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Background Information

M.Sc. (Calcutta University) in zoology, Ph.D. in ecology. Post doc research in ecological economics (University of California - Berkeley). Interests in: mathematical ecology, anthropology, conservation biology, agroecology, ecoforestry.

Fulbright Fellow (2009) in University of California to visit and work on America's indigenous societies.

Current occupation: Freelance research in conservation biology and ecology; Founder of Vrihi (the first non-govt. indigenous rice seed bank for folk farmers)

Currently engaged in: (1) conservation of 546 indigenous rice varieties of east India; (2) ecoforestry; (3) sustainable agriculture; (4) science for people movement; (5) anti-WTO activism; (6) demonstrating ecological economics on a small farm in a remote Indian village.

Hobbies: Classical music, painting, playing chess.

Favourite authors: Stephen Jay Gould, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Dino Buzzati, Oliver Sachs, Arundhati Roy.

Birth Place

Kolkata, India

Accomplishments

USIA Environment & Culture Visiting Fellowship (1996); Ford Foundation Residential Fellowship at UC-Berkeley (2001); Fulbright post-doc Fellowship at UC-Berkeley (2009)

Additional Information

Publications: 34. Languages: Bengali, English, Hindi. Travels: Bengladesh, Bhutan, China, Greece, Italy, Nepal, Thailand, UK, USA.

Contact Information

Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies
9 Old Calcutta Road Barrackpore
Kolkata 700123 India

Contact Author: Debal Deb

Favorite Links

Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies

Derek's Blog
UK's Green Party leader Derek Wall writes about my work, and refers to Josh Kearn's blog.

Sacred Groves and Community Forest Management
The relics of sacred groves in West Bengal demonstrate that natural resources are best conserved in the hands of the user community.

Rice Genetic Diversity Conservation
Vrihi maintains a rice germplasm bank and distributes folk rice variety seeds to indigenous farmers free of cost.