PinnedShivanginiHow I started relating to the birds in my yard — 2Born into an urban family, I grew up in and around wild places because of my father’s job. Monkeys and snakes inside the house were not…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021
ShivanginiEcological Restoration: Our Path to Harmonizing with NatureImagine a once-vibrant forest, now quiet and lifeless due to overlogging and neglect. This scene, sadly familiar in many parts of the…Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
ShivanginiWhy I want to help address the climate crisisA wonderful colleague at my first job who was in the habit of asking, ‘what burns you?’ He ran a programme that encouraged and supported…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
ShivanginiHave we created a societal order that disproportionately rewards psychopathy?I was an idealistic young person at a conflict resolution symposium at The Hague in 2004 when I first heard about a think tank called the…Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021
ShivanginiWhat do we sacrifice in the service of convenience?Earlier this year two of us wrote a report for a court appointed committee about the consequences of installing a new high voltage…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
ShivanginiHow to be a friend to forests -2Even though a conservationists had told me 15 years ago about how only a tiny (2%) amount of the original forests of the western ghats…Jul 14, 2021Jul 14, 2021
ShivanginiHow to be a friend to forestsSomeone asked me what I would do if I had a little fund to work on conserving our local forests and wildlife. This post is my attempt to…Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
ShivanginiHow I started relating to birds in my yard (Part 3)My interest in birds comes from wanting to understand and relate to these seemingly alien creatures. This impetus among humans has likely…Jul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
ShivanginiBiophiliaI just learned about EO Wilson’s biophilia hypothesis. He defines biophilia as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life.” Biophilia…Jul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021
ShivanginiNature vs Technology in aid of the worldWe think of nature and technology at the opposite ends of a spectrum. The word nature inspires imagery of trees and wildness. Think of you…Jul 9, 2021Jul 9, 2021
