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Kanchana C.B., WRI India

I am a research associate for the Forest and Landscape Restoration program. On the professional front, I was working with Tata Consultancy Services as an information technology analyst, having expertise in software testing and automation. I have interned with Forest-PLUS program in India to understand and analyze the policy constraints to promote forestry based livelihoods with focus on agroforestry and non-timber forest produce. It is in the area of environmental conservation that I was interested in and thus graduated in Post Graduate Diploma in Forest Management (PGDFM) at Indian Institute of Forest Management, gaining holistic perspective of the various fields with insights into development, livelihood, conservation and environment. Having chosen Environment Management as the specialization in PGDFM, I could explore myself and attain strong skills in the courses like ecological economics and environmental valuation, climate change and sustainable development, GIS, data mining, advanced data analysis and econometrics. I am also an alumnus of Anna University in India. In my free time, I enjoy travelling, cooking and photography.