Madhav Gadgil’s enduring legacy in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Gadgil’s and his students’ research in the Western Ghats, and particularly the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), laid the foundation for the recognition of the region’s immense importance to biodiversity and to its conservation.

​Gadgil’s and his students’ research in the Western Ghats, and particularly the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), laid the foundation for the recognition of the region’s immense importance to biodiversity and to its conservation.