Rohit Jha
Rohit is a Programme Manager (Conservation Data & Policy) at Vidhi's Climate & Ecosystems team. His core interest lies in advancing an evidence-based and inclusive policy-making process in conserving India's ecological wealth. He graduated in Zoology & Biochemistry from St. Xavier's College (2011) and completed his M.Sc. in Wildlife Biology & Conservation from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (2014). He worked with the Bombay Natural History Society (2014-17), studying the critically endangered bird Bengal Florican’s ecology and proposed several habitat conservation measures. He also contributed to the species’ inclusion into Appendix-I of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) in 2020. At the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (2017-20), he studied the breeding biology of river-island nesting birds at National Chambal Sanctuary and implemented a participatory nest protection program for the endangered Indian Skimmer through Wildlife Trust of India’s Rapid Action Project (RAP) Grant in 2020. Subsequently, as a senior researcher in WII's Conservation Advisory & Policy Cell (2021-24), he conducted ecological impact assessments, drafted wildlife conservation/mitigation plans, and collaborated with statutory bodies like the NBWL, FAC and state forest departments in various assignments. Rohit has over 20 research publications and has conducted fieldwork across varied ecosystems and geographies of India.
- Climate and Ecosystems
- rohit.jha@vidhilegalpolicy.in
