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 …

Outmigration has become a key livelihood strategy for an increasing number of rural
households, which in turn has a profound effect on land management. Studies to date have …

This study investigates agricultural land use change in Chitwan, Nuwakot and Lamjung
districts of Nepal during 1990–2017 in relation to rural outmigration. Agriculture in Nepal is …

Landslides are the most catastrophic natural disasters that constitute geological,
geomorphological slope instability risks and affects the economy worldwide. The causes of …

Historical trends show that the total area of agricultural land in Nepal has changed markedly
over time, but few studies have addressed the causative drivers underlying this change …

Labour migration in Nepal is having profound effects on land management. We take two
examples from the hills of Nepal where the increasing trend in outmigration continues …

Agricultural mechanization in developing countries has taken at least two contested
innovation pathways—the “incumbent trajectory” that promotes industrial agriculture, and an …

This paper details an investigation of land use/land cover changes (LULCC) for the period
1979–2016 in the Phewa Lake area watershed in Western Nepal based on an analysis of …

While the patterns and trends of land abandonment have been widely researched, there is
still limited understanding of the causes and implications of underutilizing agricultural lands …

Nepal has been identified as the fourth most vulnerable nation to climate change in the
world. It faces complex environmental problems that are differentiated further by topography …