Super excited to speak (virtually) at the Royal Geog Society's micro-lectures later this month! I will be talking about my relationship with the ocean, and how I got over the fear of water while covering my National Geographic Society and NUS Geography Ph.D. research

Last few days to apply for this internship with us. We're looking for students interested in environmental challenges / conservation / policy to work on our India Sand Watch project. Please amplify! All details here: veditum.org/interns2024/

All tidal forest = Blue Carbon Ecosystems

Working out what characteristics are associated with mangrove shoreline erosion in the Sundarbans! 🌿🌊 New PhD chapter from Dr. Radhika Bhargava, with great collaborators from Bangladesh and India including Saidur Rahman Access it for free here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New dams built upstream of the Mekong in China: they may generate renewable energy, but with fossil fuel politics — who benefits, and who bears the cost? straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia…

Mangrove planting world records might look good on paper, but often do not work. Fantastic article from James Kairo, Chief Scientist of KMFRI nation.africa/kenya/health/n… Let’s have a world record for % survived, not number planted!

I'm in Bangladesh to do community dissimilation of my PhD and Nat Geo grant on Coastal Adaptations in the Sundarbans Very excited to share my work with the Forestry Dept Khulna University. Thanks Saidur Rahman for all your support Dan Friess Miles Kenney-Lazar (@mklaz.bsky.social) National Geographic Society NUS Geography

Cyclone, heatwaves and the monsoon in one frame. #CycloneRemal in the Bay of Bengal, heatwaves over India and Pakistan, and the southwest monsoon picking up its pace.

Community Dissemination Seminar with the locals facing the challenge of extreme shoreline loss. We co-learn that we need localized solutions in the Sundarbans, where the community is involved in the decision making process National Geographic Society #sundarban #coastalAdaptations #bangladesh

I presented my past and current work by connecting mangrove #community needs, #carbon estimation methods and national carbon policies that Bangladesh can utilize for #mangrove accounting This way I got to connect my PhD to post-doc work BirdLife International National Geographic Society NUS CNCS

Much needed paper is out!

How can people be protected from cyclones when the dykes on the southwest coast of Bangladesh look like this? We see this picture of weak embankments all along the coast for ages. But those who need to see, they do not see!

Had a wonderful dinner with our research group, and they turned our lab logo into a cake 😂❤️ Thank you Dr. Radhika Bhargava Naima Iram, PhD, you rock! #mangrovesareawesome

We are hiring; If you are interested in fieldwork-based #bluecarbon science and ready to explore the surreal blue carbon ecosystems in #SEAsia, come work with us and grow as a blue carbon scientist. Find details below; careers.nus.edu.sg/job-invite/254… #Mangroves #seagrasses #Cfluxes

New paper 📝 and 1st PhD chapter by Meriadec Sillanpää! NUS Geography Mangrove management practices, policies, and impacts in New Guinea With great colleagues from Indonesia 🇮🇩 and Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 Frida Sidik Daniel Murdiyarso CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia Dr. Radhika Bhargava sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I appreciated reading this and having someone spell out the time needed to sit and think. I can't remember the last time. I spent a few days or hours thinking about a research question since my PhD. During my PhD, I thought I was wasting time if I spent too long to think, alas!