Catarina is a conservation biologist with a PhD in Biology specialized in Terrestrial Ecology, Epidemiology and Wildlife Management from Castilla-La Mancha University, Spain. She has dedicated her career to advancing our understanding of the impacts human-induced stressors have on biodiversity, and has used the findings of her research to inform species-at-risk conservation initiatives in Europe and North America. Her almost 20 years of experience in the international biodiversity conservation community across different sectors have served her well to understand how biodiversity knowledge needs to be translated to effect change. She is delighted to join the Editorial Board of CC, as part of her ongoing efforts to improve science communication among conservationists and mainstream biodiversity conservation across sectors through more interdisciplinary collaborations.

Geri Unger is a consultant with TerrAqua Environmental Science and Policy, and Adjunct Faculty at University of Maryland Global College. She was the Executive Director of the Society for Conservation Biology, a global membership organization, where she facilitated The Strategic Plan 2016-2020, and global diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. She was the Director of Education and Research for the Cleveland Botanical Garden, and has worked at the New England Aquarium, Funders’ Forum on Environment and Education, and Environmental Law and Policy Center. With a degree in environmental biology, she has worked on large landscape planning projects, educational innovation in environmental science, fisheries management, and biological assessment of biodiversity and restoration options in diverse ecosystems on multiple continents.

Daniel J. Read is an environmental anthropologist who uses interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to study conservation in working landscapes. Through his research, he aims to systematically describe how people view, act towards, and are affected by conservation policy in order to suggest new directions for conservation grounded in people’s lived experience. He has done research with Adivasi people in central India on how their encounters with wildlife related to their perceptions of the legitimacy of conservation, and with farmers and conservation professionals in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA to build more effective engagement tools. At Current Conservation, he looks forward to working with writers who want to bring the grounded realities of conservation to life for a wide audience.

Caitlin Kight is an educator, communicator, and scientist. She is the author of the natural history book Flamingo and tweets as @specialagentCK.

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.

Kartik is Faculty at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore where he indulges his fascination for ecology and evolution, working with students on frogs, reptiles, birds, plants, reef fish and other marine fauna. Kartik has worked on the biology and conservation of sea turtles for the last 25 years, and is the author of the book From Soup to Superstar, a historical account of sea turtle conservation in India. He is a Founding Trustee of Dakshin Foundation which works largely with coastal communities on natural resource conservation and management.  In his spare time, he seeks to distract young minds from more serious pursuits with books such as Lori’s Magical Mystery, Turtle Story, The Adventures of Philautus Frog and Moonlight in the Sea. As the Founding Editor of CC, he believes that art and science must meet more often, in creative and engaging ways.