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My read of the day

So happy to see this out!

So, India’s loss of #forests in the last decade has been over 30,000 sq km., leaving aside the massive degradation of forests. The NE states of #Arunachal, #Mizoram and #Nagaland saw the largest loss! Must we build more #dams and #highways in these eco-sensitive zones?

Wow just wow this is so big: Jewish Holocaust survivor Agnes telling that she knows that what is happening in Gaza is precisely a holocaust since she is not only a holocaust survivor but also holocaust expert and researcher

Transboundary river systems are often likened by nation-states to ‘taps’, which they think can be closed or opened through hydraulic interventions such as dams within their respective nation-states. The Brahmaputra river system is viewed in this manner now thehindu.com/news/internati…

The State of Forest Report 2023 was released last month, and, just like the previous years, its findings raise concerns about misleading data. In a recent analysis published in The Hindu I shared some of my concerns with the findings of #sfr2023.

The Odisha CAMPA audit highlighted poor implementation, with low plantation survival rates, mismanagement of funds, and non-maintenance of afforestation efforts, write Himanshu Upadhyaya & Vaishnavi Paliya Azim Premji University in this #commentary. india.mongabay.com/2025/01/commen…

fantastic opportunity as part of an ERC project for early career scholars particularly also those from & based outside of OECD countries. Carlo Koos is an excellent mentor to work with and I am thrilled to be supporting this initiative. Apply and circulate

Clearly I am not doing enough "academia" or considered "successful" if I am not bragging on X and LinkedIn! Luckily surrounded by enough amazing and brilliant colleagues and friends that aren't the brag types either ;-) Seriously, there is more to life!

How come Arunachal Pradesh with a recorded population of just 109 captive elephants has become an inexhaustible source of “rescuable” elephants? Are they not part of the wild elephant population of eastern Assam? Bhupender Yadav Chandra Mohan Patowary Assam Forest Department MoEF&CC google.com/amp/s/m.nenow.…

The state of biodiversity conservation in India at the moment serving elephant fetish of a billionaire brat. Utter violation of wildlife act while the regime watches on and even facilitates this pulitzercenter.org/stories/costs-…

Am I the only Indian that couldn't give two f***S about PR or passport despite being in Europe for over 12 years? like what is this desperation folks? I am prepared to go back to India anytime, really !! (I dont mean this for extremely precarious immigrants).

An honour to be interviewed by two extremely senior and knowledgeable Bangladeshi engineers on my book misreading the Bengal delta youtu.be/LlBdvN4k5gA?fe…

Scholars working in Kashmir, please apply to this fantastic PhD opportunity at the University of Bern! anthro.unibe.ch/e40416/e96353/… With Pascale Schild

Experts say NTCA's been taking decisions bypassing communities’ rights over forests – at the same time, the body is not doing enough to fulfill its central function of protecting tiger habitats. scroll.in/article/107833…

Do apply and /or circulate this PhD position which also lets you be part of a EU project with partners in Denmark, Brazil, Belgium and Norway. The student will be based Ashoka University and affiliated to CMI Bergen! 5-6 yrs if guaranteed funding

Exciting opportunity to be part of a highly relevant research project on #GreenCredit! Plus, anwesha dutta is an excellent PI to work with and learn from. Don't miss out—apply now! #PhDposition #PhD

Our new open access paper draws on 35 years of data from Himachal Pradesh, India, to understand how forest restoration programs have changed over time and why, as well as what makes them effective nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp…

Just seeing the RCT 'scandal' brewing among econs again. This is not a question about some bad apples or some instances of malpractice. The RCT industry has been completely distorted from its inception in Econ and this is closely tied to the incentive structure of the discipline.

Finally at stage of my life where my ability to breastfeed after an extremely traumatising birth with massive injuries I am still healing from now 6 weeks ago matters more than any nature/science publication. priorities transform! Postpartum as an academic!