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Time Activities
10:45 – 11:00 Check-in
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OPENING SESSION (11:00-12:20)
10:45 – 11:00 Check-in
Chair: Dr. Prakash Kumar Paudel, President, SCB Nepal
11:00 – 11:15 Welcome and Program Highlights
Mr. Ambika Prasad Khatiwada, Secretary, SCB Nepal
Photo Conference Coordinator
11:15-11:20 An Overview of SCB & SCB Nepal: Getting Involved
Bharat Babu Shrestha, Vice President, SCB Nepal
11:20-11:50 Keynote-Research: Liking science and practices in biodiversity conservation
Dr. Madhav Karki
Distinguished Fellow, CGED-Nepal
11:50-12:20 Keynote-Practitioner: Biodiversity conservation at frontline: Experiences from field
Mr. Ramesh Thapa
Former Warden, Bardia National Park, Nepal
12:20 – 12:30 Break
Technical Sessions
Session A
12:30 – 13:00 Realizing Biodiversity: Species, Ecosystems and Services
Chair Dr. Krishna Prasad Acharya, Former Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of Nepal
41-38-AG-SEB-1 Aasish Gurung
Leopard Rewilding Project
100-121-L-SEB-1 Lila
Retain 4Ds to conserve biodiversity
44-40-SN-SEB-1 Sajal Niroula
The Himalayan Trinket
56-52-RN-SEB-1 Rajish Nakarmi
Story of Jatayu
31-30-KG-SEB-1 Kamal Raj Gosai
God, how long is our habitat going to be conserved?
14-13-NP-SEB-3 Nikeet Pradhan
Mobbing the predator
35-34-SM-SEB-1 Shushila Mahatara
Look at me!
93-113-BT-SEB-2 Bhumi Tharu
Green Pit Viper
83-102-AR-SEB-3 Ambika Regmi
Himalayan forest deweller, Musk deer.
5-04-BB-SEB-1 Badri Baral
तिमी छौ र पो बाँचेको छु म
13:00 – 13:10 Break
Session B
13:10 – 13:40 Harmonizing People and Biodiversity: Coexistence
Chair Dr. Naresh Subedi, Program Manager, National Trust for Nature Conservation
20-21-RG-PCC-1 Rohit Giri
Urban Ecosystem: Snakes and the City
74-84-SB-PCC-1 Prashant Ghimire
Co-existence in Human-Dominated Landscape”
52-51-DR-PCC-1 Durlav Rayamajhi
Intrusion or Co-existence?
19-20-RK-PCC-1 Ramesh Kathariya
Wetlands are an integral part of human livelihood
28-28-SM-PCC-1 Sarouz Magar
Kulekhani; Markhu bhede farming
96-118-MR-PCC-2 Manoj Regmi
A journey of faith
4-03-AS-PCC-1 Ashmita Shrestha
A normal day of fishermen in Saptakoshi River
49-44-DY-PCC-1 Dristy Yatri
The natural sweepers
45-41-BP-PCC-1 Bimal Pradhan
Villagers fishing at Kothiyaghat river, Bardiya
98-119-MK-PCC-2 Manisha Karki
Wetlands are repository of biodiversity
13:40 – 13:50 Break
Session C
13:50 – 14:20 Future of Biodiversity: Threats and Challenges
Chair Dr. Kiran Paudel, President, President Chure Tarai-Madhesh Conservation Development Board
78-96-DT-THB-1 Dibya Thapa
What is our responsibility?
39-35-SP-THB-1 Sujan Prakash Pradhan (SP. Pradhan)
Woman spreading fertilizer over paddy field
43-39-MS-THB-1 Mohan Shrestha
Electricity-A boon to human while death trap to birds
60-72-LS-THB-1 Laxu Sapkota
Tech Trap
29-29-KP-THB-1 Kribina Pathak
Chemical Estrange
88-107-NM-THB-1 Newton Maharjan
It was plastic where fish could not breath
59-71-GS-THB-3 Gobinda Singh
स्थानिय बजार तथा ब्यक्तिहरुबाट कब्जा गरिएका गुलेलीहरु र फलामे तथा अन्य पासाहरु ।
79-98-SP-THB-1 Sushma Poudel
Overharvesting: Cause of barren land & biodiversity threats
9-06-BB-THB-1 Bhuwan Singh Bista
Grey langurs (Semnopithecus entellus)
61-75-JP-THB-1 Jamuna Prajapati
Connecting with local people for conservation of wildlife
14:20-14:30 Break
Session D
14:30 – 15:00 Protecting Flagship Species: Year of Tiger 2022
Chair Dr. Kanchan Thapa
Head of Wildlife Program, WWF Nepal
99-120-AS-YOT-1 Additya Shrestha
Encounter with the mighty animal: Tiger
8-06-BB-YOT-1 Bhuwan Singh Bista
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris)
36-34-SM-YOT-2 Shushila Mahatara
A pack of jackals
46-41-BP-YOT-1 Bimal Pradhan
A favorable habitat for Tigers at Bardiya National Park
37-34-SM-YOT-3 Shushila Mahatara
Majestic leopard
47- 43-PD-YOT-1 Pratyush Dhungana
Blackbuck Reintroduction: Conservation or Confinement?
48-46-NS-YOT-1 Nischal Shrestha
Beauty of Babai
94-113-BT-YOT-3 Bhumi Tharu
The locked horn of Blackbuckcaptured inside the Blackbuck Conservation Area, Khairapur
91-111-SD-YOT-1 Saru Dhakal
Flaunting feathers
Award ceremony and concluding session [15:00— 15:15]
15:00-15:10 Award Evaluation Process: Dr. Krishna Prasad Acharya
15:10-15:15 Winner Announcement and Closing remarks
Dr. Prakash K. Paudel, President SCB Nepal