Qualifications:

Master’s in Ecology, Environment & Sustainable Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Guwahati, 2018

Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law and Policy, National Law University, New Delhi, 2019

Bachelor’s (Hons) in English Literature, Gauhati University, Assam, 2015

Email: debangini@dakshin.org

Profile: Debangini is an interdisciplinary ecologist with a research focus on multispecies interactions in urban and edge landscapes. She is pursuing her PhD in Sustainability Studies from MIT World Peace University, Pune and works at the Chatur Ullu Lab, trying to document human-owl dynamics and anthropogenic threats to owls. She is passionate about visual storytelling and science communication and as such, uses the medium of articles, illustrations and infographics to connect with people.

Debangini has previously worked with WCS-India (Counter Wildlife Trafficking program), ATREE (National Biodiversity Mission), Turtle Survival Alliance-India and the Greater Adjutant Stork Conservation Program at Aaranyak. She enjoys birdwatching in her free time and has a deep-rooted love for all things marine. She works as a Senior Outreach Coordinator in the Marine Flagships programme and as a Communications Officer with the Communications team at Dakshin.

Publications:

• Popular Articles
  • Roy, D (2021). ‘Into the thick of it- Chasing my dream to be an interdisciplinary urban ecologist’. Lonely Conservationists.
  • Roy, D (2020). ‘The Urban Jungle Saga: the need for citizen science in urban biodiversity conservation’. Northeast Development Agency (NEDA).
  • Roy, D (2019). ‘Slow and Steady- Will They Win the Race? ……Walking the Turtle Trail in Assam’. EcoNE.
  • Roy, D (2018). ‘Of Prayers and Ecological Footprints’. Eclectic Northeast. Vol. 6, no.11, pp 48-50.
  • Roy, D (2017). ‘Documenting social features impacting threatened turtle populations in Sonitpur district along Brahmaputra’. The Himalayan: A Naturenomics Publication. pp 70-83.
  • Roy, D (2017). ‘Of Turtles and Community Conservation’. Eclectic Northeast. Vol. 5, no.11, pp 48-49.