Aakansha has completed her MA in Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability Studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. In ATREE, she is associated with the Chhattisgarh Wetland project and is also working on the biodiversity conservation project in Siang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. As an environmentalist, she is particularly passionate about climate change adaptation and therefore loves working with and for the communities. She has previously worked with Foundation for Ecological Security in Rajasthan.