Joycelyn Longdon grew up surrounded by London's concrete cityscape, feeling isolated from traditional environmental movements, but now she's rewriting that narrative and connecting to nature in ways many could barely imagine.
An award-winning environmental justice researcher, founder of Climate in Colour, author, and part-time DJ, Joycelyn is currently pursuing a PhD at Cambridge University, investigating the justice implications of conservation technologies.
Her work sits at the intersection of AI, nature, and racial equity. From using eco-acoustics to monitor biodiversity in Ghanaian rainforests, to challenging the colonial history baked into conservation science, Joycelyn's perspective is both urgent and radical: that the environmental movement's biggest problem isn't what it's doing, but who it's doing it for.
In this episode of Connect to Nature with Amy Chapman and Katrina Ridley, we explore:
🌍 Why environmental movements have historically excluded communities of colour
🎙️ How eco-acoustics is changing the way we listen to and protect ecosystems
⚡ Why urgency might actually be harming climate action — and what to do instead
🤝 What real community trust looks like when working on environmental justice
🌿 How people of colour are reclaiming their ancestral connection to nature
Whether you're an activist, a nature lover, or just curious about the politics of the planet, this conversation will shift how you think.
Season 1 is brought to you in proud partnership with the Woodland Trust 🌳
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