Vinamra Mathur

Vinamra Mathur

Y4N Role: Global Ambassador
Location: USA
Pronouns: He/him
Languages: English

Vinamra Mathur is the project co-lead fo Y4N’s Faces of Forestry initiative. He believes in science-based research and highlighting local solutions for environmental change.  Vinamra is currently a PhD candidate in the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science – Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI), University of Tokyo. He holds a BSc (Hons.) in Environmental Science from the University of Manchester and an MSc in Environmental Governance from the United Nations University, Tokyo.

Vinamra has extensive professional experience working in Asia Pacific having worked with Nature Conservancy, UNDP Asia Pacific, and RARE Conservation during  which he provided capacity-building and knowledge-sharing services to several Asia-Pacific countries in support of their efforts to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainability within the region.

Vinamra is fluent in English and Hindi. He enjoys cooking, playing sports, and spending quality time with friends.

Previous roles at Y4N include: Regional Director, Asia & Pacific as well as Social Media Manager.