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Banashree Thapa

Banashree Thapa

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Research Lead @Earthly | Nature-based Solution Professional | Commonwealth scholar @Oxford

  • Education

    • National Law University, Delhi

      2018 - 2019
      Diploma Environmental Law and Policy 82%

      Project: Conservation of endangered Gangetic Dolphins: A critical study on its conservation status, policies and future actions

    • University of Oxford

      2020 - 2021
      Master's degree Biodiversity Conservation and Management

      Activities and Societies: Environmental Rep, Somerville College • Oxford School of Climate Change (OCS) • Oxford Strategy Challenge (2021) Modules: • Conservation Biogeography • Global Change and the Biosphere • Conservation Governance • Economics and the Environment • Biodiversity Technologies • Biodiversity Responses to ClimateChangeWorkshops: • Policy-based: CITES COP; NDC Assessment under Paris Agreement; Treaty negotiations-BBNJ • Skill-based: Introduction to GIS; R

    • Hindu College

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science - BS Botany(Hons) 80.2%

      Activities and Societies: Cultural Secretary-Panchtatva-the Environment Society of Hindu College General secretary- NECell-the north east cell of Hindu College Organising committee- Hindu Mecca 2015 Squad Sub Coordinator-Mecca 2016 (Annual fest of Hindu College)

    • Delhi University

      2017 - 2019
      Master of Science - MS Botany

      Thesis project: Expression profiling of putative effector genes of Root-knot Nematode (M. incognita) during infection in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

  • Experience

    • Tezpur University

      Dec 2015 - Jan 2016
      Research Intern

      Assisted in optimizing methodology for an on-going funded project on pathogen-endophyte interaction. Analyzed and monitored disease progression, collated experimental data and interpreted research findings on the antagonistic effect of bio-control agents on Ralstonia solanacearum

    • World Wildlife Fund

      Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
      Intern - Environment Education

      Interned under the Environment Education department at WWF-India headquarters, Delhi to work towards the successful execution of the first international phase of the flagship conservation quiz of WWF-India- the Wild Wisdom Quiz.

    • Oxford Seascapes Ecology Lab

      Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
      Contributing Author

      Contributing author to a global report on seagrass abundance, conducted desk-based scientific literature review using exclusion-inclusion principle; report has been used by Pew’s Trust to set their course for focus areas for seagrass conservation.

    • Earthly

      Sept 2021 - now

      Managing Earthly's project portfolio, ensuring holistic representation of NbS ecosystem and interventions across key areas in Africa, Latin America and South Asia. Ensuring that Earthly's projects meet the highest benchmarks for carbon permanence and socio-ecological impact. Consulting early-stage project developers on routes-to-market, best-practise guidelines for ESG alignment to fetch a premium price on credit delivery. Co-developed Earthly's Project Assessment Framework that enables a registry-agnostic assessment of project design and impact across different nature interventions. Established collaborations with strategic partnerships with MRV and geospatial partners to improve assessment accuracy and de-risk nature-investments for our clients.

      • Research Lead

        Aug 2023 - now

      • Research Associate

        Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

      • Intern

        Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

    • Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
      Field Research Assistant

      Awarded the Alice Horseman grant from Somerville College to conduct a field expedition to Ghana alongside Dr Jesus Aguirre from University of Oxford. Undertook drone imagery mapping, soil sample analysis & stakeholder interviews to understand climate change impacts tropical forest dynamics and thereby fungal diversity

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Nature-based Solutions Professional Certificate

      IUCN
      Apr 2024

    • Introduction to ESG: Environmental Social & Governance

      Project Management Institute
      May 2024

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Banashree Thapa
      INSPIRE DST Award Ministry of Science and Technology, India May 2014 Awarded for scoring amongst the top 1% of candidates in the 12th boards. Continued receiving funding for four years in lieu of consistent academic performance.
    • Awarded to Banashree Thapa
      Alice Horseman Grant Somerville College

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Commonwealth Scholarship Mentor

      Issued by Project EduAccess on Oct 2021
      Project EduAccessAssociated with Banashree Thapa

    • Earth Hour- Delhi Zone Head

      Issued by WWF on Jan 2017
      WWFAssociated with Banashree Thapa

    • Campaign Strategist

      Issued by Fridays for Future India on Aug 2019
      Fridays for Future IndiaAssociated with Banashree Thapa

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Earth Hour on Feb 2016
      Earth HourAssociated with Banashree Thapa