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His initiatives, WhatToPlant and WhereToPlant, are Telegram chatbots that help farmers and forest rangers make informed decisions about what trees to plant and where to plant them. Rana holds a doctorate in geography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pushpendra Rana spoke to indianexpress.com on the need for tech to improve forest governance, help farmers and forest officials reduce wastage, and determine where to plant and what saplings to plant using tech. Edited excerpts: Venkatesh Kannaiah: Tell us about your research interests and your journey towards the IFS. Dr Pushpendra Rana: My research lies at the intersection of ecology, public policy, geospatial science, artificial intelligence and environmental governance. I am interested in how governments can make better decisions in complex social-ecological systems, where ecological conditions, human behaviour and institutions are continuously interacting and changing. I joined the Indian Forest Service because I wanted to work on questions of forests, landscapes and communities. Field experience, however, showed me that many environmental programmes operate with limited evidence. We know how many seedlings were planted or how much money was spent, but we do not...