๐๐๐๐ก, ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ

Day 3 of the Tropical Forestry Conclave at KFRI was a deep dive into the cutting-edge technologies reshaping how we understand and conserve our forests. From space-borne sensors to genomic tools and AI, today's sessions on "Advanced Tools & Techniques in Forestry Research Management" were truly transformative!
Here are the highlights from today's sessions:
๐ฐ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐: ๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐
๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐: ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ:
Lead Speakers:
Dr. C Sudhakar Reddy (Head (Forestry) & Scientist G, NRSC, Hyderabad)
Dr. L Chandrasekhar IFS (APCCF & CEO CAMPA, Govt. of Kerala)
Dr. S Gopakumar (Professor & Dean, College of Forestry, KAU)
Moderator: Dr. N Krishnakumar, IFS (Retd.) (Former PCCF and HoFF, Tamil Nadu)
๐งฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐: ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ-๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ
๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐: ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ:
Lead Speakers:
Dr. Mathish Nambiar Veetil (Chief Scientist, ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore)
Dr. Modhumita Dasgupta (Chief Scientist, ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore)
Dr. Manju Elizabeth (Asst. Professor, College of Forestry, KAU)
Moderator: Prof. A V Santhosh Kumar (Professor & Head, College of Forestry, KAU)
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
We were honored to host Prof. Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford) for a fascinating talk on "An energy flow view of tropical forests," offering a unique perspective on ecosystem energetics.
๐ค ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ
๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐: ๐๐/๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ & ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ :
Lead Speakers:
Shri Shafeek P M (Technical Coordinator, ICFOSS)
Prof. Gireesh Gopinath (Dean & Head, KUFOS, Kochi)
Dr. Ani A Elias (Founder, HelixOmics Analytics)
Moderator: Dr. Magesh N S (Scientist B, CWRDM, Kozhikode)
A huge thank you to all our speakers for showcasing the future of forestry research
Published on: Thursday, December 18, 2025