Dr. Reetu Sogani is a development practitioner, researcher, and academician working on the protection, strengthening and enhancement of cultural and biological diversity, its integration to address food and nutrition security and build climate resilience in the Himalayas as well as in other parts of India, for over 27 years. She is a PhD in Environmental Management from R.A. Podar Institute of Management, Jaipur.
Dr. Sogani has conceptualized, implemented, and coordinated several projects at the grassroots and evaluated several developmental projects funded by reputed donor agencies such as IFAD, IRMA, and PAC on sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, and climate resilience. Since 2012, she has been Program Director, Deodar Himalaya Project on Eco-health, Chintan International Trust (India), Uttarakhand. She is also a resource person for faculty in institutions across the country. She has served in an advisory capacity with reputed institutions such as Afromontane Research Unit, the University of the Free State, IDS, Sussex. She has been an Action Researcher in Uttarakhand with the University of East Anglia, UK. She has authored several research papers and chapters in reputed publications. She has delivered talks on several national and international forums in Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa.
As a Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence, Dr. Sogani will be teaching classes on environmental ethics, international conservation strategies and food policy and politics at The Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability, Western Colorado University. She will also be engaged in enhancing and expanding existing international programming and assist in integrating international dimensions within existing course offerings.