Four Thematic Groups were formed during the October, 2010 Conference, consisting of esteemed scholars from India, China, Nepal and the United States. Each group will work on a collaborative project addressing a different aspect of the ERSEH initiative. Bios of the participants can be found here.

A. Atlas/mapping of the continuities and changes in sacred conceptions of the environment:
– David Germano
– Pankaj Jain
– Mark Larrimore
– Thomas Mathew
– Tudeng Nima
– Pitambar Sharma
– Dong Shikui

B. Dynamics of local knowledge and practices:
– Anil Chitrakar
– Kul Chandra Gautam
– LHM Ling
– Sonam Puntso
– KC Sivaramakrishnan
– Anne Rademacher
– Chukey Wangchuck

C. Urbanization/migration/ globalization:
– Elizabeth Alison
– Narendra Bajracharya
– Sanjay Chaturvedi
– Ashok Gurung
– Xiaoli Shen
– Cameron Tonkinwise

D. Bridging institutions and perspectives: monastery/temple, civil society, government, science-culture interface:
– Du Fachun
– Sumitra M. Gurung
– Nimmi Kurian
– Mahendra Lama
– Deepak Tamang
– Sara Winter