A5035715959- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Mining and Resource Management
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Fire Detection and Safety Systems
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Water resources management and optimization
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Ashoka University
2020-2024
Columbia University
2014-2018
Earth Island Institute
2017-2018
Wildlife Institute of India
2014-2016
Yale University
2010
Despite multiple approaches over the last several decades to harmonize conservation and development goals in tropics, forest-dependent households remain poorest world. Durable housing alternatives fuelwood for cooking are critical needs reduce multi-dimensional poverty. These improvements also potentially pressure on forests alleviate forest degradation. We test this possibility dry tropical of Central Indian Highlands where tribal other marginalized populations rely energy, construction...
In managing ecosystems, it is important to understand the ‘natural’ regime in an ecosystem (Willis and Birks 2006), wherein what means variation traits properties as a function of climate variables disturbance regimes across time. Components ecosystems may be very dynamic (Brown et al. 2001) formed by historical legacies (Maezumi 2022). However, modern scientists are unable underlying dynamism because they only have access present-day distribution species traits....
Programs to provide alternative energy sources such as biogas improve indoor air quality and potentially reduce pressure on forests from fuelwood collection. This study tests whether intervention is associated with higher forest biomass regeneration in degraded Chikkaballapur district Southern India. Using propensity score matching, we find that plots proximity villages interventions (treatment) had greater than comparable around without (control). We also found significantly sapling...
Ecological restoration is crucial to mitigate climate change and conserve biodiversity, accurately monitoring responses imperative guide current future efforts. This study examines the impact of ecological a tropical dry forest in Central India. Here, state department nongovernmental organization work with local communities remove an invasive shrub, Lantana camara , forest, assist natural regeneration, primarily for purpose improving access resources forest‐dependent people. We used acoustic...
The long-term future of species composition in forests depends on regeneration. Many factors can affect regeneration, including human use, environmental conditions, and species' traits. This study examines the influence these a tropical deciduous forest Central India, which is heavily used by local, forest-dependent residents for livestock grazing, fuel-wood extraction, construction other livelihood needs. We measure size-class proportions (the ratio abundance at site higher size class to...
Abstract The National Capital Region of Delhi in India is one the most polluted urban areas world, and its intense pollution episodes are attributed to crop residue burning (CRB). However, existing studies limited time pollutant type, do not often control for non-biophysical factors. We used ground-measured levels aerosol optical depth (AOD) data understand role CRB Delhi’s air from 2015 2018. While peak October–November associated with episodes, biophysical conditions April–May period allow...
Seasonal migration to cities is a common livelihood strategy for forest-fringe households in central India.Based on previously collected household survey of 5000 villages across 500 32 districts India, we identify patterns over the last 5 years.Villages with seasonal workers are widely dispersed (75% surveyed villages) and 81% destination had reported COVID-19 cases at beginning lockdown.Using disease spread model assess distancing strategies if returning migrants carry virus villages, find...
Biomass burning is a major phenomenon that plays an important role in small-scale ecological processes such as vegetation dynamics and soil erosion, global hydrological cycles climate change. However, fire databases have low accuracies for burned area detection areas with small fires, biomass woodlands open forests characterize Central India. The present study uses higher resolution (30 meter) Landsat imagery to test using spectral indices (SI), machine learning (ML) algorithms supervised...
This paper examines the unintended consequences of a policy aimed at improving groundwater level on crop residue burning in India. The Preservation Subsoil Water Act, 2009 implemented two Indian states bans transplantation paddy before mid-June to preserve groundwater. Theoretically, this leaves short window time for clearing field next and thus increases likelihood farmers adopting saving methods like burning. Using difference-in differences framework we find that ban results both delay an...