Centre for International Relations

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal


Asst. Professor (Forestry)
Sanjeeb Bhattarai
Institute of Forestry
Male
sanjeeb.bhattarai@hc.tu.edu.np

Name: Sanjeeb Bhattarai

Position: Asst. Professor

Unit: Hetauda Campus, Institute of Foresty

 

Email: sanjeeb.bhattarai@hc.tu.edu.np

 

Research Identifiers:

 

Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 6

Total citations: 385

 

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Forestry; Silviculture, Agroforestry, Spatial Analysis, Forest Management

 

Teaching:

Forestry, Silviculture, Agroforestry, Spatial Analysis, Forest Management

 

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

European Union's Erasmus Scholarship to Pursue Master's Degreee

•    Bachelor Degree: BSc Forestry (Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Nepal) [2005]
•    Master Degree: MSc Sustainable Tropical Forestry (Forest and Landscape, Copenhagen University, Demark) [2009]

Professional Affiliations:

  • Life-long member of Nepal Foresters Association (NFA)

 

Selected Recent Research Projects:

  1. Determining Appropriate Plot Size for Forest Resource Inventory and Biodiversity Monitoring in Madhesh Pradesh, Terai, Nepal (FY 2023/24)-Study Team Member-Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC), Madhesh Province, Nepal
  2. Development of a decision support system for the agroforestry suitability in Madhesh Province (FY 2023/24)-Lead Consultatnt-Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC), Madhesh Province, Nepal
  3. Assessment of goods and services and employment opportunities provided by forestry sector in Koshi Province, Nepal (May-Aug 2024)-Study Team Member-Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment, Koshi Province, Nepal
  4. Capitalizing Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) for Climate Mitigation: Opportunities and Challenges in Nepal, in Developing Policy Briefs on Agricultural Transformation (Feb-May 2024)-Lead Author-Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Mandikhatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
  5. Global Forestry (GLOFOR) Field Course (Nove 2023-Mar 2024)-Cordinator-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  6. Expanding Forestry Sector for Long-Term Strategy (LTS) in Nepal (May-Aug 2021)-Team Leader-Oxford Policy Management (OPM) Ltd., UK
  7. Feasibility of Wood-based Infrastructure in Earthquake-prone Urban Himalaya: Assessing the Current Situation, Opportunities, and Challenges, and Developing a Long-term Strategy (Dec 2020-Feb 2021)-Study Team leader-Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia.
  8. Products, Demand, Supply, Export and Import of Forest Produce(Sep-Nov 2020)-Study Team Leader-Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS), Government of Nepal
  9. Spatially Explicit Assessment of Trade-offs and Synergies amongst Key Ecosystem Services in Sasumua Watershed, Kenya (May-Sep 2009)-MSc Dissertation Project- School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography (SENRGy), Bangor University, UK and World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya.
  10. Community Based Forest and Natural Resources Management in the Himalaya (ComForM) [Project Phase-I] between Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Hariyokharka, Pokhara and University of Copenhagen Denmark (2004-2007) Research Assistant-Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA), Denmark

Selected Recent Publications:

  1. Bhattarai, Anita; Pandey, Kabita; Paudel, Gayatri and Bhattarai, Sanjeeb (2023). Agroforestry: An Inspirational Case of Diversified FarmersIncome and Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in the Mid-hills of Central Nepal. Forestry (Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal), 20(pp. 1-11). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/forestry.v20i1.64266.
  2. KC, Anish; Bhattarai, Sanjeeb and Pandey, Pravesh (2022). A comparison of Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 spectral indices for estimating aboveground forest carbon in a community forest. Forestry. Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal, 19(pp. 40-55). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/forestry.v19i01.55703.
  3. Pokharel, Sindhu; Bhattarai, Sanjeeb; Adhikari, Rabindra; Jha, Suveksha; Pokhrel, Aaradhana and Parajuli, Madhavi (2022). Existing agroforestry practices and their contribution to the socio-economic condition of the people of west Nawalparasi, Nepal: A case study. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 7-1(pp. 132-141). DOI: https://doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2022.0701019.
  4. Ulak, Sunita; Lama, B; Pradhan, Dhirendra Kumar and Bhattarai, Sanjeeb (2021). Exploring agroforestry systems and practices in the Terai and hill regions of Nepal. Banko Janakari, 31-2(pp. 3-12). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/banko.v31i2.41885.
  5. Bhusal, Arjun; Neupane, Bijaya; Bhattarai, Sanjeeb; Kapali, Aashish; Bhatta, Suraj and Bajagain, Santosh (2020). Breeding seasonality of Chital (Axis axis) in the Hetauda Valley of Nepal. Forestry (Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal), 17(pp. 174-183).
  6. Bhattarai, Sanjeeb; Alvarez, Stphanie; Gary, Christian; Rossing, Walter; Tittonell, Pablo and Rapidel, Bruno (2017). Combining Farm Typology and Yield Gap Analysis to Identify Yield Limiting Factors. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 243(pp. 132-142). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.04.016.
  7. Bhattarai, Sanjeeb; Subedi, Bhishma and Khanal, Sudarshan (2011). Climate change adaptation and mitigation through community-based sustainable management of forests in Nepal in Price, M. F., Gratzer, G., Duguma, L.A., Kohler, T. et al. (eds.) Mountain Forests in a Changing World - Realizing values, addressing challenges. UNFAO/MPS and SDC, Rome
  8. Subedi, Bhishma; Pandey, Shiva; Pandey, Ajay; Rana, Eak; Bhattarai, Sanjeeb; Banskota, Tibendra R.; Charmakar, Shambhu and Tamrakar, Rijan (2011). Guidelines for Measuring Carbon Stocks in Community-Managed Forests. ANSAB, FECOFUN, ICIMOD, NORAD. ISBN: 978-9937-2-2612-7
  9. Christensen, Morten; Bhattarai, Sanjeeb; Devkota, Shiva and Larsen, Helle (2008). Collection and Use of Wild Edible Fungi in Nepal. Economic Botany, 62-1(pp. 12-23). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-007-9000-9
  10. Larsen, Helle; Das, Abhoy and Bhattarai, Sanjeeb (2007) Adressing the needs for forestry research and education in Nepal. Adressing the needs for forestry research and education in Nepal. IOF ComForM project end of phase I project status and design of phase II. Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Hariyokharka, Pokhara and Community Based Forest and Natural Resources Management in the Himalaya