This book chapter titled “Tryst with Lantana camara” is included in the book Transcending Boundaries: Reflecting on twenty years of action and research at ATREE” and was co-written by CBI’s Chief Project Officer Dr. Gladwin Joseph. Dr. Joseph also serves as an adjunct senior fellow at ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment), an India based non-profit working to conserve India’s biodiversity.