About us
WRI India, an independent knowledge organisation registered as India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. Know more: wri-india.org
Program overview
WRI India’s Food, Land and Water program aims to inform India’s transition towards sustainable and resilient food and land use systems focusing on developing interdisciplinary nature-based solutions like sustainable agriculture and landscape restoration to mitigate climate impacts, enhance jobs and livelihoods and improve nutritional security. To catalyse systems change with a focus on circular food systems in India, we also focus on developing equitable strategies to reduce food loss and food waste and mitigate climate impacts.
With broader systems change and food systems perspective, we work with diverse stakeholders like governments,



businesses, civil society partners and farmer producer organizations to inform and develop land use strategies based on robust evidence and analysis to build the resilience of local communities to mitigate climate impacts, bridge capacity gaps, monitor progress, and inform a pathway to building a restoration economy for people, nature, and climate.
Job Highlight
WRI India is seeking a Senior Program Associate – Responsible Restoration Value Chains to support the development of bamboo-based restoration value chains in central India, particularly in Maharashtra and surrounding regions.
This role focuses on implementation, coordination, and applied research. The selected candidate will help develop practical solutions that link landscape
restoration with livelihoods and market opportunities, while also supporting systems to monitor and track restoration outcomes (MRV).
The role will involve worki

📌 Senior Program Associate – Responsible Restoration Value Chains, Nagpur
🏢 WRI India
📍 Nagpur