Climate Futures: South Asia

Emerging Ecologies

Krishnapriya C P (Forest Way Trust)

Emerging Ecologies is an artistic collaboration with The Forest Way Trust, documenting Arunachala Hill’s transformation from barren land to a thriving forest through sustainable afforestation. The project includes a permanent exhibition at the Nature Interpretation Centre and an interactive website archiving research and artistic responses. It aims to bridge knowledge gaps in community-driven rewilding efforts, ensuring future generations can learn and replicate these strategies. By fostering awareness, engagement, and action, the project encourages environmental participation, ecological justice, and sustainability through ongoing updates, educational materials, and community-driven content.

Mapping Nature’s Palette for Climate-Responsive Artisanal Practices

Tri-Impact Global

The project leverages native and invasive plants in the Garhwal Himalayas for sustainable natural dye production, empowering tribal communities to map and utilize local flora. Integrating art, culture, and sustainability promotes eco-friendly practices, preserves biodiversity, and addresses climate challenges. The initiative supports economic sustainability by enhancing artisans’ livelihoods and developing local supply chains for natural dye resources. It also fosters social sustainability by revitalizing traditional skills, empowering indigenous communities, and promoting inclusivity. Ultimately, the project reduces reliance on chemical dyes, preserving both the ecosystem and cultural identity.

Susan Schuppli

Director, Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London

Mentor for Emerging Ecologies (India); Circular Creative Companions (Sri Lanka)

Susan Schuppli is a researcher, artist, and Director of the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths. Her work combines documentary film, environmental fieldwork, and legal advocacy, with a particular focus on the cryosphere and the effects of climate change on both human and more-than-human communities.

Her films, such as Moving Ice, Listening to Ice, and Gondwana, document environmental change and serve as evidence for broader justice and policy conversations. Susan’s mentorship supports projects that connect creative expression with ecological thinking and experimental media to address climate futures in India and Sri Lanka.

Simon Kallow

Conservation Partnership Coordinator, Europe and Western Asia, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank

Mentor for Mapping Nature’s Palette for Climate-Responsive Artisanal Practices (India)

Simon Kallow is the Conservation Partnership Coordinator for Europe and Western Asia at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank. In this role, he works closely with partner seed banks to safeguard plant diversity through seed banking, species re-introductions, ecological restoration, and scientific research.

His background spans conservation, ecology, social work, and the arts, giving him a unique interdisciplinary perspective on the relationship between people, plants, and climate. Simon’s experience highlights the essential role of science and community in building climate resilience. 

As a mentor for Tri-Impact Global’s Mapping Nature’s Palette for Climate-Responsive Artisanal Practices, Simon brings expertise in plant conservation and cross-sector collaboration to support sustainable, climate-responsive approaches in artisanal traditions.