P. S. Ramakrishnan

P. S. Ramakrishnan, with a variety of experiences as Professor of Ecology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Founder Director, G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, and Professor of Botany/Eco-Development, North Eastern Hill University, is currently attached with the School of Environmental Sciences, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, as a U.G.C. Emeritus Professor. As an internationally renowned ecologist working in the interphase area of linking ecological and social processes, he directs his researches towards sustainable management of biodiversity and natural resources, with concerns for sustainable livelihood/development of traditional societies. For this work, involving about 400 research publications and 17 research volumes in this area of study, he has received many national and international recognitions, including fellowships of learned academies in India and the Third World Academy of Sciences, and the Honorary Fellowship of the International Association of Tropical Biology (ATB), based in USA.

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