Aryan Anand
Biographic Data
| ID | 258398 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aryan Anand |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aryan |
| FAMILY NAME | Anand |
| SIGNATURE | ANAND A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Global Environment Facility |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9266-0716 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Jati to Caste
This paper offers a historical reconstruction of caste in India by challenging both the assumption of its timeless rigidity and the claim that it was wholly invented by British colonial rule. It argues that pre-colonial social formations organised around jati were hierarchical but context-dependent, politically embedded, and locally negotiated, rather than being fixed, pan-Indian, or purely birth-determined. Caste, in its modern and rigid form, e…
Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Protected Areas
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on global socioeconomic systems, with profound effects on human health and well-being. Measures to contain the spread of the virus, such as lockdowns and travel restrictions, significantly altered how humans interact with one another and the environment. This article examines the impact of the pandemic on protected areas (PAs) supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the primary financ…
Lockdowns and fire in Madagascar’s parks
Application of Remote Sensing for Ex Ante Decision Support and Evaluating Impact
Deforestation is an environmental stressor that dramatically threatens biodiversity while having adverse, deep-rooted, socioeconomic impacts. Interventions to address deforestation require considerable long-term investments; therefore, assessing their impact is crucial. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity encourages establishing protected areas (PAs) as a strategy to conserve biodiversity, secure ecosystem services, support local livelihood…
Ethnomedicinal knowledge of a marginal hill community of Central Himalaya
Background Indigenous communities use wild plants to cure human ailments since ancient times; such knowledge has significant potential for formulating new drugs and administering future health care. Considering this, the present study was undertaken to assess use value, diversity, and conservation concerns of medicinal plants used in traditional herbal care system of a marginal hill community in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand in the Central Hi…
Wildlife-tourism, local communities and tiger conservation
Homestays at Korzok
Ladakh presents some unique challenges for development and nature conservation initiatives. Since opening to tourism in 1974, its unique landscapes, biodiversity, and culture have attracted adventure-seeking tourists from all over the world. Tourism, especially in the past few decades, has developed very rapidly, bringing many economic and social changes with adverse environmental impacts. By recognizing the threats posed by unplanned tourism, a …
Ethnomedicinal knowledge of a marginal hill community of Central Himalaya
Background Indigenous communities use wild plants to cure human ailments since ancient times; such knowledge has significant potential for formulating new drugs and administering future health care. Considering this, the present study was undertaken to assess use value, diversity, and conservation concerns of medicinal plants used in traditional herbal care system of a marginal hill community in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand in the Central Hi…
Wildlife-tourism, local communities and tiger conservation
Application of Remote Sensing for Ex Ante Decision Support and Evaluating Impact
Deforestation is an environmental stressor that dramatically threatens biodiversity while having adverse, deep-rooted, socioeconomic impacts. Interventions to address deforestation require considerable long-term investments; therefore, assessing their impact is crucial. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity encourages establishing protected areas (PAs) as a strategy to conserve biodiversity, secure ecosystem services, support local livelihood…
Homestays at Korzok
Ladakh presents some unique challenges for development and nature conservation initiatives. Since opening to tourism in 1974, its unique landscapes, biodiversity, and culture have attracted adventure-seeking tourists from all over the world. Tourism, especially in the past few decades, has developed very rapidly, bringing many economic and social changes with adverse environmental impacts. By recognizing the threats posed by unplanned tourism, a …
Wildlife-tourism, local communities and tiger conservation
Application of Remote Sensing for Ex Ante Decision Support and Evaluating Impact
Deforestation is an environmental stressor that dramatically threatens biodiversity while having adverse, deep-rooted, socioeconomic impacts. Interventions to address deforestation require considerable long-term investments; therefore, assessing their impact is crucial. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity encourages establishing protected areas (PAs) as a strategy to conserve biodiversity, secure ecosystem services, support local livelihood…
Ethnomedicinal knowledge of a marginal hill community of Central Himalaya
Background Indigenous communities use wild plants to cure human ailments since ancient times; such knowledge has significant potential for formulating new drugs and administering future health care. Considering this, the present study was undertaken to assess use value, diversity, and conservation concerns of medicinal plants used in traditional herbal care system of a marginal hill community in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand in the Central Hi…
Lockdowns and fire in Madagascar’s parks
Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Protected Areas
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on global socioeconomic systems, with profound effects on human health and well-being. Measures to contain the spread of the virus, such as lockdowns and travel restrictions, significantly altered how humans interact with one another and the environment. This article examines the impact of the pandemic on protected areas (PAs) supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the primary financ…
From Jati to Caste
This paper offers a historical reconstruction of caste in India by challenging both the assumption of its timeless rigidity and the claim that it was wholly invented by British colonial rule. It argues that pre-colonial social formations organised around jati were hierarchical but context-dependent, politically embedded, and locally negotiated, rather than being fixed, pan-Indian, or purely birth-determined. Caste, in its modern and rigid form, e…
Geography (5 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (3 works) · Tourism (3 works) · Biodiversity (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 works)