Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow and Academic Associate in the Biodiversity and Society Programme at UNU-IAS.
She has more than 15 years of experience in international and sub-national research and capacity building activities relating to biodiversity and human well-being with a focus on equity; traditional knowledge; linking policy goals to local priorities and community well-being; assessment of changes to ecosystems and human well-being; socio-ecological resilience; and joint implementation of policies and actions on health and biodiversity at the community level. Dr. Subramanian has been involved as a coordinating lead author in various assessments of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
Research interests:
- Access and benefit-sharing
- Biodiplomacy
- Biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Governance
- International environmental law and governance
- Science policy interface & adaptive natural resources management
- Social-ecological resilience
- Socio-ecological production landscapes
- Traditional knowledge
