What does it mean to restore our relationship with the Earth — not just protect it, but belong to it again?
In this episode, Anne sits down with Dax Dasilva, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and author of Echoes from Eden, for a powerful conversation about restoration, belonging, and what it takes to build a livable future.
Drawing from his journeys through the Amazon, the Congo, and Haiti, Dax shares what he’s learned on the frontlines of conservation — and why restoring ecosystems is deeply tied to restoring human dignity, peace, and possibility.
Together, Anne and Dax explore the tension between technology and nature, the power of community-led solutions, and why even the smallest acts of care can ripple forward for generations.
This is a conversation about hope — not the passive kind, but the kind rooted in action, responsibility, and remembering that we are part of nature, not separate from it.
— What inspired Dax to write Echoes from Eden
— Lessons from restoration projects in the Amazon, Congo, and Haiti
— Why conservation and human survival are inseparable
— The importance of ownership and community in creating change
— Technology, regeneration, and the future we’re building
— How small actions shape the world to come
— Why hope is still worth choosing
All proceeds from Echoes from Eden support the Jane Goodall Institute.
Listen in, and ask yourself:
What does it look like to belong to the Earth again?
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