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Ecology and Evolution
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2026

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Overview

Eklabya Sharma is affiliated with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Nepal. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a central focus on areas such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Economics and Econometrics, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Eklabya Sharma include:

  • "Socio-Economic Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Asia: Emerging Risks and Growing Challenges," 2021, Frontiers in Sociology
  • "Mapping human-wildlife conflict hotspots in a transboundary landscape, Eastern Himalaya," 2020, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • "Protected areas in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: A regional assessment of the status, distribution, and gaps," 2022, Conservation Science and Practice
  • "A multi-methods approach for assessing how conserving biodiversity interacts with other sustainable development goals in Nepal," 2023, Sustainable Development
  • "The Hindu Kush Himalaya Call to Action: Sustaining Mountain Environments and Improving Livelihoods," 2020, Mountain Research and Development

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Nakul Chettri
  • Biraj Adhikari
  • Davnah Urbach
  • Thomas Breu
  • Jonas Geschke

Regarding publication venues, Eklabya Sharma has contributed to multiple journals and platforms, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Sociology
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Sustainable Development
  • Conservation Science and Practice

Best Publications

  • CONSERVATION THREATS TO SOME IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE SIKKIM HIMALAYA

    L.K Rai;Pankaj Prasad;E Sharma

  • Climate change impacts and vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas (2009).

    E. Sharma;N. Chettri;K. Tse-ring;A. B. Shrestha

  • Anthropogenic pressure on tree structure and biomass in the temperate forest of Mamlay watershed in Sikkim

    R.C. Sundriyal;E. Sharma

  • Impact of Firewood Extraction on Tree Structure, Regeneration and Woody Biomass Productivity in a Trekking Corridor of the Sikkim Himalaya

    Nakul Chettri;Eklabya Sharma;D. C. Deb;R. C. Sundriyal

  • Effects of land-use change on soil microbial C, N and P in a Himalayan watershed

    P Sharma;S.C Rai;R Sharma;E Sharma

  • Mountain biodiversity conservation and management: a paradigm shift in policies and practices in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas

    Eklabya Sharma;Nakul Chettri;Krishna Prasad Oli

  • Status of a protected area system in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas: An analysis of PA coverage

    Nakul Chettri;Bandana Shakya;Rajesh Thapa;Eklabya Sharma

  • Introduction to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment

    Eklabya Sharma;David Molden;Atiq Rahman;Yuba Raj Khatiwada

  • Comparative assessment of runoff characteristics under different land use patterns within a Himalayan watershed

    S. C. Rai;E. Sharma

  • Valuing ecotourism in a sacred lake of the Sikkim Himalaya, India

    I. Maharana;S.C. Rai;E. Sharma

  • Litterfall, decomposition and nutrient release in an age sequence of Alnus nepalensis plantation stands in the eastern Himalaya

    Eklabya Sharma;R. S. Ambasht

  • Dietary use of wild plant resources in the Sikkim Himalaya, India

    Manju Sundriyal;R. C. Sundriyal;E. Sharma

  • Conservation in the Sikkim Himalaya: Traditional Knowledge and Land-use of the Mamlay Watershed

    Suresh Chand Rai;Eklabya Sharma;Rakesh Chandra Sundriyal

  • Bird community structure along a trekking corridor of Sikkim Himalaya: a conservation perspective

    N Chettri;E Sharma;D.C Deb

  • Biodiversity in the eastern Himalayas : status, trends, and vulnerability to climate change

    N. Chettri;E. Sharma;B. Shakya;R. Thapa

  • The Relationship Between Bird Communities and Habitat: A Study Along a Trekking Corridor in the Sikkim Himalaya

    Nakul Chettri;Debes Chandra Deb;Eklabya Sharma;Rodney Jackson

  • A boon for mountain populations. Large cardamom farming in the Sikkim Himalaya.

    Eklabya Sharma;Rita Sharma;K. K. Singh;G. Sharma

  • Mapping human‒wildlife conflict hotspots in a transboundary landscape, Eastern Himalaya

    Prashanti Sharma;Nakul Chettri;Kabir Uddin;Kesang Wangchuk

  • Global change and the world's mountains: Research needs and emerging themes for sustainable development

    Astrid Björnsen Gurung;Susanne Wymann von Dach;Martin Francis Price;Richard Aspinall

  • A scientific assessment of traditional knowledge on firewood and fodder values in Sikkim, India

    Nakul Chettri;Eklabya Sharma

  • Wild edibles and other useful plants from the Sikkim Himalaya, India

    M. Sundriyal;R. C. Sundriyal;E. Sharma;A. N. Purohit

  • Developing Forested Conservation Corridors in the Kangchenjunga Landscape, Eastern Himalaya

    Nakul Chettri;Eklabya Sharma;Bandana Shakya;Birendra Bajracharya

  • Climate change impact and vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas: Synthesis Report. Climate change vulnerability of mountain ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas.

    K. Tse-ring;E. Sharma;N. Chettri;A. Shrestha

Frequent Co-Authors

Nakul Chettri
Nakul Chettri Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
David Molden
David Molden World Bank
Arun Bhakta Shrestha
Arun Bhakta Shrestha International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Philippus Wester
Philippus Wester International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Lok Man S. Palni
Lok Man S. Palni Graphic Era University
James P. Lassoie
James P. Lassoie Cornell University
Hans Hurni
Hans Hurni University of Bern
Jill S. Baron
Jill S. Baron United States Geological Survey
Mukunda Dev Behera
Mukunda Dev Behera Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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