Team
Bano Haralu
Bano is working as the Programme Manager for the Nagaland - Conservation and Livelihoods programme. She has been involved with environment conservation since returning to her home state in 2010. She pioneered a bird and wildlife survey for the Forest department leading to the publication of the book on ‘Birds of Nagaland’. In the year 2011, she co-ordinated a survey to determine the status of wildlife in the state for the Forest Department in eight locations across the state. The survey was conducted by MSc interns from NCBS Bangalore and covered eight different locations over 6 weeks in 2011. Camera traps were used for the first time in the state.
In 2012 along with a team from Conservation India she highlighted the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of the migratory Amur Falcons in Nagaland. She formed the Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust in 2013 that focuses on ‘wildlife conservation education’ in Nagaland.
Lungsuibo
Lungsui is from the Peren District in Nagaland. He was born in Samziuram village and is currently residing in Beisumpuikam village. He belongs to the Liangmai tribe of the Zeliangrong community. After high school, he worked in Delhi and returned after 3 years to help his parents cultivate the wetland for rice. Meanwhile, he serves for the youth department in the church and the Games and sports secretary for the student union. Also, he got a good opportunity to work on camera trapping inside the Ntangki National Park with a research student to complete her PhD on “Effect of habitat modification on wild mammals and wildlife hunting in Nagaland”. He is also serving for Beisumpuikam Youth Club as a games and sports captain in the village.
Ramkuahingbe
Ramkuahingbe completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from St. Xavier College, Jalukie, in 2017. Following graduation, he dedicated six years to teaching before transitioning to WCS-India as a Field Assistant in the Nagaland Project. Additionally, he holds the position of General Secretary of Ikiesingram Students' Union Nagaland, serves as President of Ikiesingram Baptist Church Youth, and acts as Treasurer of Ikiesingram Baptist Church. Ramkuahingbe strongly advocates for conservation efforts in his community.
Robin Eastment
Robin has been associated with the conservation industry for over 18 years. Over this period, he has worked chiefly with forest-fringe communities in the Bodoland regions of Assam. Learning about ways to make conservation (actually) work for forest communities is what motivates him.
He has been working in the Nagaland project since September 2023. His primary role in the team is to manage the project’s deliverables within budgets & timelines. On the job, he relishes mentoring his “much-younger” colleagues and encourages them to do most of the work. In his free time, he delights in shooting people (with a camera, of course).
Sourav Dutta
With over four years of experience, Sourav has contributed to climate change, community engagement, and biodiversity management. They promoted eco-friendly tourism in Himachal Pradesh through the E-Living Project and managed climate change mitigation projects using nature-based solutions at KrypC Technologies. At TERRE Policy Centre, they worked on sustainable management at Kaas Plateau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Collaborations with UNESCO and Operation Earth (China) have equipped them with expertise in global environmental risk assessment and SDG implementation.