Forest Engineer and Environmentalist. Coordinator of Faveiro-de-Wilson Conservation Programme. He also coordinated the Conservation Action Plan for Faveiro-de-Wilson, Brazil.

Biologist and educator. Currently Conservation Analyst at the Brazilian National Centre for Plant Conservation, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute, Brazil.

Biologist, MSc in Conservation and Biodiversity and PhD in Entomology. She worked as Conservation Analyst at the Brazilian National Centre for Plant Conservation, Rio de Janeiro. Currently Environmental Consultant

Biologist, MSc and PhD in Ecology. Conservation Analyst at the Brazilian National Centre for Plant Conservation, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute, Brazil.

John Donaldson is a conservation biologist with an enduring interest in cycad conservation. He is exploring ways to reverse population declines and restore pollinator mutualisms

@johndonaldson_photo

Biologist and Botanist. Technical Advisor for Conservation Planning at the Brazilian National Center for Plant Conservation, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute, Brazil

Instagram – @jbrj.cncflora (https://www.instagram.com/jbrj.cncflora/) @jardimbotanicorj (https://www.instagram.com/jardimbotanicorj/)
Facebook – https://pt-br.facebook.com/cncflora/ and https://www.facebook.com/ciencia.jbrj
Twitter – @jbrjoficial (https://twitter.com/jbrjoficial)

Madhavan A.P pursues the field of ecological research; creating useful indices to inform biodiversity conservation. He works with the Nature Conservation Foundation (Valparai).

@mad_havens_biome,
@ncf.india,
@anamalais.ncf

Madhu Ramnath is a student of adivasi botany and has spent many years in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

Madhuri Ramesh teaches in the School of Development,
Azim Premji University. Her research focuses on the politics of
biodiversity conservation and she is interested in inclusive forms
of resource management.

Contact – anita@keystone-foundation.org

Dr Anita Varghese is Director at Keystone Foundation. Her work looks at the factors that mediate the relationship between people and nature, specifically how the goals of conservation and
development can be harmonised.  Additionally she is Chair of the
Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group of the IUCN SSC.

Jessica van der Wal is a behavioural ecologist in the Honeyguide Research Project based at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Onrnithology in Cape Town (www.AfricanHoneyguides).

Jennifer Udema is a budding biologist and a conservation enthusiast. She lives in Colorado with her pets and partner, but travels for field work, exploration, and adventure. 

Social media: @jennmu on Instagram

Jessica Deichmann is a conservation biologist working with partners to co-develop and test solutions to biodiversity conservation challenges for the benefit of people and nature.

Steven Canty is a marine biologist who focuses on resource management at the seascape scale, co-designing solutions which build resilient ecosystems and promote human well-being.

Sarah Wheedleton is a communications specialist who translates Smithsonian conservation and science into stories highlighting the connection between people and nature.

Jay Schoen is a PhD candidate at Columbia University. His research aims to understand how large carnivore movement patterns can inform landscape-wide conservation efforts

(website: https://www.conservingcentralindia.org/).

Ankita is an educator and a nature enthusiast. She enjoys observing and documenting small happenings in nature. She works with children in the areas of language, art, nature-connection and emotional awareness.

Grace Gaard is an outdoor educator and nature-based artist from Omaha, Nebraska. Her passion is connecting her community to local ecology through recreation, education, and art.

After 11 years  in the zookeeping field, primarily with primates, Mary earned a Master’s degree focused on educating others on the impacts their choices have on primates.

(he/him)

Tom is a UK illustrator and educator. He uses his skills to search for creative solutions to fundraise, raise awareness and inform others to take action to protect wildlife.

(she/her) 

Sofiya is a Russian native Singapore-based wildlife artivist and conservationist. Using her art, she urges public attention to less known, less covered conservation topics. 

Nupur Kale is a Project Coordinator at WCS-India. She has predominantly worked on sea turtles and keeps going back to them despite the allure of corals and reef fishes.

Raza Kazmi’s fields of expertise include the wildlife history of India, conservation policy, and conservation issues in the country’s ‘Red Corridor’ landscape. His work focuses on the interplay between forest governance and Naxalism on one hand, and Adivasi rights and conservation needs on the other. His writings appear in The Hindu, The Indian Express, The Wire, Sanctuary Asia, RoundGlass Sustain, Seminar, Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, and other natural history and wildlife journals. He has also contributed essays to edited anthologies He is the recipient of the New India Foundation Fellowship for 2020 under which he will be writing a book tentatively titled “The First of the Nine: The Story of Palamau Tiger Reserve”.

Devashree Damodare is an Architect, designer, muralist, wildlife illustrator and photographer, and avid birdwatcher. She loves
expressing my inner thoughts with the help of visuals.

Kristina Kolařík is a marine mammal trainer fascinated by cetacean behavior. Her passion lies in conservation of the
Southern resident killer whale population in Washington, USA

Michelle María Early Capistrán is an Anthropologist and Marine Scientist. Her transdisciplinary research focuses on integrating local ecological knowledge and marine ecology.

Dr. Cesar Peñaherrera-Palma is an Ecuadorian Marine Biologist specialized in Quantitative Marine Science, with more than 15 years of experience researching migratory species in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.