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Project Scientist II

Ecologist at Indian Institute of Forest Management who supported a biodiversity management plan for the Nicobar Islands.

IndiaProject Scientist II at Indian Institute of Forest Management

Experience

Project Scientist II
Supported the conceptualization and framework design of the Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Resource Management Plan for the Nicobar Islands, establishing methodological protocols and preliminary scoping studies.
Biodiversity AssessmentConservation PlanningResearch DesignCoastal EcologyMarine Ecology
Eco-Tourism Specialist
Identified and assessed potential ecotourism sites and designed activity plans balancing visitor use with habitat protection.
Eco TourismSite AssessmentHabitat ProtectionActivity Planning
Special Project Associate
Developed modules and coordinated program logistics for regional capacity-building workshops on Criteria and Indicator evaluation protocols, training Working Plan Officers across East and North-East India.
Capacity BuildingWorkshop CoordinationTrainingCriteria and Indicator Evaluation
Management Consultant
Prepared the Tiger Conservation Plan for wildlife corridors and authored in-house technical conservation documents used by the reserve's management.
Felid ConservationWildlife CorridorsTechnical WriterConservation Planning
Field Site Coordinator, AP & Telangana
Monitored tree demography and carbon dynamics on long-term vegetation plots in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam and Amrabad Tiger Reserves.
Tree DemographyCarbon DynamicsPlant MonitoringField Data Collection
Senior Research Fellow
Contributed to the development of Appropriate Forest Resource Accounting Frameworks and Assessment of potential for REDD+ and Biodiversity Credits in India. Designed and executed field surveys assessing community perceptions toward human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategies across wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh.
Forest Resource AccountingREDDBiodiversity CreditsField SurveyHuman Wildlife ConflictStatistical AnalysisRSPSS

Education

Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University
Doctoral candidate in Forestry with a focus on Wildlife Science, with research based at IIFM Bhopal. In progress.
Indian Institute of Forest Management
MBA in Forest Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, with an OGPA of 3.31/4.33.

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Experience

Project Scientist II

Supported the conceptualization and framework design of the Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Resource Management Plan for the Nicobar Islands, establishing methodological protocols and preliminary scoping studies.

Biodiversity AssessmentConservation PlanningResearch DesignCoastal EcologyMarine Ecology

Eco-Tourism Specialist

Identified and assessed potential ecotourism sites and designed activity plans balancing visitor use with habitat protection.

Eco TourismSite AssessmentHabitat ProtectionActivity Planning

Special Project Associate

Developed modules and coordinated program logistics for regional capacity-building workshops on Criteria and Indicator evaluation protocols, training Working Plan Officers across East and North-East India.

Capacity BuildingWorkshop CoordinationTrainingCriteria and Indicator Evaluation

Management Consultant

Prepared the Tiger Conservation Plan for wildlife corridors and authored in-house technical conservation documents used by the reserve's management.

Felid ConservationWildlife CorridorsTechnical WriterConservation Planning

Field Site Coordinator, AP & Telangana

Monitored tree demography and carbon dynamics on long-term vegetation plots in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam and Amrabad Tiger Reserves.

Tree DemographyCarbon DynamicsPlant MonitoringField Data Collection

Senior Research Fellow

Contributed to the development of Appropriate Forest Resource Accounting Frameworks and Assessment of potential for REDD+ and Biodiversity Credits in India. Designed and executed field surveys assessing community perceptions toward human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategies across wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh.

Forest Resource AccountingREDDBiodiversity CreditsField SurveyHuman Wildlife ConflictStatistical AnalysisRSPSS

Education

Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University

Doctoral candidate in Forestry with a focus on Wildlife Science, with research based at IIFM Bhopal. In progress.

Indian Institute of Forest Management

MBA in Forest Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, with an OGPA of 3.31/4.33.