Farai is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist, bridging ecological and social science methods and theories to better understand and support decentralized ecosystem management systems. At Berkeley, Farai is a Chancellor’s Fellow and is exploring the links between community-based fisheries management and coral reef health. He is interested in integrating mixed methods, from remote sensing to participatory mapping, to further equitable conservation practices.
Admittance Semester/Year and Program
Fall 2025, PhD in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management
Education
MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, 2021 - National Centre of Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, India
BSc in Biology, 2018 - University of Bristol, UK
Research Lab
Coastal Climate Resilience Lab, Professor Rachel R. Carlson
Selected Publications
- Divan Patel, F. et al. (2023) ‘Carbonate budgets in Lakshadweep archipelago bear the signature of local impacts and global climate disturbances’, Coral Reefs, 42(3), pp. 729–742. doi:10.1007/s00338-023-02374-8.
- Punjabi, G.; Jayadevan, A ….. Divan Patel, F……et al. (2020) ‘On the inadequacy of environment impact assessments for projects in Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park of Goa, India: A Peer Review’, Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12(18), pp. 17387–17454. doi:10.11609/jott.6650.12.18.17387-17454.
Selected Honors and Awards
- ESPM Departmental Starter Grant
- Chancellor’s Fellowship, University of California Berkeley
- Creature Conserve Art-Science Fellowship
- Nature- Culture Fellowship, Wildlife Conservation Society India
- Ravi Sankaran Field Grant, Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation
Conservation Ecology, Community Based Fisheries Management, Commons Governance, Coral Ecology
