Conservation Assessments
Conservation projects are also assessed in terms of their human dimensions component. Rigorous surveys and follow up assessments are carried out to ensure not only conservation gains are made, but people benefit too. Dr. Krithi Karanth and her team of researchers and volunteers remain engaged long-term in this task.
Profile: Krithi Karanth
Krithi Karanth, a Research Associate of the Centre for Wildlife Studies, is currently a post-doctoral scientist with Dr. Ruth DeFries at Columbia University, New York. She has a Ph. D in Environmental Science and Policy from Duke University (2008), a Master's degree in Environmental Science from Yale (2003), and, B.S (Environmental Science) and B.A (Geography) degrees from the University of Florida (2001).
Dr. Karanth is interested in human-wildlife interactions and has conducted research on conservation-sustainability issues in India since 2001. Her focal research interests are: Interactions between protected areas and people; Biodiversity patterns; Factors that drive wildlife species persistence or extinctions and Impacts of conservation interventions and policies. She is particularly interested in human-wildlife interactions, land use change, voluntary resettlement, and tourism impacts. She has published over 10 scientific articles and is editing a special issue on India for the Journal Biological Conservation. Her current research examines land use change, tourism impacts, and human-wildlife conflicts in 10 Indian wildlife reserves. Her interest in wildlife began at a very young age when she accompanied her father Dr. Ullas Karanth as he radio-tracked tigers in Nagarahole.
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