How much of what you learned in school about the natural world do you still remember? Do you have a sense of connection to the environment in which you live, such that it forms a part of your identity rather than being merely a distinct entity?

In this episode, Yuvan Aves, an award-winning 26-year-old ecologist, naturalist, nature educator and author from India takes us on a journey of reawakening our connection with the natural world. He strongly believes that the natural world is a deep necessity for every child. And for him, nature and place-based education during the formative years of a child are crucial to creating an identity and sense of belongingness; the absence of which makes a person feel homeless in a spiritual sense. He talks about the age-old interconnectedness of languages and ecologies, practices of knowledge-making in conservation, and the important role that today’s youth play in protecting India’s crucial landscapes and biodiversity.

Episode contributor:

Yuvan Aves, is an award-winning naturalist, author, nature educator, activist and co-founder and Trustee of Palluyir Trust for Nature Education and Research, India

More information at Palluyir Trust: https://palluyirtrust.org

Audio credits:

Episode intro outro music:  Love and Inspire: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Bountiful by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Sound Effects:

Birds at Watering Hole, Madumbalai National Park, Mynas, Barbets, Parakeets, Bulbuls, Crickets: BBC SFX Archives (copyright-free)

Heavy Sea Breaking On Promenade: BBC SFX Archives (copyright-free)