About Me:
I am broadly interested on decentralization in natural resources management (forest management, watershed management and protected area management) particularly policy analysis, community based forest management, forest products valuation and livelihood relations, community development, watershed and protected area management in developing countries. I am also interested on project design using logical framework approach, training and capacity building activities, organizing seminars, workshops and conferences on natural resources management.
I graduated B. Sc. Forestry (1995) from Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; Master's Degree in Sociology (2000) from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Master's Degree in Environmental Sciences (2006) and PhD degree (2009) from University of Tsukuba, Japan .
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Publications:
- Dhakal, M. and Masuda M. 2008. Role of participatory forest management in rural livelihood improvement: a case of Nawalparasi district, Nepal. TRROPICS 17 (2): 159-168.
- Dhakal, M. 2008. Book review: Roger Sands, Forestry in a Global Context, CABI Publishing, Wallingford UK (2005) ISBN 978-0851990897 262 pp. Forest Policy and Economics, 10 (6): 428-429.
- Dhakal, M. and Masuda, M. 2007. Generation and utilization of community fund in small-scale community forest management in the Terai region of Nepal. Banko Janakari: A Journal of Forest Information for Nepal, 17 (2) 55-61.
- Dhakal, M. and Masuda, M.2007. Community forest management in the Terai region of Nepal: contribution to the local and national economy. In Y. C. Dube and F., Schimithusen (Eds) Cross-sectoral policy development in forestry. Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, Rome, Italy and CABI publishers, Nosworthy Wallingford, UK.
- Masuda, M., Mishiba, J. and Dhakal, M. 2005. Implementation of participatory forest management in Kerala, India. Journal of TROPICS 14 (4): 323-333.