Nadesa Panicker Anil Kumar
Chairman

Dr. N. Anil Kumar is a renowned Indian botanist with over three decades of expertise in biodiversity conservation, sustainable use, and equitable benefit-sharing. His career spanning 30 years was largely spent with the iconic agricultural scientist Prof. M. S. Swaminathan in Chennai and Wayanad district of Kerala. Dr. Kumar’s contributions to science are varying from describing several new species of angiosperms and conserving ex-situ a large number of rare, endemic and threatened tree species. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. N.  Anil Kumar has made significant contributions to policies related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in India, having served on various national and international advisory committees, including India’s Secure and Sustainable Agriculture policy. As a leader in community biodiversity management, he served on the Steering Committee of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), helping promote sustainable socio-ecological landscapes worldwide.