#planthro proposes to understand and plan human-Earth interaction with a broad-base approach, merging perspectives from academia, economy, society, and technology.
#planthro offers means & methods to integrate anthropocene content, community, data, and debate, in order to manage the global challenges of human impact, adaptation, climate change mitigation, sustainable growth, and global welfare.
Platform anthropocene Inc. is a New York State registered exempt public charity organization as classified under IRS sections 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1), and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) .
Organized a team of 20+ volunteers located globally, validated ideas with and secured endorsements from leading experts, set up a not-for-profit private operating foundation in New York State, applied for tax exemption, drafted out organization’s strategy, and administrative & legal structure.
A digital repository of references, and bibliography on human-Earth interactions. Information in made accessible to individuals and organizations across sectors. Content covers scientific and popular publications, governance reports, talks, MOOCs, documentaries and more.
Broad-base social media outreach over multiple channels. Consistently created and broadcasted content, also including an original educational podcast and a quarterly newsletter to sensitize and draw-in subscriber base, and also update followers & stakeholders on internal progress and developments.
Multilingual wiki of 10k+ articles on the anthropocene epoch and related issues, open to contributions and synchronised to wikipedia; series of blogs presenting personal opinions of invited experts as authors; online exchange forum fostering delibration between communitites.
Online data repository of thousands of anthropocene and sustainability databases – quantitative and qualitative (such as from UNDP, IMF, World Bank). Data to be made available as 'model ready'. Analytics suite to include in-situ modeling and visualisation, to produce simulations and infographics.
Workshops, seminars and conferences to advance the state of knowledge, discussion, and trans-disciplinary collaboration on human impacts and sustainability. Output to be made available as reports, scientific publications, and web-content. Eventual aim to have a dedicated institute servicing this.
Andrea is the lead subject matter expert and chief editor. His expertise is long-term study of human-environment interaction, and integrated qualitative & quantitative modeling of complex socio-ecological systems. He holds a PhD in Archaeology & Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. Andrea lives in Geneva.
Vasavi is leading the strategy and corporate development functions. She has 10+ years of experience in finance, strategy, investment management and investment advisory. She holds Masters in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland, and MBA from the University of Oxford. Vasavi lives in London, UK.
Madhura advises on corporate finance, compliance, and legal matters. She has 10+ years of experience with large corporations in audit, compliance, financial control, and CFO office functions. She holds CFA and CPA charters and MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai. Madhura lives in Gurgaon, India.
Eiti leads the social media strategy, promoting awareness and community engagement. She holds Technology MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. She has 8+ years experience in large enterprise IT budgeting, technology strategy including forging FinTech partnerships for enterprises. Eiti lives in New York.
Prerna is the editor and social media manager. She held editorship with major Indian publications, and analyzes technology addressing environmental challenges. She holds a PhD in Environmental Chemistry from IIT-Roorkee. Prerna lives in Ghaziabad, India.
Amit is the general administrator and financial controller. He worked as a research engineer at University of Cambridge, and later built a career & a consulting business in analytics & scientific computing. He holds a masters in Aerospace Engineering from IIT-Bombay. Amit currently lives in Luxembourg.
Eesha creates bite-sized, consumable social media content & communication. She also works in client services team for Allianz. She is an undergrad student of Media, Public Relations, and Advertising, at the University of New South Wales. Eesha live in Sydney, Australia.
Pallavii is the editor. She has worked in market research focused on technology in emerging markets. She holds a Masters degree in English Honors from Lady Sriram College, New Delhi. Pallavii also volunteers for local non profits and lives in Newton, Boston.
Naresh is the company secretary and treasurer. He is an entrepreneur with expertise in bootstrapped start-up, and past employments with Citigroup, McKinsey & Co, and Deloitte Consulting. Naresh holds Masters in Mechanical Engineering from IIT-Bombay. Naresh lives in New York.
Nobel peace prize nominee in 2007 as member of the IPCC. Director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva until 2016.
Former Head of the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Programme at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Member of the Anthropocene Working Group of the International Commission on Stratigraphy. Director of the Laboratory for Anthropogenic Landscape Ecology at UMBC.
Founder of the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use. Co-founder of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn.
Member of CLIVAR (Climate Variability), SOLAS (Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study) and INQUA (International Union for Quaternary Research).
Executive Director of New Water Culture Foundation. She is member of the group of 100 European water experts signing the European Declaration for a New Water Culture.
Researcher at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). Member of PAGES (Past Global Changes, a core project of Future Earth and a scientific partner of WCRP).
Jackson Senior Research Fellow in Land Use and Environmental Change at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford.
ICREA Research Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (UAB). Coordinator of the Ethnoecology Laboratory.
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