Conservation & Community Development Officer - India

Born in Bangalore, Karnataka and studying in, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Vivek graduated from a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation (B.Sc.Ag.Maco) from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UASD) and subsequently completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry  Management (PGDFM) with a specialisation in Conservation and Livelihood (C and L) from the Indian Institute of Forest Management(IIFM), Bhopal.

Vivek has a strong interest in ecology and understands the challenges that many local communities are facing around our target region, through a number of community studies that he undertook as part of his Masters degree. Vivek is multilingual and can speak five languages - Hindi, English, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil.

Vivek has hands-on experience in vermicomposting, biofertilizer production, bio-insecticide production and bio-fungicide production and was involved in putting together a village profile for Majam village in Udaipur district, Rajasthan where he used various Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques for Sewa Mandir.

We are excited to have Vivek on board as our Conservation & Community Development Officer in India.