Our Team

McCrea, Edward

McCrea, Edward

Chairman of Editorial Board

Ed McCrea is President of Environmental Education and Conservation Global, a US nonprofit conservation organization. Over the last fifty 50 years, he has worked in environmental education and biodiversity conservation at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Vardhan, Mamta

Vardhan, Mamta

Co-ordinating Editor

Mamta holds a PhD in Environmental Science and Policy. She has several years of experience working with rural communities in India and East Africa on issues that lie on the intersection of rural livelihoods and natural resources management. Mamta is currently based in Edmonton, Canada where she works as a Research Officer with the provincial Government.

Goodman, Martin

Goodman, Martin

Contribution Editor

Martin Goodman is an award-winning writer and publisher based in the UK. His book Client Earth told the tale of eco- lawyers on their global battle to save the planet from environmental collapse. He is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Hull.

Pandey, Binita

Pandey, Binita

Contributing Editor

Binita Pandey is a researcher in entomology with a keen interest in insect taxonomy, behavior, conservation, and plant preference of pests. She has conducted a Bumblebee research project in Nepal. She is the founder and manager of the Nepal Pollinator Network.

Thomas, Rosamma

Thomas, Rosamma

Contributing Editor

Rosamma Thomas is a freelance journalist based in Maharashtra, India. She has worked in radio and print journalism. She has only ever lived in cities, despite being a wild creature at heart. She has supported by writing on a unique cause like House Sparrow ex situ breeding initiatives.

Bhatnagar, Nandita

Bhatnagar, Nandita

Contributing Editor

Nandita Bhatnagar is a Clinical Biochemist with a passion for writing. Her articles have been published in local newspapers in the Bay Area. She also authors and narrates her stories for a monthly audio magazine "Suhava" published through Rotary Club of Maharashtra for blind school children.

Anderson, Hartley

Anderson, Hartley

Contributing Editor

Hartley Anderson is a Sydney, Australia resident who, after more than fifty years in sales and marketing roles, has decided it was time to pursue leisure activities. His recent and new activity which is relevant to conservation is beekeeping. He has a strong interest in India.

Sharma, Satish

Sharma, Satish

Contributing Editor

Authored 11 books on forest, wildlife management and biodiversity, specialized in ethnobotany and ethnozoology, did PhDs on Plant life of Weaver Birds (1991) and Study of Biodiversity and Ethnobiology of Phulwari WL Sanctuary (2007), former Forest Officer, based at Udaipur.

Sharma, Seema

Sharma, Seema

Contributing Editor

Seema Sharma is an independent journalist based in Chandigarh. She was formerly with the Tribune and the Times of India. She writes on wildlife conservation and environment and is a fellow of CMS- IHCAP fellowship on impact of climate change in Trans Himalayas.

Sharma, Manoj

Sharma, Manoj

Contributing Editor

Manoj Sharma worked for the Indian Statistical Service for 10 years and then immigrated to the USA to pursue graduate studies in statistics. Currently he is the Director of Biostatistics at Adaptive Biotechnologies in the field of immune- driven medicine.

Patil, Amit

Patil, Amit

Technical Advisor

Amit is an eco-lover based in Dallas, Texas. Believing that a traveler always starts out in his backyard, Amit traveled extensively across India. He kept his passion for nature alive after moving to North America and has traveled extensively around the continent.