Dr Livleen K Kahlon is an ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) professional with an experience of close to 25 years of work with a range of institutes, and also serves on advisory of national and international committees education and environment sectors. Her academic training includes a Masters in Botany and a doctorate in Traditional Ethnoecological Knowledge (TEK) (Research Title: Intergenerational Assessment of Traditional Ethnoecological Knowledge in Rural and Tribal Regions of Northern Odisha, India). She is a member of the ESD ExpertNet and IUCN's Commissions on Education and Communication (CEC) & Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP). Dr Livleen leads the Environment Education and Awareness program at TERI. Her earlier associations were with WWF-India and NISCAIR (CSIR) as Senior Program Officer, Popular Science Editor and Senior Researcher. She has to her credit several projects on environment and sustainable development issues (water, waste, air, climate change, energy transition, biodiversity, sustainability leadership, green skills), with a focus on:

- Trainings for students, teachers and communities
- Youth empowerment activities
- Resource material

Dr Livleen is equipped in rendering professional and technical support for engagement with youth around issues related to environment and sustainable development. She has carried out critical review and analysis of documents and reports related to environment education, youth empowerment and outreach, and popularization of scientific and environment topics. She has issued public statements and communications related to EE (Environment Education) and conceptualized stakeholders’ dialogues related to GEC (Global Environmental Citizenship).

Publications:

- Kahlon Livleen K. 2023. International Year of Millets. Cover Story. Terragreen, Vol 15 (10). 24-29
- Siddique, G., Siddique, Z.F., Kahlon, L. 2022. Significance of Social Systems in Forest and Biodiversity Conservation: Experiences from Jangal Mahals of West Bengal, India. In: Sahana, M., Areendran, G., Raj, K. (eds) Conservation, Management and Monitoring of Forest Resources in India. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98233-1_5
- Water: Every Drop Counts. NCERT publication. 2022. Contributor. An Activity Book to Foster Water Conservation, directed at Primary, Upper Primary and Secondary Levels. A Ministry of Education initiative under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, GOI.ISBN 978-81-949859-8-3
- Mehta T, Sharma T, Kahlon Livleen K, Barua M, Das Ravi, Kazi S, Gupta V. (2022). TERI. A Beginner’s Module on Lifestyles and Behaviours during the Pandemic
- Kahlon LK, Dhawan Vibha. (2022). Demystifying sustainable development goals through higher education opportunities. University News (Vol 60: 12, March 2022). Journal of Association of Indian Universities
- Kahlon LK, Singh R. (2021). Understanding Linkages Between Sustainability and Traditional Ethnoecological Knowledge (TEK): A Case Study of Paudi Bhuyans in Northern Odisha, India. In: Kaushik A., Kaushik C.P., Attri S.D. (eds) Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Approaches. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0902-2_19
- Skilling the Youth Ecosystem: Can it be an Antidote to Society’s Overstretched Job Scenario? Article. Terragreen (Vol 14: 6, Sept 2021)
- Pankaj K Satija & Livleen K Kahlon, 2021. Eds. Meri Ek Kahani, project publication for The Green School project, A Tata Steel and TERI Initiative
- Taru Mehta, Livleen K Kahlon, et al. 2020. Driving the twin objective of facilitating learning on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and providing access to water through ESD approaches, chapter in Multi-stakeholder Approaches to Education for Sustainable Development in Local Communities: Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia: UNESCO Bangkok and UNU-IAS: 17-24
- Livleen K Kahlon & Rita Singh. 2019. Traditional knowledge of edible plants of primitive tribal group Paudi Bhuyan and its dynamics with changing demography and migration patterns in Northern Odisha. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 18(1):7-15
- Livleen K Kahlon & Rita Singh. 2018. Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants among Paudi Bhuyan tribal population of Angul district, in Northern Odisha, India. International Journal of Scientific Research and Reviews 7(4):119-129
- Livleen K Kahlon & Rita Singh. 2018. Current status of biocultural knowledge of Paudi Bhuyan, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) in Northern Odisha, India. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews 5(3): 217-223
- Book Chapter- “Exploring Eco Media: Raising Scientific Temper” (eds Dr Pamposh Kumar & Dr S. Nagarathinam, published by Eco Visioning Forum, Department of Communication & Linguistics, Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai, 2018, ISBN 978-93-5321-816-4)
- Eco-Clubs and Water Conservation: A Handbook for Schools, developed by CBSE 2019