“Echoes from Eden” Book Tour Connects Readers to Urgent Stories of Conservation

In September 2025, Age of Union founder Dax Dasilva and co-author Eric Hendrikx took Echoes from Eden: A Daring Voyage to Protect Earth’s Last Wild Places on a four-city book tour across Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, and New York. Each stop combined a reading, a conversation with the authors, and an open Q&A, giving audiences the chance to engage directly with the urgent themes of the book. The events were all full houses, reflecting the growing appetite for stories of frontline conservation and the role each person can play in protecting Earth’s last wild places.

The book had already built momentum through pre-sales earlier in the summer, following the release of Dasilva’s earlier manifesto, Age of Union: Igniting the Changemaker. If Age of Union was a call to awaken, Echoes from Eden is its natural successor, showing what action looks like when taken on the ground. With a foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall and proceeds directed to the Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation, the book affirms a shared ethos: hope becomes powerful when translated into direct action.

As Dasilva explained in a recent CP24 interview, “I didn’t want to be someone writing checks from afar. I wanted to be there, immersed in the ecosystems and learning from the people protecting them.”

Pasadena – Launching in California

The tour began on Sept. 2 with a Los Angeles event at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California. The historic venue was at capacity as the authors set the tone for the tour. The evening featured a reading from Echoes from Eden, a moderated conversation between Dasilva and Hendrikx, an audience Q&A, and a book signing.

In this conversation, questions were asked about taking individual action for the environment. The pair highlighted Dr. Jane Goodall’s work in Tanzania, including the protection of the Saadani area, where elephant numbers have grown from 15 to over 500 in the past few decades.

Local coverage captured the mood. LA Weekly emphasized the collaborative spirit of the book: “Victories, from regrown forests and revived species, emerge when grassroots knowledge meets global resources.”

Toronto – Indigo Launch and the APJ Gala

On Sept. 4, the Canadian book launch kicked off at Indigo’s Bay and Bloor flagship in Toronto. The event sold out in advance, with readers, supporters, and local changemakers filling the venue.

At Indigo, attendees asked questions about deforestation in places featured in the book, such as Haiti and Madagascar, where over 90% of forest cover has been lost. Dasilva and Hendrikx shared that restoration and reforestation are the best hope to lift populations out of poverty and give a new chance for wildlife.

Later that same week, Echoes from Eden was featured at NKPR’s IT House, a Toronto International Film Festival lounge where actors, filmmakers, media, and influencers gather to connect and discover new projects. IT House is known for blending culture, philanthropy, and innovation, positioning the book alongside film and design spotlights, which made a statement that conservation belongs at the center of cultural conversations.

The book also appeared at the Artists for Peace and Justice Gala, hosted annually by Natasha Koifman and Suzanne Boyd. The gala raised $750,000 for education and community programs in Haiti, with every guest receiving a signed copy. Dasilva tied the evening to the Haiti chapter, which documents reforestation and resilience in a country that has lost more than 99% of its original forests.

Montreal – A Homecoming at Lightspeed

The third stop brought Dasilva back to Montreal on Sept. 11, where a bonus event was hosted at Lightspeed headquarters. As founder and CEO of the company, he returned to address employees and partners in a more intimate setting. The gathering connected Echoes from Eden to Montreal’s community, linking his ongoing leadership in tech with his parallel work in conservation.

There, Dasilva spoke about Age of Union’s growth since its 2021 founding, from the initial $40 million pledge to supporting ten active projects that now protect close to 1 million acres of critical habitat worldwide.

New York – Brooklyn Finale with Paul Rosolie

The final stop of the tour took place on Sept. 15 at WORD Bookstore in Brooklyn. The space was full, and the energy matched the momentum built across the tour. Paul Rosolie, a longtime Age of Union partner, joined Dasilva and Hendrikx on stage as part of a surprise appearance.

As the founder and field director of Junglekeepers, which protects more than 117,000 acres of rainforest in Peru’s Las Piedras region with the support of Age of Union, Rosolie and his team work with local rangers to push back against illegal logging and defend one of the most biodiverse areas on Earth. 

A close friend of Dasilva and an author in his own right, Rosolie added a firsthand voice from the Amazon, showing the audience how the victories described in Echoes from Eden connect directly to daily conservation on the ground.

 The pair spoke about the urgency to protect the Amazon rainforest and how losing the forest to illegal gold mining and logging is breaking the water cycle and causing drought, but that it’s not too late to protect the lungs of our planet.

Local newspaper The Village Voice called Echoes from Eden “a rallying cry — part manifesto, all urgency,” and The New York finale delivered that urgency in real time, as attendees left with signed books and ideas on how to support on-the-ground conservation from their own communities.

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Across Pasadena, Toronto, Montreal, and New York, the Echoes from Eden tour demonstrated how a book launch can become a platform for action. Each stop showcased the same message that threads through every chapter: nature is resilient when supported, and ordinary people can be extraordinary changemakers.

With every conversation and Q&A, the message carried forward: protecting Earth’s last wild places is not someone else’s job. It is a mission that belongs to all of us.

Echoes from Eden: A Daring Voyage to Protect Earth’s Last Wild Places is available now online and at bookstores. Get your copy now at Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble, or wherever books are sold.