Sharan Ghai

Background

About Sharan Ghai

I'm a sustainability strategist and environmental researcher focused on accelerating nature-based solutions, building climate resilience, and shaping data-informed environmental policies. With experience leading cross-regional initiatives across Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, I work at the intersection of science, strategy, and impact. Currently, I lead the global research portfolio at Earthly, where I oversee environmental impact assessments for nature-based solution projects and guide their alignment with biodiversity, carbon permanence, and community co-benefits. I collaborate with scientific advisory boards, government stakeholders, and private sector partners to ensure that projects not only meet compliance standards, but also deliver tangible climate and ecological outcomes. My previous work has included designing carbon removal methodologies using dendrometric and ecological data, developing restoration frameworks across tropical ecosystems, and conducting biodiversity and resilience assessments at biome scale. I've contributed to the creation of environmental risk management tools and supported the integration of emerging environmental science into market-facing climate solutions. I’m driven by a belief that environmental transformation requires both scientific integrity and systems thinking, grounded in evidence, oriented toward equity, and built to scale.