Plant Biodiversity Utilization and Biotechnology

Dr. Chandra Prakash Kala earned his Ph.D. in Forestry in 1988 from the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, India, and his M.Sc. in Botany from H.N.B. Garhwal University.  Some of his earlier associations were with the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora, and the National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Health and family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi.Presenlty, Dr. Kala is associated with the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal as a faculty in the Ecosystem and Environment Management division.  He is recipient of prestigious ICRF Award for Excellence for his outstanding contribution in the field of Forest conservation (Biodiversity and Ecology).