Prajal Pradhan

@prajdhan.bsky.social

Asst. Prof. University of Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social, @irees-research.bsky.social
interested on #ecosystemservices, #foodsecurity #SDGs, #climatechange, #sustainability
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Agriculture 15%

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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · 10h

Apply to become a Research Fellow with us. A global research network connecting scholars from the social sciences and humanities, and across disciplines, working from local to global scales on environmental change and governance.

Learn more & apply: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/apply-to-bec...

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 12h

Research in Environmental & Sustainability Indicators examines local perceptions of ecosystem services & disservices in Langtang National Park, Nepal—offering key insights for sustainable conservation.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Sustainability #EcosystemServices #Conservation #Nepal

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute @esrig.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Dr. Amogh Amladi on successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “System thermodynamics for solid oxide cell systems.”

Supervised by Aravind P. Vellayani & Harro Meijer
research.rug.nl/en/publicati...
#PhDDefense #Congratulations #EnergyResearch #SolidOxideCells

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute @esrig.bsky.social · 2d

Interested in our educational activities?

Explore our programmes — including the Master’s in Energy and Environmental Sciences — and discover how we teach and train the next generation of sustainability leaders.

🔗 ESRIG education & activities: www.rug.nl/research/esr...

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute @esrig.bsky.social · 3d

Call for Posters | WE-Heraeus Seminar

Present your work on Integrated Assessment Models & carbon neutrality pathways at the WE-Heraeus Seminar, co-organized by ESRIG (RUG) & Max Planck Institute for Chemistry.

🗓 Deadline: 3 Feb 2026

🔗 lnkd.in/eY4KP42f

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute @esrig.bsky.social · 5d

Students from the minors Future Planet Innovation & Climate Change & Inequality present their work on real-life sustainability challenges.

📅 Jan 29, 2026 | ⏰ 10:00–14:30
📍 Energy Academy, University of Groningen

🔗 sites.google.com/rug.nl/fpi/s...
#StudentSymposium

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 6d

New in Science 🌍

As the 2030 SDG deadline approaches, this article argues for a theory of change to guide the post-2030 sustainability agenda—linking ambition with impact and political feasibility.

🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#SDGs #Sustainability #SciencePolicy
@esrig.bsky.social

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute @esrig.bsky.social · 7d

#ESRIGSymposium2026
A big thank you to our inspiring keynote speakers:
Paraskevi Karka & Ingrid Luijkx
Thanks also to all poster presenters and participants for an engaging exchange on energy transition, sustainable systems & carbon cycle research.
#ESRIG #EnergyTransition

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Sciences @sciences.skyfleet.blue · 7d

A theory of change approach to enhance the post-2030 sustainable development agenda | Science

A better approach is needed to assess potential impact and feasibility of proposals

www.science.org

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Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 8d

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... At last :)

A theory of change approach to enhance the post-2030 sustainable development agenda

A better approach is needed to assess potential impact and feasibility of proposals

www.science.org

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 8d

Registration is now open for experts interested in reviewing the first draft of the IPCC Methodology Report on Inventories for Short-lived Climate Forcers!

Register here 🔗 https://apps.ipcc.ch/comments/slcf/ until midnight CET on 13 February 2026.

Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/SLCFfod

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute @esrig.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to Stijn van Rijn on successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Properties of aerosol particles produced by combustion of novel fuels.”

Supervised by Ulrike Dusek & Anatoli Mokhov

#PhDDefense #Congratulations #Aerosols #Combustion #EnergyResearch

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute @esrig.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to Linh Hoang on successfully defending her PhD dissertation, “Is renewable also sustainable? – The case of biogas”, advancing our understanding of biogas sustainability beyond climate impacts.

Supervised by Sanderine Nonheben & Henk Moll

#PhDDefense
@irees-research.bsky.social

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 11d

Atmos, the student association of the MSc. Energy and Environmental Sciences (www.rug.nl/masters/ener...), is orginaizing February Enerbeer on Inside the IPCC Climate Report. ( www.atmosgroningen.nl/events/febru... )

A joint talk by @klaushubacek.bsky.social and @prajdhan.bsky.social

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 13d

A new global study in PNAS reveals a stark “Great Divide” in SDG progress 🌍

🚀 SDG 9 (Innovation) surges
⚠️ SDG 3 (Health) cracks—even in rich countries

Yet hope shines:
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Read more: lnkd.in/gdWV5RVW
#SDGs #2030Agenda

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Shalik Ram Sigdel @sigdelshalik.bsky.social · 18d

#NewPublicationAlert. We are happy to share our new paper published in the @journalofecology.bsky.social. Here, we tested whether positive or negative tree-to-tree interactions drive seedling establishment & mortality within treeline ecotones.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · 25d

With 5 years remaining to meet #SDGs, our @pnas.org study shows: SDG progress has stalled/reversed at high levels, but gains made at low levels. Countries are off track to meet SDGs under current trends.
english.cas.cn/newsroom/res...
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
@rug.nl, @irees-research.bsky.social

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · Dec 23

💡"We need to ask deeper questions about the nature and purpose of #innovation."

Prof. @rug.nl Klaus Hubacek responds to the #NobelPrize for economic growth and innovation. Why innovate, and for whom?

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/ene...
🧪 #SciComm

Nobel laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on economic growth and innovation | Image Nobel Prize Outreach / Nanaka Adachi

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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · Dec 19

📬 The December edition of the Earth System Governance Newsletter is here! Packed with community news, key announcements, and opportunities across the ESG network.

Read it here: mailchi.mp/earthsystemg...

Sign up here: earthsystemgovernance.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · Dec 17

Don't forget to submit your contributions to the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance 🌍

Deadline: 15 January 2026

Individual papers, panel proposals and innovative sessions are welcome.

For more details and submission guidelines: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/

Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · Dec 16

Here is another interesting coverage:
rajdhanidaily.com/id/126256/

संरक्षणभन्दा पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा जोखिममा समुदाय : RajdhaniDaily.com

RajdhaniDaily.com | काठमाडौं । नेपालको संरक्षण नीति पछिल्ला वर्षमा जैविक विविधताको रक्षाभन्दा पनि जलविद्युत्लगायत ठूला पूर्वाधार र व्यावसायिक हिततर्फ झुक्दै गएको छ । संरक्षित -

rajdhanidaily.com

Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · Dec 14

Here is the coverage of the article in Nepalese media:

biznessnews.com/posts/47764

@dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @irees-research.bsky.social

'नेपालको संरक्षण नीतिहरूले पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा जोखिममा समुदाय'

काठमाडौं- एक नयाँ अध्ययनले नेपालको संरक्षण नीतिहरूले पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा समुदायहरूलाई जोखिममा पार्ने औँल्याएको छ।

biznessnews.com

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Dec 10

IPCC Chair Jim Skea stressed the scientific foundations for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in his keynote address to the #UNEA7 High-Level Dialogue “Keeping the Promise – Boosting SDGs implementation through the MEAs” in Nairobi today.

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Dec 10

Mooi nieuws: de RUG had eind 2024 31,6% vrouwelijke hoogleraren, een belangrijke mijlpaal. In vergelijking met andere universiteiten laat de RUG de grootste groei zijn, al zijn we er nog niet 🎓

Dit blijkt uit de Monitor Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren van het LNVH 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · Dec 9

Nearly 600 experts met in Paris last week to begin drafting IPCC AR7.
Proud that four @rug.nl researchers are among the CLAs and LAs guiding this global effort.

Details: www.rug.nl/rudolf-agric...

#IPCC #ClimateScience #UGResearch

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Dec 5

📣 #IPCC is calling for the nominations of authors for the Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage!

Find out more 👉 https://www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/19/calltficdrccus/

Submissions close 12 December 2025

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Dec 1

#IPCC Chair Jim Skea said of the IPCC’s first joint Lead Author Meeting in Paris today that the meeting marks the beginning of our assessment of the latest science related to climate change.

🔗 bit.ly/4ir09cC

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Earth System Governance Journal @esg-journal.bsky.social · Dec 1

🌱 How do conservation laws treat ecosystem (dis)services?
Daya Subedi et al. review 111 laws in Nepal and find ecosystem services are increasingly included, but disservices rarely noted. Policies lean toward commercial conservation, sidelining local communities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ecosystem (dis)services matter for conservation policies: Insights from Nepal

Ecosystem services have gained increasing policy relevance for their dual role in promoting biodiversity conservation and supporting human well-being.…

www.sciencedirect.com

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Nov 27

De RUG heeft opnieuw de beste bacheloropleiding in Nederland: de opleiding Global Responsibility and Leadership (Campus Fryslȃn) scoort 100/100 punten 👏 Dit blijkt uit de Keuzegids Universiteiten 2026.

Ook heeft de RUG acht topopleidingen met 75 of meer punten 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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Gijs Kaper @gijskaper.bsky.social · Nov 19

Dit gebeurt er, als je van biobased bouwen niet de norm maakt.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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