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Kaavya Varma works with TEEB on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), as well as on developing the scientific and economic foundations for the TEEB study.  Kaavya is also a Senior Associate with the Green India States Trust (GIST).  She has experience developing REDD methodologies and measurement indicators to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of forest conservation and incorporate REDD at the local level in countries like India and Ghana.  In addition, Kaavya has also worked with urban poverty alleviation and slum improvement and development through a Gates Foundation and Development Innovations group project in Washington, D.C.

Kaavya holds an M.Phil from the University of Cambridge in Environment, Society and Development and a B.Sc. from the London School of Economics in Environmental Policy. 

To contact Kaavya Varma, please e-mail Kaavya.Varma [at] unep-teeb.org