CAN YOU HEAR IT?
WE ENVISION A WORLD
OneHealth
Where human, animal, and environmental health are considered equal and interdependent for our well being.
Regenerative Agriculture
Where the security and prosperity of our lands and communities also ensures the prosperity of our ecosystems.
Ecosystem Valuation
Where the economic, societal, and environmental value of our ecosystems are considered in everything we do.
OUR GOALS
AWARENESS
To generate scientific awareness that motivates individuals to incorporate sustainability in their daily lives
ENGAGEMENT
To build a close-knit and collaborative community where bright minds can tackle real-world problems in human and environmental ecosystems
INSIGHT
To empower a new generation of scientists who enable organizations to work together on India’s systemic problems
INDIA IS CALLING
Thousands of us across the country are raising our voices for a better future for our human and environmental ecosystems - in classrooms, living rooms, cafes, courtrooms, and boardrooms. If you’re one of them, we’re listening. We strive to unite voices of tomorrow through collaborative scientific research.
Because the future of India is us - together.
The echo network is a unique movement. Nowhere in the world has there been a precedence for such a network. We believe that positive change will come only when individuals across society work together using science and technology to develop a shared purpose for our collective future.
Our mission
To build a close-knit and collaborative community where bright minds can tackle real-world problems in human and environmental ecosystems
Our promise
Every organism on our planet is calling to us. We promise to listen to our society and our natural world and facilitate scientific research for a better tomorrow
Our essence
We are the science that listens with an open heart
ABOUT US
The echo network is a social innovation partnership initiated in 2019 by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India along with multiple stakeholders. We are a living tool to embed science into the society that helps each individual understand the importance of science in our daily lives and each organization realize its goals toward solving India's systemic problems.
WHY WE ARE NEEDED
WHAT WE DO
Issues like sustainability of our planet cannot be solved by individuals. Solving these problems requires people from different walks of life to come together with a common shared purpose. Shannon Olsson, Global Director at the echo network talks about how we are striving to create this purpose and bring together people from various walks of society to converse, collaborate, and innovate together.
HOW WE WORK
AWARENESS
We establish unique collaborations to create awareness around key issues coupled with small but meaningful steps that can motivate every individual to incorporate sustainable actions in their daily lives
ENGAGEMENT
We engage our growing network in meaningful problem-solving interactions that focus on increasing trust between sectors, the value of science for society, and a sense of responsibility in everyone for India’s human and environmental ecosystems
INSIGHT
We enable organizations and individuals to interact and generate a shared purpose through collaborative science-based activities and research that provide an environment to learn, share, and co-create on-ground solutions regarding our key issues
WHO WE ARE
We are a growing worldwide network of individuals from academic, government, industrial, NGO, service and philanthropic sectors.
OUR CURRENT NETWORK
ECHO NETWORK IN THE NEWS
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Prof. Shannon B Olsson
Global Director
All life on Earth interacts through the language of chemistry. Prof. Shannon B Olsson is a chemical ecologist who listens to nature’s chemical conversations across India’s diverse ecosystems. A Fulbright Scholar, Ramanujan and INK Fellow, Shannon’s research has been featured by CNN, Inverse, Cosmos, TEDx, Syntalk, Sci-Illustrate, Dublin Science Gallery, V&A London, Chemical and Engineering News, and the DST Science Express train.
Her love for nature’s communication is what brought her to conceptualise the echo network with the Principal Scientific Adviser in 2018. Echo represents the two things Shannon enjoys most - Nature and Communication. Shannon loves spending time with her two loves - her husband Petter, and her daughter Grace. They teach her the meaning of empathy and trust every day.
Favorite toy as a kid
Legos
Desired superpower
Teleportation
Soul animal
A giraffe
CONTACT
We are listening...
For any inquiries, questions or commendations, please call: +91 9740201407 or fill out the following form
Offices
India Hub
Foundation for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
No.3, 14th Main Rd, Agara Village 1st Sector, 5th Sector, HSR Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560102
International Hub
The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences
ATV - Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber
Frederiksholms Kanal 30, indgang A1, 1. sal
1220 København K. Denmark
Let's collaborate
To collaborate with the echo network please write to us at info@echonetwork.in
