Dr. Rajan Parajuli is an assistant professor of forest economics and policy in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University, USA. Dr. Parajuli received his PhD in forest economics and policy, an M.S. in forest economics and management, and another M.S. in finance from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA USA. He specializes in policy and economic impact evaluation, urban and community forestry, forest carbon and bioenergy markets, and community forest management for sustainable development. He has about 15 years of research and working experience in various forestry projects in the USA and Nepal. Dr. Parajuli has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles along with several outreach materials and trade articles. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of Forest Science as an associate editor.
Selected publications:
Bruck, S., R. Parajuli, S. Chizmar, and E. Sills. Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic policies on timber markets in the Southern United States. Journal of Forest Business Research, 2(1): 130-167.
Bista, R., R. Parajuli, K. Giri, R. Karki, and C. Song. 2022. Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of rural households in the community forestry landscape in the middle hills of Nepal. Trees, Forests and People, 100312.
Parajuli, R., S. Chizmar, A. Lamica, E. Wiseman, J. Gordon, T. Ochuodho, S. Schons, J.E. Henderson, S. Mehmood, and L. Johnson. 2023. Economic contribution analysis of urban and community forestry in the southern United States in 2019. Journal of Forestry, 121: 217-223.
Bista, R., Q. Zhang, R. Parajuli, R. Karki, B.B. Khanal, and C. Song. 2021. Cropland abandonment in the community forestry landscape in the middle hills of Nepal. Earth Interactions, 25: 136-150.
Parajuli, R. 2021. Wood pellets versus pulp and paper: quantifying the impacts of wood pellets on the pulpwood markets in the southeastern United States. Journal of Cleaner Production, 317: 128384.
Henderson, J., R. Parajuli, and B. Abt. 2020. Biological and market responses of pine forests in the U.S. Southeast to carbon fertilization. Ecological Economics, 169: 106491.
Joshi, O., R. Parajuli, G. Kharel, N.C. Poudyal, and E. Taylor. 2018. Stakeholder opinions on scientific forest management policy implementations in Nepal. PLOS ONE 13(9):1-15.
Parajuli, R., D. Lamichhane, and O. Joshi. 2015. Does Nepal’s Community Forestry program improve the rural household economy? A cost-benefit analysis of Community Forest User Groups in Kaski and Syangja districts of Nepal. Journal of Forest Research, 20: 475-483.
