Speakers
Between good intentions and meaningful action, there is often just an overwhelming amount of information and nowhere to put it.
This session begins with a screening of The Becoming of a Wildscape, followed by a conversation with Abi Vanak. Ecologist and Director of the Centre for Policy Design at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Vanak distils years of field experience into accessible and actionable insights. The session then opens to audience questions.
Less about how much we stand to lose, and more about what we can actually do, the evening centres on one question: what does restoration look like when it is responsive to landscapes, communities, and climates?
The Becoming of a Wildscape
18:09 min | India | Directed by Tanmayi Gidh | Created by Untold Earth and Teepoi Films
The first in an anthology of five short films on ecological restoration by Untold Earth, The Becoming of a Wildscape follows Zerodha’s ecological restoration initiative, Elephants By The Lake. Centring founder Nithin Kamath, CTO Kailash Nadh, and Programme Manager Varun Balakrishnan, the film explores their thinking and approach, guided by curiosity, experimentation, and a genuine willingness to learn. The film hopes to offer a blueprint of what it can look like for businesses, and the individuals who run them to care for ecosystems and communities.
Image Credits: Teepoi Films
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Speakers
Abi Tamim Vanak
Dr Abi Vanak is the Director of the Centre for Policy Design at ATREE. He’s an Ecologist by disciplinary training and has a PhD in Wildlife Science from the University of Missouri, USA. He is a highly published author, with over a 100 papers, book chapters and articles on a diverse range of topics, including carnivore ecology, human-wildlife coexistence, savanna ecosystems, disease ecology, OneHealth and conservation policy. He works closely on the Science-Policy-Practice interface in ATREE’s key areas of expertise in land conservation and restoration, livelihoods and human well-being.
Tanmayi Gidh
Tanmayi is the Founder and Creative Head of Untold Earth, a mixed-media, impact driven storytelling campaign that hopes to be the nexus between information and action. A conservation communicator by profession, she has spent close to a decade working with non-profits in the environmental and community-wellbeing spaces. Through these years, she has leveraged the power of strong narratives and storytelling, while also trying to learn from the gaps that exist in the ecosystem.
