UShonil Bhagwat unguMfundisi eGeography e-Open University. Uphinde abe ngumlingani ohamba phambili wokucwaninga ngokuvakasha eSikoleni seJografi nezeMvelo, IYunivesithi yase-Oxford kanye noMuntu oPhezulu woPhando eLinacre College, Oxford.
UShonil ungumbhali wesayensi yokuma komhlaba kwezemvelo onentshisekelo ebanzi yocwaningo esigabeni esiphakathi kwesayensi yemvelo neyenhlalo. Unentshisekelo yokuqonda ukuxhumana kwabantu nemvelo yabo yemvelo. Le phrojekthi ebanzi ibhekelwa ngokuhlola izindlela abantu abangabelana ngazo leplanethi nezinhlobo ezingezona ezabantu emhlabeni ophethwe ngabantu kakhulu. Iningi locwaningo lwakhe luphenya ‘izinhlelo zezenhlalo nezemvelo’ ezikalini ezahlukahlukene zendawo, kusuka kumathafa kuya kumazwekazi; nasezikalini ezahlukahlukene zesikhashana, kusuka ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka kuya eminyakeni eyinkulungwane. Unentshisekelo ekuhloleni izimo ezenza lezi zinhlelo ziguquke futhi zikwazi ukubekezela ezweni eliguquka ngokushesha. Unesifiso esikhulu sokubheka Amasayithi Engcwele Engcwele njengezinhlelo zezenhlalo nezemvelo futhi njengamanje wenza ucwaningo oluphendule imibuzo elandelayo: Kungani amasayithi emvelo angcwele atholakala lapho ekhona? Ungena kanjani umhlaba, izikhungo kanye nokuphathwa kwalawa masayithi kuthonya isimo sawo sokuvikelwa? Iyiphi indima engadlalwa ngamasayithi emvelo angcwele nemvelo engokomoya ekulondolozweni kwemvelo kwanamuhla?
UShonil ubhalile noma wahlanganyela ngokubhala ngaphezulu 50 amaphepha abuyekezwa ngontanga, izindatshana noma izahluko zencwadi kumajenali aphesheya noma imiqulu eqoqiwe nangaphezulu 20 kwalezi zibhekela ukongiwa kwamasayithi emvelo angcwele. Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-Open University ngoFebhuwari 2013, uqondise uhlelo lwe-MSc lwamazwe omhlaba kanye nolwehlukaniswa kwemikhakha ehlukahlukene kwi-Biodiversity, Ukongiwa Nokuphathwa Kwesikole SeJografi Nezemvelo, Inyuvesi yase-Oxford, UK (2009-2013) futhi wabamba ukuqokwa kocwaningo lwangemva kobudokotela e-University of Oxford (2006-2009) naseNatural History Museum, London, UK (2003-2006). Phakathi 2008 futhi 2010, wasebenza njengoMongameli weSociety for Conservation Biology’s (SCB) Iqembu Elisebenzayo Lezenkolo Nezokonga.
