Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University 's MSc Sustainable Development student Pragnya Khanna reflects on nearly a decade spent living in Fertile, a forest community in southern India in the latest issue of VVM netwerk van milieuprofessionals Milieu Magazine.

The Copernicus Institute is the scientific institute for sustainability research and teaching at Utrecht University. We contribute to the transition to a sustainable society through research that is both scientifically excellent and societally relevant. With about 300 staff members, we tackle societal problems in an inter- and transdisciplinary manner. We aim to make a difference – in science and education, and in society at large – in the exploration of a sustainable world.