Pooja Gupta is an environmental communication media artist, turning research into clear visual stories. She works with individuals and teams to inspire care and action.

Harshad Marathe is an illustrator, storyteller, and book cover designer. Themes that interest him include explorations of the subconscious, as well as human and animal forms.

Neha Awasthi is a wildlife ecologist studying deer behaviour, habitat use, and coexistence in India’s forests through long-term field research and storytelling.

Cecylia Watrobska is a biologist interested in how human actions are affecting biodiversity, and enjoys communicating science to different audiences.

Morena Mills is an environmental social scientist at Imperial College London, researching how conservation scales, and how this impacts people and nature.

Levi Van Sant is an assistant professor at George Mason University. His research focuses on the political economy of land, agriculture and conservation in the US South.

Grant Connette is an ecologist at Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute whose research focuses on wildlife data analysis, landscape ecology, and GIS.

Erin Shibley is a wildlife biologist with the Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes Program whose research focuses on applying participatory science in biodiversity monitoring.

Amy Johnson is a conservation biologist and Director of Virginia Working Landscapes at the Smithsonian, advancing science-based biodiversity conservation on working lands.

Don Driscoll is Professor of Terrestrial Ecology. His research examines ecology and conservation biology of fire, movement, invasive species, threatened species and habitat loss

Nowella Anyango-van Zwieten is a researcher at Wageningen University on development, sustainability and governance, with special interest in flows of funding, ideas and power.

Wingco Sethi is an avid bird photographer. Based both in New Delhi and in Bangalore, he has been an active member of the DelhiBird group for over a decade.

Abhishek Katta keeps noticing the liminal — like birds in cities or people at play. He tells stories of stillness, whimsy, and longing.

Sakshi Chandak is an illustrator and designer from Chhattisgarh, India. She enjoys crafting stories that explore everyday life, whether through animals, people, or little unnoticed moments. Her work blends curiosity, observation, and imagination, bringing a unique perspective to the ordinary.

Ricardo Guzmán Mesén is an anthropologist and illustrator from Costa Rica -a small country in Central America. He combines his passions by creating comics about culture, history and science.

Patrick Hans Mulindwa is a Ugandan early-career researcher and conservation photographer
working at the intersection of climate change and health. With Climate Operation, his work has
contributed to published research. Using participatory storytelling with the marginalised
communities, his work examines lived experiences with an aim of challenging systemic
inequalities.

Dips is an illustrator who crafts playful, personality-filled art. Her work blends charm and storytelling to bring characters and ideas to life. Find her on nekohues.

Maya Jain (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer. She makes experimental and atmospheric comics that explore our rawest emotions such as grief, nostalgia, and melancholy.

Erica is a marine biologist who loves adventure stories. She conducts research and works in schools, teaching children about the beauty of the sea.

Dewey Pretorius is an eight-year-old South African nature enthusiast and explorer, who loves capturing the beauty of animals, plants, and the outdoors through art.

Chandrima Chatterjee is an independent illustrator and artist based in New Delhi. An editor in her past life, she loves to tell heart-warming stories through her artworks.