
@article {166866,
	title = {Madhav Gadgil (1942{\textendash}2026): A pioneering Indian ecologist{\textquoteright}s legacy of biodiversity conservation and human coexistence},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
	volume = {123},
	year = {2026},
	month = {06},
	abstract = {<p>Madhav Gadgil was an evolutionary ecologist and champion of governmental and intergovernmental policies for biodiversity conservation, human coexistence with nature, and indigenous rights to land, natural resources, and self-governance. He made foundational contributions to the development of biodiversity sciences, human ecology, people{\textquoteright}s traditional knowledge{\textemdash}and inherent rights to that knowledge as documented through biodiversity registers. Gadgil advocated a coherent policy integrating human welfare and biodiversity conservation in India. He will be remembered as an academic giant and an unmatched thinker, policy advocate, institution-builder, and humanitarian.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.2611387123},
	url = {https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2611387123},
	author = {Kunte, Krushnamegh and Ghate, Utkarsh and Subramanian, K.}
}
