Maxim Rodrigues is an Executive-On-Ground Projects at The Habitats Trust. In 2016, he founded a group called the ‘Kasaragod Birders’, a community of bird watchers and nature lovers. They concentrate on bird-related projects related to citizen science, wildlife education, biodiversity monitoring, and working with kids and community.

तौकीर उत्तराखंड की वन गुज्जर नोमैडिक ट्राइब कम्युनिटी से हैं। वहाँ पर वह पिछले 10 सालों से पर्यावरण शिक्षा पर काम कर रहे हैं । उनके ग्रुप का नाम “मई” है। वह एक्टिविटी-बेस्ड लर्निंग के माध्यम से भाषा, गणित, कला और नेचर एजुकेशन सिखाते हैं।

Taukeer Alam Lodha belongs to the Van Gujjar nomadic tribe of Uttarakhand. He has been enthusiastically working towards nature conservation and education over the past 10 years. He has formed a group called ‘MAEE’ that works with children of his tribe. They focus on activity-based learning to teach languages, math, art and nature education.

Adithi Muralidhar works on education research in Mumbai, understanding how children learn and working to contextualise outreach for impactful nature learning. Through her work, she hopes to help build mindful relationships with nature to broaden people’s understanding and its interconnectedness across disciplines.

Deepak Ahirwar is from the Panna District of Madhya Pradesh whose childhood was spent in the jungles. Through his nature education work, he hopes that children or the community are motivated to connect with nature and contribute to its conservation. He does environment-related activities with children and organises bird and nature walks.

Angeline Mano is a nature educator from Salem, Tamil Nadu. She introduces bird watching to women, children, youth and the public through bird walks, outreach & nature education programs. She believes that education about nature and birds is the foundation for a better future.

Saptha Girish is a nature educator from Mysuru, Karnataka. He leads bird and nature walks for children and youth, guiding them to understand and connect with the natural world. He uses a variety of resources and over the years has engaged with a variety of learners and birders out in the field.

Snigdha Sehgal is an educator, biologist and naturalist living and working in Goa. She organises workshops on science and nature education for children and adults through her initiative ‘The Learning Forest. She ensures that she’s always ready with never-ending enthusiasm to go on nature discovery quests with any eager child at school.

Maria Antony is from Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu and is currently a Nature Educator at ATREE’s Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre (ACCC) in Manimutharu, Tamil Nadu. He draws on his skills in digital illustration, painting, caricature, storytelling, nature photography and his background in wildlife biology to design innovative conservation education programmes.

Chanchal Singha Roy is a self-motivated teacher at the Government Senior Secondary School in Kadamtala, Middle Andaman. He works with the students to raise awareness of the islands’ unique ecosystems by using locally available resources so that they are kept as a part of their way of life in the long run.