Ecology

The Northeast India Water Talks Podcast Series, hosted by Unmilan Kalita, delves into conversations from the 2023 Confluence on Majuli Island. Researchers, community members, and students share diverse perspectives on water in Northeast India.

India's rural healthcare system is in dire need of better infrastructure and more workforce. Infographics on Healthcare Infrastructure in India.

Differentiating finance types, developing countries’ needs and the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

The book about plastic for people aged 12 and over

The Plastic Atlas Asia Edition has the hard facts, data and figures to prove that the story of plastic that industry is telling us is a myth. We need urgent and drastic reductions in plastic production and consumption and regulation at the local, national, regional and global level that tackle plastic pollution at the source.

This assemblage of stories, poetry, song, artwork and academic writings speaks about alternative worldviews and traditional knowledge systems of the people of Northeast India and beyond. It is a space curated as an inquiry into an alternative ecology of knowledges and ecological practices.

The corona pandemic makes us understand that the earth is a commons, and that our lives are shared. This insight is not a rational concept, but springs from an emotional need.

The debate about climate change and the climate crisis brings together a multitude of perspectives, in Asia and worldwide. The following pages show a collage of reflections by various experts on aspects of this debate in India, covering policy making and economy, gender and feminism, grassroots, civil-society and youth-activism, media, energy and migration, arts and culture.

The Plastic Atlas highlights the scale of the crisis, and the global impacts of plastic production, consumption and disposal on other key global challenges such as human health and climate change. It also outlines the role of plastic for key industrial sectors such as agriculture and tourism and describes the corporate interests and drivers behind the plastic crisis. Finally, the Plastic Atlas presents an overview of key anti-plastic regulations, zero waste solutions and a snapshot of the growing global movement working towards a future free from plastic pollution.