Dr. C.B.Salunke

Dr. C.B.Salunke

Eminent Taxonomist

Dr Chandrakant B. Salunkhe is the Principal at Krishna Mahavidylaya, Shivnagar, Rethare Bk., Maharashtra, India. His areas of expertise is botanic gardens, ethnobotany and herbal medicine. Harnessing a Ph.D. degree in Taxonomy from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Dr. Salunkhe is a global citizen, a Guest Lecturer  and sponsored participant at conferences. He chaired a SAARC Countries Botanic Garden Meeting at Wuhan, China and was nominated as a Convener of SAARC countries Botanic Garden networking.

He has 48 publications to his name and as a principal investigator and has completed 4 projects funded by Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi.Organized 15 exhibitions of live medicinal plants at various places in Maharashtra State to educate and create awareness among people and students. Currently he is working on ‘Mapping and Conservation of Sacred Groves Biodiversity from Konkan Region of Maharashtra State.

As an active and contributing member of Sahyadri Devrai, Dr. Salunkhe brings forth his immense knowledge, experience and skill with the promise to serve and conserve the environment along with the commitment to make this world a better place for generation to come.