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ABOUT US

Established in 2019 as a sole proprietorship, EcoNiche is an interdisciplinary consultancy based in Bangalore and Goa, India. We are dedicated to designing & supporting the implementation of strategies that tackle the interconnected challenges of climate change & biodiversity loss, building the foundation for sustainable success of conservation actions. Through collaborations with NGOs, local communities, governments, and other stakeholders, we align our solutions with the collective needs & aspirations of all involved.

OUR TEAM

CONSERVATION CONSULTANT (FOUNDER)

Nisha DSouza

Nisha is a conservationist with a career spanning over 12 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. Nisha founded EcoNiche in 2019.

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SOCIAL IMPACT CONSULTANT

Anabel D'Gama

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.

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LEADERSHIP & CHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Desmond DSouza

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.

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ADVISOR - POLICY & INVESTMENT ANALYSIS (AGRICULTURE & CLIMATE CHANGE)

Jessica Edington

Jessica's work focuses on agriculture, environment & climate change policy, and investment development & evaluation, in a career spanning over 12 years. She has a BSc. in Animal and Veterinary Bioscience from the University of Sydney, and a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Canberra.

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TESTIMONIALS

Ms. Ingrid Mendoca

Regional Coordinator, South Asia

terre de hommes (tdh) - India

(2022)

We as staff of terre des hommes Germany in South Asia have enjoyed working with EcoNiche in several ways in order to enhance our knowledge and experience on ecology, environment, sustainability and diversity. We have found EcoNiche a very capable and vibrant organisation. Their ability to understand the environment and add to our work as a child rights organisation has been great, and they're a nice young enthusiastic team to work with!

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