Academic Positions
Scientist B
Kerala Forest Research Institute (2022- Present)
Principal Investigator
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Kerala, India (July 2018 – April 2022)
National Postdoctoral Fellow
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Kerala, India (July 2016 – July 2018)
Research Scholar and Fellow
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Kerala, India (January 2010 – June 2016)
Education
ISRO sponsored NNRMS Course
July 2023
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
Ph.D. in Botany
2015
Kannur University, India
M.Sc. in Botany
2009
University of Kerala, India
Business Professional Programmer
2007
DOEACC Society – Dept. of Electronics, Govt. of India
Other Information
Academic Honors
- Faculty Associateship Program (FAP-2024) Under ISRO-sponsored NNRMS-FDP
- Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (2022)
Awards
- BGCI Marsh Award for International Plant Conservation (2021)
- Kerala State Young Scientist Award and Chief Minister's Gold Medal (2020)
- Special Recognition, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management for leadership in Young Professionals Network (2017–2021)
Memberships
- Regional Chair, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, South Asia (2022–present)
- Lead Author, IPBES Nexus Assessment (2022–present)
- Commission Member, IUCN SSC, CEM, WCPA, CEC and CEESP
- Coordinator, Network Institute of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Outreach Network (IIRS Outreach Programme)
- Secretary, International Society of Tropical Foresters, India Chapter (2020–2023)
- Lead, IUCN CEM Young Professionals Network (2017–2022)
- Member, UNEP Major Group for Children and Youth (upto 2022), Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) (upto 2022), Young Ecosystem Services Specialists (YESS) network (upto 2022)
- Member, Global Genome Biodiversity Network Communications and Outreach Task Force 2021–2025
- Member, Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) – Virtual Biodiversity Cadre (2023 onwards)
- Member, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network
Professional Contributions/Roles
- Associated with the establishment of the GGBN Biorepository in JNTBGRI (the First GGI Biorepository in India)
- Lead Author for IPBES Nexus assessment
- Serving as Associate Editor for journals Plant Science Today and Journal of Bamboo and Rattan
- Editorial Board member of Harnessing Nature Magazine
- Served/Serving as a Reviewer for the journals like Phytotaxa, Journal of Threatened Taxa, Plant Science Today, Tropical Ecology, Journal of Bamboo and Rattan, Anthropocene Science, Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Climate Change.
- Review of contributions to various international and national conferences
Research Area
Forest Ecology; Plant Conservation Ecology; Plant Taxonomy; Threat Status Assessment of Species and Ecosystems; Sustainable utilisation of forest resources; Science Policy Research; Outreach activities.
Most Cited Total Publications: 33
Ecosystem Health Assessment in India for Mainstreaming Global Biodiversity Framework Headline Indicator and Prioritising Conservation Action.
Dhyani, S., Sivadas, D., Chaturvedi, R. et al. Anthr. Sci. 3, 122–130 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s44177-024-00074-8
Towards the Assessment of Ecosystem Health of Ecosystems in Asia and Promoting Nature-Based Solutions.
Manika, N., Sivadas, D., Basu, O. and Dhyani, S. Anthr. Sci. 2, 172–175 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s44177-023-00062-4
Ecosystem Health and Risk Assessments for High Conservation Value Mountain Ecosystems of South Asia: A Necessity to Guide Conservation Policies.
Dhyani, S., Sivadas, D., Basu, O. and M. Karki. Anthropocene Science. (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s44177-022-00010-8
Team Members
Amjed Kookkottu Ebrahim
Junior Research Fellow
FRI DU (From 2025)
Functional ecology of ants: diversity, species interactions across different ecosystems.
