: Dr Raviraja Shetty G who is working as associate professor and head at Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Ullal, Mangaluru has been conferred with Biodiversity conservation award from Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Jilla Panchayath Dakshina Kannada and department of Social Forestry, Mangaluru.
The award was given in a programme held at Nethravati Hall, zilla panchayat, Mangaluru on September 3, 2021 on the eve of International Biodiversity Campaign – 2021.
This award was given considering his research, teaching and extension towards conservation, cultivation and management of rare, endangered and threatened medicinal plants of Western Ghats and based on the research papers published in reputed scientific journals.