A. Research Publications (Wildlife)

1. Co-Author- Wildlife Inventory and Proposal for Sloth Bear Conservation Reserve in Marihan-Sukrit-Chunar Landscape of Mirzapur Forest Division, Uttar Pradesh (2019) Link
2. Co-Author Sloth Bears of Mirzapur- Report on Sloth Bear Habitats, Assessment of Human-Bear Conflict, and Identification of Suitable Corridors for Wildlife Conservation in District Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh (2017) Link

B. Research Publications (Environmental Law/Policy)

1. The Green Hour (Vol. 1, Issue II): A report on Parliamentary proceedings on environmental matters in the Budget Session 2023 (2023) Link
2. Report of the High-Level Working Group on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 (2023) Link
3. Analysis of Proposed Amendments to the Environmental Laws in Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 (2023) Link
4. The Green Hour (Vol. 1, Issue I): A report on Parliamentary proceedings on environmental matters in the Winter Session 2022 (2023) Link
5. (De)Regulating the Environment? An Analysis of Regulatory Changes Introduced during COVID-19 in India (2022) Link
6. Comments on the Draft Animal Birth Control Rules, 2022: Submissions to Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (2022) Link
7. Legal issues pertaining to insertion of proviso under Section 43(2) of Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2022: Discussion Paper (2022) Link
8. Comments On the Proposed Amendments to The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (2022) Link
9. Comments on the Proposed Decriminalization of Four Key Environmental Legislation, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (2022) Link
10. Environmental Laws: Application and efficacy in business & human rights, UNDP, and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (2022) Link
11. Comments to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill 2021 (2022) Link
12. Comments to the Joint Committee of Parliament on The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (2022) Link
13. Comments on the Proposed Amendments to Forest Conservation Act, 1980 to Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (2021) Link
14. Forestation on Private Land in Karnataka, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (2021) Link
15. Safeguarding Wildlife Beyond Protected Areas in India: A Review of Laws, Policies and Other Conservation Tools, RGNUL Student Research Review (2021) Link
16. ‘Courting the Environment: Implementation of Environmental Judgments (2021) Link
17. Two reviews of Draft EIA Notification 2020 were submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (2020) Link1 (VENHF), Link 2 (VCLP)
18. The Management of Environment Relief Fund (2020) Link
19. Environmental Clearances and Monitoring in India: Report Card for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (2017) Link
20. Cleaning Delhi’s Air: Implementation Action Plan, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (2017) Link
21. Review of Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016 to Ministry of Home Affairs (2016) Link
22. Submission on Amendment of the Manufacture, Storage, and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 and the Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Response) Rules, 1996 to Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (2016) Link
23. Submission to Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change on Draft Notification for declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zone around Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary (2015) Link
24. Submission to Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change on Draft Notification on Emission Standards for Coal Based Thermal Power Plants (2015) Link

C. Research Publications (Remote Sensing & GIS)

1. L. Goparaju et.al., Temporal dynamics of above-ground biomass of Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India: conjunctive use of field and Landsat data (2021). Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy Link
2. L. Goparaju, F. Ahmad, D. Sinha, Quantification and Conservation Status of Forests Fragments of Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests—A Geospatial Analysis Running Head: Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests. Contemporary Problems of Ecology. 12, 629–641 (2019), doi:10.1134/s1995425519060131. Link
3. L. Goparaju, F. Ahmad, D. Sinha, Spatial Analysis of Wildlife Habitat around Madihan forests of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh in India, using Geospatial Technology. Folia Forestalia Polonica. 60, 73–79 (2018), doi:10.2478/ffp-2018-0007. Link
4. L. N. Goparaju, F. Ahmad, D. Sinha, Wildlife habitat suitability analysis around Madihan forest, Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India: A Geospatial approach. Eurasian Journal of Forest Science. 5, 13–28 (2017), doi:10.31195/ejejfs.327362. Link
5. L. Goparaju, D. Sinha, Forest cover change analysis of dry tropical forests of Vindhyan highlands in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh (2017). Link

D. Short Articles/ Op-Eds in News & Magazines

1. Forest bill poses a threat to hard-earned safeguards | Hindustan Times | 02 August 2023
2. Understanding the Implications of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 on ‘Unclassed Forests’ in Northeast India and Beyond | Vidhi Blogs | 01 August 2023
3. A Brief Commentary on The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 | Vidhi Blogs | 31 March 2023
4. What the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill Is Trying to Fix | The Quint | 13 December 2022
5. Remembering Vimal Bhai, a True Gandhian Who Gave Direction to India’s Environment Struggle | The Wire | 19 August 2022
6. Remembering Vimal Bhai: The environmental activist, social justice warrior and an inspiration | Down To Earth | 18 August 2022
7. एक्स्ट्रीम वेदर: दुनिया के लिए अगला संकट (Cover Story) | Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper-Print Edition, 31 July 2022
8. How the Karnataka High Court missed the forests for the trees | Bar & Bench, 26 September 2021
9. आफ़त क्यों बन रही है बारिश? (Cover Story) | Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper-Print Edition, 01 August 2021
10.  क्यों जल रहे हैं हमारे जंगल? (Cover Story) | Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper-Print Edition, 25 April 2021
11. Bare Truth: Why We Need to Save Our Sloth Bears | Roundglass Sustain, April, 2021
12. क्यों बिगड़ रहा है मौसम का मिज़ाज? (Cover Story) | Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper-Print Edition, 17 January 2021
13. Covid proved that India needs a dedicated Wildlife Protection Authority | The Print, 21 July 2020
14. The Success Story of Kaziranga’s Tigers – Unpacking the Dichotomy | Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Blogs, 02 April 2020
15. Bearing Up Well, Conserving the last wilderness of Mirzapur as a habitat of the sloth bear | Saevus magazine, March 2020
16. Decoding the Economics of Ganga Waterway (National Waterways-1) | SANDRP, 08 February 2019
17. Odd-Even Scheme Looks Like a Farce When Every Other Policy Is Encouraging Cars | CNN News 18, 09 January 2018
18. Sloth Bears of Mirzapur: A Study from the Vindhyan Landscape of Eastern Uttar Pradesh | Conservation India, 05 December 2017
19. Understanding the Indian Sloth Bear | Protected Area Update Vol XXIII, No. 4, August 2017
20. The need to reform environment clearance process | India Together, 24 May 2017
21. To discover the ‘rights of a river’, first think like a river | The Ecologist, 22 May 2017
22. Skeletal Existence | Down to Earth, 16 February 2017
23. Impacts of Ganga Waterways Plan on its ecology and the people | SANDRP, 11 August 2016
24. Is India’s Environmental Governance Going Through Its Biggest Crisis Ever? | The Wire, 29 June 2016
25. The Geospatial Information Bill will deal a body blow to environmental democracy in India | Scroll, 03 June, 2016
26. Is Amravati really a ‘capital’ choice? | India Together, 06 October 2015
27. Coal-based power plants: What is the government missing? India Together, 02 July 2015
28. State must ensure water accessibility to all: Bombay HC | SANDRP, 09 January 2015
29. Kanhar Project in UP: Another unwanted dam | SANDRP, 29 December 2014
30. Power play at a Thermal Power Plant in Mirzapur | EJOLT, 21 August 2014
31. Reviving the Ganga, at the cost of its ecology! India Together, 09 August 2014
32. Water for Power: Irrigation Dam to be Used for Thermal Power- Drinking Water Supply of BHU, Agriculture, and Existence of Waterfalls at Risk | SANDRP, 20 March 2014