Abhilash Dutta Roy
Abhilash was a virtual intern with the Wildfire Analytics team in 2023 while pursuing an Erasmus Mundus Joint MSc in Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR) at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and the University of Lleida, Spain, focusing on Mediterranean Fire Ecology and Management. He holds a BSc with Honors in Forestry from the Central Agricultural University in India.
Abhilash previously worked as a Forestry Researcher at Ecoresolve Inc., where he contributed to research projects focusing on remote sensing of mangrove resources. Additionally, he worked in the Forest Department of the state Government of Tripura, India. Abhilash is a strong supporter of sustainable forest management. Hailing from a region where slash-and-burn agriculture is common, he is particularly interested in understanding Indigenous people's approaches to fire management. He also has keen research interests in pyrogeography and landscape ecology. |