Vineet Soni
Vineet Soni | |
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| Born | May 21, 1979 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Founder of "Save Guggul Movement" |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant conservation, photosynthesis |
Vineet Soni is a plant conservation biologist and the founder of the "Save Guggul Movement", a community-based conservation effort to conserve threatened plant species, particularly guggul.[1][2][3] His conservation efforts were well-received by local villagers and conservation communities.[4][5] Soni was profiled as one of 20 global "Earth Movers" by IUCN.[6] Initially his conservation work received financial support from the IUCN Sir Peter Scott Fund.[7]
Soni specializes in conservation biology and photosynthesis research. He obtained his doctorate in India in 2005 and performed postdoctoral work at the University of Geneva in 2007. He is a member of three International Union for Conservation of Nature commissions: the Species Survival Commission, the World Commission for Protected Areas, and the Commission on Education and Communication.
References
- ^ People for plants
- ^ Education and Awareness in the 'Save Guggul Movement'
- ^ Conservation Evidence http://www.conservationevidence.com/download.php?id=2313
- ^ Why Vineet Soni in bent on saving the guggul plants, UNESCO's A World of Science
- ^ Paliwal, Ankur (31 July 2010). "Guggal faces sticky end". Down to Earth: Science and Environment Online. http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/1538. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ IUCN Earth Movers http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/issue3_wc_earth.pdf
- ^ Sir Peter Scott Fund project: Guggul Tree, Rajasthan http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/about_ssc/sir_peter_scott_fund/psf_projects/psf_guggul_tree/