New & Noteworthy Item
RU Geography Alumna Divya Karnad selected for a 2025 WINGS Women of Discovery Award
Read more about the WINGS Women of Discovery at this link.
Divya is now a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter in Ecology and Conservation. She is an interdisciplinary researcher who works on marine conservation and social science. Her research involves studies of marine conservation, especially of sharks and rays, fisheries management in the Global South, the geography of seafood, seafood commons, Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing, Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) and participatory action research. Beyond research, she also works on conservation outreach and education initiatives.
An example of conservation outreach and education initiative: Sharks of India
