User:Vivek Saxena IFS/sandbox

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Hello, this is my page Dr. VIVEK SAXENA has joined IUCN as the Country Representative, IUCN India, based at the IUCN India Country Office, in New Delhi, India. Dr. Saxena leads the IUCN Programme at the country level to ensure effective and timely development, planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of an integrated and coherent programme for IUCN India. Mr. Saxena started his career as Indian Forest Service officer in 1992. He has over 26 years’ experience in Natural Resource Management, Environmental issues, Protected Areas related policy and management issues, Fund raising, Hindukush Himalayan Environment issues of Asian sub region of South Asia, Multilateral conventions related to UNCCD, CBD, UNFCCC, CITES, CMS, Implementation of Externally aided EU and JICA projects, Forestry research, Agroforestry, Community Forestry, Eco-tourism, HR management of Indian Forest Service(IFS) Officers among others. Dr. Saxena has vast managerial and administrative experience of Forest Manangement at field level in various districts of Haryana State, India as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Conservator of Forests, Chief Conservator of Forests. Dr. Saxena’s experience at policy and secretariat level include assignments in Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India as Director, Deputy Inspector General of Forests (DIGF) and Private Secretary to the Minister (Environment and Forests). He has also held assignments as State of Haryana representative in Delhi as Additional Resident Commissioner and Administrator, Trade Fair Authority of Haryana. On all his assignments, Dr.Saxena has demonstrated skills and expertise on Natural Resources Management ,Conservation and Environmental issues, Country level negotiations during multilateral and bilateral meetings and had a sound track record of performance and accomplishments. Dr. Saxena has also contributed to global assessments on land degradation and restoration related IPBES publications and is also on roster of experts of UNCCD. Dr. Saxena holds a Doctoral Degree in “Climate Change & Agroforestry” from FRI University, India, Masters in Forestry and Physics, Bachelor degree in Law and Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Law