Subhrajit Goswami Email & Phone Number

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Industrial Pollution Programme

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

6+ Years of Driving Environmental Change:Led research efforts using GIS and field studies to combat Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations, securing demolition orders for illegal developments and protecting vital ecosystems.Championed legal interventions through research and analysis, facilitating court orders that addressed environmental damage caused by trans-boundary coal ash movement in the Sundarbans.Conducted research and assessments on critical issues like Red Crab habitat protection, human-elephant conflict, and Eco-sensitive Zone management, contributing to enhanced environmental protection measures.Analyzed environmental policies and regulations, identifying violations in EIA reports and contributing to media advocacy on biodiversity loss in numerous projects.Developed animated explainer materials and handbooks for ten different environmental laws, empowering communities with crucial knowledge.Proactively utilized the Right to Information Act, filing over 300 applications to obtain crucial information for policy advocacy and ensuring transparency.Mapped the boundaries of 13 Eco-sensitive Zones, assessing adherence to regulations and developing advocacy strategies for improved environmental protection.Analyzed the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, identifying challenges faced by small-scale homestay owners and advocating for their rights.Conducted landscape-level assessments of environmental pollution, forest destruction, and biodiversity loss in coalfields, informing community litigation efforts.Organized and co-organized over 15 workshops and dialogues, bringing together diverse stakeholders to address critical environmental issues.

Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve, Karnataka

Surveying the distribution of Lantana camara, an invasive shrub, at the landscape level, and assessing a) changes in its distribution over the last 10 years, and b) its impact on native biodiversity.

Kolkata Area, India

"Invasion potential of different Alternanthera Sp. - An investigation through a study of different morphological traits." Greenhouse experiment to find out the physiological and morphological trait difference between exotic and native plant species of Alternanthera sp. Three species of Alternanthera were considered, one invasive, one in naturalized state and one native species and their growth traits, with or without the availability of nutrients, were studied.

Master'S Degree, Environmental Science

Two-Year Research-Centric Master of Science Degree in Environmental Science. Coursework included Environmental Chemistry, Environmental.

B.Sc. (Hons.), Botany/Plant Biology

Earned a 3-year Bachelor of Science Honours in Botany (University of Calcutta) with additional coursework in Zoology and Chemistry.