Sanjay Nepal, University of Waterloo

Research

snow leopard livestock herders wildlife-human conflict photo-voice qualitative methods Sagarmatha National Park Shey Phoksundo National Park High Himalaya

Latest papers

Linking livelihoods and conservation: an examination of local residents' perceived linkages between conservation and livelihood benefits around Nepal's Chitwan National Park.
Environmental management · 2011 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Linking tourism, social/cultural capital, and disaster recovery: Comparative perspectives from Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$45,421
Linking tourism, social/cultural capital, and disaster recovery: Comparative perspectives from Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$175,295
Managing snow leopard (Uncia uncia) and community conflict in an era of environmental change in Nepal
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$87,685

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Linking livelihoods and conservation: an examination of local residents' perceived linkages between conservation and livelihood benefits around Nepal's Chitwan National Park.

Nepal S, Spiteri A

Environmental management2011First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9631-6 PMID: 21365273

Linking tourism, social/cultural capital, and disaster recovery: Comparative perspectives from Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Doberstein, Brent A.

Keywords: natural disasters; post-disaster recovery; social and cultural capital; nepal; indonesia; philippines; tourism

$45,421

Linking tourism, social/cultural capital, and disaster recovery: Comparative perspectives from Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Doberstein, Brent A.

Keywords: natural disasters; post-disaster recovery; social and cultural capital; nepal; indonesia; philippines; tourism

$175,295

Managing snow leopard (Uncia uncia) and community conflict in an era of environmental change in Nepal

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nepal, Sanjay K.

Keywords: snow leopard; livestock herders; wildlife-human conflict; photo-voice; qualitative methods; Sagarmatha National Park; Shey Phoksundo National Park; High Himalaya; Nepal

$87,685

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: snow leopard Dear Professor Nepal, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Linking livelihoods and conservation: an examination of local residents' perceived linkages between conservation and livelihood benefits around Nepal's Chitwan National Park." (2011), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Managing snow leopard (Uncia uncia) and community conflict in an era of environmental change in Nepal" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]