In today's episode, we have with us Priya Shyamsundar, Lead Economist, Global Science, at The Nature Conservancy. Priya is an ardent advocate of Biodiversity conservation, Natural resource management, Poverty and equity and Policies and institutions. She is an economist & a researcher with immense expertise in the filed of Environment & development and Climate Change issues.

Listen to the two women scientist, Priya and Shannon talk about the ways young women in science can break the generational discrimination to pave their way in a science based career. Priya also talks about the importance of agro-forestry for sustainable development, the need for farmer-friendly policies, and how she dreams of a world with where people have more time and inclination to listen to the birds & bees.

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The 30th episode of the Imagine India podcast is a special one featuring young sustainability leaders from the echo network's SAGE Ambassadors Program!

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This month's guest, Dr. Vijay Venugopalan is a Physicist turned Social Entrepreneur and is the Co-Founder of VigyanShaala. He is driven to create real-life impact through science and innovation.

Vijay talks to Shannon about the need for

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Welcome to our special 4th anniversary edition of Imagine India podcast where our beloved host Shannon Olsson is the guest!

Catch Shannon in an exclusive and heart-warming conversation with guest host, and Shannon's husband; Petter Olsson. We have heard Shannon talk as the Global Director & Founder on various occasions. But in this episode, we learn what drives her, her inspiration, and how even as a child she dreamt of leaving behind a meaningful legacy.

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This month we have taken our Imagine India podcast 'on the road' in association with ECOBARI! Instead of speaking with our guests in their offices or studios, we have visited Akole taluka of Maharshtra to talk to Balu, who is a Senior Officer, Field Operation - Environment at Raintree Foundation.

Balu has over 15 years of experience in the field of biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and rural livelihoods. Listen to him talk to Shannon about his experience of developing sustainable livelihood opportunities in rural communities, how the youth of India has immense scope to earn their livelihoods from our forests & villages, and a lot more.

Martin Bech is Senior Advisor at the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV) where he is responsible

for ATV’s international partnerships as well as the Academy’s focus on Technology for Sustainability. Listen to Martin and Shannon talk about the myriad possibilities that can come up from the Green Strategic partnership, a collaboration that India & Denmark entered into to engage in bilateral activities to address issues like climate change, sustainability, energy issues and other topics.

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Today's guest is a scholar, an award-winning researcher, a citizen scientist, a community advocate & the Executive Director of Well Labs. Veena is leading WELL Labs’ mission to transform scientific research into real-world impact by designing solutions that simultaneously create livelihoods and conserve the environment. In 2022, she was listed as one of the top-cited scientists in the world.

Veena & Shannon share a heartfelt conversation on bringing science to society, how behaviour change lies in the heart of all sustainable changes, and how human & ecological wellbeing should improve in our country.

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2023 has been a great year for us at the Imagine India podcast series. We spoke with 10 lightbringers this year as they shared their vision for India and how they each want to contribute to make this country more sustainable, inclusive and resilient.

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A farmer, a foodie, an animal lover, and an environmentalist, Marwan Abubaker has over 14 years of experience across agriculture, fish farming, and community services.

Marwan talks to Shannon about recognizing and acknowledging waste pickers, creating awareness about waste management, and how society needs to work together to create a seamless circularity journey.

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Our guest this month is Jayashree Ratnam; Director of the Wildlife Biology and Conservation Program at the National Centre for Biological Sciences.

Jayashree talks about how ecosystem conservation in the Indian landscape is like performing a carefully calculated triage. We need to do the best for the ecosystems we have left. Shannon and Jayasharee talk about training conservation students in India, the need to de-centralise decision-making when it comes to conservation policies, and a lot more.

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