Keshav Raj Acharya is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Forestry at Tribhuvan University, Nepal and currently on a study leave to pursue PhD study at the same University. Prior to academic responsibility, he has more than twenty years of professional experience on government, non-governmental as well as international development organizations. He has published number of research articles and also participated number of national and international conferences and seminars inside the country and abroad to present contemporary research papers related to different aspect of forestry. Community based forest management; enterprise development; value chain analysis and human dimension on wild life conservation are the key areas of interest.

Master's degree in Forestry

Working as Lecturer since 1 January, 2017

Acharya, K. R. and Adhikari, R. (2022). Impact of Leasehold Forestry for Livelihood Improvement of Local Poor and Restoration of Degraded Forest in Makwanpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. North American Academic Research. 5(8), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7032812 Kharel, R., Acharya, K.R. and Gautam, A. (2021). Regeneration status and diversity under irregular shelterwood system: A study from Panchkanya Community Forest, Sunsari, Nepal. Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal 18 (01). 41-51. https://doi.org/10.3126/forestry.v18i01.41751  Pandey, K., Paudel G., Neupane, A., Acharya, K.R. and Adhikari, S. (2021). Status of invasive alien plant species in Urban Forest of Hetauda, Nepal. Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal 18 (01). 107-118. https://doi.org/10.3126/forestry.v18i01.41764 Acharya, K. R. (2020). Women leadership for sustainability of community forest User Groups: a Gender Perspectives. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(10), 199–207. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.710.9140  . Sharma, P. and Acharya, K.R. (2020). Economics of Cinnamomum glaucescens (Nees.) Drury in Western Terai Region of Nepal: A Value Chain Perspective. Forestry Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal 17. 102-117. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/forestry.v17i0.33625 Acharya, K.R. (2018). Effectiveness of Plantation Programs in the Chure and Terai Region of Nepal. Oct. Jour. Env. Res. Vol.6 (3): 107-114.