Guardians of Earth

Andrew & Mallika Robinson

Nature Tech

SCR 1 - JUN 2024

Guardians of Earth's focus on "nature encounters" to be integrated into IMAGI-NATION's relational network. Imagining opportunities where each IMAGI-NATION citizen is encouraged to have a "nature encounter," thereby deepening their connection to the Earth and to each other.

Project Leads

Name: Andrew Robinson
Position: Founder, Guards of the Earth
website: Guardians Of Earth
Bio: Believing that “biodiversity is the most valuable asset on Earth,".  Andrew has developed initiatives like QuestaGame, a community science app that connects people to the natural world by turning exploration into an interactive experience that contributes to real-world conservation.
Name: Mallika Robinson
Position: Founder, Guards of the Earth
website: Guardians Of Earth
Bio: Mallika Robinson is the Co-Founder of Guardians of Earth, a company developing market and technology systems that reconnect people with nature by redirecting the tools of the Attention Economy toward environmental regeneration. With over two decades of experience in entrepreneurship and building large online communities, she has received multiple honours including the Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science (2018), UNSW Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist (2017), and the Innovation Connect Grant (2015). Mallika holds a PhD in Information Systems (Citizen Science and Mass Participation Systems) from UNSW, a Master’s in Physics from Columbia University, and an M.Sci in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology. Originally from India and now based in Cairns, Australia, Mallika combines her passion for technology, education, and the natural world to inspire global participation in environmental conservation. Surrounded by the rainforest that fuels her mission, she continues to lead innovation at the intersection of science, community, and ecological stewardship.
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