Shalini Dhyani is Senior Scientist with Critical Zone Group of Water Technology and Management Division in CSIR-NEERI, India. She is also South Asia Regional Chair for IUCN CEM (Commission on Ecosystems Management) (2017-2020); IPBES Lead Author Global thematic assessment on Sustainable Use of Wild Species (2018-2021) and IPBES Asia Pacific regional assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Asia Pacific (2015-2018)