OUR VISION
We envision conservation that lasts - powered by organisations with the systems and strategies to protect nature and the communities that steward it.
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OUR MISSION
Our mission is to strengthen conservation organisations by co-creating strategies, systems, and practical tools that make conservation impact measurable, scalable, and sustainable.
ABOUT ECONICHE
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EcoNiche began in Bangalore (as a sole proprietorship) in 2019 with the belief that conservation thrives when people, knowledge, and systems come together with aligned purpose.
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We are ecologists, social scientists, policy experts, and technologists who care deeply about people and the planet. Together, we support organisations working on climate change and biodiversity loss.
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We partner with communities, NGOs, governments, and the private sector to create solutions that are evidence-based, grounded in lived experience, aligned with global best practice, and shaped by local contexts and knowledge.
OUR TEAM
CONSULTANT (CONSERVATION)​
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Nisha DSouza
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Nisha is a conservationist with a career spanning over 15 years. Her work focuses on marine & coastal restoration ecology and resilience-building. She has expertise in conservation leadership & strategy, project & programme management, and impact monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL). Nisha has a BSc. in Marine Science and an MSc. in Wildlife Health and Population Management from the University of Sydney, and an MPhil. in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge. She has trained as an assessor for the IUCN Red List, has a Level 3 Certification from the Cambridge Institute of Leadership & Management, and is a certified assessor for The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS). Nisha founded EcoNiche in 2019.
CONSULTANT​ (SOCIAL IMPACT)​
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Anabel da Gama
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Anabel is a development practitioner with a career spanning over 18 years. Her work focuses on human rights, ecological justice, evidence-based policy, and community-led conservation and development. She has expertise in project/programme management, network-building, social research, policy development, and impact monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL). Anabel has an MA. In Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), and is certified in Peace & Conflict Studies, and Environmental Law. She is trained as an assessor for The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS).
CONSULTANT (LEADERSHIP & CHANGE MANAGEMENT)​​
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Desmond D'Souza​
Desmond specializes in strategy and change management, network services transformation, cost-benefit evaluations, and general IT management, with a career spanning over 4 decades. He has a BTech. in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
CONSULTANT (TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS)​​
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Andrew Suares​
Andrew is a Product Manager with over 20 years of experience in technology, product design, and system development. He specialises in turning complex processes into simple, user-friendly digital solutions, with strong skills in UX/UI, user flow optimisation, agile development, and cross-functional team leadership, with technical expertise in PHP, MySQL, JIRA, Notion, and web app optimisation. Andrew has managed and built products end-to-end for globally distributed teams, including a privacy-focused social network and AI-driven platforms.