Rohit Singh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4211959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rohit Singh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rohit |
| FAMILY NAME | Singh |
| SIGNATURE | SINGH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Wildlife Fund |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8415-6728 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tantric Futures: Entanglements with Power, Labor, and More‐Than‐Human Worlds
Informed by ethnographic fieldwork with humans, nonhumans, and the materiality of living traditions, this collection encourages comparative analysis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cross-pollination among scholars of religion and Tantra across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Himalayan region, and Europe. With its premodern origins in South Asia, Tantra has emerged as a repertoire of ritual and spiritual knowledge that has been adopted and a…
Mastering Time
Drawing on fieldwork in Ladakh, this article examines the tantric labors of the onpo (dbon po), an understudied ritual specialist who combines the roles of Tibetan astrologer (rtsis pa) and lay tantric practitioner (sngags pa). It argues that the onpo’s ritual authority lies in his mastery of multiple temporal frameworks—astrological, karmic, and tantric—through which he guides clients and communities in identifying auspicious periods and avertin…
Non-State Rangers
Rangers are widely recognised as essential actors in conserving biodiversity, cultural heritage and the rights and well-being of present and future generations. Yet global ranger discourse and policy frameworks have largely focused on state-employed personnel operating within formally designated protected areas. Across Indigenous territories, community conserved areas, other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs), privately protected …
Protected and conversed areas in a changing world
Much has changed in the ambition for and challenges to protected and conserved areas since the last IUCN World Parks Congress in 2014. As such, the IUCN World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress 2027 (WPC27) will be a critical milestone for global conservation, arriving at a time of ecological urgency and profound societal shifts. WPC27 will be organised around three integrated themes, each designed for their transformative potential: 1) Globa…
Breaking barriers
Gender diversity enhances conservation outcomes by fostering inclusive decision-making and more effective policies. This study presents Pakistan's first national, gender-disaggregated analysis of its biodiversity conservation ranger workforce, examining women's perceptions, diversity barriers, and how ranger roles shape environmental identity and place attachment,. Using a mixed-method approach, we engaged 49 female and 191 male rangers, employer…
Safeguarding wildlife and human life
Rangers' role as emergency first responders is becoming increasingly important in the face of escalating climaterelated natural disasters and extreme weather events. Drawing on a review of literature and data collected from surveys and focal group discussions, this study explores rangers' role as first responders in Asia. A total of 52 rangers from 12 countries were surveyed, revealing the diverse expectations, responsibilities and challenges ran…
Assessing the adaptive management process in SMART sites
The effective management of protected and conserved areas is crucial to the preservation of much of the world's biodiversity. The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) is one of the world's most utilised protected and conserved area management tools, used to inform research, tourism management, natural resources use, intelligence, threat analyses, and more. Through surveying staff at 49 protected and conserved areas across 14 countries, w…
Safeguarding the rights and well-being of rangers
Rangers are on the frontline of conservation, providing a crucial service to nature – and humanity. Many of them face difficult and dangerous situations on a regular basis. They may encounter poachers and other criminal and potentially armed groups while on patrol, support rescue missions, fight fires or prevent wildlife from damaging crops, thus risking and sometimes even losing their lives. The ‘Principles for Safeguarding the Rights and Well-b…
Short Communication
A growing body of literature explores rangers perceptions and experiences of implementing conservation activities. In particular, the Global Ranger Perception Survey, carried out by the WWF, is the largest global assessment of ranger perceptions and experiences of working conditions in protected and conserved areas, providing insights into various aspects of the profession of rangers. Nevertheless, when the ranger perception survey data was assoc…
Short Communication
A growing body of literature explores rangers' perceptions and experiences of implementing conservation activities. In particular, the Global Ranger Perception Survey, carried out by the WWF, is the largest global assessment of ranger perceptions and experiences of working conditions in protected and conserved areas, providing insights into various aspects of the profession of rangers. Nevertheless, when the ranger perception survey data was asso…
Exploring community satisfaction in park management
Positive relations between local people and protected and conserved area (PA) authorities are important for effective and equitable conservation.Such relations, however, are often strained.Therefore, in this study we explore the heterogeneity in satisfaction in park management amongst people living near to five PAs in Myanmar.Specifically, we examined how a diverse set of predictor variables relate to satisfaction in park management.Of all respon…
Conservation casualties
The ranger profession is diverse and challenging, requiring individuals to operate in risky and often life-threatening situations.The International Ranger Federation's Roll of Honour presents an opportunity to review the dangers surrounding the ranger profession by analysing the number and causes of ranger deaths on duty.Over a 16-year period (2006-2021), a total of 2,351 on-duty ranger fatalities have been recorded.Of the data analysed, feloniou…
A study on the evaluation of tooth brushing skills and its relation with the age and gender of children
The present study was undertaken for studying tooth brushing skills and its relation with the age and gender of children. A total of 100 school going children were assessed during the study period. A questionnaire was framed and was given to all the participants. The questionnaire included detailed knowledge about their brushing habits. Type of brushing habit was assessed among all the children. Also assessment was done in relation to age and gen…
Protected area personnel and ranger numbers are insufficient to deliver global expectations
The 2020 global spatial targets for protected areas set by the Convention on Biological Diversity have almost been achieved, but management effectiveness remains deficient. Personnel shortages are widely cited as major contributing factors but have not previously been quantified. Using data from 176 countries and territories, we estimate a current maximum of 555,000 terrestrial protected area personnel worldwide (one per 37 km 2 ), including 286,…
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rangers and the role of rangers as a planetary health service
Rangers play an indispensable role in maintaining balance between people and the natural world by protecting and managing protected and conserved areas. Despite occupying this key role, rangers are facing many challenges across organisational, occupational and personal fronts that hinder the delivery of their duties. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges and made the fight against the illegal killing of wildlife, illegal logging,…
Relationship between the bone density estimated by cone-beam computed tomography and the primary stability of dental implants
It enables more accurate three-dimensional evaluation of anatomic structures and directly measures the bone density. The density of the bone is usually expressed in Hounsfield units (HU)1 which is a parameter that provide the most important details about the available bone. A total of 18 fresh femoral heads of swine were taken for the study. The adjacent soft tissues have been removed completely and the surfaces of the bone blocks were made flat …
Applying Crime Pattern Theory and Risk Terrain Modeling to Examine Environmental Crime in Cambodia
The spatial-temporal analysis of crime has significantly evolved. One innovative technique recently developed is risk terrain modeling (RTM). RTM, however, has yet to be used for environmental crime. This research applies RTM and draws from crime pattern theory to examine illegal activities in two protected areas in Cambodia. Findings suggest that pathways, edges, areas with suitable targets, conservation posts, landcover, and prior incidents are…
What do rangers feel? Perceptions from Asia, Africa and Latin America
Rangers play an important role in the management and protection of biodiversity upon which human well-being depends for ecosystem services. While performing their duties in harsh field conditions, often with insufficient and inadequate equipment, rangers in many countries are under constant threat from encounters with wildlife and poachers. To better understand the rangers' perceptions of their working conditions, 1,742 rangers from 293 conservat…
Sanctifying Minority Status in the Himalayan Ummah
Drawing on ethnographic data, this article argues that the Shia in Leh, Ladakh employ religious ceremonies such as Eid al-Ghadeer to construct a sense of sacred community and a sanctified minority status within the Himalayan ummah. Religious discourses pertaining to minority-hood are central to how locals define and redefine themselves in the context of modernity in the Himalaya. Further, the ceremonial embrace of their minority status engenders …
Balancing conservation and development in Nepal’s protected area buffer zones
Rangers are charged with preventing biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. They work under a diversity of environmental conditions spanning the climates, ecosystems and landscapes of our planet. Rangers also work under a range of man-made working conditions -salary, training, healthcare, job stress, etc -that are unique to each context and either promote or inhibit the welfare of these men and women. A ranger's work can be dangerous; diseas…
Potential osteogenic activity of ethanolic extract and oxoflavidin isolated from Pholidota articulata Lindley
The Serengeti of Asia
The Eastern Plains landscape of Cambodia still has extremely good forest cover over a large area but wildlife populations remain low after many years of civil unrest and hunting pressure. Over the past decade concerted conservation efforts of WWF in collaboration with the Royal Government of Cambodia in the Mondulkiri Protected Forest and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, the two major protected areas in the landscape, have demonstrated modest succ…
Protected area personnel and ranger numbers are insufficient to deliver global expectations
The 2020 global spatial targets for protected areas set by the Convention on Biological Diversity have almost been achieved, but management effectiveness remains deficient. Personnel shortages are widely cited as major contributing factors but have not previously been quantified. Using data from 176 countries and territories, we estimate a current maximum of 555,000 terrestrial protected area personnel worldwide (one per 37 km 2 ), including 286,…
The Serengeti of Asia
The Eastern Plains landscape of Cambodia still has extremely good forest cover over a large area but wildlife populations remain low after many years of civil unrest and hunting pressure. Over the past decade concerted conservation efforts of WWF in collaboration with the Royal Government of Cambodia in the Mondulkiri Protected Forest and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, the two major protected areas in the landscape, have demonstrated modest succ…
Potential osteogenic activity of ethanolic extract and oxoflavidin isolated from Pholidota articulata Lindley
Balancing conservation and development in Nepal’s protected area buffer zones
Rangers are charged with preventing biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. They work under a diversity of environmental conditions spanning the climates, ecosystems and landscapes of our planet. Rangers also work under a range of man-made working conditions -salary, training, healthcare, job stress, etc -that are unique to each context and either promote or inhibit the welfare of these men and women. A ranger's work can be dangerous; diseas…
Sanctifying Minority Status in the Himalayan Ummah
Drawing on ethnographic data, this article argues that the Shia in Leh, Ladakh employ religious ceremonies such as Eid al-Ghadeer to construct a sense of sacred community and a sanctified minority status within the Himalayan ummah. Religious discourses pertaining to minority-hood are central to how locals define and redefine themselves in the context of modernity in the Himalaya. Further, the ceremonial embrace of their minority status engenders …
Applying Crime Pattern Theory and Risk Terrain Modeling to Examine Environmental Crime in Cambodia
The spatial-temporal analysis of crime has significantly evolved. One innovative technique recently developed is risk terrain modeling (RTM). RTM, however, has yet to be used for environmental crime. This research applies RTM and draws from crime pattern theory to examine illegal activities in two protected areas in Cambodia. Findings suggest that pathways, edges, areas with suitable targets, conservation posts, landcover, and prior incidents are…
What do rangers feel? Perceptions from Asia, Africa and Latin America
Rangers play an important role in the management and protection of biodiversity upon which human well-being depends for ecosystem services. While performing their duties in harsh field conditions, often with insufficient and inadequate equipment, rangers in many countries are under constant threat from encounters with wildlife and poachers. To better understand the rangers' perceptions of their working conditions, 1,742 rangers from 293 conservat…
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rangers and the role of rangers as a planetary health service
Rangers play an indispensable role in maintaining balance between people and the natural world by protecting and managing protected and conserved areas. Despite occupying this key role, rangers are facing many challenges across organisational, occupational and personal fronts that hinder the delivery of their duties. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges and made the fight against the illegal killing of wildlife, illegal logging,…
Relationship between the bone density estimated by cone-beam computed tomography and the primary stability of dental implants
It enables more accurate three-dimensional evaluation of anatomic structures and directly measures the bone density. The density of the bone is usually expressed in Hounsfield units (HU)1 which is a parameter that provide the most important details about the available bone. A total of 18 fresh femoral heads of swine were taken for the study. The adjacent soft tissues have been removed completely and the surfaces of the bone blocks were made flat …
Short Communication
A growing body of literature explores rangers perceptions and experiences of implementing conservation activities. In particular, the Global Ranger Perception Survey, carried out by the WWF, is the largest global assessment of ranger perceptions and experiences of working conditions in protected and conserved areas, providing insights into various aspects of the profession of rangers. Nevertheless, when the ranger perception survey data was assoc…
Short Communication
A growing body of literature explores rangers' perceptions and experiences of implementing conservation activities. In particular, the Global Ranger Perception Survey, carried out by the WWF, is the largest global assessment of ranger perceptions and experiences of working conditions in protected and conserved areas, providing insights into various aspects of the profession of rangers. Nevertheless, when the ranger perception survey data was asso…
Exploring community satisfaction in park management
Positive relations between local people and protected and conserved area (PA) authorities are important for effective and equitable conservation.Such relations, however, are often strained.Therefore, in this study we explore the heterogeneity in satisfaction in park management amongst people living near to five PAs in Myanmar.Specifically, we examined how a diverse set of predictor variables relate to satisfaction in park management.Of all respon…
Conservation casualties
The ranger profession is diverse and challenging, requiring individuals to operate in risky and often life-threatening situations.The International Ranger Federation's Roll of Honour presents an opportunity to review the dangers surrounding the ranger profession by analysing the number and causes of ranger deaths on duty.Over a 16-year period (2006-2021), a total of 2,351 on-duty ranger fatalities have been recorded.Of the data analysed, feloniou…
A study on the evaluation of tooth brushing skills and its relation with the age and gender of children
The present study was undertaken for studying tooth brushing skills and its relation with the age and gender of children. A total of 100 school going children were assessed during the study period. A questionnaire was framed and was given to all the participants. The questionnaire included detailed knowledge about their brushing habits. Type of brushing habit was assessed among all the children. Also assessment was done in relation to age and gen…
Protected area personnel and ranger numbers are insufficient to deliver global expectations
The 2020 global spatial targets for protected areas set by the Convention on Biological Diversity have almost been achieved, but management effectiveness remains deficient. Personnel shortages are widely cited as major contributing factors but have not previously been quantified. Using data from 176 countries and territories, we estimate a current maximum of 555,000 terrestrial protected area personnel worldwide (one per 37 km 2 ), including 286,…
Assessing the adaptive management process in SMART sites
The effective management of protected and conserved areas is crucial to the preservation of much of the world's biodiversity. The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) is one of the world's most utilised protected and conserved area management tools, used to inform research, tourism management, natural resources use, intelligence, threat analyses, and more. Through surveying staff at 49 protected and conserved areas across 14 countries, w…
Safeguarding the rights and well-being of rangers
Rangers are on the frontline of conservation, providing a crucial service to nature – and humanity. Many of them face difficult and dangerous situations on a regular basis. They may encounter poachers and other criminal and potentially armed groups while on patrol, support rescue missions, fight fires or prevent wildlife from damaging crops, thus risking and sometimes even losing their lives. The ‘Principles for Safeguarding the Rights and Well-b…
Safeguarding wildlife and human life
Rangers' role as emergency first responders is becoming increasingly important in the face of escalating climaterelated natural disasters and extreme weather events. Drawing on a review of literature and data collected from surveys and focal group discussions, this study explores rangers' role as first responders in Asia. A total of 52 rangers from 12 countries were surveyed, revealing the diverse expectations, responsibilities and challenges ran…
Protected and conversed areas in a changing world
Much has changed in the ambition for and challenges to protected and conserved areas since the last IUCN World Parks Congress in 2014. As such, the IUCN World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress 2027 (WPC27) will be a critical milestone for global conservation, arriving at a time of ecological urgency and profound societal shifts. WPC27 will be organised around three integrated themes, each designed for their transformative potential: 1) Globa…
Breaking barriers
Gender diversity enhances conservation outcomes by fostering inclusive decision-making and more effective policies. This study presents Pakistan's first national, gender-disaggregated analysis of its biodiversity conservation ranger workforce, examining women's perceptions, diversity barriers, and how ranger roles shape environmental identity and place attachment,. Using a mixed-method approach, we engaged 49 female and 191 male rangers, employer…
Tantric Futures: Entanglements with Power, Labor, and More‐Than‐Human Worlds
Informed by ethnographic fieldwork with humans, nonhumans, and the materiality of living traditions, this collection encourages comparative analysis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cross-pollination among scholars of religion and Tantra across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Himalayan region, and Europe. With its premodern origins in South Asia, Tantra has emerged as a repertoire of ritual and spiritual knowledge that has been adopted and a…
Mastering Time
Drawing on fieldwork in Ladakh, this article examines the tantric labors of the onpo (dbon po), an understudied ritual specialist who combines the roles of Tibetan astrologer (rtsis pa) and lay tantric practitioner (sngags pa). It argues that the onpo’s ritual authority lies in his mastery of multiple temporal frameworks—astrological, karmic, and tantric—through which he guides clients and communities in identifying auspicious periods and avertin…
Non-State Rangers
Rangers are widely recognised as essential actors in conserving biodiversity, cultural heritage and the rights and well-being of present and future generations. Yet global ranger discourse and policy frameworks have largely focused on state-employed personnel operating within formally designated protected areas. Across Indigenous territories, community conserved areas, other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs), privately protected …
Geography (9 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 works) · Fire effects on ecosystems (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)