Naomi Bishop is a Professor emerita in anthropology at California State University, Northridge. Together they have made a film, Himalayan Herders (www. media-generation.com) about their work in the village of Melemchi.

Rose Birgen are Legal Researchers at Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment.

Clarice Wambua and Rose Birgen are Legal Researchers at Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment.

Madhaviah Krishnan (30 June 1912 – 18 February
1996), better known as M. Krishnan, was a pioneering Indian wildlife photographer, writer and
naturalist

Eben Goodale studies behavioral ecology, community ecology and conservation biology at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China. He is particularly interested in encouraging collaboration between East and South Asia in the environmental sciences

Stephanie Bryant is a Research Analyst at Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky.

Joanna Van Gruisen was a wildlife photographer and film-maker and now runs a small eco-lodge on the banks of the river Ken. She writes
on wildlife and the health of the environment.

Szabolcs Lengyel is a conservation ecologist at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary, conducts research to inform the protection of threatened grassland and wetland species and habitats.

Divya is an untethered ecologist, curious and drawn to patterns in nature through observations, math, pictures, and poetry.

Manju Menon, is a senior fellow at Centre for Policy Research. They are currently with the CPR – Namati Environmental Justice Program.

Dr. Mahabaleshwar Hegde, studied Demersal fisheries and community structures of marine resources of Goa coast for his Phd.

Danielle Buss is a PhD student- a bioscientist and data science fanatic, keen to combine ocean ecology and mathematical modelling to further understand migratory marine species.

Jackie Sunde is an independent researcher and activist working with small-scale fishing communities in South Africa.

Chetana is an aspiring marine biologist interested in studying coral reef ecosystems. When in the Andaman Islands, she spends a lot of time
spreading awareness about marine ecosystems, when not diving in the company of bizarre marine animals!

Sahir Advani is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver with a research focus in the Andaman and Nicobars Islands, India. He is exploring the influences of culture, history, and export markets on how small-scale fishing communities value marine resources.

Tom Horton is a post graduate research student at the University of Exeter

Maarten Bavinck is a professor in coastal governance at the University of Amsterdam and the UiT Arctic University of Norway, and director
of the Center for Maritime Research, University of Amsterdam

Joeri Scholtens is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam, working currently on the so-called Fish4Food project, which aims to understand obstacles for fisheries to support the food security of low-income populations.

Aarthi Sridhar is Trustee and Programme Head, Dakshin Foundation and a doctoral candidate at the University of Amsterdam.

Shweta Basnett is a PhD student at ATREE and is interested in Evolutionary Biology. She is studying the flowering phenology of high altitude
Rhododendrons and its interaction with the pollinators.

Katie Badowski is a graduate student at Miami University studying biology with a focus in wildlife conservation. During her master’s
coursework she spent time in Sabah, Borneo working on communitybased conservation projects involving orangutans, reforestation, and
community education.

John Kurien is currently Visiting Professor at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. He has been associated with Cambodia’s community
fisheries initiative since 2005.