November 2019
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Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
Full Member
Dr. Sushila Rijal
Membership since:
2021
Field of activity:
About me
Dr. Sushila Rijal is an accomplished environmental scientist with a proven track record of leading research projects and publishing in high-impact international journals.
Academic Foundation: PhD in Environmental Management (2023).
Core Expertise: Climate change adaptation, mitigation, and ecosystem services using geospatial tools.
Postdoctoral Research: Climate-induced hazard risk (2025) under the MOPGA program, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Current Fellowship: Alexander von Humboldt Georg Forster Postdoctoral Fellow (2026–2028).
Degrees:
2009
Master
Social and Economic Sciences
Publications resulting from Research
Rimal B, Adhikari R, Shrestha S, Rijal S, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2024 Emerging Role of Remote Sensing for Monitoring Glacial and Surface Water Changes in
Nepal, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2024, https://indjst.org/ (Accepted)
Rijal S, Sinutok S. Effectiveness of Community Forest Management as an Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Strategy in the Context of Nepal. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2024 17(28): 2880-2888. https ://doi.org/10.17485/IJST/v17i28.705
Rimal, B., Paudel, B., Rijal, S., Pangali Sharma, T. P., & Pandey, P. Changing Pattern and Drivers of Land Use and Land Cover in Bagmati Province of Nepal. Himalayan Review, 2024, 45(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3126/hr.v45i1.68163
Rijal S, Sinutok S, Techato K, Gentle P, Khanal U, Gyawali S. Contribution of Community-Managed Sal- Based Forest in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: A Case from Nepal. Forests. 2022; 13(2):262. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13020262
Rimal, B.; Keshtkar, H.; Stork, N.; Rijal, S. Forest Cover and Sustainable Development in the Lumbini Province, Nepal: Past, Present and Future. Remote Sensing. 2021, 13, 4093. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13204093
Rijal, S., Rimal, B., Acharya, R.P. Stork, N., Land use/land cover change and ecosystem services in the Bagmati River Basin, Nepal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2021. 193, 651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09441-z
Rijal, S.; Gentle, P.; Khanal, U.; Wilson, C.; Rimal, B., A Systematic review of Nepalese farmers’ climate change adaptation strategies, Climate Policy, 2021. 1, 22, 132-146.2 https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2021.1977600
Rimal, B., Rijal, S., Stork, N. et al. Forest restoration and support for sustainable ecosystems in the Gandaki Basin, Nepal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2021. 193, 563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661- 021-09245-1
Rijal, S., Techato, K., Gyawali, S. et al. Forest Cover Change and Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of Community Forest in Mechinagar and Buddhashanti Landscape (MBL), Nepal. Environmental Management, 2021. 67, 963–973. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01430-9
Rijal, S., Rimal, B., Stork, N. et al. Quantifying the drivers of urban expansion in Nepal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2020. 192, 633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020- 08544-3
Rimal, B.; Sloan, S.; Keshtkar, H.; Sharma, R.; Rijal, S.; Shrestha, U.B. Patterns of Historical and Future Urban Expansion in Nepal. Remote Sensing. 2020, 12, 628. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12040628
Rimal, B., Rijal S, Kunwar, R., Comparing Support Vector Machines and Maximum Likelihood Classifiers for Mapping of Urbanization, Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 2019, Doi: 10.1007/s12524
-019-01056-9
Rimal B, Sharma R, Kunwar R, Keshtkar H, Stork N, Rijal S, Rahman SA, Baral H. Effects of land use and land cover change on ecosystem services in the Koshi River Basin, Eastern Nepal, Ecosystem Services. 2019, 38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100963..
Rimal B, Keshtkar H, Sharma R, Stork N, Rijal S, Kunwar R. Simulating urban expansion in a rapidly changing landscape in eastern Tarai, Nepal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2019, 191:255
doi:10.1007/s10661-019- 7389-0
Nepal, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2024, https://indjst.org/ (Accepted)
Rijal S, Sinutok S. Effectiveness of Community Forest Management as an Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Strategy in the Context of Nepal. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2024 17(28): 2880-2888. https ://doi.org/10.17485/IJST/v17i28.705
Rimal, B., Paudel, B., Rijal, S., Pangali Sharma, T. P., & Pandey, P. Changing Pattern and Drivers of Land Use and Land Cover in Bagmati Province of Nepal. Himalayan Review, 2024, 45(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3126/hr.v45i1.68163
Rijal S, Sinutok S, Techato K, Gentle P, Khanal U, Gyawali S. Contribution of Community-Managed Sal- Based Forest in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: A Case from Nepal. Forests. 2022; 13(2):262. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13020262
Rimal, B.; Keshtkar, H.; Stork, N.; Rijal, S. Forest Cover and Sustainable Development in the Lumbini Province, Nepal: Past, Present and Future. Remote Sensing. 2021, 13, 4093. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13204093
Rijal, S., Rimal, B., Acharya, R.P. Stork, N., Land use/land cover change and ecosystem services in the Bagmati River Basin, Nepal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2021. 193, 651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09441-z
Rijal, S.; Gentle, P.; Khanal, U.; Wilson, C.; Rimal, B., A Systematic review of Nepalese farmers’ climate change adaptation strategies, Climate Policy, 2021. 1, 22, 132-146.2 https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2021.1977600
Rimal, B., Rijal, S., Stork, N. et al. Forest restoration and support for sustainable ecosystems in the Gandaki Basin, Nepal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2021. 193, 563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661- 021-09245-1
Rijal, S., Techato, K., Gyawali, S. et al. Forest Cover Change and Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of Community Forest in Mechinagar and Buddhashanti Landscape (MBL), Nepal. Environmental Management, 2021. 67, 963–973. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01430-9
Rijal, S., Rimal, B., Stork, N. et al. Quantifying the drivers of urban expansion in Nepal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2020. 192, 633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020- 08544-3
Rimal, B.; Sloan, S.; Keshtkar, H.; Sharma, R.; Rijal, S.; Shrestha, U.B. Patterns of Historical and Future Urban Expansion in Nepal. Remote Sensing. 2020, 12, 628. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12040628
Rimal, B., Rijal S, Kunwar, R., Comparing Support Vector Machines and Maximum Likelihood Classifiers for Mapping of Urbanization, Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 2019, Doi: 10.1007/s12524
-019-01056-9
Rimal B, Sharma R, Kunwar R, Keshtkar H, Stork N, Rijal S, Rahman SA, Baral H. Effects of land use and land cover change on ecosystem services in the Koshi River Basin, Eastern Nepal, Ecosystem Services. 2019, 38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100963..
Rimal B, Keshtkar H, Sharma R, Stork N, Rijal S, Kunwar R. Simulating urban expansion in a rapidly changing landscape in eastern Tarai, Nepal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2019, 191:255
doi:10.1007/s10661-019- 7389-0