Dhanapal G - Senior Research Fellow

Dhanapal is an environmental professional with over 16 years of work and consulting experience with premier research institutes, think tanks, and international organizations such as AECOM, WRI, USAID, and UNDP. He holds a master’s degree from the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, and is pursuing a PhD from the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester.

His research interests include Forest Landscape Restoration (with a focus on rights, livelihoods, and biodiversity), Climate Change Adaptation, and Urban Resilience (with an emphasis on nature-based solutions and governance). He uses qualitative (policy analysis), quantitative (causal analysis), and spatial data analysis for his research. Beyond academic publications, he is keen on communicating science to policymakers and the public.