Prof. J.K. Garg M.Sc. from Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University , Meerut , M. Phil. (Environmental Science) from Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi and Ph.D. (Wetland Conservation and Management) from Gujarat University , Ahmedabad. He has about 32 years of experience and has pioneered the research pertaining to use of remote sensing and GIS for environmental applications in the country while working at Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad. It may be mentioned that 1st scientific inventory of the wetlands in the country, sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India was carried out under his guidance. His main endeavour has been to develop techniques for environmental appraisal of developmental activities, wetland conservation and management, biodiversity conservation, wildlife habitat suitability analysis, landslide hazard assessment etc besides natural resources census using RS and GIS techniques. His current areas of research include ecosystem analysis and management, emission and modelling of GHGs, biodiversity conservation, protected area conservation, natural hazards assessment etc