Prakash N have been working as a Research Assistant at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bengaluru, where I involved in monitoring and evaluating ecological restoration sites in Bagepalli, Karnataka. my responsibilities included conducting preliminary research, extensive fieldwork, and data analysis on biophysical and socioeconomic variables such as vegetation, water, soil, insects, birds, land use, livelihood sustenance parameters. Prakash also contributed to the design and development of the research framework for restoration alongside teams of researchers and baseline assessment of different saline soils restoration projects in Raichur and Kopal districts of Karnataka.