Brototi Roy is a columnist for ourEconomy. She is a PhD candidate at Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA, UAB) where she is researching environmental justice movements in India, using the lens of ecological economics and political ecology. She is co-founder of Degrowth India Initiative and a member of Research&Degrowth.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy indigenous voices must be heard in the global debate about biodiversityFor centuries indigenous communities have remained responsible stewards for biodiversity protection. But today their...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIndia's Covid-19 lockdown is failing to protect people and the planetActivists have condemned the government for pushing through environmentally destructive projects at a time when...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIndia should stop obsessing about GDP, and start focusing on what mattersIndia's economic slowdown is a cause for concern. But more economic growth is not the answer to India's problems.