Natural Connection with Joycelyn Longdon

Award-winning environmental justice researcher and educator Joycelyn Longdon explores how indigenous wisdom and marginalised communities are reshaping the future of environmental action.

Grounded in her pioneering research on justice-led conservation technologies with forest communities in Ghana, Longdon’s work weaves together environmental justice, AI, and bioacoustics to reimagine our relationship with the natural world.

Her debut book, Natural Connection: What Indigenous Wisdom & Marginalised People Teach Us About Environmental Action, featuring contributions from Robert Macfarlane, Miranda Lowe, Katherine May, and Rebecca Solnit, invites readers to see environmental action as a collective, dynamic movement rather than an individual burden.

Through stories of resilience and activism — from the Chipko women of India to the Ogoni 9 of Nigeria — Longdon highlights the vital role of community and imagination in building a more just, sustainable future.