A policy and development strategist with over 30 years of multidisciplinary and multi-team experience from policy formulation to project development, management and evaluation. Amba is professionally trained as an environmental lawyer and development communicator. He is an acclaimed grassroots convenor, trainer, and facilitator with experience in the Asia Pacific region. Amba works directly with policy makers, NGOs, communities, farmers, and youth in mountain regions. He has extensive experience working in local, national, and international NGOs, the government and with advanced regional policy and research think tanks such as the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. He is a founding member of the Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland (SDFN) and the Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI) and is a Board member of numerous organizations including the GB Pant National Institute for Himalayan Environment, Government of India.