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Meet Vance G. Martin

Vance G. Martin – Courtesy:Vance G. Martin/WildApril 2010:President of the WILD Foundation for 26 years,he is the face of one of the world’s most respected programmes,the…

Meet Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva – Courtesy:NavdanyaFebruary 2010: She did her Ph.D on the Foundations of Quantum Theory on Hidden Variables and Non Locality in Quantum Theory. She then abandoned academics in 1982…

Meet Brijendra Singh

Brijendra Singh with wife DawnDecember 2009: A pahadi (man of the mountains) Brijendra Singh grew up in the hills of Garhwal and Kumaon where he and his wife Dawn have protected wildlife for decades.  A world-renowned Corbett expert,…

Meet Jairam Ramesh

Jairam RameshOctober 2009: In a recent interview to Tehelka, Jairam Ramesh, an economist by profession, said that India’s Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was sacrosanct.That saving tigers saves forests,…

Meet Debbie Banks

Debbie BanksJune 2009: Too young to be called an ‘old India hand’, U.K. based Debbie Banks does nevertheless have years of India-experience under her belt, working consistently to protect India’s tigers from vanishing down the tubes in China.…

Meet Harriet Nimmo

Harriet NimmoApril 2009: She grew up in a London suburb, probably one of the least biodiversity-rich places in the U.K., and had little connection with nature through school, family or friends. Yet, she is amongst the most effective natural history…

Meet Bahar Dutt

Bahar DuttFebruary 2009: A conservation biologist, her thesis was on Amazonian primates at the world-famous Jersey Zoo.  She is currently CNN-IBN’s Environment Editor and her work resulted in the channel winning the Sanctuary-RBS Wind Under the Wings…

Meet Dr. Y.V. Jhala

Dr. Y.V. JhalaDecember 2008: Driven by a passion for and dedication to wildlife, Dr.Yadvendradev V. Jhala (joint-winner with Dr.Qamar Qureshi of a Sanctuary-RBS Wildlife Service Award, 2008)is one of India’s most outstanding field biologists. He…

Meet Bill McKibben

Bill McKibbenOctober 2008: Prolific author, avid cross-country skier and passionate environmentalist, Bill McKibben roused the world in 1989 with his brilliant book The End of Nature. McKibben sounded the alarm bell on climate change, and introduced the…

Meet Lester Brown

Lester Brown with Prime Minister Manmohan SinghAugust 2008: Agricultural scientist, prolific author, winner of innumerable international awards, one-time wrestler, long-distance runner and founder of the Earth Policy…

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