Voice of the ghats
Madhav Gadgil, a scientist and teacher, championed the idea that forests are best saved by listening to local communities, a principle that shaped the influential Gadgil report. His work on the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, though initially shelved, highlighted the inseparable link between ecosystems and the people living within them, advocating for evidence-based dialogue over political persuasion.
Madhav Gadgil, a scientist and teacher, championed the idea that forests are best saved by listening to local communities, a principle that shaped the influential Gadgil report. His work on the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, though initially shelved, highlighted the inseparable link between ecosystems and the people living within them, advocating for evidence-based dialogue over political persuasion.
