Panna Ram Siyag, IFS

  • Program Officer, Sustainable Development Mechanisms
  • UNFCCC Secretariat, Bonn
  • Germany
  • Cohort 6

Mr. Siyag is an Indian Forest Service Officer, presently working as Program Officer in Sustainable Development Mechanisms Programme at the UNFCCC Secretariat, Bonn. He has worked as Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Conservator of Forests & Director, World Food Programme, and Conservator of Forests (Training) in Rajasthan where he was responsible for leading projects related to forestry, biodiversity, natural resource management, environment, and sustainable development in multi-stakeholder participation – government officials, NGOs, public representatives, and community leaders. He had served as Deputy Secretary to Government of Rajasthan, in Department of Environment. He has also served as State Silviculturist for Rajasthan where he was responsible for development of research programme and its implementation for the forestry sector of the state. He was also responsibl, for drafting the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for the state, under the framework of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) undertaken in pursuance of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

During 1999-2001, Mr Siyag had worked as Deputy Conservator of forests at Forestry Training Institute, Jaipur. He earlier worked as Deputy Conservator of Forests in various districts of Rajasthan. His responsibilities also included on-site research and documentation of the various economic and technical details of afforestation works, with a view to developing technology and management packages in this field. His book titled ‘The Afforestation Manual: Technology & Management’ has been highly acclaimed in the professional circles, both in India and abroad.

Mr. Siyag graduated in Civil Engineering from the JNV University, Jodhpur and received Master’s in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is also a Postgraduate in forestry and wildlife from the FRI Deemed University, Dehra Dun and holds a postgraduate diploma in public administration from the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), Paris, France.