Shalini Dhyani
Biographic Data
| ID | 6568371 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shalini Dhyani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shalini |
| FAMILY NAME | Dhyani |
| SIGNATURE | DHYANI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Environmental Engineering Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0915-5733 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Wild Edibles and Sustainable Development Goals
Operationalizing the loss and damage fund
As global warming approaches the 1.5°C threshold, the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) established at COP 28 represents a critical milestone; however, its operational framework remains contested. Using a synthesis of policy evidence and a case-study analysis of India’s diverse climatic vulnerabilities, this paper examines the structural barriers to an equitable LDF. The current leaning towards debt-based finance and insurance risk creates ‘vulnerabilit…
The emerging and escalating consequences of rural depopulation in the Himalaya
The Himalayan region, home to fifty million inhabitants and sustaining more than one billion, is experiencing mass rural depopulation and agrarian transition, the consequences of which are complex, varied, and still nascent. We convened a panel of 34 experts from various fields of socio-environmental sciences working in the Himalaya to conduct a horizon scan to identify escalating and emerging issues arising from rural depopulation over the next …
Benchmark
Urban green spaces (UGSs) are vital in enhancing environmental quality, social well-being, and climate resilience, yet their distribution and accessibility remain uneven in many rapidly urbanizing cities. The 3–30–300 rule offers a structured guideline with which to assess urban greenness, emphasizing tree visibility, canopy cover, and green space proximity. However, its applicability in dense and resource-constrained urban environments has not b…
Governing green change to improve resilience by assessing urban risks for localizing nature based solutions in fast sprawling Dehradun, India
Considering the increasing disaster risks, vulnerability and reduced resilience across Himalayas due to urban sprawling, our study attempts to understand the crucial environmental concerns in the valley town of Dehradun. We assessed the long-term risks due to the rise in population density, changing land use patterns, land surface temperature, groundwater shortage, air pollution concerns, vegetation loss and concretization using remote sensing to…
Land degradation and development in India
This article reviews and synthesizes the articles published in a virtual special issue (VSI) “Land Degradation and Development in India: Status quo , challenges, and opportunities.” A total of 31 studies (28 research papers and three reviews) are published in this VSI covering various agroclimatic zones of India. These articles provide insights on how different natural and anthropogenic disturbances affect the diversity, and functioning of forest…
A blue–green ratio of urban wetlands as an ecosystem health indicator
An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Land use is a key driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis and therefore also a major opportunity for its mitigation. However, appropriately considering the diversity of land-use actors and activities in conservation assessments and planning is challenging. As a result, top-down conservation policy and planning are often criticized for a lack of contextual nuance widely acknowledged to be required for effective and just conservation action. To a…
Exploring synergies between India's climate change and land degradation targets
Land degradation, extending over 96 million hectares is a primary ecological issue for India that has resulted in catastrophic biodiversity loss and exacerbated extreme weather occurrences. One of the major sources of land degradation is large‐scale coal mining to realize country's expanding energy demands. By 2050 climate change and land degradation, will result in US$1730 billion loss for India. Climate COP in Glasgow, 2021 was a watershed even…
Impact of agriculture intensification on forest degradation and tree carbon stock; promoting multi‐criteria optimization for restoration in Central India
Forest conservation entails both halting destruction and protecting the state of the forest's vegetation. Monitoring forest cover and restoring degraded forests are critical ecological aspects for India's forestry sector's long‐term growth. Cropland expansion and intensification are the primary approaches for increasing agricultural productivity in response to increased biomass demand, but they are also major drivers of biodiversity loss. We eval…
Understanding Jhum (shifting cultivation) farmers' place‐attachment and ecocentric attitude
Place attachment and ecocentric attitude are the important determinants of conservation behaviour, especially for traditionally managed landscapes. In this paper, we explore the relationship between place attachment and the ecocentric attitude of farmers engaged in Jhum cultivation (shifting cultivation or slash‐and‐burn cultivation) in the Zunheboto District of Nagaland, India. We administered a questionnaire survey ( n = 153) based on a widely …
Cultural value and vegetation structure of Buxus wallichiana Bail. in Rajouri-Poonch region of Indian Himalayan region (VSI
Buxus wallichiana is an economically valuable tree species of Indian Himalayan Region. Considering its economic importance and income generation potential in the Rajouri-Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir, present study was carried out to assess its economic value and cultural contribution through quantitative ethnobotanical approaches. Further, the study aims to examine the existing population status and regeneration patterns of B. wallichiana i…
Reduction of global warming potential vis-à-vis greenhouse gases through traditional agroforestry systems in Rajasthan, India
Spatial characterization of non-material values across multiple coastal production landscapes in the Indian Sundarban delta
Deterioration of World Heritage Cave Monument of Ajanta, India
Heritage monuments across the world are affected by a variety of physical and biological stresses. Damage to heritage monuments due to insects and pests is growing with increasing anthropogenic pressure and changing climatic conditions. Cave monuments are habitats to microbes, algae, fungi, and insects, and are unique biodiversity sites due to their low temperature, little to no sunlight, and high moisture conditions. This study takes stock of av…
Seabuckthorn
Seabuckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia) is one of the potential underutilized plant species having huge multipurpose benefits including economic and ecological. Comparative study of fruit morphology, architecture, and juice yield productivity revealed that fruit berries of Seabuckthorn in Mana valley was found superior and can provide higher economic return than the berries of other plant species. Moreover, awareness programmes related to nutritiona…
An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Land use is a key driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis and therefore also a major opportunity for its mitigation. However, appropriately considering the diversity of land-use actors and activities in conservation assessments and planning is challenging. As a result, top-down conservation policy and planning are often criticized for a lack of contextual nuance widely acknowledged to be required for effective and just conservation action. To a…
A blue–green ratio of urban wetlands as an ecosystem health indicator
Spatial characterization of non-material values across multiple coastal production landscapes in the Indian Sundarban delta
Seabuckthorn
Seabuckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia) is one of the potential underutilized plant species having huge multipurpose benefits including economic and ecological. Comparative study of fruit morphology, architecture, and juice yield productivity revealed that fruit berries of Seabuckthorn in Mana valley was found superior and can provide higher economic return than the berries of other plant species. Moreover, awareness programmes related to nutritiona…
Deterioration of World Heritage Cave Monument of Ajanta, India
Heritage monuments across the world are affected by a variety of physical and biological stresses. Damage to heritage monuments due to insects and pests is growing with increasing anthropogenic pressure and changing climatic conditions. Cave monuments are habitats to microbes, algae, fungi, and insects, and are unique biodiversity sites due to their low temperature, little to no sunlight, and high moisture conditions. This study takes stock of av…
Reduction of global warming potential vis-à-vis greenhouse gases through traditional agroforestry systems in Rajasthan, India
Spatial characterization of non-material values across multiple coastal production landscapes in the Indian Sundarban delta
Impact of agriculture intensification on forest degradation and tree carbon stock; promoting multi‐criteria optimization for restoration in Central India
Forest conservation entails both halting destruction and protecting the state of the forest's vegetation. Monitoring forest cover and restoring degraded forests are critical ecological aspects for India's forestry sector's long‐term growth. Cropland expansion and intensification are the primary approaches for increasing agricultural productivity in response to increased biomass demand, but they are also major drivers of biodiversity loss. We eval…
Understanding Jhum (shifting cultivation) farmers' place‐attachment and ecocentric attitude
Place attachment and ecocentric attitude are the important determinants of conservation behaviour, especially for traditionally managed landscapes. In this paper, we explore the relationship between place attachment and the ecocentric attitude of farmers engaged in Jhum cultivation (shifting cultivation or slash‐and‐burn cultivation) in the Zunheboto District of Nagaland, India. We administered a questionnaire survey ( n = 153) based on a widely …
Cultural value and vegetation structure of Buxus wallichiana Bail. in Rajouri-Poonch region of Indian Himalayan region (VSI
Buxus wallichiana is an economically valuable tree species of Indian Himalayan Region. Considering its economic importance and income generation potential in the Rajouri-Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir, present study was carried out to assess its economic value and cultural contribution through quantitative ethnobotanical approaches. Further, the study aims to examine the existing population status and regeneration patterns of B. wallichiana i…
Exploring synergies between India's climate change and land degradation targets
Land degradation, extending over 96 million hectares is a primary ecological issue for India that has resulted in catastrophic biodiversity loss and exacerbated extreme weather occurrences. One of the major sources of land degradation is large‐scale coal mining to realize country's expanding energy demands. By 2050 climate change and land degradation, will result in US$1730 billion loss for India. Climate COP in Glasgow, 2021 was a watershed even…
Governing green change to improve resilience by assessing urban risks for localizing nature based solutions in fast sprawling Dehradun, India
Considering the increasing disaster risks, vulnerability and reduced resilience across Himalayas due to urban sprawling, our study attempts to understand the crucial environmental concerns in the valley town of Dehradun. We assessed the long-term risks due to the rise in population density, changing land use patterns, land surface temperature, groundwater shortage, air pollution concerns, vegetation loss and concretization using remote sensing to…
Land degradation and development in India
This article reviews and synthesizes the articles published in a virtual special issue (VSI) “Land Degradation and Development in India: Status quo , challenges, and opportunities.” A total of 31 studies (28 research papers and three reviews) are published in this VSI covering various agroclimatic zones of India. These articles provide insights on how different natural and anthropogenic disturbances affect the diversity, and functioning of forest…
A blue–green ratio of urban wetlands as an ecosystem health indicator
An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Land use is a key driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis and therefore also a major opportunity for its mitigation. However, appropriately considering the diversity of land-use actors and activities in conservation assessments and planning is challenging. As a result, top-down conservation policy and planning are often criticized for a lack of contextual nuance widely acknowledged to be required for effective and just conservation action. To a…
Benchmark
Urban green spaces (UGSs) are vital in enhancing environmental quality, social well-being, and climate resilience, yet their distribution and accessibility remain uneven in many rapidly urbanizing cities. The 3–30–300 rule offers a structured guideline with which to assess urban greenness, emphasizing tree visibility, canopy cover, and green space proximity. However, its applicability in dense and resource-constrained urban environments has not b…
Wild Edibles and Sustainable Development Goals
Operationalizing the loss and damage fund
As global warming approaches the 1.5°C threshold, the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) established at COP 28 represents a critical milestone; however, its operational framework remains contested. Using a synthesis of policy evidence and a case-study analysis of India’s diverse climatic vulnerabilities, this paper examines the structural barriers to an equitable LDF. The current leaning towards debt-based finance and insurance risk creates ‘vulnerabilit…
The emerging and escalating consequences of rural depopulation in the Himalaya
The Himalayan region, home to fifty million inhabitants and sustaining more than one billion, is experiencing mass rural depopulation and agrarian transition, the consequences of which are complex, varied, and still nascent. We convened a panel of 34 experts from various fields of socio-environmental sciences working in the Himalaya to conduct a horizon scan to identify escalating and emerging issues arising from rural depopulation over the next …
Geography (12 works) · Environmental Science (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Agroforestry (7 works) · Biology (7 works) · Agriculture (6 works) · Environmental resource management (6 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (6 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (5 works)