Shillong, May 7: North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Shillong will host the 3rd International Conference on Global Plant Humanities: Botanical Life in Art, Science and Imagination from May 8 to 10.
The conference will bring together scholars, artists and researchers from across disciplines to discuss the relationship between plants and human society, with a focus on culture, ecology and sustainability. Key themes include plant intelligence, biodiversity, climate change, food security and plant-based cultural heritage.
The event is part of the ongoing initiatives of the Global Plant Humanities Network (GPHN), established during the first international conference in West Bengal in 2023. The second edition was held in Kathmandu in 2025.
Keynote speakers include Juan Carlos Galeano (Florida State University, USA), Zilkia Janer (Hofstra University, USA), Patrycia Austin (University of Rzeszów, Poland), Judith Farkas (University of Pécs, Hungary), Soumyadeep Datta (Nature’s Beckon, Assam) and Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih (NEHU, Shillong).
