Do you ever ponder about😵‍💫this strange Indian Urban paradox where we humanise certain opportunistic animal scavengers and our urban (poor) peers are dehumanised in ways they sift through the garbage created by their fellow citizens? RT & follow thinkpaws.org in #Delhi

When you let loose a wildlife ecologist amidst urban sociologists = laugh riot! It was fun to spend time with Dr. Predrag Lažetić & my friend-cum-colleage Dr. Snidgha Vishnoi, discussing urbanity, work cultures and Humanimal cultures (@PawsWeb) in Delhi.

Are cities beacons of civilization/veiled missed opportunities, shrouded in waste? Ostriches with heads in sand, while we mask human resources & spaces to look global? Reliance on scavenging ecosystem services reveals systemic gaps that foster companionship with other life forms.

Explore the beauty in human wisdom, Homo sapiens, to coexist with other life forms. Join PAWS Web sessions to discuss the magic and challenges of fostering understanding & compassion for non-kins in modern urbanity. Email us at [email protected] #Coexistence #urban #ecology

Imagine the possibilities ! When scientists, artists, engineers, and everyday people share knowledge across disciplines, we can solve sustainability challenges faster. What ideas would YOU contribute? #pawsweb #science #research #sustainability #people #animals #waste #systems

Is the sense of beauty in concrete jungles, where human curation replaces nature’s chaos, a mirage? How can we cultivate vibrant nature within our cities and reimagine urban spaces that are more encompassing? We need cities that channel decentralization and foster a full spectrum

It’s amazing how many empirical features of interactions and collective response can emerge from a simple imperative: to minimize surprise. Out today in PNAS PNASNews - with Conor Heins Richard Mann Karl Friston and colleagues! Centre for the Adv Study of Collective Behaviour Max Planck Society pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

400 years of progress, yet we lean on nature & our (poor) peers to manage waste. Amidst concerns of disease & pollution, let’s not forget unsung waste champs: workers/animals. Integral to our urban ecosystems, their services deserve consideration #WasteManagement #UrbanEcosystems

“Conservation is happening everywhere, with young people all over the world contributing knowledge that will help inform how we move towards a nature positive future.”🌟

I wrote a blog about my experience at #SCCS24!🌳 Please do give it a read below:

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Diving into the intricate ties between humans and animals: Our research explores pathways in disease transmission, from zoonotic spillover to vector-borne infections. Let's enhance global health understanding. #pawsweb #science #research #sustainability #people #animals #waste

Excited to see what PAWS Web Sustainability Research Foundation Black Kite Project 🇮🇳(WII)🇪🇸(CSIC)🇬🇧(Oxford) Nishant Kumar are working on

Many studies have explored the diet of urban birds. These studies have shown that different species' propensity to consume anthropogenic food in urban areas vary. However, no review of this topic has been conducted. #BOU2024

My recent write up. Penning this reflection was so refreshing.
Excited to hear your thoughts about it

#landfills #DelhiCapitals #methene #thakur #wastecreators

Who's landfill, is it?
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Excited to host JSGP policy forum on the contemporary waste crisis. For those interested in joining, please find details in the flyer attached below.

Great to touch base @ Bhalswa after 1.5 yrs. Learnt more about these quasi-ecosystems with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi Urban Env & Dev/Adv. Population Ecol JGU ppl. Such social-ecological relationships are ephemeral, based on years of neglect & othering that creates humanimal guilds

As part of my elective, Urban Natures, I took my students for a field visit to the Bhalswa landfill. We had such enriching discussions about materials, spaces, caste, religion, ecology. Thanks to Nishant Kumar for giving us such an eye opening account about waste ecologies in Delhi

Presented my first ever poster at the The Royal Society conference on age and sociality this week and immensely enjoyed 2 days of really cool research and chatting with even cooler people 🤩

Massive thanks to the organisers for such an enlightening meeting ✨