Koushik Chowdhury

China is rich in agricultural heritage systems, but these face pressures, e.g. from urbanization. Here, we investigate the values, rules & knowledge of/for dike-pond landscapes in the Pearl River Delta. Adaptive governance requires more attention to relational values & local knowledge. rdcu.be/d69M0

Decolonizing Climate Knowledge: Repairing Epistemic Injustice and Loss in the Era of Climate Change Decolonizing Climate Knowledge: Repairing Epistemic Injustice and Loss in the Era of Climate Change, Farhana Sultana

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Blue infrastructure (lakes, channels, wetlands, etc.) provides nature-based solutions to urban sustainability challenges. But what benefits do local people see in it? A comparative survey spanning across 4 Indian megacities. @koushikvu.bsky.social, S. Basu, M. Pramanik. doi.org/10.1016/j.nb...

Blue Infrastructure as Nature-based Solutions for Urban Sustainability: Evaluating Local Perceptions from four Indian Megacities Urban blue infrastructure provides multiple economic, social, and ecological benefits to local residents, and can enhance urban sustainability. Howeve…

Debt-financed & hi-tech solutions sometimes failed to mitigate sustainability challenges in Global South cities. Our latest study looked at how people in four Indian megacities perceived the role of existing blue infrastructure as NbS to mitigate sus challenges. With @plieningerlab.bsky.social

The nexus between agroforestry landscapes and dietary diversity: insights from Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone - Landscape Ecology Context Agroforestry plays a crucial role in increasing tree-based food production for healthy and sustainable food systems. However, the potential of farm trees to contribute to farmers' dietary dive...

#Agroforestry contributes to dietary diversity through providing food, income & energy and supporting agroecological processes. An excellent first phd paper by Khant Sandar Htet about 3 native trees leading to dietary diversification in Myanmar. With @laurakmoch.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1007/s109...

Nature-based solutions are cheap and effective, and governments have the tools to make them a reality Nature-based solutions are a cost-effective means of addressing climate instability, and governments already have all the tools they need to help get these projects off the ground.

The power of nature-based Solutions. Our ally for better management of floods snd droughts, urban heat islands and, overall, liveable cities 💚

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