Trishant Simlai holds a PhD in Geography and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.

Jevgeniy Bluwstein holds a PhD in Political Ecology, and is currently based at the University of Bern/Switzerland as a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Social Anthropology.

Amber Huff holds a PhD in anthropology and is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex where she co-leads the Research Cluster on Resource Politics and Environmental Change and is director of the Centre for Future Natures.

Anwesha Dutta is a Senior Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) in Bergen, Norway. Trained as political ecologist, she works at intersections of biodiversity conservation, ethnic conflict, and rural livelihoods.

Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel is a postdoctoral fellow in Geography at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Diana Vela-Almeida is an Assistant Professor on political ecology at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University.

Revati is a researcher and practitioner in the field of feminist political ecology in India. She is currently teaching at Azim Premji University, Bangalore.

Ramya Ravi is a doctoral scholar at ATREE. She has studied the transformation of Banni
grasslands due to the invasion of Prosopis juliflora at the complex intersection between invasive species, grasslands, pastoralists, livelihoods, and history. Her broad interests lie in applying interdisciplinary frameworks to better understand social ecological systems.

Rogelio has recently completed his PhD in Geography at the University of Cambridge. His work focuses on environmental values: conceptions of how and why the living world matters.

Chris Sandbrook is Professor of Conservation and Society and Director of the MPhil in Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge.

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.

Brett is a conservationist and researcher specialising in Central Asian flora particularly wild tulips, a topic he wrote his PhD thesis on and has published several articles about.

Instagram: brettdwilson94, insearchofwildtulips, cubotanicgarden, faunafloraint

Twitter: @BotanistBrett, @TulipGuardians, @CUBotanicGarden, @FaunaFloraInt

Frankie Moorman has a BSc (Hons) in Biology and Geography from the University of St.Andrews, and an MSc in Conservation from University College London.

@FrankieMoorman

Jared Margulies is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama.

@jaredmargulies

Miranda graduated from Miami University (Oxford) with a Master of Arts in Biology in May of 2023. She worked as an Animal Care Specialist and now as a Park Ranger in Tennessee

Anne Devan-Song is a data scientist and ecologist. She has worked with a variety of wildlife species, although toads are her favorite group of animals.

Twitter- @amphibianne

Bryan Lynn is a PhD candidate at Oregon State University. He enjoys doughnuts and the mathematical modeling of evolution and behavior.

Twitter- @abstractbryan

Allison Bogisich is a Research Associate at The Memphis Zoo. Allison enjoys video games and cuddling her pet guinea pigs when she isn’t collecting data about frog reproduction.

Twitter- @AllyBogi

Mariah Mack is a graduate student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Their interests include wildlife ecology and hitting the gym.

Twitter- @Amphib_nerd

Sinlan Poo is the Curator of Research at Memphis Zoo. Her work focuses on increasing the conservation impact of zoos through combining ex situ research and in situ conservation.

Twitter – @SinlanPoo

Wuyuan Pan is a doctoral candidate at Guangxi University. He is interested in using acoustic methods to monitor biodiversity and he is now focusing on the relationship between acoustic and avian diversity in forests of southern China.

Dr. Sicily Fiennes is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leeds. Their research focuses on the social, technological and ecological dimensions of the Asian songbird trade for humans and birds.

Alolika Sinha is a conservation biologist working with Aaranyak. Her current work includes habitat restoration and promotion of human-elephant coexistence.

Leena is an environmental biologist and an animal physiologist. She earned her PhD from SP Pune University, India in the field of Climate Change Biology using insects as representative animal models. Subsequently, as a DBT-BioCARe Scientist, she advocated applications of insect silk biopolymers from environmental sustainability perspectives. Through international research exposure as an EMBO and a DAAD Fellow, and more recently, as a Postdoctoral Visitor at York University, Canada, she continued to explore the survival mechanisms of insects under unfavourable conditions, and how we can use this foundational knowledge to tackle real-world challenges.

She is a passionate educator and science communicator. Being able to make science accessible and engaging, doubles her joy as a science professional!

Brigid Moran is a graduate student at Project Dragonfly at Miami University and works as an environmental scientist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Caroline is a writer and storyteller based in Bangalore, India. Through their work, Caroline looks at building connections between our rich inner worlds and the world around us.

Eben Grant is an 8-year-old nature enthusiast and amateur mycologist from Devon, UK.

Neha Kandalgaokar co-runs a social enterprise Journeys with Meaning. She finds joy in writing, facilitating, curating and creating meaningful content and experiences for children.

Siddhi Vartak is a storyteller. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Animation Film Design from NID, Ahmedabad. She writes, paints, illustrates, and animates to explore her artistic voice.