An environment enthusiast and a nature lover, Pippa Mukherjee has worked in various capacities as an instructor on natural history, environmental consultant and a nature education officer. She taught at the Kodaikanal International School for 17 years and has been supervising biology students from the US on ‘semester abroad’ environmental projects since 1996. Pippa has been on the committee of the Bombay Natural History Society for four years, from 1980 to 1984 and written extensively on gardening, health and environment. A founder member of the Palni Hills Conservation Council, she invests a lot of time in its nursery and has two books to her credit: Common Trees of India and Trees of India.