Arun Dayanandan
Restoration Ecologist
Arun is a Ph.D. Student under the mentorship of Prof. Mark S. Ashton at Yale University’s School of the Environment, and a Lewis B. Cullman Fellow at the New York Botanical Garden.
His research incorporates traditional management and restoration practices into tropical industrial forests to improve biodiversity and economic productivity, serve local communities, and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Arun’s work has taken him across Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Madagascar, Iceland, Ecuador, Canada, and the United States.
Arun holds a B.Sc. Honours and M.Sc. in Biology from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He enjoys wildlife filmmaking, writing music, and spending time outdoors with a good book.
peer-reviewed PUBLICATIONS
Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Environment
Sci. Total Environ.
2021
Climate Models on an Indian Medicinal Tree
Glob. Ecol. Conserv.
2020
GHG Emissions from Indian Vegetation Fires
Clim. Chang. Environ. Sustain.
2019
Full List on Google Scholar
speaking
Conservation Storytelling
Bangalore, India
Feb 2020
Predation and Mating in Tropical Fish
Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka
Sep 2019
Fish Mating Speed Talk
Montreal, Canada
Dec 2018
More on YouTube
Academic SERVICE
Member, Advisory Council
Jackson Wild
Wyoming, USA
2022-Present
President
Biology UG/GRAD Student Association
Concordia University, Canada
2017-2019
Chair, Organizing Committee
Biology Alumni Panel
Concordia University, Canada
2016, 2017, 2018
Media Intern
UN Rio+20 Future Earth
Montreal, Canada
2017-2018
See CV for Additional Service, Awards, Press Coverage, and Mentorship
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