Kamaljit K Sangha

Biographic Data

ID2012515
NAMEKamaljit K Sangha
GIVEN NAMESKamaljit K
FAMILY NAMESangha
SIGNATURESANGHA K K
AFFILIATIONSCharles Darwin University
ORCID0000-0002-7675-9916
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS42
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Fortress conservation versus traditional forest management

    Open AccessKamaljit K Sangha, M Balasubramanian et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2026

    Wildlife conservation is typically achieved by excluding, evacuating or alienating the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs). This fortress conservation approach has led to uprooting, ongoing distress and despondency among many IPLCs worldwide. However, in the expansive and deep forests of the Western Ghats, India, the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRTWS) offers a prime conservation exemplar where tribal (Adi…

  • Analysing the representation of ecosystem services and Indigenous well-being in the mining legislation of the Northern Territory, Australia

    Open AccessSamy Andres Leyton-Flor, Kamaljit K SanghaARTICLEThe Extractive Industries and…2025References: 16

    Mining legislation in the Northern Territory partially acknowledges ecosystem services, with cultural and provisioning services more visible than regulating services. • Indigenous well-being is referenced in policy but lacks detailed implementation mechanisms, especially in mining-specific legislation. • Strategic plans promote benefit-sharing and Indigenous partnerships, yet fall short on procedural guidance for Indigenous-led development and re…

  • Assessing environmental liabilities of mining in Northern Australia

    Open AccessSamy Andres Leyton-Flor, Kamaljit K Sangha et al.ARTICLEThe Extractive Industries and…2024References: 8

    Highlights severe adverse effects on Indigenous communities from mining, including ecosystem service and well-being losses and opportunity costs, which are mostly unaccounted for in the environmental assessments. • Offers insights for improving environmental and mining legislation to protect ecosystems and Indigenous communities. • Fills a significant gap in assessing the true economic impacts of mining activities by using market and non-market v…

  • Empowering Indigenous natural hazards management in northern Australia

    Open AccessJeremy Russell-Smith, Glenn James et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2022References: 32

    Northern Australia is prone to recurring severe natural hazards, especially frequent cyclones, flooding, and extensive wildfires. The region is sparsely populated (≪ 0.5 persons km −2 ), with Indigenous (Aboriginal) residents comprising 14% of the population, and typically the majority in remote regions. Despite national policy committed to addressing emergency management (EM) in vulnerable Indigenous communities, implementation remains unfunded.…

  • The Kere of Madagascar

    Open AccessMaixent I Ralaingita, Gretchen Ennis et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2022Cited by: 2

    The Kere is a recurrent famine occurring in the south of Madagascar that emerged substantively in the 1930s. Each major event claims thousands of lives and keeps many in a cycle of impoverishment, despite the existence of various aid-based responses. This assessment presents qualitative research exploring two Kere-affected communities’ experiences of the phenomenon. Through focus group discussions, we learn that the Kere is a complex social-ecolo…

  • The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation

    Open AccessNiamh Dawson, Neil M Dawson et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2021Cited by: 40

    Dawson, N. M., B. Coolsaet, E. J. Sterling, R. Loveridge, N. D. Gross-Camp, S. Wongbusarakum, K. K. Sangha, L. M. Scherl, H. Phuong Phan, N. Zafra-Calvo, W. G. Lavey, P. Byakagaba, C. J. Idrobo, A. Chenet, N. J. Bennett, S. Mansourian, and F. J. Rosado-May. 2021. The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation. Ecology and Society 26(3):19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12625-260319

  • Unrealised economic opportunities in remote Indigenous communities

    Open AccessKamaljit K Sangha, Adèle Duvert et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences & Humanities Open2020

    Building on unique Indigenous advantages for people living in remote areas, this study offers insights for innovative land-based economic opportunities across northern Australia. These advantages—outside the mainstream economics—include peoples’ abilities to manage land and knowledge of ecosystems, culture, traditions/ceremonies which directly contribute towards peoples’ health, social relations, provisioning of a safe and secure environment, and…

  • Methodological approaches and challenges to assess the environmental losses from natural disasters

    Open AccessKamaljit K Sangha, Jeremy Russell-Smith et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Disaster…2020

  • Australia's north, Australia's future

    Open AccessIan Chambers, Jeremy Russell-Smith et al.ARTICLEAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies2018References: 2

    The release of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Change agreement highlighted the importance of global sustainability internationally. Here, we outline a vision and strategies for developing northern Australia that demonstrate how a focus on sustainable prosperity can both expand historical approaches and current government plans and integrate the biophysical realities with the social, political, and cultural …

  • Towards an Indigenous Ecosystem Services Valuation Framework

    Open AccessKamaljit K Sangha, Jeremy Russell-SmithARTICLEConservation and Society2017

    Despite calls by various international agencies, considerable work is still required to understand and incorporate the importance of earth's ecosystems for informing public policies. Savannas comprise nearly one third of global terrestrial ecosystems and support many local and Indigenous communities, but the value of their ecosystem services (ES) is insufficiently understood. This study proposes an integrated ES valuation framework and applies it…

  • What Determines the Acceptability of Wildlife Control Methods? A Case of Feral Pig Management in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Australia

    Koichi Kana, Kana Koichi et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2013

    Understanding public acceptability of wildlife control methods is key to successful wildlife management. The existing literature, however, pays little attention to alien invasive species. We evaluated the acceptability of methods used to control feral pigs (Sus scrofa; trapping, hunting, fencing, and poison baiting) in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) across local residents of and tourists to the area, using household surveys a…

  • Comparative ecological-economic analysis of growth performance of exotic Eucalyptus tereticornis and indigenous Dalbergia sissoo in mono-culture plantations

    Open AccessRajesh K Jalota, Kamaljit K SanghaARTICLEEcological Economics2000