The 1864 cyclone in India pushed the British to institutionalize meteorology not to protect coastal communities, but to strengthen colonial control. Cyclone science evolved within power, not apart from it.

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We began an academic project at Oulu Univ, Finland, exploring #commonisation #decommonisation as historical processes to draw lessons for future #ecologicalgovernance.
We now continue this dialogue at Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan, from 26 September to 2 October 2025.

We have just added a new #bookprofile to the Environment & Society Portal: 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺: 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦 by Dr. Sayan Dey.

You can now read the full book via our Multimedia Library: www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/garbocra...

#rccportal #envhum #envhist #india #garbage #openaccess

The Khasi tribes of Meghalaya NE India, build very long bamboo bridges across rivers and valleys. These natural flyovers passed through dense jungle and wetlands & connected remote villages, averting the danger of wildlife. It symbolises a deep bond between the Khasi people and their environment.

This might be impressive gene-editing but it’s nonsense as “de-extinction”. They’re not the same and they can’t be. At the end of this piece, the company basically admits that it’s just a flashy claim to drive money into their company. This is not conservation, & it diverts money from work that is.

Past floods are best understood by combining history, ecology, engineering, and community memories. @pages-ipo.bsky.social
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