Future Full of Forests Fellowship
Training in field, funding, and story for the next generation of community-rooted conservation leaders across Northeast India.
The Future Full of Forests Fellowship is a leadership and capacity-building programme for community-rooted practitioners working at the intersection of people, nature, and local stewardship across Northeast India - combining immersive learning, mentorship, peer exchange, and hands-on application.
About us
Across forests, villages, and community landscapes, young conservationists are already doing the hard work of protecting nature. Through FFFF, we want to walk alongside them - strengthening their skills, confidence, and leadership so we can help reduce barriers and turn local action into lasting change.
By creating opportunities to learn, connect, and grow, FFFF aims to nurture a new generation of onground conservation leaders who can shape the future of their landscapes and communities from the ground up.
Who is this Fellowship for?
This fellowship is for emerging grassroots and on ground leaders who are actively working to strengthen the relationship between communities and nature. It is intended for individuals who are involved and/or interested in community conservation, environmental education, ecological restoration, sustainable livelihoods, youth engagement, human-wildlife coexistence, or other place-based conservation initiatives.
The fellowship particularly supports practitioners who arealready leading or contributing to local efforts and are seeking opportunitiesthat have not been available to them to deepen their skills, expand theirnetworks, and grow as changemakers andteam players within their landscapes.
Conservation here is framed through relationships - between people, communities, and the more-than-human life they live alongside.
What we wish to achieve
Across forests, villages, and community landscapes, young conservationists are already doing the hard work of protecting nature. Throughthe Future Full of Forests Fellowship (FFFF), we want to walk alongside them,strengthening their skills, confidence, and leadership so we can help reducebarriers and turn local action into lasting change. By creating opportunitiesto learn, connect, and grow, FFFF aims to nurture a new generation of ongroundconservation leaders who can shape the future of their landscapes andcommunities from the ground up.
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THE People
Facilitators and Collaborators
The curriculum is carried by practitioners, editors, scientists, and educators across three connected strands - communication, inclusive conservation, and biodiversity from the ground up.
Communication and Writing
Megha Moorthy
Editor-in-Chief, Roundglass Sustain
A conservation communicator with extensive experience in environmental storytelling, publishing, and public engagement.
Radhika Raj
Deputy Editor, Roundglass Sustain
Working at the intersection of storytelling, conservation, and public engagement, she collaborates with writers, photographers, filmmakers, and practitioners to bring nuanced environmental stories to wider audiences.
Priti David
Executive Editor, PARI
At the People's Archive of Rural India, she works at the intersection of journalism, storytelling, and social justice - amplifying the voices, knowledge, and lived experiences of rural communities across India.
Sinchita Parbat
Senior Video Editor, PARI
She uses visual storytelling to document the lives, cultures, and experiences of rural communities across India, combining filmmaking, editing, and digital storytelling into compelling narratives.
Illustration by Thejavitso Chase, an FFFF graduate, made during the PARI workshop.
Inclusive Conservation
Neyi Jamoh
Project Coordinator, Mud on Boots - Sanctuary Nature Foundation
A conservation practitioner and storyteller who works closely with grassroots leaders across India through mentorship, capacity building, networking, and communications, with a deep commitment to inclusive, people-centred conservation.
Salil Subedi
Educator and Facilitator
Working at the intersection of conservation, equity, and social justice, he co-developed Canopy Collective and Sanctuary Nature Foundation's DEI curriculum and creates participatory learning environments built on reflection, empathy, and equity.
Rituparna Neog (they/she)
Activist, Storyteller and Social Entrepreneur
From Assam, working at the intersection of education, gender justice, and community leadership, with expertise spanning queer leadership, community mobilisation, library education, and feminist facilitation.
Deepshikha Sarma
Conservation Practitioner, NCF
Working in the snow leopard landscapes of the western Trans-Himalaya, she fosters human-wildlife coexistence across Spiti, Lahaul, Kinnaur, and Ladakh, and runs the PARTNERS principle module with Thinley.
Tanzin Thinley
Conservation Leader and Farmer, Spiti Valley
With over two decades at the intersection of livelihoods, wildlife conservation, and community stewardship, he has played a key role in advancing community-led conservation in the Trans-Himalaya.
Biodiversity from the Ground Up
Dr. Rajkamal Goswami
Conservation Scientist, ATREE
Fellow with the Forest Governance and Livelihoods Programme, focused on community conservation, ecological restoration, and sustainable landscape management, with research in Arunachal Pradesh and Karnataka.
Dr. Seena Narayanan Karimbumkara
Insect Biologist, ATREE
A Post-doctoral Research Associate whose work focuses on the taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of dung beetles, alongside broader research on insect diversity in restored ecosystems.
Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi
Lepidopterist and Wildlife Biologist
From Assam, he has documented over 800 butterfly species across Northeast India, combining research, documentation, and community-based conservation.
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Artwork by Jaii and Arundhati.
Mentors
Dr. Alolika Sinha
Conservation Biologist
With 16 years across biodiversity conservation, ecological restoration, human-elephant coexistence, and climate resilience. She leads a module and supports capacity building and mentorship across the programme.
Peeyush Sekhsaria
Architect, Geographer and Naturalist
A birder at heart, he brings together ecology, geography, and design to foster deeper connections between people and place.
Dr. Sambita Modak
Educator and Mentor
Working at the intersection of science, art, game design, and conservation outreach, she translates ecological research into participatory learning experiences through games, art, and facilitation.
Niyoshi Shah
Writer and Researcher
Exploring the intersections of people, culture, history, design, and social change, with a multidisciplinary background spanning public health, mental health, technology, and design history.
Programme Team
Dr. Nandini Velho
Project Lead, Canopy Collective
Working on the human dimensions of wildlife management, she started FFFF as a Coexistence Champion and serves as a facilitator across several modules and a mentor for the overall programme.
Dikshya Bharadwaj
Programme Coordinator, Canopy Collective
Based in Assam and committed to community-led conservation, environmental education, and sustainable development, she builds meaningful connections between people and their environments through learning programmes and grassroots initiatives.
Taniya Buragohain
Educator
Working in children's learning and community library programmes, she creates safe, inclusive, and joyful spaces where children can learn, express themselves, and grow.
Batch 1
Future Full of Forests Fellows, 2026
The graduating cohort of Batch 1, 2026.
Partners and supporters
