Nature knows no political boundaries, and hence I protect the pulse through the transboundary landscape approach. Working with researchers, community members, and locally elected and government officials, I function as the catalyst to bridge the science-practice divide so that our work can contribute to policy and decision-making that will produce lasting impacts on the communities.

ICIMOD has a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, and multi-talented working environment, and the diversity of perspectives is what I enjoy the most about working here.

To bring positive change in the lives of those I work with is my biggest motivation at work.

I am an ecologist by education with more than twenty years of experience in the field of conservation and development. Through both work and leisure, I have been fortunate to visit many of the mountain regions in the HKH and to personally experience the pressing issues there – all of which have contributed to my knowledge of the mountains.