Agathe Colléony is a conservation scientist exploring the links between biodiversity, nature interactions, individual well-being and biodiversity conservation behaviors.

Melissa Marselle is an environmental psychologist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research investigating the pro-environmental behavior change, and the influence of biodiversity on human health.

Ishita Biswas is a Visual Artist and children’s book Designer. She wanders at the intersection of the natural and civilised worlds, intervening reality with myth and imagination through the mediums of drawing, animation, and installation.

Parul Sinha is an illustrator/visual artist and works primarily in watercolour. Her works are usually an amalgamation of illustration with a hint of absurd that makes familiar things appear estranged from day-to-day experience.

Celina Baker is a student at Miami University of Ohio’s Advanced Inquiry Program pursuing a master’s degree in conservation biology.

Munib Khanyari is a Research Associate at Nature Conservation Foundation’s High Altitude Program. He studies factors that affect mountain ungulate populations at a landscape level. 

Shreyasi Sharma is a postgraduate in Literary Art Creative Writing from Ambedkar University Delhi.

Juno Negi has completed her education in Zoology and Anthropology, and is currently a research fellow at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. When not working, she loves to revel in the company of her pen and diary.

Zoya Tyabji has been fascinated with all things marine, and has studied sea kraits, coral reefs and elasmobranchs in India. She is currently the Project Associate of the marine team of Wildlife Conservation Society-India.

Ferenc Jordan links the parts to the whole. He is searching for the most important species. Otherwise, he is the director of a research institute.

C. Josh Donlan is the Executive Director of Advanced Conservation Strategies and co-founder of Capital Azul.

Associate Professor

I am a postgraduate in International  Studies, currently pursuing French at the Alliance Française. The stories and the knowledge around land, plants and trees and the food were common conversation topics in the family as I was growing up and has definitely helped me form an interest towards the environment and its conservation. My time at Current Conservation has definitely helped me understand and learn more about conservation and it has now become a growing passion. (As an assistant  managing  editor) I intend to use my personal stories and scholarship to bridge the growing gap between the environment and humanity.

I can trace my passion for expressing things visually to my childhood. From a young age, I was inclined towards photography, nature, and beauty as it is found in the everyday. Studying at Srishti and my experience while working as a photographer and designer further honed my skills. I started learning and loving the art of visual communication. I think it is safe to say that at any given day I’d rather draw a thing than spell it. My present role at Dakshin as the Art Director and Managing Editor of Current Conservation allows me to effectively combine my design and visual communication skills with my passion for the natural world and its conservation. Design for change is something I truly believe in, as I feel that information, when communicated easily and creatively, can make a huge difference.

I was a conservationist long before it became my job – it’s a way of life for me. After completing an Erasmus Mundus MSc in Applied Ecology & Conservation (2011–13), I had the privilege of doing research in diverse places such as the Western Ghats and the Western Himalayas in India, and the neotropical forests of the West Indies. A turning point in my career was when, in 2016, I started managing a community-based conservation program in the remote, biodiversity-rich Eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh. Working on the ground with multiple stakeholders to reduce threats to endangered species challenged my views of conservation up until then. It eventually led me to do the MPhil in Conservation Leadership (2019–20) at the University of Cambridge. Now at Current Conservation, I aim to bring everything that I have learnt over the years together with my passion for conservation and communication.