M. Phil Girigan Gopi

Research Fellow

gopi@umwelt.uni-hannover.de

Topic

• Economic valuation of rice ecosystem services; Detrimental cost of conversion of rice fields

Research Field/Expertise

• More than 11 years' experience in the field of research and development programmes on conservation of biodiversity and natural resource management

Current Research Interests

• Factors governing the choice of rice varieties by the Kurichiyas
• Impacts of conversion of rice fields on the Paniya tribal community

Academic Background

• 1998: M. Phil. in Economics. University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
• 1997: MA in Economics. University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India