Gaurav Madan

Gaurav serves as the Senior Forests and Land Rights Campaigner at Friends of the Earth. He advocates for companies and investors to stop driving deforestation, land grabbing, and violations of Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ rights and embrace a just transition away from destructive models of industrial agricultural production. He has over a decade of experience supporting the recognition of community land and forest rights, previously working alongside the Rights and Resources Initiative, Namati, and Sustainable Development Institute. Gaurav’s commentaries and analysis have appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, Vice, Mongabay, and Hindustan Times. He hosted and produced a series of radio shows on migrant justice and the climate crisis on Washington D.C.’s Pacifica station WPFW 89.3 FM. Gaurav holds a Master’s of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Friends of the Earth: Fighting to Win: How an Indonesian Land Defender Stood up to Conflict Palm Oil
Mongabay: It’s time to rein in the industries devouring the world’s last standing forests
Mongabay: No more business as usual: Halt dangerous development projects that put our health at risk
Earth Island Journal: In Crisis, Learning from Ecologies of Care
Mongabay: BlackRock’s commitment to responsible investing must include human rights
Reuters: Amazon destruction should prompt investors to divest from destructive agribusiness