Manu Bhatnagar is an urban, regional and environmental planner heading the Natural Heritage Division of INTACH as Principal Director. He is an alumni of Cornell University with qualifications in Regional Planning and has further qualifications and trainings in Strategic Management, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Ecology and Habitat Management, Environmental Law, Conservation of Rivers and Lakes, Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development, Public Policy and Circular Economy from prestigious institutes. He has worked in India and in SE Asia on diverse projects ranging from urban-regional-environmental planning, regional landscapes, river conservation, lake management, water policy, sustainable agriculture, urban biodiversity, geoheritage, cultural documentation.