• Education
• Research Interests
• Experience
• Affiliations / Positions / Memberships
• Grants / Awards / Honors
• Select Publications
• Complete Publications
• Meetings / Conferences / Symposiums
• Others
• Contact

Education

• Masters in Social Work, Specialisation: Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai 2000
• B.A. (Psychology, Sociology, Economics), Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University, Bangalore 1998

Research Interests

Coastal and marine conservation, environmental legislation and policy formulation, coastal livelihoods, sustainable fisheries

Experience

1. Research Associate, Coastal Marine Programme, Ashoka Trust For Research in Ecology and Environment, Bangalore, August 2004
2. Research Associate, Oxfam (India) Trust, Sirsi, Karnataka, June 2000 - June 2003

Internship record

1. Intern, The Samaritans Day Care Centre for the Mentally Ill, Mumbai, June 1999-April 2000
2. Intern, Orissa Cyclone Relief Team, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, November 1999
3. Intern, Kachchda Vahatuk Shramik Sangh (Garbage Collectors' Trade Union), Mumbai, June 1998- March 1999

Affiliations / Positions / Memberships

1. Editorial Assistant, Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter (www.seaturtle.org/iotn), 2005

Grants / Awards / Honors

Select Publications

Complete Publications

Papers and Reports

1. Sridhar, A. 2005. Sea Turtle Conservation and Fisheries in Orissa. International Collective in Support of Fishworkers, Chennai, 40pp.
2. Sridhar, A. & Gopal, S., 2005 The OMRCC Update - news on India's first collaborative marine conservation initiative. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2:9-10.
3. Sridhar A., Tripathy B., Shanker K. 2005. A review of legislation and conservation measures for sea turtles in Orissa, India, Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 1:1-6.
4. Sridhar A., 2005. Statement on the CRZ Notification and Post Tsunami Rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu. UNDP Discussion Paper, New Delhi, India

Unpublished documents

1. Sridhar, A., & Parthasarathy, M., 2003. An account of the environmental and legal implications of minor port development in India (Unpublished), 103pp.
2. Sridhar A. 2002. Conservation options within the Environment (Protection) Act and Rules - Legally designated Ecologically Sensitive Areas in India.
3. Sridhar A. 2004. Amendments to the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991 and status of implementation.
4. Sridhar A. 2004. Amendments to the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 1994.
5. Contributed articles to the coastal environment and legal sections of the National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan of the Ministry of Environment and Forests

Popular articles

1. 'The Olive Riddle', The Hindu Sunday Magazine, April 16th 2006
2. 'Lessons in Conservation - Involve the fisherfolk', The Hindu Survey of the Environment, 2004
3. 'Fishing in Troubled Waters', The Hindu Young World, July 10th 2004
4. 'SESA - setting precedents for innovative conservation', Deccan Herald, April 4th 2004
5. 'When development spells trouble', The Hindu Young World, August 2nd 2003
6. 'Clean-up or legal mess?', Frontline, Volume 20 - Issue 04, February 15 - 28, 2003
7. 'Coastal zone management authorities - Why the poor policing', The Hindu Business Line, Feb 18th 2003
8. 'Portending Threats', Deccan Herald, July 27th 2001

Meetings / Conferences / Symposiums / Workshops

Presentations

1. 'Community Based Approaches to Marine Conservation in India', DIVERSITAS, Open Science Conference, Oaxaca, Mexico, 9th-12th November 2005.
2. 'Suitability of an MPA design for turtle conservation in Orissa', IMPAC, Geelong, Australia, 23rd-28th October, 2005.
3. Poster Presentation titled 'Conflicts in Marine Conservation -Experiences from India's Marine Protected Areas', IMPAC, Geelong, Australia, 23rd-28th October, 2005.
4. Poster presentation titled 'Conflicts and consensus over sea turtle conservation in Orissa, India' at the 25th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium, Georgia, U.S.A
5. 'Highlights and findings on the study on CRZ notification and post-tsunami rehabilitation commissioned by UN', Consultation on Reconstruction of Shelters and Community Infrastructure, organised by Government of Tamil Nadu & UN Team for Tsunami Recovery, Chennai, 12th April, 2005
6. 'Sea turtle conservation and fisheries in Orissa', Asian Regional Consultation on Women in Fisheries, organised by APWLD and Solidaritas Perempuan, Medan, Indonesia, 11th-14th Agust 2004,
7. 'Conflicts and related issues in marine resource conservation' at the National seminar on conservation and sustainable growth of fisheries, Goa College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar, Goa, 4-5th October, 2004
8. 'Coral Reefs and fisheries interactions - implications of legal measures' at the National Seminar on the Conservation of Coral Reefs organised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests Port Blair, 2004.
9. Legal Options for Marine Conservation: National Seminar on Marine conservation organised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Wildlife Institute of India, Kanyakumari March, 2003
10. Presented and participated in seminars organised on environmental laws and livelihood related issues at the National Law School, Bangalore, the SDM Law College, Mangalore, Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad, Calicut, Tamil Nadu Green Movement, Coimbatore, etc on Conservation options within the Environment Protection Act, EIA and Public Hearings, CRZ Notification, Fish Famine and Implications of a Monsoon Ban etc.

Others

Contact

Mobile: +91 9886193292
Email: aarthisridhar@yahoo.co.uk, aarthi@atree.org

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