Abstract: The native forest vegetation possesses dynamic characteristics that interact with environmental and human forces. A case study conducted in the Khudremukh mining reclined area and Kali Tiger Reserve aims to investigate the human footprint and extreme rain-induced vegetation loss and recovery. The study will also cover insights from field visits regarding vegetation species and landscape-level information extractable from spaceborne data. Overall, this research helps us to understand how anthropogenic and natural drivers impact biodiversity and recovery, and explore their potential implications.
About the speaker: Dr. SK Vazeed Pasha received his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences with a specialization in Remote Sensing and GIS from the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, and Andhra University in 2017. He has over 11 years of research expertise in geospatial applications for forest biodiversity, biomass, and land change modeling. Dr. Pasha is a life member of the Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) and the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI). He received the BRICS Young Scientist award in 2023 has published over 40 research articles with international repute and mentored 22 interns. Currently working with Prof. Vinay Kumar Dadhwal on quantifying and modeling India’s terrestrial carbon cycle.