Dr. Bhaskar Sinha

Fellow



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Education

  • Submitted Doctoral thesis at School of Environmental Sciences (SES), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New DelhiTitle: Ecological Analysis of a Sacred Landscape in Garhwal Himalaya
  • Awarded M.Phil. (High First Division; 1997) from SES, JNU, New DelhiTitle: Land Use - Land Cover Changes and Their Ecological Implications: A Case Study in District Kodagu (Karnataka)
  • M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences (First Division; 1995), SES, JNUProject Title: Linkages Between Energy, Environment and Society of High Altitude Village in Kumaon Himalayas
  • B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences (First Division; 1993), Delhi University.
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Research Interests

  • Research within natural sciences as well as interface between natural and social sciences.
  • Biodiversity conservation and land use management within the context of traditional ecological knowledge and institutional arrangements, soil fertility management, interlinkages between agroecosystem and forest ecosystem and landscape functioning
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Experience

  • FELLOW, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), New Delhi.
  • Group-Manager, World Environment Foundation, New Delhi.
  • project entitled ‘Conserving the Sacred for Biodiversity Management’ funded by UNESCO.
  • Project entitled ‘Biodiversity Conservation Within the Context of Traditional Ecological Knowledge’ funded by Mac-Arthur Foundation and UNESCO.
  • Collaboration with French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry and G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi, Almora (UP).
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Affiliations / Positions / Memberships

  • International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), Bonn, Germany.
  • European Academy for the Study of Consequences of Scientific and Technological Advance, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany.
  • Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme (TSBF), Nairobi, Kenya.
  • National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi, India.
  • Society for Conservation Biology, USA
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Grants / Awards / Honors

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Select Publications

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Complete Publications

Publications

  • Sinha, B., Ramakrishnan P. S., Saxena, K. G. and Maikhuri R. K., The Concept of Sacred Linked to Biological Resource Management in the Himalayan Culture (Invited by International Human Dimension Programme on Global Environment Change, Bonn, Germany and European Academy for the Study of Consequences of Scientific and Technological Advance, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany; to be published by Springer-Veralag, Heidelberg, Berlin, New York).
  • Sinha, B. and Maikhuri, R.K., 1998. Conservation Through Socio-cultural-religious Practice in Garhwal Himalayas: A Case Study of Hariyali Sacred Site. In: P.S.Ramakrishnan, K.G Saxena and U.M Chandrashekara (Editors), Conserving the Sacred: For Biodiversity Management. UNESCO and Oxford & IBH Publishing Company, New Delhi, pp.289-300.
  • Sinha, B. and Wakeel, A., 2000. Land use-Land cover Changes and their Ecological Implications: A Case Study of District Kodagu (Karnataka) – Abstract of the paper accepted for National Seminar on Sustainable Management of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of Western and Eastern Ghats - 2000 held at Thiruvananathapuram organised by Kerala Forest Department.
  • Sinha, B., Ramakrishnan, P.S., Bhadauria, T., Saxena, K.G. and Maikhuri, R.K., 2002. Impact of landscape modification on earthworms diversity in Hariyali sacred landscape, Garhwal Himalaya. Pedobiologia, 47 (4): 357-370.
  • Singh, K.D and Sinha, B. 2003. Research needs on community based sustainable management of non-timber forest produce. In: Proceedings of National Workshop on Technological Innovations and Research Advancements for Application in Joint Forest Management, February 3-4, 2003. Indian Council of Forestry research and Education, Dehradun (FRI), India.
  • Sinha, B. and Singh, K.D. 2003. Community-based management of natural resources: A case study of Kandhamal district of Orissa. In: Proceedings of the conference on Policies, Management, Utilization and Conservation of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the South Asia Region, April 28-30, 2003. ATREE, Bangalore.

Articles on Environmental Issues

  • Sinha, B and Jha, S. K., 'Green with the Local Tinge', The Pioneer [New Delhi], March 25, 1998.
  • Sinha, B., 'The mechanism of sacred groove/landscape at work', The Pioneer [New Delhi], March 25, 1998.
  • National media, both print and television has reported about my Ph.D. project in Garhwal Himalaya.
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Meetings / Conferences / Symposiums / Workshops

  • Participated in the workshop on Quantitative Methods in Ecology organised by University of Delhi, Delhi, Dec. 27, 1995-Jan. 6, 1996.
  • Participated in the seminar on Biodiversity conservation within the Context of Traditional Based Knowledge at French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry, Oct. 5-6, 1996.
  • Participated in the workshop on Impact Assessment of Working in Western Ghat Forests organised by Forest College (UAS), Ponnampet, Kodagu at Madikeri (Karnataka), March 3-5, 1997.
  • Presented a paper in the Regional Workshop on the Role of Sacred Groves in Conservation and Management of Biological Diversity organised by UNESCO, at KFRI, Peechi (Kerala), Dec 8-11, 1997.
  • Participated in the Workshop organised by WWF, New Delhi, February 4-6, 1998 for finalising the findings of the Biodiversity Conservation Prioritisation Project.
  • Attended a workshop on Bio-Geo Database and Ecological Modelling for Himalaya – Brain Storming Meeting organised by DST, GoI, New Delhi, March 4-5, 1999.
  • Participated in the poster session at the conference on Environment Across Cultures organised by European Academy for the Study of Consequences of Scientific and Technological Advance, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (Germany) and International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, Bonn held at Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany, September 21-23, 1999.
  • Attended the inaugural national workshop for National Biodiversity Strategy and Action plan (NBSAP) project jointly organised by Technical and policy Core Group (Kalpavriksh, Pune) and Biotech Consortium India Ltd. N.Delhi at INSA, N.Delhi., June 23-24, 2000.
  • Participated in National Workshop on Technological Innovations and Research Advancements for Application in Joint Forest Management, Indian Council of Forestry research and Education, Dehradun (FRI), India, February 3-4, 2003.
  • Presented a paper in the South Asian Workshop on “Accelerating Implementation of National Forest Program: Strategies and New Directions”, co-organised by FAO, MoEF and ATREE, New Delhi, March 10-12, 2004.
  • Delivered a lecture on “Survey of Community Forest Management in Orissa” under one week compulsory training course for Indian Forest Service officers on Management of Non-Wood Forests Products for Sustainable Development, June 11, 2004.
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Others

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Contact

bsinha@atree.org

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