New Delhi: Noted environmentalist Ravi Chellam has assumed charge as the executive director of Greenpeace India, the NGO announced today.
The green body said that Mr Chellam will anchor the NGO which has been "facing a series of challenges from a number of government agencies apart from renewing the organisation's focus on campaigns for a clean and safe future".
This comes after former Executive Director Samit Aich had resigned in June last year following an internal review of the organisation's handling of two sexual harassment cases. Programme Director, Divya Raghunandan, too had quit at the same time.
The government had earlier barred Greenpeace India from receiving foreign funds by suspending its licence for six months and freezing all its accounts after alleging that it has "prejudicially" affected the country's interests.
Mr Chellam is a wildlife biologist and conservation scientist by training. The NGO said that he has undertaken governance roles in various conservation organisations.
"We are at a critical juncture in human history and as we saw at the recent climate talks in Paris, India has a tremendous opportunity to lead meaningful change at a global level....," Mr Chellam said in a statement.
"Over the last year, Greenpeace India has had to defend itself against a barrage of charges, but has drawn strength from the thousands of Indians who join in our campaigns, and the judiciary which has upheld our position time and time again," the statement added.
Prior to joining Greenpeace he has worked with the Wildlife Institute of India, United Nations Development Programme, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Wildlife Conservation Society (India Program), Madras Crocodile Bank Trust amongst others.
The green body said that Mr Chellam will anchor the NGO which has been "facing a series of challenges from a number of government agencies apart from renewing the organisation's focus on campaigns for a clean and safe future".
This comes after former Executive Director Samit Aich had resigned in June last year following an internal review of the organisation's handling of two sexual harassment cases. Programme Director, Divya Raghunandan, too had quit at the same time.
Mr Chellam is a wildlife biologist and conservation scientist by training. The NGO said that he has undertaken governance roles in various conservation organisations.
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"Over the last year, Greenpeace India has had to defend itself against a barrage of charges, but has drawn strength from the thousands of Indians who join in our campaigns, and the judiciary which has upheld our position time and time again," the statement added.
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