#tnocessay — Public Fediverse posts

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Sharing Space: People and Wildlife in Bengaluru's Home Gardens
by Varsha Bhaskaran

She found a cobra in her garden. She didn't call a snake catcher. She avoided that part of the garden for a few days. 🌿

Most conservation assumes people need to be taught to care. This study suggests many already do.

📖 Read the essay: https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/06/02/sharing-space-people-and-wildlife-in-bengalurus-home-gardens/

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The first rule of their campus BioBlitz? Put your phone away.

Before documenting a single species, students at Azim Premji University were asked simply to slow down and notice. Then they got to work: 436 trees · 25 species · 44 snake sightings · 263 observations logged in two days.

Which tree near you do you actually know by name?

📖 Read the essay: https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/05/27/students-and-stewardship-connecting-with-nature-in-a-peri-urban-university-campus/

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Mini-Forests: Rewilding the contemporary schoolyard**
Ana Pinheira & Daniel Ferreira — Guimarães

What if a child’s first forest grew in their schoolyard? 🌿

In just 16 m², students planted 60+ native species—
not learning *about* nature, but growing it.

“They watch seasons change. They name the birds. They feel the soil.”

Read more:
https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/04/13/mini-forests-rewilding-the-contemporary-schoolyard/](https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/04/13/mini-forests-rewilding-the-contemporary-schoolyard/

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Faith and the Sea by Vivek Ganesh — Bengaluru

A place where faith, fishing, and identity are inseparable—now facing the pressures of tourism, development, and environmental change.

This essay explores the delicate balance between tradition and progress, and why listening to local voices matters more than ever.

👉 https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/04/06/faith-and-the-sea-balancing-progress-and-tradition-in-indian-fishing-communities/

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