Research and Publications

Coastal pedagogy as a framework for inclusive education:Reimagining practice in India through a village-based interventionin the Trivandrum district of Kerala

ocean arts project aimed at enhancing the learning outcomesof the Mukkuvar—coastal community children in India, where inclusive educationoften overlooks cultural and linguistic diversity.

Link: https://nasenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-9604.70033JandL%20Ezhuthu%20Publication.pdf

ഭൂപടത്തിൽനിന്ന് മായ്ക്കപ്പെടുന്നവർ കേരളമോഡലിന്റെ തീരക്കാഴ്ചകൾ

കരകേന്ദ്രിതമായ നമ്മുടെ പൊതുബോധം കടലിനെ വെറുമൊരു വിനോദസഞ്ചാര കേന്ദ്രമായോ, പ്രകൃതിവി ഭവങ്ങൾ ചൂഷണംചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഖനിയായോ മാത്രമാണ് കാണുന്നത്.

Link: JandL%20Ezhuthu%20Publication.pdf

Shipping disaster in Kerala, India highlights the importance of effective corporate human rights due diligence

IHRB Senior Advisor Frances House spoke with Dr. Johnson Jament, Director of Kerala-based BlueGreen Coastal Resources, and Leno Ignatious, Youth Leader and Programme ....

Link: https://www.ihrb.org/latest/shipping-disaster-in-kerala-india-highlights-the-importance-of-effective-corporate-human-rights-due-diligence

Our Indigenous Knowledge (IK) & Local Knowledge (LK) Dialogues e-book is out! Please see the book link below:

Dialogues between Indigenous People’s knowledge, local knowledge (IK & LK) and scientific knowledge are often marked by both good intentions and strong tensions.

Link: https://copitarxives.fisica.unam.mx/SC0011EN/SC0011EN.php

Off shore Wind Energy Projects in South India: Indigenous Coastal Communities Left in Dark

The Gulf of Mannar is located on the southeast coast of India. Spanning 10,550 square kilometers from the southern tip of Tamil Nadu state of India to the northern part of Sri Lanka

Link: https://aipnee.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Briefer-Offshore-Wind-Energy-Projects-in-South-India_final.pdf

Engaging Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and Embracing Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Marine Spatial Planning

Marine areas are highly complex and dynamic systems that provide essential ecosystem services, play a key role in regulating climate and natural hazards, and accommodate a wide range of activities

Link: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000390615

Validation of localised coastal wind forecasts for artisan fishers of southwestern India

In southwestern India, artisan fishing on small boats is a precarious, uncertain and risk-prone job. Fishers are often compelled to fish even in rough weather, especially during the monsoon season.

Link: https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wea.4554

In this article, we reflect on the consequences of COVID-19 interventions on coastal communities in south Kerala (India), and the responses of the local population to the latter.

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09731741231162446

Johnson Jament, Max Martin, M.S. Visakh, and Filippo Osella

This article discusses women’s role in Kerala’s small-scale marine fishing industry and changes that took place during COVID-19. Pandemic conditions enabled and accelerated the restructuring of Kerala’s fishing industry practices, leaving marginal groups even more marginal. Small-scale producers and sellers were edged out by larger players in a new wholesale market.

Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09715215231217071

Johnson Jament and Caroline Osella