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Table of Content Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4

The organizer .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8

3rd MoChWo Conference: An overview ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Structure of the Conference ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Opening Ceremony ............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Keynote Session .................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Technical Sessions .............................................................................................................................................................. 14

Symposia ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14

Symposium: Citizen Science for a sustainable Mountain Future ...................................................................................... 14

Symposium: Biological Invasion in the Changing World .................................................................................................. 15

Symposium: Challenges of food safety monitoring in least developed countries ............................................................... 16

Symposium: Air Pollution and Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 17

Symposium: Management of Plant Diversity for Food and Nutrition ............................................................................... 18

Side Event: Mountain Hack ............................................................................................................................................ 19

Poster Session ................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Closing Ceremony .............................................................................................................................................................. 21

Best presentation award ..................................................................................................................................................... 22

Conference scholarship recipients....................................................................................................................................... 22

Conference partners ........................................................................................................................................................... 24

Sponsors ............................................................................................................................................................................ 25

Organizing committee ........................................................................................................................................................ 26

Scientific committee ........................................................................................................................................................... 26

Evaluation committee ......................................................................................................................................................... 27

Session chairs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Logistics arrangement ........................................................................................................................................................ 28

Rapporteurs........................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Conference Program ........................................................................................................................................................... 29


Introduction

The 3rd international conference on “Mountains in the Changing World (MoChWo18) was held on 09-10 October, 2018 at Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal. The major theme of MoChWo18 was “Conserving Biodiversity: Challenges for the mountains in the anthropocene".

MoChWo 20 18: a glance

23 Sessions 72 Oral

Presetations

20 Poster Presetations

2 Keynote Speakers

198 Participants

6 Symposia


Why MoChWo? Mountains are a part of global biodiversity repository and play vital role in maintaining global ecosystem and supporting millions of people. Mountains possess a large variation in landscape features and also act as global water towers. Similarly, mountains offer a ‘niche or comparative advantage’ at operational levels such as medicinal herbs, tourism and hydropower. In the meantime, they are the most vulnerable to the effect of global change. Data suggest that mountain communities are among the poorest and most affected by development programs that are not tailor-made for mountain conditions. Furthermore, the cascading effects of climate change on water resources and biodiversity have severe consequences on local livelihoods, and consequently result in a downward spiral of poverty. The mountains, as a whole, require tailor-made solutions based on mountain-specific research and knowledge. Therefore, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS) is organizing a series of international conferences on Mountains in the Changing World (MoChWo) to create a forum for exchanging scientific knowledge on mountain-specific research among scientists, decision makers (bureaucrats and politicians) and development practitioners.

The conference is a flagship annual program of Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS). The conference aims to provide a regular forum for scholarly interactions on various facets of mountain among international/national scholars, researchers, policy makers and students. KIAS believes that conference is an important avenue to boast international collaboration, share research findings and knowledge related to various aspects of mountains.

The first #MoChWo (MoChWo16) conference was held on 01-02 October, 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The conference was attended by more than 150 participants from 10 different countries where 110 scientific works were presented. The main theme of the MoChWo 16 was “Living through disasters: mitigation, adaptation and resilience”. To know more about first MoChWo, please visit at http://mochwo16.kias.org.np/.

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The second #MoChWo (MoChWo17) conference was held on 27-28 October, 2017 in Kathmandu Nepal with a theme of Air pollution: mechanisms and consequence. The conference was attended 200 participants and had 120 presentations from 18 different countries. To know more about second MoChWo, please visit at http://mochwo17.kias.org.np/.

Objectives of MoChWo The main objective of the MoChWo conference is to bring scientists, experts and researchers from government agencies, development practitioners and academia to share research frontiers on sustainable mountain development.

To share mountain specific research findings; To identify critical issues affecting livelihoods and well-beings of mountain people; To foster collaboration and networking among academia, NGOs and governmental

agencies; To promote knowledge based policy interventions by creating a discussion forum

among three key players: (a) academic institutions, (b) government agencies, and (c) international development agencies through a policy dialogue.





The organizer

Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS) is a non-profit multidisciplinary research organization founded by a group of scientists with proven excellence in research that ranges from biodiversity, climate change to development of new technology for biological and chemical analyses. Currently, KIAS has seven centers for excellences. Major aim of KIAS is to serve our society and nation via scientific research. KIAS aims to foster knowledge based intervention to tackle with existing and emerging challenges faced by people. To realize this goal, KIAS conducts multidisciplinary research devoted to specific problems through its specified research centers. Apart from regular research, KIAS organizes trainings and workshops, and science outreach programs including short-term schools and conference targeting students, researchers and scientists. Furthermore, KIAS encourages dialogue among academia, practitioners and decision makers to share evidence-based solutions to real-world problems. The MoChWo is one of the initiatives that aim to serve as a major networking outlet for people working on sustainable mountain development.

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3rd MoChWo Conference: An overview

The third MoChWo conference was organized and hosted by Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS). The conference brought together over 198 people across the globe to share and exchange their research experiences on different cross-cutting issues on mountains such as disaster risk reduction, climate change, biodiversity conservation, environmental pollution, forest management, agro-economy, sustainable agriculture development, citizen science and invasive species. The conference was a huge success in bringing together experts from different backgrounds to discuss and deliberate on challenges of mountains, opportunities for future and strategies for sustainable development.

The conference secretariat received more than 250 submissions, which were reviewed by scientific committee. Altogether 92 submissions (72 - oral presentations and 20 - poster presentations) were selected for presentation. The papers were categorized on the basis of their themes and scheduled accordingly.

Participants posing a selfie


Structure of the Conference

The conference was structured into an inauguration session, a keynote session, symposia, oral sessions, a poster session, and a concluding session.

Keynote Session

• Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for

Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore, India • Joel T. Henien, Department of Earth & Environment, Florida International University, USA

Symposium

• Citizen Science for a sustainable Mountain Future • International Mountain Hack: Schools & Mountains for Sustainable Development • Biological Invasion in the Changing World • Challenges of Food Safety Monitoring in Least Developed Countries • Air Pollution and Monitoring • Management of Plant Diversity for Food and Nutrition

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Oral Session

Poster Session

• Wildlife Conservation in the Face of Challenges • Plant Ecology and Conservation • Mountain Livelihood and Sustainability • Mountain Hydrology and Meteorology • Disaster, Adaptation and Resilience • Sustainable Agriculture of Mountain

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• Concluding Session

Inaugural Session


Opening Ceremony

The conference kicked off with a busy registration desk. The conference was started with a welcome speech from the convener of the conference, Dr. Prakash K. Paudel. Dr. Paudel welcomed participants, and highlighted on the importance of MoChWo Conference in bringing together the international professionals for discussing on the issues of mountain environment under the changing climate.

Dr. Prakash K. Paudel, Convener, delivering a welcome speech.


Keynote Session

The keynote session included two presentations from imminent experts in the field: Dr. Jagadish Krishnaswamy and Prof. Dr. Joel T. Heinen.

Dr. Jagadish Krishnaswamy, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), India delivered the keynote talk on “ Climate and global change in the Himalayas: An ecological perspective”.

Prof. Heinen delivering a keynote talk Dr. Krishnaswamy delivering a keynote talk

Professor Dr. Joel T. Heinen from Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, USA, delivered another keynote talk. Prof. Heinen highlighted past lessons and future possibilities of conservation in Nepal.


Biography of Jagdish Krishnaswamy Jagdish Krishnaswamy is a Senior Fellow at Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India. He has a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India and a MS in Statistics and Decision Sciences and a Ph.D. in Environmental studies, Duke University, North Carolina, USA. His research and teaching interests include Eco hydrology, landscape ecology, conservation planning, ecosystem services and applications of Bayesian approaches in understanding complex changes in the environment over space and time. Dr. Krishnaswamy has coordinated the establishment of instrumented catchments in the Western Ghats and in the Himalayas to study the impacts of land-cover and climate variability on hydrological processes. He has recently become involved in defining and assessing ecological flow requirements of rivers in the Western Ghats and the Ganga basins with as special focus on endangered species such as the gharial and river dolphin. Dr. Krishnaswamy’s work on climate science and climate change includes vegetation response to climate and land-cover change in India, Central America and Africa. Over the years, his work has contributed to various policy and actions such as the declaration of the Western Ghats as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the investment of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund in the Western Ghats and a special report on Himalayan Springs to the Niti Ayog. He has designed capacity building and field hydrology training courses for aquatic ecologists and grass roots NGOs.

Biography of Joel T. Heinen Joel Thomas Heinen is professor at Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, USA. Dr. Heinen received a MS in Behavioral and Community Ecology from Ohio State University, USA and a PhD in Resource Ecology and Management from University of Michigan. His research interests include Biodiversity Conservation Policy and Natural Resources Management. Prof. Heinen is one of the world class conservation experts. He is also a long time mentor and friend of Nepal’s conservation community. His research papers on Nepal’s conservation policy, park-people relation and protected area management drew attention of global scientific communities. His works in Nepal include species ecology and conservation, wetland conservation, conservation policy and action and capacity building and has authored more than 100 research articles and research reports. Prof. Heinen has recently published a book “Say what? Irreverent Essay of a Bemused Atheist.


Technical Sessions

The conference hosted 22 technical sessions, which included seven subject specific sessions, 15 sessions of six symposia and a poster session (Annex I).

Symposia

Symposium: Citizen Science for a sustainable Mountain Future

Citizen science is the process of involving citizens (or “non-professional scientists”) in the scientific process as researchers. Recent advances in mobile technologies make smartphones a perfect tool for citizen science. GPS and high resolution camera technology embedded in smartphones can be used to collect verifiable records in the field, and cellular networks can be leveraged to transmit collected data to a central repository.

Mr. Mendel Wong from CitizenScience.Asia delivering an invited talk


This symposium discussed about how mobile technology, and/or low cost sensors can be a catalyst for implementing citizen science projects. Several research papers with a strong methodological support of citizen science approach were presented in the symposium. The symposium was co-convened by Dr. Bhesh Raj Thapa and supported by Smartphone4Water-Nepal.

Symposium: Biological Invasion in the Changing World

Biological invasion is one of the major components of human-induced global environmental changes. It has threatened biodiversity, altered ecosystem processes, reduced agriculture productions, increased the cost of infrastructure maintenance, and had negative impacts on human and wildlife health. The management of invasive alien species has been marred due to the lack of consensus among scientists regarding the impacts of biological invasion on ecosystem and economy, poor understanding about the general theory of biological invasion, economic valuation at local and regional levels, inadequate regional collaboration, and difficulties in regulating species movements along with merchandise and human movements.

Dr. Bharat Babu Shrestha delivering an invited talk


Given the complexities of the problems and widespread impacts of biological invasion, an integrated and coordinated approach involving scientists, policy makers, resources managers, and local communities is needed to develop innovative management approaches. In this symposium, both positive and negative impacts of the invasive alien species were discussed including dispersal pathways of invasive species, invasive species in the context of climate change, policy responses and regional collaboration for invasive species management. The symposium was co-convened by Dr. Bharat Babu Shrestha.

Symposium: Challenges of food safety monitoring in least developed countries

Food contamination refers to the food corrupted by physical, chemical or pathogens whereas adulteration refers to the intentional addition of lower quality products or totally different constituents in the food products that fails to meet the standard. Depending on the nature of contamination and adulteration, consumption of those food products cause both short and long term health issues.

It is reported that food adulteration and contamination is one of the major causes of death worldwide and this makes food safety issues as one the highly discussed topic. Despite many efforts made, food safety monitoring remains a major challenge in least developed countries. The underlying reasons are lack of knowledge, poor food safety standard, poor safety compliance, lack of resources, and limited coordination between different agencies. This symposium provided important avenue to discuss the underlying challenges of food safety monitoring. The discussion was centered on cause of food borne illness and outbreaks especially in least developed countries, different efforts made for food safety and issues of food safety monitoring.


Participants of symposium posing a group photo

The symposium was co-convened by Dr. Bhanu Neupane and Dr. Sajeev Wagle and financially supported by Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) project implemented by Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Symposium: Air Pollution and Monitoring

Air pollution has emerged as one of the biggest threats to the residents of Kathmandu, Nepal. Impact of air pollution on human health is subtle and growing each passing day. But there are little research works and actions to halt problems. This symposium provided a platform for scientists, researchers and students working in the field of air pollution to discuss this common problem and share their research findings. This symposium was co-convened by Dr. Hemu Kafle and supported by Regional Cooperation Agency.

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Participants of symposium posing a group photo

Symposium: Management of Plant Diversity for Food and Nutrition

In this symposium, the importance of conservation and valorization of traditional varieties in the 21st century was discussed. The whole session was focused on conservation genetics and practical aspects regarding the self-production of seeds. Some case studies that were developed in the Italian alpine regions were also presented in the symposium. This symposium was co-convened Prof Anna Giorgi and Prof Salvatore Roberto Pilu, and supported by UNIMONT – Università degli Studi di Milano and Italian Mountain Lab.


Side Event: Mountain Hack The International Mountain Hackathon is a side event of the conference jointly organized by Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR), the UNIMONT-University of Mountain (Milan) and Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS). The program was aimed at making young students aware of mountain issues through tailored made interactive activities. This event included a marathon of training and co-creation where 50 young people representing different schools from Nepal and Italy participated. The students interacted and worked together in groups for almost 24 hours in two days.

Participants posing a group photo


Poster Session


Closing Ceremony

The MoChWo conference was formally concluded by the convener of the conference, Dr. Prakash K. Paudel, on the evening of October 10, 2015. Dr. Paudel appreciated people and institutions involved in making the conference successful. During closing ceremony, best oral and poster presentation award was conferred to two students, each representing undergraduate and graduate student category. Similarly, two participants, Lina Bajracharya (Central Department of Botany, Nepal) and Mr. Mendel Wong (CitizenScience.Asia) shared their experiences of attending the conference. The conference was concluded with announcement of the 2019 episode of MoChWo Conference. The participants welcomed this announcement by a huge round of applause.

Members at Conference Secretariat posing a group photo after closing ceremony


Best presentation award Following students were awarded with best student presentation awards:

Best oral presentation

1. Smriti Shrestha (Graduate category), Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.

2. Surabhi Upadhyay (undergraduate category), Naya Aayam Multi-disciplinary Institute, Jorpati; SmartPhones4Water, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Best oral presentation

1. Rija Manandhar (Graduate category), Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

2. Rojina Duwal (Undergraduate category), Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Conference scholarship recipients

Following 18 students from various institutions from Nepal and India received full/or partial scholarship to attend the MoChWo 2018 conference. These scholarships were funded by Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences and Smartphone4Water-Nepal.

1. Amber Bahadur Thapa 2. Anusha Pandey 3. Arati Joshi 4. Bishal Sharma 5. Bishesh Dhakal 6. Deepak Acharya 7. Dharmendra Kalauni 8. Gauri Jaiswal 9. Nischal Devkota


10. Pranil Pradhan 11. Pratik Shrestha 12. Pravin Pokhrel 13. Rojina Duwal 14. Sandip Tanu Mandal 15. Saroj Maka 16. Shishila Baniya 17. Smriti Shrestha 18. Surabhi Upadhyay


Conference partners The MoChWo conference 2018 was supported by the following partners:


Sponsors


Organizing committee

1. Dr. Prakash K. Paudel (Convener), Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

2. Dr. Basant Giri, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

3. Dr. Hemu Kafle, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

4. Dr. Susma Giri, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

5. Dr. Mahendra Thapa, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

6. Mr. Roshan Ojha, Nepal Agriculture Research Council, Lalitpur, Nepal

Scientific committee

1. Dr. Achyut Aryal, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 2. Dr. Achyut Tiwari, Tri-Chandra College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu,

Nepal 3. Dr. Anzar Khuroo, University of Kashmir, India 4. Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari, Centre for Disaster Studies, Tribhuvan

University, Nepal 5. Dr. Binod Pokharel, Utah State University, UT, USA 6. Dr. Nabin Malakar, JPL, CalTech/NASA, California, USA 7. Dr. Olga Ameixa, University of Aveiro, Portugal 8. Dr. Peter Stah, University of Wyoming, WY, USA 9. Dr. Prakash K. Paudel, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences,

Kathmandu, Nepal 10. Dr. Rajan Ghimire, New Mexico State University, NM, USA


11. Dr. Uttam Babu Shrestha, University of Southern Queensland, Australia 12. Dr. Vasileios Bontzorlos, Technology of Thessaly, Greece 13. Dr. Wentao Wang, Ministry of Science and Technology, China

Evaluation committee 1. Dr. Keshav Basnet (Chair), Western Regional Campus, Institute of

Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kaski, Nepal 2. Dr. Moti.L. Sharma, Member, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan

University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Session chairs 1. Dr. Bhanu Bhakta Neupane, Professor, Central Department of Chemistry,

Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal 2. Dr. Bharat Babu Shrestha, Professor, Central Department of Botany,

Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal 3. Dr. Bhesh Raj Thapa, SmartPhones for Water Nepal and International

Water Management Institute (IWMI) – Nepal Office 4. Dr. Binod Pokharel, Utah State University, UT, USA 5. Dr. Chitra Bahadur Baniya, Professor, Central Department of Botany,

Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal 6. Dr. Kedar Rijal, Professor, Central Department of Environmental Science,

Tribhuvan University, Nepal 7. Dr. Keshav Basnet, Professor, Western Regional Campus, Institute of

Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kaski, Nepal 8. Dr. Krishna Pokharel, Scientist, Center for Conservation Biology,

Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal 9. Dr. Madhusudhan Kayastha, Kathford International College of Engineering

and Management, Lalitpur, Nepal 10. Dr. Menaka Panta Neupane, International Union for Conservation of

Nature, Kathmandu, Nepal


11. Dr. Moti Lal Sharma, Central Department of Chemistry Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

12. Dr. Ram Devi Tachamo Shah, Himalayan Biodiversity and Climate Change Center, Nepal

13. Dr. Rejina Manskey, Professor, Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

14. Dr. Susma Giri, Scientist, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Nepal

Logistic arrangement 1. Dr. Krishna Pokharel, Conference Session Coordinator, Kathmandu

Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal 2. Ms. Alina Maharjan, Research Outreach Coordinator, Kathmandu Institute

of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal 3. Mr. Roshan Gurung, Admin Officer, Kathmandu Institute of Applied

Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Rapporteurs 1. Bijaya Luitel 2. Niranjan Rupakheti 3. Prakash Sharma 4. Pravin Pokharel 5. Renisha Karki 6. Rojina Duwal 7. Shishilia Baniya 8. Smriti Shrestha 9. Stuti Shakya 10. Susan Thapa


Conference Program

The 3rd International Conference on Mountains in the Changing World

October 9-10, 2018 Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Program Schedule

October 09, 2018 || DAY ONE

08:00 08:45 Check -in

Inaugural Session [Room: Nepa Duku]

08:45 09:00 Welcome and Program Highlights [Room: Nepa Dhuku]

Dr. Prakash K Paudel, Convenor Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Chair Dr. Ram P. Chaudhary, Professor Emeritus Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

09:00 09:50 Keynote: A half century of conservation successes in Nepal: Past lessons and future possibilities (OR -KN -1 -467-KEYNOTE)

Joel T. Heinen Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

09:50 10:40 Keynote: Climate and global change in the Himalayas: An ecological perspective (OR -KN -1 -466-KEYNOTE)

Jagdish Krishnaswamy Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura, Bangalore-560064, India

10:40 11:00 Photo Session and Tea Break

Technical Sessions

11:00 12:30 Wildlife Conservation in the Face of Challenges (OR -AEC -1) [Room: Nepa]

Chair Dr. Krishna Pokharel, Scientist


Center for Conservation Biology, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Invited: Predator-prey interdependency within mammalian niche hotspots in response to climate change in Himalayan region of Nepal (OR -AEC -1 -459 -INVITED)

Menaka Panta Neupane1, Manish Basnet1, Prabhat Raj Dahal2, Hari Basnet1, Neeshant Modak1, Maheshwar Dhakal3, Laxman Poudyal4, Dhananjaya Lamichane3

1International Union for Conservation of Nature, Nepal; 2Kathmandu Living Lab; 3Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal; 4Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation, Nepal

Ecological assessment of Mai Pokhari wetland: A Ramsar site from eastern Nepal (OR -AEC -1 -406)

Pranil Pradhan1, Deep Narayan Shah2 1Golden Gate International College, Ram Mandir Marga, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Small mammals in Nepal: Spatial visualization and heat map analysis (OR -AEC -1 -460)

Hari Basnet1, Menaka Panta Neupane1, Prabhat Raj Dahal2, Neeshant Modak1, Maheshwar Dhakal3, Laxman Poudyal4, Dhananjaya Lamichane3 1International Union for Conservation of Nature, Nepal; 2Kathmandu Living Lab, Kathmandu, Nepal; 3Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal; 4Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal

Understanding the dynamics in distribution of Chinese Pangolin under predicted climate change in Nepal (OR -AEC -1 -470)

Birendra Kandel1, Sujan Khanal2, Menaka Panta Neupane3, Hari Basnet3, Nishant Modak3 1Parsa National Park, Parsa, Nepal; 2Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Pokhara, Nepal; 3International Union for Conservation of Nature, Kathmandu, Nepal

Beekeeping for poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation in Bangladesh (OR -AEC -1 -333)

Md Ruhul Amin

Department of Entomology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh


11:00 12:30 Symposium: Citizen Science for a Sustainable Mountain Future (OR -CSS -1) [Room: Dhuku]

Chair Dr. Ram Devi Tachamo Shah

Invited: Engaging youth for integrated water resources management in Nepal (OR -CCS -1 -376-INVITED)

Anjana Shakya1, Madhav Rijal2, Bhawani Dongol1 1Program for aquatic natural resource improvement (Paani) project, USAID Nepal's water project, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Mid Western University, Surkhet, Nepal

Extreme precipitation events and importance of community based rainfall measurement in Nepal (OR-CSS-1-465)

Binod Pokharel1, Jonathan Meyer1, Simon Wang1, Suresh Marahatta2, Basant Giri3 1Utah Climate Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA; 2Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; 3Center for Analytical Sciences, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Exploring the relations between groundwater level, rainfall, and land-use in the Kathmandu Valley (OR -CCS -1 -312)

Rajaram Prajapati1, Jeffrey C. Davids2,3, Nischal Devkota1, Anusha Pandey1 1SmartPhones4Water-Nepal, Lalitpur, Nepal; 2Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; 3SmartPhones4Water-US, CA, USA

Groundwater quality assessment of Bhaktapur Municipality based on quality-indices and statistical-modeling (OR -CCS -1 -319)

Aalok Sharma Kafle1, Rajaram Prajapati2, Kushum KC3, Anusha Danegulu4 1Kathmandu Engineering College, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal; 3Manakamana Training and Skill Development Institute Pvt. Ltd., Kathamandu, Nepal; 4Khwopa College of Engineering, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Streams, sewage, and shallow groundwater: water quantity and quality interactions in the Kathmandu Valley (OR -CCS -1 -297)

Nischal Devkota1, Jeffrey Cook Davids2, Neelam Maharjan3, Torgen Soderlund2, Rajaram Prajapati1, Kate Hapee1


1SmartPhones4Water-Nepal, Lalitpur, Nepal; 2SmartPhones4Water-USA, Chico, California, USA; 3Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

11:00 12:30 Symposium: International Mountain Hack: Schools & Mountains for Sustainable Development (OR -MHS -1) [Room: Begnas]

12:30 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 15:00 Wildlife conservation in the face of challenges (OR -AEC -2) [Room: Nepa]

Chair Dr. Menaka Panta Neupane International Union for Conservation of Nature, Kathmandu, Nepal

Status of Pangolin trade in Nepal (OR -AEC -2 -353)

Bishal Sharma, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Sandesh Neupane GoldenGate International College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Distribution, habitat utilization and threats to Chinese Pangolin (Manis Pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758) in Eastern Chure, Nepal (OR -AEC -2 -279)

Nabin Bhandari1, Tej Bahadur Thapa2 1Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Habitat analysis of the Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Suryabinayak Community forest, Bhaktapur, Nepal (OR -AEC -2 -329)

Kiran Gosai

Khwopa College, Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Habitat analysis of the Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) at Manthali Community forest, Bhaktapur, Nepal (OR -AEC -2 -340)

Mahendra Prasad Uprety

Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Perception, distribution & readiness to protect Pangolin in Rani Community forest, Makwanpur, Central Nepal (OR -AEC -2 -409)

Gauri Jayaswal, Kamal Raj Gosai Department of Environmental Science, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Role of women in biodiversity conservation: Lesson learnt from HIMAWANTI Nepal (OR -AEC -2 -456)


Anita Shrestha, Gopi Paudel

HIMAWANT, Nepal

Habitat use by snow leopard and perceived impacts of climate change (OR- AEC-2-470)

Binaya Adhikari Kathmandu Forestry College, Kathmandu, Nepal

13:30 15:00 Symposium: Citizen Science for a Sustainable Mountain Future (OR -CCS -2) [Room: Dhuku]

Chair Dr. Bhesh Raj Thapa SmartPhones for Water Nepal and International Water Management Institute (IWMI) – Nepal Office

Invited: Building Citizen science Asia: Community, partnerships & SDGs (OR -CCS -2 -415-INVITED)

Mendel Wong, Scott Edmunds

CitizenScience.Asia

Mapping the springs of the Kathmandu Valley: Can citizens accurately measure spring discharge? (OR -CCS -2 -316)

Anusha Pandey1,2, Jeffrey Colin Davids3,4

1NAMI College, Jorpati, Nepal; 2SmartPhones4Water, Nepal; 3Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; 4SmartPhones4Water-USA, Chico, California, USA

Round Table Discussion

13.30 15:00 Symposium: International Mountain Hack: Schools & Mountains for Sustainable Development (OR -MHS -2) [Room: Begnas]

15:00 15:20 Tea Break

15:20 16:50 Plant Ecology and Conservation (OR - PEC -1) [Room: Nepa]

Chair Dr. Susma Giri, Scientist

Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Regeneration and dynamics of Himalayan Fir at a central Himalayan treeline ecotone (OR -PEC -1 -269)

Niels Schwab1, Ryszard J. Kaczka2, Aleksandra Lewandowska-Duzy1, Jürgen Böhner1, Ram P. Chaudhary3, Thomas Scholten4, Udo Schickhoff1


1Physical Geography, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland; 3Centre for Applied Science and Technology (ReCAST), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; 4Department of Geosciences, Chair of Soil Science and Geomorphology, University of Tübingen, Germany

Identification of high priority sites for Rhododendron conservation in China (OR -PEC -1 -290)

Nawal Shrestha

Peking University, Beijing, China

Green algae as potential sorbent for trace elements (OR-PEC-1-350)

Yaman Kumar Sahu1, Khageshwar Singh Patel1, Erick Kibet Towett2 1Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, India; 2World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Vascular plant colonization pattern along the spatio-temporal gradient around the Gangapurna Glacier foreland, Manang, central Nepal (OR -PEC -1 -398)

Ilina Bajracharya, Chitra Bahadur Baniya Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Carbon emissions trading and clean development mechanism: Overview and expectations for Nepal (OR -PEC -1 -322)

Kushum KC1, Aalok Sharma Kafle2

1Manakamana Training and Skill Development Institute Pvt. Ltd.; 2 Kathmandu Engineering College, Kalimati, Kathmandu

Soil development and soil microbial colonization pattern along the Gangapurna glacier foreland, Manang, Nepal (PO -SAM -1 -401)

Mamita Shakya

Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

15:20 16:50 Mountain Livelihood and Sustainability (OR -SAM -1) [Room: Dhuku]

Chair Dr. Kedar Rijal, Professor Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Invited: Risk management and assessment on the environmental projects (OR -MLS -1 -469-INVITED)

Tom Wielickii


California State University, Fresno, CA, USA

Comparative efficacy of Trichoderma viridae, Pseudomonas fluorescens and mixture of bio fertilizers against club root of Broccoli caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae (OR -MLS -1 -262)

Sarkal Jyakhwo

HICAST, Nepal

Analysis of watersheds in Gandaki Province, Nepal using QGIS (OR -MLS -1 -330)

Ram Chandra Paudel, Keshav Basnet

Infrastructure Engineering and Management Program, Pashchimanchal Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kaski, Nepal

A participatory research experience on crop establishment in the char lands of northern Bangladesh (OR -MLS -1 -367)

Abdul Karim

Department of Agronomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangaladesh

Nutritional composition of biomass

Pravin Kumar Sahu1, Suryakant Chakradhari1, Yaman Kumar Sahu1, Khageshwar Singh Patel1, Erick Kibet Towett2 (OR -MLS -1 -351) 1School of Studies in Environmental Science/Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, CG, India; 2World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Influence of integrated use of urea with cow dung, poultry manure and urban wastes in a rice-rice cropping pattern (OR -SAM -2 -361)

Md. Mamun UR Rashid1, A.R.M. Solaiman2

1Agriculture Training Institue, shemoltoli, Gazipur, Bangladesh; 2Department of Soil Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh


16:50 17:00 Tea/coffee break

October 10, 2018 || DAY TWO


8:30 10:00 Symposium: Biological Invasion in the Changing World (OR -BIC -1) [Room: Nepa]

Chair Dr. Krishna Pokheral, Scientist Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Invited: Biological invasion in Nepal: Agendas for research and management (OR -BIC -1 -468)

Bharat Babu Shrestha

Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kritipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Determinants of coverage of invasive Chromolaena odorata in Sal forest of Chure (OR -BIC -1 -424)

LN Sharma, M Watson, B Adhikari, B Karna, E Poudel, BB Shrestha Forest Action Nepal, Kathmandu, Npal

Inventory of invasive alien plant species in Godavari Landscape, Nepal (OR -BIC -2 -448)

Srijana Joshi1, Anil Shrestha2, Neha Bisht3, Sunil Thapa1 1International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development; 2Department of Plant

Science, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA; 3National University of Singapore, Singapore

Contribution of native and naturalized plant species to the biomass production in grasslands of Siwalik region, Nepal (OR -BIC -1 -428)

Deviram Bhattarai, Bharat Babu Shrestha

Central department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Diversity of naturalized plants species across land-use types in Kailali district, west Nepal (OR -BIC -1 -445)

Ganesh Datt Joshi, Mohan Siwakoti, Bharat Babu Shrestha

Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

8:30 10:00 Symposium: Challenges of food safety monitoring in least developed countries (OR -CFS -1) [Room: Dhuku]

Chair Dr. Moti Lal Sharma, Professor Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Invited: Food quality system and the current status and role of laboratory in food quality control in Nepal (OR-CFS-1-690-INVITED)


Lekhanath Kandel

Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, Kathmandu, Nepal

Determination of nutritional value of different rock salt samples obtained in Nepalese market (OR-CFS-1-381)

Saraswati Pandeya, Bhanu Bhakta Neupane Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Study on the effect of cooking and storage conditions in the loss of iodine from iodized salt samples (OR-CFS-1-397)

Megh Raj Yonjan1, Bhanu Bhakta Neupane2,3

1Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; 3Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Optimization of pesticide PADs (OR-CFS-1-365)

Pravin Pokhrel, Basant Giri Center for Analytical Sciences, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences,

Kathmandu, Nepal

Smartphone based microscopic assay for detecting (oo)cyst of Giardia and Cryptosporidium (OR-CFS-1-384)

Rojina Duwal1, Sajeev Wagle1, Bhanu Neupane2, Basant Giri1

1Center for Analytical Sciences, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal


10:00 10:20 Tea/coffee 10:20 11:50 Symposium: Biological Invasion in the Changing World (OR -BIC -2) [Room: Nepa] Chair Dr. Krishna Pokheral, Scientist Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Plant functional traits of an invasive weed Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae) along elevation gradients in Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape, Nepal (OR -BIC -2 -434)

Anju Sharma Poudel, Bharat Babu Shrestha, Pramod Kumar Jha

Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal


Variation in plant functional traits of an invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus along elevation gradients in central Nepal (OR -BIC -2 -437)

Seerjana Maharjan1,2, Bharat Babu Shrestha1, Anjana Devkota1, Pramod Kumar Jha1

1Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur; 2Ministry of Forests and Environment, Singhadurbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Diversity of naturalized species across land use types in Nawalparasi, central Nepal (OR -BIC -2 -439)

Rashmi Paudel, Mohan Siwakoti, Bharat Babu Shrestha

Central Department of Botany,Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Diversity of invasive alien plant species across land use types in Makwanpur district, central Nepal (OR -BIC -2 -440)

Bhawani Nyaupane, Bharat Babu Shrestha, Mohan Siwakoti

Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Assessing a low-technology intervention to control Mikania micrantha in the community forests of Chitwan, Nepal (OR -BIC -2 -443)

Rija Manandhar1, Michele Clark2, Sharon J. Hall2, Scott Yabiku3, Sean Murphy4, Dirgha Jibi Ghimire1 1Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal (ISERN); 2School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University; 3Department of Sociology and Criminology, Pennsylvania State University; 4CAB International Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI)

Responses of Triticum aestivum, Brassica campestries and some weeds to the compost of invasive species Ageratina adenophora and Parthenium hysterophorus (OR -BIC -2 -452)

Baby Babita Das “Mallik”1, Bipana Devi Acharya2, Mohammad Saqib3, M.K.Chettri2

1Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Npal; 2Department of Botany, Amrit Campus, Kathmandu, Kathmandu; 3Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Adamawa State University Mubi, Adamawa, Nigeria

Functional traits of invasive weed Lantana camera along a subtropical elevation gradients in Chitwan-Annapurna landscape, Nepal

Pristi Dangol, Bharat Babu Shrestha, Pramod Kumar Jha Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan Universtiy

10:20 11:50 Symposium: Challenges of food safety monitoring in least developed countries (OR -CFS -2) [Room: Dhuku]


Chair Dr. Bhanu Bhakta Neupane, Professor Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Panel discussion 10:20 11:50 Symposium: International Mountain Hack: Schools & Mountains for

Sustainable Development (OR -MHS -5) [Room: Begnas]

11:50 12:20 Poster Session Chair Dr. Keshab Basnet, Professor Western Regional Campus, Institute of Engineering, Kaski, Nepal

12:20 13:20 Lunch

13:20 14:50 Mountain Hydrology and Meteorology (OR -MHM -1) [Room: Nepa]

Chair Dr. Binod Pokheral, Professor Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA

River analysis using HEC-RAS (A case study in Seti River at Ramghat, Pokhara, Nepal)

Deepak Acharya

Infrastructure Engineering and Management, Paschimanchal Campus, Pokhara, Nepal

Spatial analysis and statistical modelling of snow cover dynamics in the central Himalayas, Nepal (OR -MHM -1 -295)

Johannes Weidinger1, Lars Gerlitz2, Benjamin Bechtel1, Jügen Böhner2

1Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability University of Hamburg - Insitute of Geography; 2German Research Centre for Geosciences

Estimation of surface runoff using NRCS-CN for rapid response catchment in Pokhara, Nepal (OR -MHM -1 -298)

Manoj Neupane1, Keshav Basnet2

1Infrastructure Engineering and Management Program, Pashchimanchal Campus; 2Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Monitoring spatial changes in Gara Glacier in Tirungkhad Basin in Himachal Pradesh (India) between 1965 and 2016 (OR-MHM-1-283)

Sandip Tanu Mandal, Milap Chand Sharma


Centre for the Study of Regional Development Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

A study of risk perception of people using streets occupied with unreinforced brick masonry buildings under shoring and their risk assessment (OR -MHM -1 -318)

Bishesh Dhakal

Khwopa College of Engineering, Bhaktapur, Nepal

13:20 14:50 Disaster, Adaptation and Resilience (OR -DAR -1) [Room: Dhuku] Chair Dr. Madhusudhan Kayastha, Professor Kathford International College of Engineering and Management, Lalitpur

Invited: Remote sensing applications to geological mapping and disaster monitoring (OR -DAR -1 -338-INVITED)

Yasushi Yamaguchi

Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Jomda flood: Possible factors for the increased natural disasters in Tibet (OR -DAR -1 -267)

Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha

Tibet Policy Institute, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India

The response of downstream flood control process to upstream interventions: Experiences from Bakra River Basin, Nepal (OR -DAR -1 -354)

Saroj Karki1, Suchana Acharya1, Ashok Gautam2 1Department of Irrigation, Nepal; 2Department of Water Induced Disaster

Management, Nepal

Low strength masonry debris as a construction material: A concept of green reconstruction (OR -DAR -1 -261)

Naresh Nidal, Gokarna Bahadur Motra Institute of Engineering (IOE), Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal



15:00 16:30 Symposium: Air Pollution and Monitoring (OR -EPM -1) [Room: Nepa]

Chair Dr. Rejina Maskey, Professor Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Simultaneous measurements of mixing layer height and aerosol optical properties in the urbanized mountain valley of Chiang Mai (OR -EPM -1 -442)

Raman Solanki1, Ronald Macatangay1,2, Vanisa Surapipith1, Thiranan Sonkaew3, Serm Janjai4, Sumaman Buntoung4, Sherin Hassan Bran1, Vichawan Sakulsupich1

1Atmospheric Research Unit, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 2Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, University of the Philippines; 3Astronomy and Atmospheric Research Unit, Faculty of Science, Lampang Rajabhat University, Lampang, Thailand; 4Department of Physics, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom,Thailand

Combating air pollution in Nepal: Challenges, lessons learned and way forward

Hemu Kafle1, Basant Giri2, Prakash Sharma1

1Cener of Water and Atmospheric Research, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2Cener for Analytical Sciences, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

Features of organo chlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in urban environment of Nepal: spatial variation, sources, temporal trends, air-soil exchange and long range transport potential

Balram Pokhrel1, Ping Gong2,3, Xiaoping Wang2,3,4, Chuanfei Wang2,3, Shaopeng Gao2, Tandong Yao2,3

1Kathmandu University, Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Dhulikhel, Nepal; 2Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; 3CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Beijing, China; 4University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Panel discussion

15:00 16:30 Sustainable Agriculture of Mountain (OR -SAM -2) [Room: Dhuku]


Chair Dr. Bharat Babu Shrestha, Professor Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Chemical characteristics of seed coats (OR -SAM -2 -346)

Suryakant Chakradhari1, Pravin Kumar Sahu1, Khageshwar Singh Patel1, Erick Kibet Towett2 1Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur Chhattisgarh; 2World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Effect of different sources of nitrogen on growth and yield of Okra [Abelmoscus esculentus (L.) Moench] in Dhading, Nepal (OR -SAM -2 -371)

Ritikshya Poudel

Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal

Application of GIS in agricultural sector of Nepal (OR -SLM -2 -418)

Suraj Shah

Khwopa College of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur, Nepal

15:00 16:30 Symposium: Management of Plant Diversity for Food and Nutrition (PO -PEC -1) [Room: Goasikunda]

Chair Dr. Chitra Bahadur Baniya, Professor Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Plant community, ecology and CSR functional strategy of Linaria tonzigii Lona, a steno-endemic species of the Italian pre-Alps (PO -PEC -1 -276)

Annamaria Giorgi1,2, Luca Giupponi1

1Centre of Applied Studies for the Sustainable Management and Protection of Mountain Areas (Ge.S.Di.Mont.), University of Milan, via Morino 8, 25048 Edolo (BS), Italy; 2Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production, Landscape, Agroen, Italy

Study and valorisation of an ancient maize from Northern Italy rich in phlobaphenes (PO -SAM -1 -277)

Annamaria Giorgi1,2, Roberto Salvatore Pilu3, Luca Giupponi1

1Centre of Applied Studies for the Sustainable Management and Protection of Mountain Areas (Ge.S.Di.Mont.), University of Milan, via Morino 8, 25048 Edolo (BS), Italy; 2Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production; 3Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy


Phlobaphenes in maize kernel modify pericarp thickness and fumonisins accumulation (PO -SAM -1 -419)

Roberto Pilu1,2, Michela Landoni3, Giulia Borlini4, Elena Cassani4, Luca Giupponi5, Anna Giorgi5

1University of Milan - Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Production, Landscape, Agroenergy; 2Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Moun; 3Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, via Celoria, Milano, Italy; 4 Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milano, Via Celoria , Milano, Italy; 5Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Mountain Environment Ge.S.Di.Mont., Universita` degli Studi di Milano, Via Morino, Edolo

Genetics and cultural aspects regarding the world wide white maize cultivation (PO -SAM -1 -422)

Roberto Pilu1,2, Elia Cammarata3, Margherita Brambilla3, Federica Galizia3, Gloria Brunoldi3, Camilla Comaschi3, Giulia Borlini3, Filippo Tarenghi3, Elena Cassani3, Michela landoni4, Luca Giupponi5, Annamaria Giorgi5

1University of Milan - Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Production, Landscape, Agroenergy; 2Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Mountain Environment Ge.S.Di.Mont., Univers; 3Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milano, Via Celoria, Milano, Italy; 4Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, via Celoria, Milano, Italy; 5Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Mountain Environment Ge.S.Di.Mont., Universita` degli Studi di Milano, Via Morino, Edolo, BS, Italy

Cultivating biodiversity in the Italian Alps: who are the farmers and what challenges do they face? (PO -SLM -1 -450)

Sarah Whitaker1,2, Annamaria Giorgi1,3

1Centre of Applied Studies for the Sustainable Management and Protection of Mountain Areas (Ge.S.Di.Mont.), University of Milan, via Morino, Edolo (BS), Italy 2Emory University, Dowman Drive, Atlanta, Ga.; 3Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production, Landscape, Agro, Italy

Panel discussion

16:30 16:50 Tea Break


16:50 17:30 Closing session [Room: Nepa Dhuku]

Poster Session, Location: Open Air Hall

Date: 10, October, 2018, Time: 11:50 12:20

Chair Dr. Keshav Basnet, Professor Western Regional Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kaski, Nepal

Seed germination ecology of Ageratum houstonianum: A major invasive weed in Nepal (PO -BIC -1 -449)

Anju Lamsal1, Mohan Prasad Devkota1, Deepa Singh Shrestha1, Srijana Joshi1, Anil Shrestha2

1Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2California State Universities, Fresno, CA, USA

Contribution, service quality and sustainability of homestay tourism in Annapurna Conservation Area (A case study from Lwang village of Kaski district) (PO -BIC -1-363)

Sudipti Parajuli, Bikash Adhikari, Shree Kanta Khatiwada

Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal

Invasive land snail Achatina fulica and its impact in Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal (PO -BIC -1 -436)

Shobha Rawat¹, Prem Bahadur Budha² and Bharat Babu Shrestha¹ ¹Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kritipur, Kathmandu;

²Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kritipur, Kathmandu

Resilience to natural hazards in the face of uncertainty: Introducing an alternative approach (OR -DAR -1 -423)

Eva Louise Posch1, Karl-Michael Höferl1, Rainer Bell1, Robert Steiger2

1University of Innsbruck, Institute of Geography; 2University of Innsbruck, Institute of Public Finance

Blue intensity shows more stable dendroclimatic signal than tree-ring width at a Himalayan treeline (PO -CCD -1 -270)

Niels Schwab1, Karolina Janecka2, Ryszard J. Kaczka3, Jürgen Böhner1, Ram P. Chaudhary4, Thomas Scholten5, Udo Schickhoff1


1Physical Geography, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; 2Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald; 3Germany, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland; 4Centre for Applied Science and Technology (ReCAST), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; 5Department of Geosciences, Chair of Soil Science and Geomorphology, University of Tübingen, Germany

The brink of extinction: Quantifying the stories of stone spouts in the Kathmandu Valley (PO -CCS -1 -307)

Saroj Maka1, Pratik Shrestha2, Anusha Pandey2,3, Jeffrey C. Davids4,5 1Department of Civil Engineering, Kathmandu, Nepal; 2NAMI College, Jorpati, Nepal; 3S4W-Nepal, Lalitpur, Nepal; 4Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; 5SmartPhones4Water-USA, Chico, California, USA

Patterns of rainfall in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A citizen science based approach (PO -CCS -1 -308)

Amber Bahadur Thapa1, Nischal Devkota1, Jeffrey Cook Davids1,2,3

1S4W-Nepal, Lalitpur, Nepal; 2Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; 3SmartPhones4Water-USA, Chico, California, USA

Perception vs. reality: A story of motivating citizen scientists in the Kathmandu Valley (PO -CCS -1 -310)

Anurag Gyawali1, Eliyah Moktan1, Anusha Pandey1, Jeffrey Colin Davids2,3

1SmartPhones4Water-Nepal (S4W-Nepal), Thasikhel, Lalitpur; 2Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; 3SmartPhones4Water-USA, Chico, California, USA

Developing ground truth data to enhance land use classification: A case study of the Kathmandu Valley (PO -CCS -1 -311)

Surabhi Upadhyay1,2, Anusha Pandey1, Jeffrey C. Davids3,4 1Naya Aayam Multi-disciplinary Institute; 2Jorpati SmartPhones4Water, Lalitpur, Nepal; 3Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; 4SmartPhones4Water-USA, Chico, California, USA

Citizen science in hydrology: A case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (PO -CCS -1 -301)

Rocky Talchabhadel1,2, Rajaram Prajapati3, Nischal Devkota3, Jeffrey C. Davids4,5 , Anil Aryal6, Manisha Maharjan7, Amber Bahadur Thapa3

1Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Government of Nepal, Nepal; 2Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan; 3Smartphones for Water Nepal (S4W-Nepal), Nepal; 4Delft University of Technology, Netherland;


5Smartphones for Water USA (S4W-USA), USA; 6Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Japan; 7Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan

Post-monsoon stream, aquifer and spout interactions in the Kathmandu Valley (PO -CCS -1 -425)

Nick Overkamp1, Kate Happee1, Rick van Bentem1, Niek Moesker1, Jeffrey C. Davids1,2

1Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; 2SmartPhones4Water-USA, Chico, California, USA

Regeneration of Ban Oak (Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus) in different oak associations (PO -PEC -1 -265)

Anuradha Thakur

Chandigarh University, India

Plant community, ecology and CSR functional strategy of Linaria tonzigii Lona, a steno-endemic species of the Italian pre-Alps (PO -PEC -1 -276)

Annamaria Giorgi1,2, Luca Giupponi1

1Centre of Applied Studies for the Sustainable Management and Protection of Mountain Areas (Ge.S.Di.Mont.), University of Milan, via Morino 8, 25048 Edolo (BS), Italy; 2Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production, Landscape, Agroen, Italy

Study and valorisation of an ancient maize from Northern Italy rich in phlobaphenes (PO -SAM -1 -277)

Annamaria Giorgi1,2, Roberto Salvatore Pilu3, Luca Giupponi1

1Centre of Applied Studies for the Sustainable Management and Protection of Mountain Areas (Ge.S.Di.Mont.), University of Milan, via Morino, Edolo (BS), Italy; 2Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production; 3Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milan, via Celoria, Milan, Italy

Screening of arsenic resistant Bacillus species for possible bioremediation and plant growth promotion (PO -SAM -1 -364)

Ashish Nepal, Rashmi Roka Magar, Pratibha Rauniyar, Sushmita Dura, Pramod Poudel, Santosh Khanal, Om Prakash Panta, Bishnu Marasini

Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Status and economics of cabbage production in Chhathar-Jorpati Rural Municipality, Dhankuta, Nepal (PO -SAM -1 -375)


Sachin Gahatraj

Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal

Exploring Bacillus spp. for inhibiting the growth of toxigenic Aspergillus flavus (PO -SAM -1 -391)

Priyanka Thakur, Pratima Khanal, Salina Dhakal, Sushmita Dura

National College, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phlobaphenes in maize kernel modify pericarp thickness and fumonisins accumulation (PO -SAM -1 -419)

Roberto Pilu1,2, Michela Landoni3, Giulia Borlini4, Elena Cassani4, Luca Giupponi5, Annamaria Giorgi5

1University of Milan - Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Production, Landscape, Agroenergy; 2Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Moun; 3Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, via Celoria, Milano, Italy; 4Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milano, Via Celoria, Milano, Italy; 5Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Mountain Environment Ge.S.Di.Mont., Universita` degli Studi di Milano, Via Morino, Edolo, Italy

Genetics and cultural aspects regarding the world wide white maize cultivation (PO -SAM -1 -422)

Roberto Pilu1,2, Elia Cammarata3, Margherita Brambilla3, Federica Galizia3, Gloria Brunoldi3, Camilla Comaschi3, Giulia Borlini3, Filippo Tarenghi3, Elena Cassani3, Michela landoni4, Luca Giupponi5, Anna Giorgi5

1University of Milan - Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Production, Landscape, Agroenergy; 2Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Mountain Environment Ge.S.Di.Mont., Univers; 3Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milano, Via Celoria, Milano, Italy; 4Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, via Celoria, Milano, Italy; 5Centre for Applied Studies in the Sustainable Management and Protection of the Mountain Environment Ge.S.Di.Mont., Universita` degli Studi di Milano, Via Morino, Edolo, BS, Italy

Cultivating biodiversity in the Italian Alps: who are the farmers and what challenges do they face? (PO -SLM -1 -450)

Sarah Whitaker1,2, Annamaria Giorgi1,3


1Centre of Applied Studies for the Sustainable Management and Protection of Mountain Areas (Ge.S.Di.Mont.), University of Milan, via Morino, Edolo (BS), Italy 2Emory University, Dowman Drive, Atlanta, Ga.; 3Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production, Landscape, Agro

Colorimetric detection of alkaline phosphatase in milk using paper-based analytical stripe (PO-CFS-1-359)

Smriti Shrestha, Basant Giri

Center for Analytical Sciences, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

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