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    • Pranab Ranjan Choudhury

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    Pranab Ranjan Choudhury is the co-founder and CEO of Landstack, a global think tank dedicated to inclusive land governance. With more than 25 years of experience in natural resource management, he specialises in land tenure security, community stewardship, and climate action. Previously a scientist with ICAR and the lead coordinator for the Center for Land Governance, Pranab has consulted for the World Bank and UNDP on land policy reforms across South Asia. He is a leading voice in advocating for community-led conservation and equitable land rights for sustainable development, and has worked with governments in Odisha, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh to reform land administration and policy.


    Areas of expertise

    Systems design, land governance, forestry, natural resource management


    Currently working at

    Landstack


    Articles by Pranab Ranjan Choudhury

    Women sit on a forest hillside and gather large green leaves in bundles. More people stand and work among rocks and trees in the background--carbon markets
    Environment
    May 21, 2026
    Counting what carbon markets don’t
    Across India, women in forest-dependent communities perform daily ecological care that sustains forests. Carbon markets profit from this labour without recognising or compensating it.
    by Anjali Aggarwal, Pranab Ranjan Choudhury | 8 min read
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