Aseem Shrivastava is an Indian Ecological Economist known for his critiques of unfettered capitalism and its impacts on the environment. He has written and spoken extensively about the global ecological crisis, emphasizing the need for deep structural changes in the global economy to address these challenges. He has been associated with various academic institutions and has been a voice in environmental and social debates both in India and internationally.

Balachandra Hegde is a Landscape Ecologist and practicing farmer from a remote village near Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. He is actively involved in wildlife and nature conservation across the Western Ghats for the last twenty-five years. He is presently working on understanding the impact of climate change on tropical forests and agroecosystems, with continuous monitoring in ecosystems.

He is also actively involved in developing nature-based holistic education facilities in a few schools of the Uttara Kannada district.