113. Dax Dasilva on the Tech-Conservation Paradox and Finding Our Way Back to Nature

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. In this episode: — 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? -- About Hey Change Hey Change is a space for the conversations shaping a better future — where climate, culture, systems, and human potential meet. Hosted by Anne Therese Gennari. Listen, rate, subscribe, comment and SHARE Website: annetheresegennari.com Instagram: @heychangepodcast Instagram: @annetheresegennari YouTube: @AnneThereseGennariHeyChange Proudly produced by Good Mess Media Website: goodmessmedia.com Instagram: @goodmessmedia Website: www.heychangepodcast.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heychange_podcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeP1VPMQbXP13C-r4re_HUg Host: https://www.instagram.com/annetheresegennari/ Music produced by Jackson Whalan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.