Asmita Kabra, 2022-12-07

Asmita Kabra is an academic known for her work in environmental studies, development, and natural resource management. She has held faculty positions at Ambedkar University, Delhi, as a professor in the School of Human Ecology. Her research focuses on issues such as displacement, community-based natural resource management, and rural livelihoods.

Kabra has conducted extensive fieldwork on the impact of conservation policies on indigenous communities and contributed to various policy discussions related to sustainable development and social justice in India.

She is a Founder Trustee of Samrakshan Trust, an NGO working for socially just conservation in various states across India, and the Founder Member and President of Adharshila, an organization working for meaningful education of underprivileged rural children in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. She has also been a member of several committees and associations related to community rights, equity, and livelihood issues.

Her publications include journal articles, book chapters and reports on topics such as conservation-induced displacement, community rights in protected areas, and rural development. She has contributed to both academic and public discourse on the ethical and social implications of conservation policies and their impact on marginalized communities.