Volume 13 March 2020 JOURNAL OF NEPAL THE GEOGRAPHICAL ISSN 0259-0948 (Print) THE GEOGRAPHICAL ISSN 2565-4993 (Online) Volume 13 March 2020 JOURNAL OF NEPAL Changing forest coverage and understanding of deforestation in Nepal Himalayas THE GEOGRAPHICAL Prem Sagar Chapagain and Tor H. Aase Doi: http://doi.org/103126/gjn.v13i0.28133 Selecting tree species for climate change integrated forest restoration and management in the Chitwan- Annapurna Landscape, Nepal JOURNAL OF NEPAL Gokarna Jung Thapa and Eric Wikramanayake Doi: http://doi.org/103126/gjn.v13i0.28150 Evolution of cartographic aggression by India: A study of Limpiadhura to Lipulek Jagat K. Bhusal Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28151 Women in foreign employment: Its impact on the left behind family members in Tanahun district, Nepal Kanhaiya Sapkota Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28153 Geo-hydrological hazards induced by Gorkha Earthquake 2015: A Case of Pharak area, Everest Region, Nepal Buddhi Raj Shrestha, Narendra Raj Khanal, Joëlle Smadja, Monique Fort Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28154 Basin characteristics, river morphology, and process in the Chure-Terai landscape: A case study of the Bakraha river, East Nepal Motilal Ghimire Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28155 Pathways and magnitude of change and their drivers of public open space in Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal Ramjee Prasad Pokharel and Narendra Raj Khanal Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28156 13 March 2020 Volume The Saptakoshi high dam project and its bio-physical consequences in the Arun river basin: A geographical perspective Dil Kumar Rai and Tika Ram Linkha Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28157 Dimensions of land use change and implications in spatial planning of emerging town Bedkot municipality, Kanchanpur district, Nepal Kedar Dahal and Krishna Prasad Timalsina Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28158 Major hazards and disaster response capacity of Dadeldhura district Raj Kumar Pariyar and Basanta Kumar Neupane Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28159 Central Department of Geography Central Department of Geography Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal About the journal Guidelines and instructions for authors An annual publication of the Central Department of Geography, the Geographical Journal of Nepal has the score of One Star from AJOL/INASP Journal Publishing Practices and Authors are expected to submit articles in clear and concise English. 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Aase Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28133 Selecting tree species for climate change integrated forest restoration and 29 management in the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape, Nepal Gokarna Jung Thapa and Eric Wikramanayake Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28150 Evolution of cartographic aggression by India: A study of Limpiadhura to Lipulek 47 Jagat K. Bhusal Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28151 Women in foreign employment: Its impact on the left behind family members 69 in Tanahun district, Nepal Kanhaiya Sapkota Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28153 Geo-hydrological hazards induced by Gorkha Earthquake 2015: A Case of 91 Pharak area, Everest Region, Nepal Buddhi Raj Shrestha, Narendra Raj Khanal, Joëlle Smadja, Monique Fort Doi: http://doi.org/10.3126/gjn.v13i0.28154 Basin characteristics, river morphology, and process in