Pradeep Kumar
Dubey
Doctoral Research (Senior PhD Scholar)
Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA
Pradeep Kumar Dubey is a senior PhD research scholar at Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and pioneer commission member of Agroecosystem Specialist Group of CEM, IUCN. His research interest lies in exploring sustainable agricultural practices for food, nutritional and livelihood security. Specifically, he is interested in low external input sustainable agriculture (LEISA), climate resilient, resource conserving agricultural practices and Nature- based solutions (NbS) for land-soil management and agri-environmental sustainability. His work engagements are in merit for United Nation Sustainable Development Goals. He has international scientific publications in Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Cleaner production, Energy Ecology and Environment, Ecological Indicator, Agronomy, Soil and Tillage Research and others. His recently published Springer book as lead author is on 'Adaptive Agricultural Practices-building resilience under changing climate'. Currently he is editing Springer book on 'Plant Nutrition and Soil Carbon Sequestration'. His onging editorial engagements are in: Agronomy (MDPI)- on reviewer board; Agriculture (MDPI)- Guest Editor for a special issue on 'Resource Conserving Agricultural Practices for Ecological Sustainability'; Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES) Journal- Managing Editor; Agroecosystem Specialist Group of CEM, IUCN- Editorial Member. Besides, he also mobilises people and handles Social Media official page (having >2.7k followers from all over globe) of Agroecosystem Specialist Group as Page Manager. In India he serves as resource person, young scientist, speaker, trainer, and expert judge in various forums funded by national government (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, MOEF; NCSTS-DST; National Children Science Congress, India), educational institutions (including school, colleges, university), science academy (National Academy of Science, India (NASI) local Varanasi chapter), private company CSR (ReNew Power Limited), and international bodies (APN and CEM-IUCN). He is devoted in contributing for science and society, people and planet. He can contacted at Email (pradeep.dubey4@bhu.ac.in).