Sonu Panwar

Dedicated conservation and community engagement professional with ~4 years of experience in implementing conservation education, community awareness, and livelihood development initiatives. Experienced in conducting socio-economic surveys, facilitating stakeholder consultations, organizing school outreach and environmental awareness programs, and empowering women through sustainable livelihood training. Skilled in community mobilization, behavioural change communication, participatory rural engagement, and collaborating with government agencies, local communities, Self Help Groups (SHGs), educational institutions, and civil society organizations.

Passionate about promoting biodiversity conservation, community participation, and sustainable development through inclusive and evidence-based approaches.

Project Intern at Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun (2026-05 – Present)

Range Wide Estimation of Dolphin- Phase II

• Assisting in documenting field questionnaires and survey data.

Project Associate – II at Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun (2025-06 – 2026-03)

Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation – National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

• Led community engagement across Six Ganga Basin states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.
• Mobilized communities, SHGs, schools, and stakeholders for conservation initiatives.
• Conducted conservation awareness and environmental education programmes with communities, youths, government and nongovernment agencies.
• Conducted socio-economic surveys and supervised field data collection.
• Contributed to 1000+ pages of NMCG–WII Riverscape reports, books and booklets.
• Organized puppet shows, street plays, wall paintings, exhibitions, and other IEC activities.
• Coordinated multidisciplinary field teams.

Project Associate – I at Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun (2023-10 – 2025-06)

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

• Delivered community awareness programmes in riverine communities.
• Supported stakeholder engagement and conservation outreach activities.

Project Assistant at Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun (2022-10 – 2023-10)

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

• Conducted socio-economic surveys along the Ganga River and tributaries.
• Delivered livelihood training programmes for women.
• Organized school awareness programmes, puppet shows, street plays, and wall paintings.
• Engaged SHGs and local communities in biodiversity conservation.
• Coordinated field activities with the Forest Department.

Project Intern at Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun (2022-08 – 2022-10)

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

• Assisted in documenting field questionnaires and survey data.
• Supported community awareness programmes and field activities.

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Economics – Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics, History & Skill Subjects – Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India