Vol. 12, No. 2, 2024

Research Articles

Argeli bast fiber as wonder reinforcing agent for biodegradable polymer composites

- Prakash Gautam, Lucas Groβmann, Om Prakash Basyal, Sharmila Pradhan, Netra Lal Bhandari, Sven Henning, Michael Nase, Rameshwar Adhikari

Elevated PM2.5 Levels Associated with Incense Burning in Bangalamukhi Temple, Lalitpur, Nepal

- Binita Shahi, Shudarshan Hamal, Shila Maskey

Avifaunal composition and threats to birds in Gauri Shankar Conservation Area, Nepal

- Kamal Raj Gosai, Bijay Bashyal, Kiran Gosai, Narayan Prasad Koju

Mammal and herpetofauna diversity and activity patterns in the Lumbini Crane Sanctuary, Nepal

- Baburam Banjade, Ukesh Raj Bhuju, Rajendra Narsingh Suwal, Balram Awasthi

Status of Human-Wildlife Conflict and Mitigation Measures Adopted by Locals in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Kathmandu Nepal

- Pratima Paudel, Manita Rai, Smriti Gurung, Nani Raut

Landslide susceptibility mapping using frequency ratio and weight of evidence models in Purchaudi Municipality, Baitadi District, Nepal

- Prakash Bahadur Ayer, Bharat Prasad Bhandari

Assessment of noise pollution in hospitals along the major highways of Kathmandu and Lalitpur, Nepal

- Reeta Singh, Sadhana Pradhanang Kayastha, Arjun Kumar Limbu, Anusuya Joshi

Review Articles

Biochar, an eco-friendly approach for the treatment of wastewater

- Aparna Gunjal, Srushti Rathod, Prajakta Ukirde

Editorial Board

Patron
Udhab Raj Khadka, PhD
Professor and Head
Central Department of Environmental Science
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: cmsharma@cdes.edu.np

Editor-in-Chief
Chhatra Mani Sharma, PhD
Professor
Central Department of Environmental Science
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: cmsharma@cdes.edu.np

Editors

Dean Jacobsen, PhD
Associate Professor
Freshwater Biology Section, Department of Biology
University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 4, 2100 Ø, CPH, Denmark
Email: Djacobsen@bio.ku.dk

Kirpa Ram, PhD
Assistant Professor
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
Emails: kirpa81@gmail.com, ram.iesd@bhu.ac.in

Smriti Gurung, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
School of Science, Kathmandu University
Email: smriti@ku.edu.np

Sudeep Thakuri, PhD
Reader
Faculty of Science and Technology
Mid-West University, Birendranagar, Surkhet, Nepal
Email: sthakuri@cdes.edu.np

Suman Man Shrestha, PhD
Reader
Central Department of Environmental Science
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: sshrestha@cdes.edu.np

Editorial Assistant
Bina Ghimire
Central Department of Environmental Science
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: bghimire@cdes.edu.np

Editorial Advisors

Dinesh Raj Bhuju, PhD
Academician
Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: dineshbhuju@gmail.com

Franco Salerno, PhD
Research Scientist
Water Research Institute - National Research Council
Via del Mulino, 20861 Brugherio (MB), Italy
Email: salerno@irsa.cnr.it

Kedar Rijal, PhD
Professor
Central Department of Environmental Science
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: krijal@cdes.edu.np

Madan Koirala, PhD
Former Editor-in-Chief and Professor
Nepal Journal of Environmental Science
Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University
Email: mkoirala@cdes.edu.np

Mika Sillanpää, PhD
Professor
Chemistry Department, College of Science,
King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Email: mikaesillanpaa@gmail.com

Shichang Kang, PhD
Professor and Deputy Director
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
Chinese Academy of Sciences
320 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Email: shichang.kang@lzb.ac.cn