Deepu SIVADAS

Presently working as a Scientist at Kerala Forest Research Institute, India, he is trained as a Plant Ecologist and Taxonomist with a primary interest in the conservation ecology of threatened plants and the ecosystems in the Western Ghats, India. He has over 13 years of research experience. He is an IUCN-certified NbS Professional and Red List Assessor, also trained in integrating Disaster Impact Assessment (DIA) into Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). He is presently the Regional Chair of IUCN CEM for the South Asia region. He is a member of IUCN SSC, WCPA, CEC, CEESP and other international networks like BGCI, GGBN, BES Network, etc. He is currently the Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Nexus Assessment. He has been awarded the BGCI Marsh Awards for International Plant Conservation 2021 and the Kerala State Young Scientist Award 2020. In the line of research interest, he had conceived and managed several domestic and international funded programmes with support from DST-SERB Govt. of India, KSBB, BGCI, IUCN and GGI, and has multiple positive experiences in group coordination and engagement with different stakeholders, including multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, as being part of international teams.