, have been established on an ad hoc basis, and thus one or more important features have been overlooked. We conducted a gap analysis and developed a comparison index to assess the rep…
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild edible plant resources in Nepal
Background Wild edible plants (WEP) provide staple and supplement foods, as well as cash income to local communities, thus favouring food security. However, WEP are largely ignored in land use planning and implementation, economic development, and biodiversity conservation. Moreover, WEP-related traditional knowledge is rapidly eroding. Therefore, we designed this study to fulfill a part of the knowledge gap by providing data on diversity, tradit…
Multiple conceptualizations of nature are key to inclusivity and legitimacy in global environmental governance
Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals
Beyond money
Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability
Horizontal integration of multiple institutions
The incidence of conflicts among communities over the collection of Yarsagumba, the high value caterpillar fungus, has increased after the Government of Nepal has lifted a ban on its collection and trade in 2001. In most cases, conflicts over Yarsagumba harvesting persist either between locals and outsiders, or between collectors within a local community. In the Api Nampa Conservation Area in Darchula District, Nepal, conflicts are primarily caus…
Chasing Chinese Caterpillar Fungus ( Ophiocordyceps sinensis ) Harvesters in the Himalayas
The Chinese caterpillar fungus is famous for its high market value, unusual life history, and significant medicinal uses. It is harvested by very poor communities and sold for an extraordinarily high price. Most of the studies on this species are focused on therapeutic uses, chemical analyses, ecology, and trade. However, harvesting techniques and intensity of the harvests remain undocumented. We document harvesting techniques, trends of harvest,…
How Representative is the Protected Areas System of Nepal
A protected areas system (PAS) is effective only when it adequately includes a representative sample of important geophysical and biological features, including critically endangered biota of a region. However, protected areas in Nepal, as in many parts of the world, have been established on an ad hoc basis, and thus one or more important features have been overlooked. We conducted a gap analysis and developed a comparison index to assess the rep…
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild edible plant resources in Nepal
Background Wild edible plants (WEP) provide staple and supplement foods, as well as cash income to local communities, thus favouring food security. However, WEP are largely ignored in land use planning and implementation, economic development, and biodiversity conservation. Moreover, WEP-related traditional knowledge is rapidly eroding. Therefore, we designed this study to fulfill a part of the knowledge gap by providing data on diversity, tradit…
Rangelands, Conflicts, and Society in the Upper Mustang Region, Nepal
Rangelands are considered critical ecosystems in the Nepal Himalayas and provide multiple ecosystem services that support local livelihoods. However, these rangelands are under threat from various anthropogenic stresses. This study analyzes an example of conflict over the use of rangeland, involving two villages in the Mustang district of Nepal. This prolonged conflict over the use of rangeland rests on how use rights are defined by the parties, …
Chasing Chinese Caterpillar Fungus ( Ophiocordyceps sinensis ) Harvesters in the Himalayas
The Chinese caterpillar fungus is famous for its high market value, unusual life history, and significant medicinal uses. It is harvested by very poor communities and sold for an extraordinarily high price. Most of the studies on this species are focused on therapeutic uses, chemical analyses, ecology, and trade. However, harvesting techniques and intensity of the harvests remain undocumented. We document harvesting techniques, trends of harvest,…
Biodiversity, drug discovery, and the future of global health
ooking to nature for medicine is nothing new -we have been doing it for tens of thousands of years and although modern pharmaceutical science has come a long way from those ancient roots, nature is and will always be an important source of useful compounds and inspiration. Dismissing nature in this regard is a huge mistake as evolution is the greatest problem solver and the myriad compounds produced by the immense variety of species we share the …
Early-career experts essential for planetary sustainability
Horizontal integration of multiple institutions
The incidence of conflicts among communities over the collection of Yarsagumba, the high value caterpillar fungus, has increased after the Government of Nepal has lifted a ban on its collection and trade in 2001. In most cases, conflicts over Yarsagumba harvesting persist either between locals and outsiders, or between collectors within a local community. In the Api Nampa Conservation Area in Darchula District, Nepal, conflicts are primarily caus…
Beyond money
Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals
Multiple conceptualizations of nature are key to inclusivity and legitimacy in global environmental governance
Working with Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in large‐scale ecological assessments
There have been calls for greater inclusion of Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in applied ecosystems research and ecological assessments. The Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment (GA) is the first global scale assessment to systematically engage with ILK and issues of concern to Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC). In this paper, we review and reflect on how th…
Locally Based, Regionally Manifested, and Globally Relevant
The knowledge, values, and practices of Indigenous peoples and local communities offer ways to understand and better address social-environmental problems. The article reviews the state of the literature on this topic by focusing on six pathways by which Indigenous peoples and local communities engage with management of and relationships to nature. These are ( a) undertaking territorial management practices and customary governance, ( b) contribu…
Ecosystems, livelihood assets and willingness to pay for wetland conservation in Bangladesh
Dwindling Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Aconitum naviculare in the Trans-Himalayan Manang Valleys of Central Nepal
The emerging and escalating consequences of rural depopulation in the Himalaya
The Himalayan region, home to fifty million inhabitants and sustaining more than one billion, is experiencing mass rural depopulation and agrarian transition, the consequences of which are complex, varied, and still nascent. We convened a panel of 34 experts from various fields of socio-environmental sciences working in the Himalaya to conduct a horizon scan to identify escalating and emerging issues arising from rural depopulation over the next …
Contribution of Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Pastoral Communities to Sustainable Rangeland Management in Nepal
Ecology (11 obras) · Geography (11 obras) · Business (9 obras) · Environmental resource management (8 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Biology (7 obras) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 obras) · Economics (6 obras) · Environmental planning (6 obras) · Agriculture (5 obras)