Kumar Paudel Explained

Kumar Paudel
Nationality:Nepalese
Fields:Wildlife conservation
Website:https://www.kumarpaudel.com/
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge, Pokhara University, Tribhuvan University
Birth Place:Sindhupalchok District, Nepal

Kumar Paudel (Nepali: '''कुमार पौडेल''') is a conservationist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is the founder and director of the Greenhood Nepal.[1] [2] His work focuses on species conservation, wildlife trade and community-based conservation.[3] [4] [5]

Education

He completed MPhil in Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge,[6] MSc in environmental management from Pokhara University and undergraduate in environment science at Tribhuvan University.

Career

Paudel started his conservation career by writing letter to the editors in Nepal's major national dailies.[7] Later in 2010, he co-founded National Youth Alliance for Rhino Conservation, that conducted various campaigns reaching out court rooms to parliamentary committee to drag their attention for controlling rampant rhino poaching in Nepal.[8] In 2012, he founded a science-driven non-profit conservation organization called Greenhood Nepal.[9] He worked as a research associate at Lancaster University in 2016-2017.[10] [11] In 2017, he joined ICCS at University of Oxford as a Biodiversity Fellow.[12] [13] His research was supported by Rufford Foundation, Lancaster University, Environmental Investigation Agency, Conservation Leadership Program, British Council and other.[14] [15] [16] He was awarded also awarded National Geographic explorer grant to study pangolins[17]

Areas of work

Paudel's area of work includes interdisciplinary conservation research covering wildlife trade, community-based conservation, political ecology, enforcement and science communication.[18] [19] [20] He has advocated in favor of curbing illegal wildlife trade and scaling up pangolin conservation initiatives in Nepal.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

He is particularly known for conducting cutting edge conservation research on the ground and undertaking conservation intervention.[26] Paudel traveled across the Nepal's prison interviewing wildlife prisoners in 2015-2017 as a research to why people commit wildlife crime and how others might be dissuaded from doing so in the future. Later, he published that research on Conservation Science and Practice[27] and produced songs designed to raise awareness about wildlife regulations and the risks of participating in illegal trade. The songs were performed live across the communities around the protected areas in central Nepal.[28]

In 2018, Paudel filed a writ seeking action against the illegal use of wildlife parts in Nepal including by former Prime Minister, who displayed the pelt of a Bengal Tiger during an TV interview in his home.[29] [30] [31] [32] [33] In 2023, he secured the landmark court ruling from Supreme Court of Nepal to investigate rampant private possession and confiscate illegal wildlife parts in the country.[34] [35]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenhood Nepal. 2020-02-04. Official webpage of the Greenhood Nepal. 2020-02-04.
  2. Web site: To Stop Wildlife Crime, Conservationists Ask Why People Poach. Nuwer. Rachel. Rachel Nuwer . Scientific American. en. 2020-02-04.
  3. Web site: On the brink. Republica. 9 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Kumar Paudel. rufford.org. 9 March 2017.
  5. Web site: An environmentalist's guide to books. The Kathmandu Post. 9 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Department of Geography, Cambridge » MPhil in Conservation Leadership. 2020-02-04. www.geog.cam.ac.uk.
  7. Web site: Guest Speaker-Mr.Kumar Poudel RAC Kathmandu Rotaract Nepal. rotaractnepal.org. 2020-02-05.
  8. Web site: Nepal Youth Organization Calls for Lifetime Jail Sentences for Rhino Poachers Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine. 2020-02-05.
  9. Web site: Greenhood Nepal: Echo of Young Voices in Conservation. Youth for Our Planet. 2020-02-05.
  10. Web site: Members. Cons governance. en. 2020-02-05.
  11. Web site: Conservationist takes wildlife challenge to Nepal Supreme Court. www.lancaster.ac.uk. en. 2020-02-05.
  12. Web site: Kumar Paudel Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science. www.iccs.org.uk. en. 2017-10-20.
  13. News: enviro-policy-lab. 2017-10-20.
  14. Web site: Announcing the 2018 CLP award winners. Conservation Leadership Programme. en-GB. 2020-02-05.
  15. Web site: New British Council Grant support NCRF Researchers. 2020-02-04. Nepal Conservation Research Fellows.
  16. Paudel. Kumar. Potter. Gary R.. Phelps. Jacob. 2020. Conservation enforcement: Insights from people incarcerated for wildlife crimes in Nepal. Conservation Science and Practice. en. 2. 2. e137. 10.1111/csp2.137. 2020ConSP...2E.137P . 2578-4854. free.
  17. Web site: https://explorer-directory.nationalgeographic.org/kumar-paudel . 2023-11-29 . explorer-directory.nationalgeographic.org.
  18. Web site: Kumar Paudel - Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.com. 2020-02-05.
  19. Web site: हाब्रेलाई चितुवाको पत्र सुनाउँदै दिलुको सारंगी. Setopati. सबिना श्रेष्ठ. Setopati. 2020-02-05.
  20. Web site: Poverty alone not a leading cause for involvement in illegal wildlife trade, new study says. kathmandupost.com. 2020-02-05.
  21. News: Conservation school for awareness. 2017-10-21. en.
  22. Web site: Protecting less known species. Shrestha. Shreejana. nepalitimes.com. 2017-10-21.
  23. News: Illegal trade of pangolin grew 'eight-fold'. 2017-10-21. en.
  24. Web site: The Rising Nepal: Pangolin poaching up despite tight vigilance. therisingnepal.org.np. 2020-02-05.
  25. Web site: Preserving the pangolin The Third PoleThe Third Pole. Gupta. Joydeep. Bhushal. Ramesh. en-US. 2020-02-05. Rahman. Zobaidur. May 14, 2019.
  26. Web site: लौठसल्ला निल्दै ढुंगा खानी. हाकाहाकी. 2018-11-04. en-US. 2020-02-05.
  27. Web site: Conservation Science and Practice. Society for Conservation Biology. en. 2020-02-06.
  28. Web site: जंगलको कथा सुनाउने सारङ्गी बादक (भिडियो). जंगलको कथा सुनाउने सारङ्गी बादक (भिडियो). en. 2020-02-06.
  29. Web site: Conservationist files petition demanding illegal use of wildlife body parts be stopped. 2018-05-17. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 2020-02-06.
  30. Web site: Illegal wildlife trade & Nepal's Ex-Prime Minister: Petition to the Supreme Court of Nepal. Katharine. Howell. 2018-05-17. Pollen. en. 2020-02-06.
  31. Web site: Petition against possession of wildlife parts for decoration. My Republica. en. 2020-02-06.
  32. Web site: Apex court show cause over law on wildlife organs. kathmandupost.com. English. 2020-02-06.
  33. Web site: Paudel registers a petition demanding action against illegal use of wildlife parts. Hakahaki. 2018-05-17. Hakahaki - Face to Face Portal. en-US. 2020-02-06.
  34. Web site: Supreme Court orders government to effectively enforce wildlife laws . 2023-11-29 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  35. Web site: 2023-05-30 . Landmark Nepal court ruling ends impunity for wealthy wildlife collectors . 2023-11-29 . Mongabay Environmental News . en-US.

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