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Saurav is CEO / Rural Futures - Co-Founder & Designer at the Balipara Foundation. Rural Futures integrates ecological gains with upward socio-economic mobility of forest-fringe communities across the Eastern Himalayan region. Through Rural Futures, Saurav and his team mobilise forest-fringe communities (esp. youth) to engage in the complete value-chain of ecosystem restoration. The natural capital that is sustainably derived from restored habitats is utilised by communities to deliver universal basic assets - locally & autonomously. Saurav holds a master’s from the University of Manchester and is passionate about the great outdoors. Saurav is an Acumen India Fellow, an Ashoka fellow and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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