Saurav MalhotraSaurav Malhotra is the Co-Founder & Chief Designer of the Rural Futures Framework of the Balipara Foundation. Saurav applies human-centered design to conservation and believes that humans lie at the center of any conservation program. Through the Rurl Futures program, he is providing a framework for the restoration of forests and at the same time, linking this restoration pathway to socio-economic mobility of the forest-fringe communities through various livelihood generating programs. Saurav has a bachelor's degree in biotechnology and a master's degree in the biological sciences. Prior to his association with the Balipara Foundation, Saurav has held various research, teaching, and conservation awareness positions in Europe. Read More Read Less