Associate Fellow, Adaptation and Resilience

sony@sustainablefutures.org

Dr Sony R K is an Associate Fellow in the Adaptation and Resilience vertical at the Sustainable Futures Collaborative (SFC). He works at the intersection of conservation, development, and action, with research interests spanning environmentalism, environmental politics and justice, agroecology, and climate adaptation and resilience. Previously, he was a Senior Manager at the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) at World Resources Institute India, where he led initiatives on sustainable and regenerative agriculture, nature-based solutions, and food systems transformation. Earlier, Dr Sony has worked with various research institutions and NGOs, including Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), ICLEI South Asia, and Winrock International India. His work in these organisations has included studying mammal ecology in the Western Ghats, mainstreaming biodiversity into urban governance, assessing habitat degradation and conducting environmental impact assessments in the Western Himalayas. In addition to his research and policy work, he has served as a visiting faculty at Ashoka University, New Delhi, and Transdisciplinary University, Bengaluru. Dr Sony holds a PhD in Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru and Manipal Academy of Higher Education. He also has a Master’s degree in Zoology from Goa University.