Lindsay Rego

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name = Lindsay H. A. Rego

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birthdate = September 11, 1928
birthplace = Kalyanpura, Mangalore district, Karnataka
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occupation = Administrator
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languages = Kannada, English, and Konkani
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Mr. Lindsay H. A. Rego (September 11, 1928-) was born in Kalyanpura (Kallianpur), South Kanara, Karnataka state, India.

Mr. Rego had multifaceted career, as a forest technocrat/scientist, a senior bureaucrat in the Government of India and towards the end, as a judge/adjudicator, in civil service and administrative matters, as a member of the central Administrative Tribunal, a post equivalent to the status of a High court Judge.

F. A.O., Rome, highly acclaimed his outstanding achievement in Forestry, in a Fellowship under its aegis, in 1967. For his noteworthy, service to the Catholic Church, Rego was conferred the papal decoration, "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice", in the 1980.

Early life

Rego's father, Joaquim Rego, was also a forest officer. Kallianpur was the ancestral home of Rego's mother Lucy.

Lindsay Rego completed high school from Kallianpur and passed B.Sc Botony from Karnataka College Dharwar of University of Mumbai then in 1948. Later at the Indian Forest college, Dehra Dun, where his botanical acumen won him the accolade of “Best Forester” in 1951.

Career

Rego reached the acme of his forestry career, as Inspector General of Forests, as the supreme head, in the country. Concurrently, he also held the post of Secretary to the Government of India, in the Department of Environment and Forests. In this capacity, he served as member of various National Committees/Boards, such as the National Environment Committee, the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship Awards Committee, the National Wasteland Development Board, and the Indian Board for wildlife. He was instrumental in initiating landmark reforms in forestry, such as the revision of the National Forest Policy and the integration of Forestry Research and Education Research and Education into a composite Council.

Prior to the his appointment as India’s Inspector General of Forests (Indian Forest Service), he pioneered Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management on scientific lines, in the state of Maharashtra, as its First Director. He also blazed the trail, for the spread of Social Forestry in that state. During a span of nearly four decades, in his forestry career, he had the opportunity, to visit countries like Sweden, Canada and Mexico, which help widen his insight and knowledge of forestry. Rego and his wife Patsy Saldanha live in Bangalore.

Publications

He made a mark in academics, as a scholar and writer, with many a publication on forestry and allied themes to his credit, like:“The National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Maharashtra”, “A handbook of Soil Conservation and Afforestation” and “Vaniki Margadarshika” (A Forestry Handbook, in Marathi for the field staff) all of which, received acclaim. In 2007, he brought out his trilogy:

* Natures’ Beauty and Bounty – ISBN: 81-87609-05-2
* Silver Themes and Golden Thoughts – ISBN: 81-87609—06-0
* From the Sublime to the Divine – ISBN: 81-87609—07-0

References

[http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/sponsors_view.asp?s_id=831 Rego's Publications]

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