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Development professional with over 16 years experience of policy and practice particularly in natural resource governance. Has worked closely with policymakers, private sector, donors, academia and civil society organisations. Holds a PhD from Cambridge University. Passionate about scaling impact through conservation, landscape restoration and tenure and resource rights. |
 Contact Rohini Chaturvedi
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
October 2018 - present
Senior advisor to the Tata Trusts (until March 2019): providing expertise on land use related grantmaking as well as strategy development for the India Climate Collaborative (ICC). The ICC is a coalition of India’s largest philanthropies partnering with international foundations including the Climate and Land Use Alliance, MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Oak Foundation and Good Energies Foundation.
Lead author (on-going) of a working paper published by the World Resources Institute for the Food and Land Use Coalition.
Member of a high-level task force (on-going) of the Government of Madhya Pradesh, mandated to develop a policy framework for resolving a decades old conflict that affects nearly 1.2 million hectares of land and forests, and more than 1 million households.
Visiting Professor in development studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi.
DIRECTOR (RESTORATION -INDIA), WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
February 2015-September 2018
As a member of WRI’s global management team as well as the India Executive Team, established and led a forest program in India; enlarged relationships with bilateral donors as well as Indian and international foundations; contributed to institutional and programmatic strategy development; provided thought leadership on forests, landscape restoration and indigenous rights; forged relationships with partners in government, civil society, academia, financial institutions and private sector; strengthened internal collaboration with forest colleagues in WRI’s US, Brazil, Indonesia, Africa and China offices as well as with colleagues in governance, finance, and economics centres; represented WRI externally, in national and global forums; contributed to processes of organizational governance in India, including transitions from Liaison Office to private unlimited company and a Trust .
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER AND INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
October 2012 - February 2015
Designed and delivered research assignments in:
Forest and natural resource governance: Two illustrative assignments include a study on mainstreaming governance approaches in forest and water sector projects in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, conducted for the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development; and a study on understanding and strengthening governance for forest landscape restoration in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim and Karnataka states of India. This study was conducted for USAID/Forest-PLUS India and IUCN, with funding from DFID -KNOWFOR.
Responsible tourism for conservation: Identified the potential for ecotourism to support conservation in protected areas. The study was supported by the Travel Operators for Tigers (ToFT), United Kingdom and provided input to lawyers contesting a ban on tourism in Tiger Reserves, imposed by the Supreme Court of India. Also designed and scoped a multi-stakeholder approach to community-based tourism for tiger conservation
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Education: |
PhD in GEOGRAPHY, UIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM
(September 2008-January 2013)
Dissertation on ‘Forest Federalism: Centre -States negotiations and the politics of environment and development in India’
Awards: Gates Cambridge Scholarship and the Overseas Research Studentship
MPHIL in ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
(September 2007-August 2008)
Awards: Gates Cambridge Scholarship
SECTORAL MBA (PG DIPLOMA in FORESTRY), INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT
(June 2001 – April 2003)
Recognition: Chairman's Gold Medal for academic excellence
BA (PSYCHOLOGY), UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
(July 1998 – April 2001)
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Member of the Board of Directors, Global EverGreening Alliance (Australia non-profit, charitable organization)
Member of Board of Directors, US EverGreening Alliance (US 501(c)(3) non-profit organization)
Member of the Board of Trustees, Vindhya Environment and Livelihoods Trust
Individual Member, Forest Stewardship Council (Environment Chamber)
Member, Oxford and Cambridge Society of India
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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