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Arti Dhar

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Co-Founder & Director at Farmers for Forests
📍 United States

Arti Dhar is the Co-Founder of Farmers for Forests, an organization combatting climate change and rural poverty in India. With a background in social finance and a Masters in Public Administration from Cornell University, she focuses on scaling community-centric forest restoration projects using innovative financing models and technology.

Arti is passionate about leveraging technology for environmental monitoring and ensuring sustainable, long-term impact in rural landscapes. She has expressed a deep concern for the loss of urban biodiversity, including the disappearance of birds and bees from cities, framing it as a critical issue alongside rural conservation efforts.

Her organization uses an open-source AI platform with drone technology to measure tree growth and carbon sequestration with 95% accuracy.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & Director
Job Level
Middle
Location
United States
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Nature-based Solutions
Co-founded an organization focused on reforestation and agroforestry to fight climate change, attending conferences like Verge2025 to discuss funding for these solutions.
Climate Technology
Employs drone technology and AI models to accurately measure tree survival, health, and carbon sequestration, ensuring accountability and measurable outcomes for partners.
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Career

Work history

12-2019 - 2-2025
Co-Founder & Director
Farmers for Forests
Senior Manager
Climate Impact Partners
12-2018 - 11-2019
Senior Consultant
Social Finance India
5-2018 - 8-2018
Summer Associate
The Global Impact Investing Network
5-2016 - 8-2017
Senior Associate, Financial Inclusion
Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD)
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Education
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
Cornell University
MBA
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
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