Meera Anna OommenProgramme Head Meera is a founder trustee and Associate Director at Dakshin. She holds a doctoral degree in life sciences from the University of Technology, Sydney. At Dakshin Foundation, in her functional capacity, she heads the Conservation CrossRoads programme at Dakshin and contributes to institutional growth by coordinating research activities, and institutional development of…
CH. Praveen KumarGIS and Visual Analyst Qualifications: Ph.D. Water Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India (2015-2022) M.Tech. Remote Sensing and GIS, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, T.S., India (2013-2015) B.E. Civil Engineering, Andhra University, 2013 Email: praveen@dakshin.org Profile: Dr. Praveen is a highly accomplished professional with expertise in Water Resources…
Naveen Namboothri Qualifications: Ph.D in Marine Biology, Centre for Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu. E-mail: naveen.namboo@gmail.com Profile: Naveen Namboothri is a founder trustee at Dakshin. He holds a doctoral degree from Annamalai University. In his functional capacity, he heads Dakshin’s Sustainable Fisheries programme. Trained as a marine biologist, he has worked in…
Dipani SutariaCoordinator, Marine Mammals Qualifications: Phd (2009), Jame Cook University, Townsville, Australia Email: Dipani.Sutaria@gmail.com; Dipani.Sutaria@jcu.edu.au Profile: Dipani is an environmentalist and an ecologist interested in biogeography, behavioural ecology and urban ecology. After her PhD in 2009, she has been mentoring students of marine ecology, specifically marine mammals, while carrying out independent research herself, and curates www.marinemammals.in. She…
Tanmay WaghSenior Programme Officer - LTEO Qualifications: MSc Marine Biology (2013-2015), Pondicherry University Email: tanmay@dakshin.org Profile: Tanmay has been based out of the Andaman Islands since 2013, and in the process, has had an opportunity to be a part of various projects related to coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses and dugongs, elasmobranch fisheries and leatherback turtles.…
Sonal SethiaSenior Programme Officer Qualifications: MSc Biotechnology IIT Bombay (2008-2010) PhD Biological Sciences University of Glasgow & University of Montpellier (2011-2015) MA Public Policy & Governance (2021-2023) Email: sonal@dakshin.org Profile: Sonal is part of the Sustainable Fisheries and Livelihoods Programme at Dakshin. She coordinates the ‘Small Fish for Climate Change’ project, located at various sites…
Kartik Shanker Kartik is a founder trustee of Dakshin Foundation. An ecologist by training, Kartik has interests in both mountain and marine systems. Currently, he is a Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore where he conducts research on a range of taxa including frogs, reptiles, birds, plants,…
Shawn DsouzaResearch Assistant – Biodiversity and Resource Monitoring Qualifications: M.Sc. Biodiversity, MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune. – 2017 B.Sc. Zoology, SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai – 2015 Profile: I completed my Masters in Biodiversity from Pune University in May 2017. For my Master’s dissertation, I studied the effects of habitat modification and…
Dr. Ajith Kumar Dr. Ajith Kumar was a faculty member at the Wildlife Institute of India and the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History. He also served as the Director of the Master’s Program in Wildlife Biology and Conservation at the National Centre for Biological Sciences from 2003 to 2020. Until his demise,…
Prof. Heather Goodall Profile: Professor Heather Goodall was Professor Emerita of History in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UTS and was formerly co-editor of the journal Conservation and Society. Heather specialised in Australian Indigenous history, environmental history, and intercolonial studies, particularly the links between Australia, South Asia, and the eastern Indian Ocean.…