Pradeep Mishra

Pradeep Mishra is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer posted in Madhya Pradesh. He writes on forest governance, community forestry, and environmental policy

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Pradeep Mishra

Shankargarh Hill, Dewas: from quarry pits to regenerating forest. The same landscape before active restoration (left) and after soil works, plantation and protection (right).

When mines closed, a hill healed: the Shankargarh model of community-led restoration

19 May 2026

8 min read

Anubhuti Camp of Indore Forest Division.

When forests become classrooms: how Madhya Pradesh’s Anubhuti programme is shaping environmental consciousness

27 Jan 2026

7 min read

Mature trees scattered across farmland near Indore — a landscape where such on-farm canopies are steadily thinning.

The trees we don’t count: How India’s vanishing farmland canopy weakens climate resilience

06 Dec 2025

7 min read

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