Grant Category:	Fulbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership Program Fellow
Field of Specialization:	Environmental Management
Name:	Dr. Sharachchandra Lele
Official Address and Designation:	Senior Fellow Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) Royal Enclave, Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560 064 Karnataka
Telephone (O):	080 2363 5555
E-mail:	slele@atree.org
Duration of Grant:	Four months
Project Title:	Integrating Ecosystem Services with Environmental Governance
Abstract of Project :
Translating the concept of ecosystem services into policy and action requires an integration of payments-based approaches with traditional environmental governance. Under my Fulbright grant, I propose to strengthen this strategic area in my research and that of ATREE by interacting and setting up long-term collaborations with Professor Gretchen Daily and other researchers at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, who are pioneers and world leaders in ecosystem services assessment. Activities include seminars, field visits, review of data, and mathematical modelling. Proposed outputs include joint papers and proposals. Interactions with Stanford’s IPER program will strengthen ATREE’s fledgling Ph.D. program. Findings will be fed into Indian research and policy networks.

Academic Background :
Ph.D.	Energy and Resources	University of California, Berkeley, U.S.	1993
M. Sc.	Systems Science	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	1987
B. Tech.	Electrical Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology—Bombay, Mumbai	1984

Professional Background :
Senior Fellow	Centre for Environment and Development, ATREE, Bengaluru	2009-till date
Senior Fellow	Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development, Bengaluru	2001-2009
Senior Research Associate	Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security, Oakland, U.S.	1995-2001
Bullard Fellow for Forest Research	Harvard University, Cambridge, U.S.	1994-1995