Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct. 27: Dr. Dipon Sharmah, Assistant Professor and Head of the Post Graduate Department of Botany at JNRM, has been appointed to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission for the 2026–2029 term. He will serve as a member of the Mushroom, Bracket, and Puffball Specialist Group.
Headquartered in Switzerland, the IUCN is globally recognised for maintaining the Red List of Threatened Species. Its Species Survival Commission represents a prestigious network of conservation experts spanning 186 countries.
Dr. Sharmah specializes in mycorrhizal fungi. He previously presented his research at the 8th International Conference on Mycorrhiza at Northern Arizona University, USA in 2015. He is a faculty at JNRM since 2011, and has published research papers in national and international journals of repute like Science Advances, Global Change Biology, Scientific Data etc. He also writes regularly on nature and environment.
Dr Pearl Devdas, Principal JNRM, along with all the faculty members and staff of JNRM congratulated him on this important global recognition.