Karnad, Divya

Divya Karnad is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies in Ashoka University. She is a   PhD in Geography from Rutgers University, USA, and a Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from the Post Graduate Programme run by the National Centre for Biological Sciences and Centre for Wildlife Studies.

Prior to joining Ashoka University, she consulted with the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization and founded InSeason Fish, a sustainable seafood initiative. The focus of her work is marine conservation, fisheries management, the geography of seafood, climate and aquaculture and common property theory. She has published in scientific journals like Ambio, Biological Conservation, Conservation Biology, Marine Policy and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.