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M.Satyanarayana, IFS, Director Email: msatya@icefindia.org M.Satyanarayana is a member of the Indian Forest Service of 1983 batch. He is an M.Sc in Tropical Coastal Management from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and also holds postgraduate qualifications in Botany, Forestry & Allied subjects and Environmental Studies. He also completed a Diploma Course in Application of Environmental Law from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva.
He is a Natural Resource Management professional with over twenty years of experience in policies and management. Worked with Provincial and Federal governments in India and also with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in responsible senior professional positions. Possesses multidisciplinary background and exposure to UN system. During his tenure with the Central Government as Deputy Inspector General in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, he was a member of many committees constituted by the Government of India and involved in the formulation of national conservation strategies. Prepared a number of policy / project documents for the Government of India and donors on forest conservation, institutional strengthening, community forestry, forests-tribal interface etc. He represented India in many international conventions, seminars and organized many international workshops. He is also a resource person to FAO and other international organizations and offered advisory services to the World Bank, The Energy Research Institute (TERI), Overseas Development Association ( ODA), UN International Tropical Timber Association (ITTO) etc.