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Dr. Asghar Nawab

Dr. Nawab is a wildlife biologist and the Head of Programme – Aquatic Ecology at Wetlands International South Asia. With an impressive career spanning numerous projects on freshwater species and habitat conservation, Dr. Nawab has contributed significantly to understanding and restoring aquatic ecosystems across diverse landscapes in India. His key projects include work in the Upper Ganges region, the Zanskar basin (Ladakh), the River Beas-Harike wetland complex (Punjab), and the Upper Bhavani region (Karnataka). His research interests encompass small mammal ecology, river and wetlands restoration ecology, and aquatic monitoring and conservation.

Ashwin Viswanathan, PhD

Ashwin is a mechanical engineer turned ecologist and an avid birdwatcher. His early research explored plant biology and how fragmentation impacts mechanisms that maintain plant diversity. Over time, he became fascinated with leveraging citizen science to address ecological questions. Ashwin is currently part of the Bird Monitoring team at the Nature Conservation Foundation, where he works with birdwatchers to systematically monitor avifauna, generating valuable knowledge from citizen-generated data.

Join us for a webinar on January 5, 2025 (Sunday), at 7 PM, titled "Functional Traits of Bioindicators in Assessing Microhabitat Diversity and Ecological Resilience”, by Dr. Asghar Nawab and Ashwin Viswanathan, PhD, focusing on Wetland Ecosystems and Avifauna, respectively.

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Purabi Bose, PhD

Purabi Bose is a social anthropologist and environmental scientist specializing in forest tenure, indigenous land rights, and climate adaptation in Asia, East Africa, and Latin America. Recently, an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer of Forest Policy at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), she is currently an International Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA). With a Ph.D. from Wageningen University and fellowships at institutions like UC Berkeley and the Smithsonian, Purabi has presented at over 100 international conferences and published extensively. She serves in pro-bono leadership roles with IUFRO, including as a Voting Board Member and Coordinator of Division 6 on Social Aspects of Forests and Forestry, and a member of the Congress Scientific Committee for IUFRO Congress Stockholm, 2024. Earlier, she was a Council Member of the International Association of Study of Commons (IASC). She is a member of IUCN’s two commissions: CEESP and CEC.

Prof. Yves Hausser

Prof. Yves Hausser is a conservation researcher and practitioner with over 25 years of experience. Initially trained in political science and development studies, he shifted his focus to environmental conservation, co-founding the NGO ADAP in 1997. Yves served as a professor in the Natural Resource Management department at HEPIA, Geneva, till 2024 while also working as ADAP's Head of Operations. His work emphasizes integrating socio-economic dimensions into conservation efforts and strengthening partnerships with public and private stakeholders to address these issues. A member of various professional organizations, including the World Conservation Union (WCPA and CEESP), the Swiss IUCN committee and the Swiss expert group for the evaluation of the green list of protected areas, Yves bridges the gap between community-centric conservation strategies and their practical implementation.

Join us for a webinar on January 10, 2025 (Friday) at 7 P.M titled “Indigenous Culture and Conservation” by Purabi Bose, PhD and Yves Hausser, focusing on the speaker's experience working with specific Indigenous communities, their role in sustainably managing natural resources, and how we incorporate the community's efforts in the mainstream conservation framework.

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