NANDINI VELHO

--Curriculum Vitae--

GENERAL INFORMATION Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Nationality: Indian

EDUCATION 2011-2016: Doctoral Researcher, James Cook University, Australia Dissertation title: “Conservation challenges of wet tropical nature reserves in northeast ”.

2006-2008: M.Sc., Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society – India Program & National Centre for Biological Sciences, Manipal University, India. Dissertation title: “The effect of terrestrial rodents on seed fate of of hornbill-dispersed plants in Pakke Tiger Reserve”.

2003-2006: B.Sc., Life Sciences, St. Xavier's college, Mumbai University, India.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 2016 – present: Earth Institute Fellow, Columbia University. May 2011-2016: Doctoral studies, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. October 2010-April 2011: Policy Fellow at the Office of the Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi, India. June 2009-August 2010: Junior Research Fellow, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India. March-June 2009: Assistant Project Investigator on a field-based research project surveying the Chambal River, Rajasthan, India. August-October 2008: Academic Co-ordinator, Master’s Program in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society – India Program and National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Velho, N., Rachakonda, S., & Laurance, W.F. (2016) Terrestrial species in protected areas and community-managed lands. Land (in press).

Velho, N., & Noronha, A., (2016) The realised and recognised experiences of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. Economic and Political Weekly (in press).

Harrison, R.D., Sreekar, R., Brodie, J.F., Brook, S., Luskin, M., O'Kelly, H., Rao, M., Scheffers, B. & Velho, N. (2016), Impacts of hunting on tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology 30: 972–981.

Velho, N., Srinivasan, U., Singh, P. & Laurance, W.F. (2015) Large mammal use of protected and community-managed lands in a biodiversity hotspot. Animal Conservation 19: 199–208.

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Velho, N., Krishnadas, M., Srinivasan, U. & Sridhara, S. (2014) Sidestepping science: India’s ‘Notional’ Board for Wildlife. Economic and Political Weekly XLIX: 10-12.

Velho, N., Agarwala, M., Srinivasan, U. & Laurance, W.F. (2014) Collateral damage: impacts of ethno- civil strife on biodiversity and natural resource use near Indian nature reserves. Biodiversity & Conservation 23: 2515-2527.

Velho, N. & Laurance, W.F. (2013) Hunting practices of an Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India. Oryx 47: 389-392.

Velho, N., Ratnam, J., Srinivasan U. & Sankaran, M. (2012) Shifts in community structure of tropical trees and avian frugivores in forests recovering from past logging. Biological Conservation 153: 32-40.

Velho, N., Karanth, K. & Laurance, W.F. (2012) Hunting: A serious and understudied threat in India, a globally significant conservation region. Biological Conservation 148: 210-215.

Krishnadas, M., Velho N. & Srinivasan, U. (2012) The worrisome business of the National Investment Board. Economic and Political Weekly XLVII: 13-17.

Velho, N., Krishnadas, M., Sridhara, S. & Srinivasan, U. (2012) Turning the page in wildlife science: conservation biology and bureaucracy. Economic and Political Weekly XLVII: 27-29.

Velho, N., Isvaran, K. & Datta, A. (2012) Rodent seed predation: effects on seed survival, recruitment, abundance and dispersion of bird-dispersed tropical trees. Oecologia 167: 1-10.

Velho, N. & Krishnadas, K. (2011) Post-logging recovery of animal-dispersed trees in a tropical forest site in north-east India. Tropical Conservation Science 4: 405-419.

Velho, N., Srinivasan, U., Prashanth, N.S. & Laurance, W.F. (2011) Human disease hinders anti- poaching efforts in Indian nature reserves. Biological Conservation 144: 2382-2385.

Krishnadas, M., Srinivasan, U., Velho, N. & Sridhara, S. (2011) Turning the page in forest governance: science and bureaucracy. Economic and Political Weekly XLVI: 10-13.

Velho, N., Datta, A. & Isvaran, K. (2009) The effect of terrestrial rodents of seed fate of five hornbill- dispersed tree species in north-east India. Journal of Tropical Ecology 25: 507–514.

Humraskar, D. & Velho, N. (2006) The need for studies on amphibians in India. Current Science 92: 1032.

BOOKS Velho, N. & Noronha, A. (2016). The Eaglenest Memory Project. 88 pages, Published by the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department with support from Inlaks Ravi Sankaran. www.eaglenestmemoryproject.in

Srinivasan, U. & Velho, N., (in review in Orient Black Swan). Edited a book titled “Conservation from the margins”.

POPULAR ARTICLES Velho, N. & Ri, C., (2016) The beauty and the beasts. Saevus.

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Velho, N. (2016) Tough task dealing with wildlife conflict in a rough country. Sanctuary Asia.

Krishnadas, M. & Velho, N. (2014) Miscontrued dichotomies. Seminar

Srinivasan, U. & Velho, N. (2014) Land of the Liocichla. Saevus, Jan.

Velho, N. (2013) Misty mountain mammals. Sanctuary Asia, Dec. 68-70.

Velho, N. (2013) Aruanchal keeps hunting. Daily Pioneer, Mar. 10.

Velho, N. (2013) Cameras don't lie: return of Pakke. Sanctuary Asia, Apr. 58-61.

Velho, N. & Srinivasan, U. (2012) Special to mongabay.com. An interview with conservation writer David Quammen.

Velho, N. and Srinivasan, U. (2012) Interview with David Quammen. magazine.

Velho, N. (2012) Hunting remains a threat. Daily Pioneer, Sunday Edition, Sep. 9.

Velho, N. (2012) Making slow headway. Down to Earth, Jul. 31, 2012.

Velho, N. (2011) Don't just cash in on tigers. Down to Earth, Dec. 15.

Velho, N. (2011) Tiger reserve – boost for biodiversity, ecosystems. Navhind Times.

Velho, N. (2011) Thanks for saving the fish. Tehelka.

Velho, N. (2011) Seeds of work fruits of happiness. Hornbill 9: 33-35.

Velho, N. (2010) Hunters are invited. Down to Earth 9: 19-22.

Velho, N. (2010) A forest guards life is tough. Down to Earth 7: 13-15.

Velho, N. (2010) Battling for Pakke. Sanctuary Asia Magazine 1111: 52-54.

Velho, N. & Srinivasan (2010) Survey proposes study of Naroa’s habitats. O Heraldo.

Srinivasan, U. & Velho, N. (2009) Science the scapegoat: the curious case of the extinction of tigers in Panna. Sanctuary Asia Magazine 1109: 76-77.

AWARDS AND HONOURS Dean’s Award (2016) for HDR excellence from James Cook University.

Wildlife Service Award (2015) from Sanctuary Asia.

Madhav Gadgil Award for Best Oral Presentation, Conference of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Banda Aceh, Indonesia (2013). Title: “From mosquito to minister: malaria and the management of a tiger reserve in north-east India”.

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Royal Bank of Scotland “Earth Heroes” award – Green Warrior (2012).

SCHOLL Research Challenge Awards Special Mention: recognising and celebrating action based social science research in north-east India (2010).

Madhav Gadgil Award for Best Oral Presentation, Conference of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation – Asia Pacific Chapter, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2009) Title: “Differential effects of rodents on survival and spatial dispersion of six hornbill-dispersed tree species”.

RECENT MEDIA Podcast on Women in Science, Asian School of Journalism (2016) https://soundcloud.com/aathira-perinchery/acj-podcast-women-in-science-in-india

Interview in SheThePeople (2016) India’s Ecowarriors http://shethepeople.tv/indias-eco-warriors-conservationist-nandini-velho-is-saving-tigers-and-gharials/

Interview in O Heraldo (2016) http://www.heraldgoa.in/Review/Goa-Social/Goan-girl-rewarded-for-role-in-protecting- environment/97689.html

Interview in Eclectic north-east (2015) From to Arunachal https://eclecticnortheast.in/from-goa-to-arunachal-meet-conservationist-nandini-velho/

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Organising committee of the camera-trap and patrolling prize distribution ceremony for forest watchers in Pakke Tiger Reserve (2011-to present). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFgbs6sFS4I

Part of a team developed a Nature Interpretation Centre for the forest department of Pakke Tiger Reserve and Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh (2014 and 2015).

Work with the Wildlife Conservation Trust and Forest Department to raise funds annually to provide logistics for 140 front line anti-poaching staff of Pakke Tiger Reserve (2011 to present).

Lead resource person in yearly nature-education workshops for 6 schools around Eaglenest Widllife Sanctuary (2012 to present).

Part of the organising committee of the first ever Arunachal Bird Festival in Eaglenest Widlife Sanctuary (2013).

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