Dr. Kamaljit Bawa – Linnean Medal Winner (2018)

President of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA

Field of Expertise: Conservation biology

Awarded by: Linnean Society of London

Reason: Recognized for pioneering research in conservation biology.

Significance: He became the first Indian to receive this prestigious honor.

Biodiversity and Evolution of Tropical Plants

Deforestation and Sustainability

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) – Studying sustainable forest resource use.

Regions of Study:

Central America

Western Ghats, India

Himalayas

Founder of ATREE, a leading research institute focused on biodiversity and sustainability.

Recipient of the Gunnerus Sustainability Award (2012) for his global contributions to sustainability science.

Published extensively on tropical ecology, conservation policy, and environmental sustainability.