An Indian village went from hunting Amur falcons to being their biggest protectors. Here’s how conservationists can harness the power of persuasion

A global media campaign, spearhaded by charity Conservation India, publicised a short film about the Amur falcon massacre and instigated huge change.

Sahila Kudalkar, PhD Candidate in Sustainable Development, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Columbia University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2024 • ~7 min

To save its tigers, India has relocated thousands of people – it could enlist their help instead

Tigers have bounced back, but some relocations may have done more harm than good.

Ghazala Shahabuddin, Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies, Ashoka University • conversation
Sept. 5, 2024 • ~7 min

Why India didn’t have the ‘climate election’ it needed, even amid a lethal heatwave

Even among millennials climate change was only the fourth most important issue.

Satish Kumar, Research Fellow, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
June 10, 2024 • ~5 min

Indian election was awash in deepfakes – but AI was a net positive for democracy

Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.

Bruce Schneier, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
June 10, 2024 • ~8 min

The Indian election was awash in deepfakes – but AI was a net positive for democracy

Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.

Bruce Schneier, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
June 10, 2024 • ~8 min

All in the family

New studies show that caste and ethnic identity play an outsize role in how business interacts with government in developing countries.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Political Science • mit
June 4, 2024 • ~9 min

Extreme heatwaves in south and south-east Asia are a sign of things to come

Tens of millions of people have been exposed to conditions that threaten their health.

Neven S. Fučkar, Senior Researcher, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford • conversation
May 17, 2024 • ~5 min

Two MIT PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for their research on water

Jonathan Bessette and Akash Ball have been named 2024-25 J-WAFS Fellows for water treatment technologies.

Jiaqi Zhang | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
May 7, 2024 • ~9 min

Trees can make farms more sustainable – here’s how to help farmers plant more

Incentives have so far benefited large landowners and created lifeless plantations.

Dhanapal Govindarajulu, Postgraduate Researcher, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 • ~7 min

Why monkeys attack people - a primate expert explains

Tourists can do a number of things to avoid dangerous encounters with monkeys.

Tracie McKinney, Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, University of South Wales • conversation
Jan. 31, 2024 • ~6 min

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