chandrashekhar kr

Chandrashekhar Koira Project Manager – Community Courses, The Naturalist School Chandrashekhar Koira is a farmer, naturalist, nature guide, and community conservation practitioner from Koira, Karnataka. His work lies at the intersection of people, landscapes, and conservation, with a focus on connecting local communities with the natural environments they depend on. He is associated with The Naturalist School (TNS), where he works as a Project Manager for community-based courses and nature education initiatives. He has been involved in designing and coordinating nature guide and naturalist training programmes in collaboration with forest departments, local communities, institutions, and conservation organisations. His community work includes engaging with communities around Hesaraghatta Grasslands, Bannerghatta, Ragihalli, and other landscapes, supporting local people to understand, interpret, and protect their surrounding biodiversity. He believes that conservation becomes stronger when local communities are recognised as partners and custodians of their landscapes. Chandrashekhar also has a long-standing connection with Koira Lake and the Arkavathy landscape, where he has been involved in community-led lake restoration, ecological awareness, tree planting, and biodiversity activities. His approach brings together his experience as a farmer, community organiser, naturalist, and conservation practitioner. Through his work, he aims to build community-led conservation models where people, biodiversity, and landscapes can thrive together. Focus Areas: Community Conservation • Nature Education • Nature Guide Training • Biodiversity • Landscape-Based Conservation • Community Engagement • Ecotourism • Grassland Conservation • Lake Restoration