Anthropological Studies

No conservation effort can succeed in isolation of the communities affected by the activities involved. To achieve this goal, we have adopted a community based approach with emphasis on anthropological studies that are targeted at the following

• Indigenous knowledge of tribal communities related to natural resource
  management
• Study of Culture of tribal communities in India
• Study of Traditional practices related to medicinal Plant
• Village level survey to understand the socio-economic profile and forest dependency, identifying gender-specific issues, and organize eco-development activities.
• Study of migration pattern and reasons responsible for migration in Uttarakhand

Environmental Studies

• Management of solid waste through composting, vermi culture , biotechnology, eco-technology for pollution control and environmental management.
• Management of domestic & floral waste by making manure & Incense stick: A better opportunity for livelihood.
• Studies on different prospects of bio -fertilizers and Organic manure utilization.
• Vermi composting in Organic Agriculture: Influence on the soil nutrients and plant growth.
• River water pollution analysis through e-DNA technologies.
• Impact of air pollutant on flora.
• Air Quality Monitoring and assessment
•  Air Quality Index (AQI)
• Water Quality Monitoring and water quality index
• Applications of Environmental DNA meta barcoding for predicting Anthropogenic Pollution in Rivers.
• Nestedness and turnover of riverine species richness and functional diversity using e- DNA and traditional approaches
• Stream water quality assessment by meta barcoding of invertebrates.