Sejuti Basu
Researcher and M&E Specialist | Programme Coordination Associate, UNEP | Co-Chair, IUCN CEM Mountain Ecosystems
Based in Kenya
Sejuti Basu (she/her) is a researcher and monitoring and evaluation specialist from India, currently based in Kenya. She has worked in non-profits and multi-lateral organisations for the past 17 years, leading research and grassroots implementation of community-led conservation, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction initiatives in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Kenya. She is committed to environmental and social justice and works in the sphere of participatory and trans-disciplinary research, evidence-based decision-making. Sejuti holds an M.Sc. in Environment Management from Forest Research Institute, India and a Diploma in International Development from the University of London, UK. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, UK and has a voluntary role as Co-Chair of the Mountain Ecosystems Specialist Group at IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management. A geographer and backpacker, Sejuti enjoys hiking, sketching, and spending time in nature.
