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People who know the land

The resource persons who lead our biodiversity and climate training across Chhattisgarh.

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The people leading our sessions

Our resource persons deliver biodiversity and climate training across Chhattisgarh. Update names, photos and bios as your team grows.

Shefali Yadav

Biodiversity & BMC Specialist

Leads sessions on biodiversity, what BMCs are and how they are formed, their structure and member roles, and how committees can better conserve and manage regional biodiversity — drawing on successful BMC examples nationwide.

Vipin Kujur

PBR Specialist

Focuses on the People's Biodiversity Register — its importance, benefits and challenges, the process of preparing a PBR, and the status of PBR work across India and Chhattisgarh.

Rahul

Access & Benefit Sharing (ABS)

Explains ABS and how communities benefit, the share due to BMCs, and monetary and non-monetary benefits — using cases like neem and turmeric to address bio-piracy.

Hritik

Birds & Avitourism

Presents on the importance and conservation of birds, regional avian diversity, and avitourism models through which BMCs can generate revenue from bird-watching activities.

Sant Ram

Trees & Forest Resources

Highlights trees as a biodiversity asset, the conservation of rare and endangered species such as Dahiman, and the medicinal and ecological value of local flora.

Shantanu

Technological Specialist

Works on technicalities of resources, machineries, digital infrastructure, and marketing opportunities for BMCs - value-added tech support to sustainable income for local communities.

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