Long-term monoculture of coconuts has resulted in several land-use-related concerns, such
as decreasing land productivity, degraded soil, and ineffective resource utilization on a local …

Cropland abandonment is an emerging human-induced land use and is a growing national
problem in Nepal. It is a key, current concern for local governance bodies and restoration …

CONTEXT In the pursuit of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030,
integrating agriculture-forestry-livestock (AFL) systems has emerged as a potential tool in …

Agroforestry in Nepal is a multifaceted and sustainable approach that harmonizes
agricultural, environmental, and socioeconomic goals. This study conducted a …

The indigenous people of Nepal have accumulated knowledge of plants and their uses
spanning millennia of oral history, but the current sociodemographic trend threatens the …

Loss of native habitat has been identified as one of the crucial drivers of the growing
biodiversity crisis, acting toward the deleterious effects on individual fitness, functional …

Land use and land cover (LULC) robustly influence the delivery of the ecosystem services
that humans rely on. This study used Kathmandu Valley as a study area which is a fast …

Agroforestry systems have been used from a long time ago. The traditional agroforestry
concept and knowledge of integration of the trees in the farm have been passed from one …

This paper introduces the Special Issue “Systematic Approach to Agroforestry Policies and
Practices in Asia”. This Special Issue contains eleven papers on agroforestry at national …

There are only limited policy levers that governments can use to facilitate sustainable
development within remote rural communities. Often marginalised communities are almost …