My website- jainaturalist.com 

Credentials:

• Recently Coordinated and ran an online presentation from Bangalore on Global lessons on School ground greening and outdoor learning as part of the 24 hour marathon program organized by Children and Nature network(USA) in collaboration with UN, IUCN & Nature for all. Please follow the link: https://youtu.be/dwZIbh8kBJU
• Possess over 25 years of rich and practical experience in nature, wildlife and environment education.
• Consultant to Eco tourism department of Madhya Pradesh for designing and developing Interpretive nature trails, brochures and training manual for educators, visitors, students.
• Consultant and resource person for conducting capacity building workshops, Ecological assessments.
• Trained and certified Eco volunteer for Karnataka Forest Department and Eco-tourism board.
• Certified volunteer for Wildlife Crime Control Branch. (WCCB- for Central government of India)
• Master trainer for ‘Anubhuti’ (experience) program, an annual initiative of Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh since many years to expose and educate the school children about nature, wildlife and ecosystems through first hand experiences in the forest.
• Promoting nature and environment education through in-house curriculum-based classroom sessions, linking them with outbound field trips and nature study camps and for school children and teachers.
• Successfully running ONLINE modules and short study projects on Urban Biodiversity, Gardening and Lakes since 2020 (Due to Covid-19 Lockdown)
• Designing and developing own modules, content, curriculum PPT’s for presentation, short videos highlighting interactions between various life forms, Animal/ bird/ insect behavior.
• Trained and certified Educator / Naturalist for wildlife related Census, Nature Education Programs, Ecology based surveys for Forest Department and NGO’s like ATREE, United Way, CEE, TDU, WWF, WCSI, Science center and many more.
• Passionate wildlife photographer with collection of over 7000 pics of animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, plants & insects which are favorite part of artistic expression and resource in nature education through storytelling and short learning modules.

Accomplishments:

1. Organized more than 100 Nature study camps for over 5000 school children/ college students and individuals in various tiger reserves, national parks and reserved forests across the country. In these camps we have provided education and awareness about nature, wildlife identification behavior, bird watching, inter-relationships between all organisms, interdependence of different components of ecosystem, sustainable living, pollution control, and climate change. 

2. As a Master trainer for ‘Anubhuti’ (Experience) program trained over 1000 rural school students on nature, wildlife and ecosystems through first hand experiences in Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh in January 2020.

3. Have provided over 5000 hrs of hands -on training to about 5000 children of various schools/ organizations in Karnataka, M.P & other states, India.

4. Organized Teachers Training workshops in Bhopal and Bangalore on creating awareness for Biodiversity conservation, teaching techniques for nature education and environment protection

5. Organized regular nature study camps for physically challenged and visually impaired children from 2015 till date.

6. Coordinating with over 20 schools in Bangalore for nature, wildlife and environment awareness program with support from CEE, TDU and Toyota Kirloskar motors (TKM) as knowledge/resource partners.

7. Participated in Twelve Tiger census between 1995- 2022 in various Tiger reserves and National Parks across the country. Namely-Bandipur, Bhadra, Nagarhole & Kali Tiger reserves in Karnataka and in Pench, Kanha, Satpura Tiger reserves and Nauradehi, Ratapauni wildlife Sancturies in Madhya Pradesh.

    Latest census was in Kanha Tiger reserve from 5^th-11^th January 2022 & Bandipur Tiger reserve from 4^th- 10^th Feb 2022.

8. Participated in Six Elephant census between 2003- 2019 in Nagarhole, Bandipur and Bhadra Tiger reserve in Karnataka, India.

9. Counselling school/college students on Careers in Wildlife and Ecology through unique webinar cum interactive sessions.

10. Consultant to Madhya Pradesh Eco Tourism Development Board for designing and developing Interpretive Nature trails, Brochures and training manual and conduct training for Trainers, Educators, Naturalists, Guides, Teachers and forest department.

11. Conducting and carrying out Ecological impact assessment on Lakes renovation projects for NGO’s.