Suman Acharya- PhD in Anthropology and Environmental Policy
- Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Central Florida
Suman Acharya
- PhD in Anthropology and Environmental Policy
- Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Central Florida
Anthropology| Adaptation & Mitigation| Power & Politics| Multi-level Governance| Renewable Energy| Collective Action
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August 2018 - present
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Knowledge of climate change is a key instrument to combat climate change and raise awareness of society, but only a few studies have been conducted to assess students' knowledge level in Nepal. In this study, a semi-structured questionnaire survey was conducted on 140 students of grades 7, 8, 9, and 10 from four community schools to assess climate...
Chinese pangolin is a unique critically endangered small mammal that is covered by scales and feed on termites and ants. It is dark brown or dark gray in color and lives in coniferous and broad-leaf forest, agricultural land, barren land, bamboo forest, grassland Chinese pangolin is widely distributed in the continent of Asia but the detailed studi...
The impacts of climate change are widespread, making watershed areas and watershed-dependent communities particularly vulnerable. The impact is more significant in developing countries where locals rely on watershed resources for their livelihoods. We examine the impacts of climate change and local peoples’ adaptation strategies in Begnas and Rupa...
Understanding changes in Land Use Land Cover (LULC) is essential for managing and monitoring natural resources and development, particularly where urbanization is expanding. So, this study aimed to assess the level of changes in LULC of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan city using temporal Landsat satellite imageries of 1996, 2008, and 2020 AD, and the ke...
Nepal is ranked as one of the highly climate vulnerable nations in the present global climate scenario. Multiple studies have been done across the regions, yet there lacks a detailed study on the impacts of climate change and adaptation practices in mountainous areas such as Mustang region of Nepal. In this context, we aim to examine the impacts of...
Renewable energy plays a crucial role in both climate change mitigation and adaptation in highly climate-vulnerable nations such as Nepal. This paper reviews various types of renewable energy technologies and their status, potential for adoption, relationship to climate change, and mitigative and adaptive roles in Nepal. Nepal has installed micro-h...
The Chinese Pangolin is a ‘Critically Endangered’ species, which is estimated to have declined by over 90% in the last 21 years due to increased anthropogenic activities on the species and its habitat. Only a few pieces of research on the Chinese Pangolin have been done throughout Nepal; there is little information among the mammal species of Nepal...
The Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) mechanism has been pursued as a means to provide incentives for achieving conservation goals while also promoting rural development by alleviating poverty. However, the degree to which these goals are met depends on the implementation of the programs, which depends on the desirability and accessibility of pr...
Wild ungulate herbivores are crucial for maintaining terrestrial ecosystems and restoring population of top predators like tiger. Thus, it is essential to understand wild ungulates-habitat relationships to devise an effective strategy to conserve their population and top predators like tiger that depend on them. We have limited understanding about...
Wild ungulate herbivores are crucial for maintaining terrestrial ecosystems and restoring population of top predators like tiger. Thus, it is essential to understand wild ungulates-habitat relationships to devise an effective strategy to conserve their population and top predators like tiger that depend on them. We have limited understanding about...
Debates on addressing climate change focus on the need to replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. This paper reviews role of different renewable energy technologies in adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Nepal. The potential and capacity of different energies are high in Nepal, but it has not been able to harness. However, the use...
Pangolins are among the most widely traded taxa in the southeastern Asian illegal wildlife trade because of which they are at great risk of extinction. Yet, little is known of their trade status in Nepal. This research was carried out to unfold the status of pangolin trade in Sankhuwasava District of Nepal. We used mixed methods such as semi-struct...
Acacia catechu (Khair) is one of the significant tree species
evolved together with Nepali communities. The tree is widely
used for medicinal purposes, feeding the livestock, fulfilling
the structural needs, and satisfying religious and spiritual
needs. Despite the wide use and importance of this tree, the
available publications have failed to addr...
Anthropogenic activities have driven many wildlife species towards extinction. Among these species, the geographic distributions of many are poorly documented, which can limit the effectiveness of conservation. The critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is experiencing population decline throughout its range due to land-use cha...
Climate change is projected to increase in vulnerable areas of the world, and marginalized communities residing in rural areas are more vulnerable to the change. The perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies made by such communities are important considerations in the design of adaptation strategies by policy-makers. We examined the m...
p>The study on conflict between human and Rhesus macaque was carried out at Pumdivumdi/Tallokodi in Pokhara valley in March, 2016. Questionnaire survey was carried out in 60 households to assess conflict, economic impact on livelihood of people and identify local deterrent method practiced. Purposive sampling method was used to select respondent fo...
Human activities are the prime reasons that cause the decline of Chinese Pangolins(Manis pentadactyla) throughout the world. Globally, the limited area is managed under protected area while most of the area lies outside protected areas where anthropogenic threats are experienced high. Incessant increase in the threats has lead
Pangolinsto a high ri...
This is a newspaper article that highlights the status of pangolins in Nepal. It explores the status and the threat status of pangolin species found in Nepal. It also recommends for the strong enforcement of laws and regulations for the further conservation fo endangered species "pangoli' in Nepal.
