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Sustainability Science and Practice

The SES explores the dynamic challenges of improving human well-being, and ecosystem and planetary health, by achieving ecological, social, and economic sustainability, fostering environmental stewardship, and informing sustainable development.

 

This work focuses on:

  • Monitoring and identifying solutions to multi-dimensional challenges of sustainability, focusing on ecological, climate, food and water security, and disaster risk reduction.
  • Designing and implementing solutions at scale for sustainable environmental management.
  • Co-production of knowledge with stakeholders to foster environmental stewardship.
  • Equipping scholars and practitioners with knowledge of interdisciplinary development pathways to sustainability.

Featured Projects

  • Greening urban food systems: Building sustainable urban agriculture practices in Bengaluru through nature-based solutions (2023-2025)This project explored how urban food systems in fast-growing urban and peri-urban areas can act as nature-based solutions (NBS) delivering ecosystem and societal benefits. Focusing on Bengaluru, it examined the impacts of urban agriculture on ecosystem services and well-being, especially for marginalised communities, and experimented co-production pathways across the science–policy–practice–citizen interface to scale up NBS in sustainable urban agriculture practices. This project was conducted in partnership with Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and was funded by Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
  • Replicating community managed fish conservation zones in free-flowing rivers (2023)The study examined freshwater aquatic ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas, a high-priority global biodiversity hotspot identified as one of 36 by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). It adopted a three-pronged approach: it transferred and shared knowledge and best practices from existing fish conservation zones in Meghalaya and Manipur to one additional site in each state; implemented conservation measures on the ground; and conducted monitoring. IIHS led this CEPF-funded project with partners Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning (FERAL), Sikkim University, and St. Anthony’s College.
  • Scoping assessment on sustainable mountain settlements across the Hindu Kush Himalaya countries (2023-present)This scoping assessment addresses challenges in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region caused by climate change, rapid urbanisation, and unplanned development. It evaluates risks, key trends, and opportunities for sustainable mountain settlements and bridges data and knowledge gaps. The study supports evidence-based decision-making to enhance community resilience and sustainability in HKH countries. It was funded by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
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