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Dr Rao has a PhD from the Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. She has had the privilege of working with pioneers of climate change research in India and has studied the terrestrial carbon cycle over the Indian region. She has published research articles in peer reviewed journals and has had the honour of being invited for talks, including a TEDx talk and discussions at various reputed institutes in India and abroad. She has extensively travelled to different forest ecosystems across India and has always been passionate about environmental conservation. Having been a witness to shrinking forest ecosystems across the world and the blatant effects of climate change on the people from all walks of life, she is doing her part to help alleviate the situation. She has worked with UNESCO MGIEP for two years and is a senior scientist with Forests by Heartfulness.