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The publication of Nepal's policy on "Construction of Physical Infrastructure Inside Protected Areas" has ignited a lot of controversy for its potential to displace Indigenous communities from their ancestral lands.

Cebuan Bliss, Radboud University Conservation, culture, and consciousness: awakening to a re-imagined vision of nature co-existence Do you have a personal ritual in nature? A place where you feel particularly connected and in awe of the intricacy of it all? Perhaps there is a special tree under which you seek solace, or a walk you … Read more Conservation, culture, and consciousness: awakening to a re-imagined vision of nature co-existence

"... [T]here is an urgency to revise the ways in which the value of nature is integrated into current existing peacebuilding and development policies in Uganda."

By: Paris Reynosa When you hear the word "Oyster" what do you think of? If you're the average person, perhaps pearls or the aphrodisiac. However, scientists, fishermen, and policymakers, today may hear an answer to someContinue reading

As part of the new Red Squirrel Recovery Network project, APHA's Kate Palphramand and Sarah Beatham talk about ongoing efforts to protect and conserve red squirrels following funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Market-based conservation instruments' continual "failing forward" exposes the naked emperor of an unsustainable capitalism. Post-capitalist degrowth is our only salvation. By Robert Fletcher, Wageningen University A recent Guardian article claims that the vast majority of forest caron offset projects managed by one prominent firm, Verra, have, despite more than one billion euros of investment over … Read more How Neoliberal Conservation Fails Forward

Read Rogelio Luque-Lora's review of "Convivial Conservation" with a response from the authors, Rob Fletcher and Bram Buscher - comments are very welcome!Read more Convivial Conservation: book review and authors’ response

Am 7. Dezember (16-18 Uhr) präsentiert Tilo Wesche am Max-Weber-Kolleg in Erfurt sein Buch "Die Rechte der Natur". Das Buch behandelt unter anderem die Fragen, inwiefern eine Rechtspraxis, die der Natur Rechte zugesteht, zur Bewältigung des Klimawandels beitragen kann und wie sich solche Rechte begründen und anwenden lassen. Moderiert wird die Veranstaltung von Hartmut Rosa […]

Gemeinsam mit den Landwirten ein neues Agrarsystem schaffen Bis zu den jetzigen Bauerndemos war ich mir gar nicht bewusst, dass man mit einem Traktor, Trecker oder Schlepper in Stadt und Land Vorfahrt hat und ganz selbstverständlich in Kolonne über Autobahnen tuckern oder deren Auffahrten blockieren darf. Während die Klimakleber gleich der Volkszorn, zumindest die Wut …
"Bauernversteher als Totengräber der Natur und der Höfe" weiterlesen
Der Beitrag Bauernversteher als Totengräber der Natur und der Höfe erschien zuerst auf Deutschland-geliebte-Bananenrepublik.de.

Californians have been making great strides in water conservation in recent years. Now the State Water Board is considering new urban water use regulations whose statewide costs would far exceed their benefits—and significantly impact affordability. Are there better approaches? We take a look.

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Stadt wird oftmals als Gegensatz zum ländlichen, natürlichen Dorf als zivilisierter Ort der Gesellschaft (vgl. Tönnies 1887) und als Kulturleistung der Menschen mit hohen Gebäuden, Straßen und Verkehr angesehen, in der 'Natur' ausgegrenzt und allenfalls in kultivierter Form Platz hat (z.B. Friedhöfe oder Parkanlagen). Städte verändern ihre Umwelt: Wichtige Wasserkreisläufe werden...

 This week, I went to Winnipeg in the coldest temps of the year thus far to observe one of the new CDSN research efforts: understanding the dynamics of Canadian domestic emergency operations in response to natural events.  Paraphrasing Emdad Haque, one of our co-directors,  nature will create extreme conditions, but whether they are disastrous is up to people and government.  Emdad, Nira Agrawal, and Kawser Ahmed brought together a sharp group of folks, including the army's liaison to Manitoba, the ADM for Emergency Management in Manitoba (a survivor of my big IR class at McG), researches from the universities in the area, and more (see here for details).  What did I learn?Emergencies are rare for any individual but they are increasingly common collectively.  Climate change is already fostering more and more floods, fires, and other extreme events.  So, this is not just a thing that happens from time to time but is an every day thing now.The notion of the CAF as a last responder needs to die.  Yes, the military wants to be called on only in the most extreme emergencies when no one else can do what they can do.  But there are plenty of incentives for folks to ask for help and for the CAF to be unable to say no.That most of this stuff ends being led by the most local folks--that the feds don't take over but are there to supplement.  Which means the military is following orders, not ordering people around.As always, prevention is the least expensive route but often there are not political incentives.  It seems to me that the real opportunity to make changes to manage/mitigate is as the cycle goes from response to the emergency to recovery--that building back better is a thing.  Rebuild out of harm's way, away from the flood plains, for example.As always, the Indigenous people are put into awful positions by the past and by the present.  Limited infrastructure means they need assistance, but then they are seen as objects, those to be rescued, rather than agents with their own expertise and preferences.  Evacuations need to be rethought--they are very disruptive physically, economically, culturally, mentally.Federalism in Canada continues to suck mightily.  Some provinces understand that they need to build back better, so the Winnipeg floods didn't recur with the same level of damage.  Others understand that they can save money by doing less preparation and then call the feds in when help is needed.There is a lot more work, coordination, planning, preparation going on in this area in between emergencies, that many bad storms and other events do get mitigated.  But again, it is going to get much harder as storms and other conditions get more intense.I was very pleased to see the CDSN idea work out here--that we had engaged people in different parts of government and society, there was a real exchange of information, the students were super engaged, and it is the start of a more comparative analytical conversation.  I also learned that Winnipeg is cold, full of friendly folks, and one can lose one's mittens in a cab and then get them back when one happens to take the same cab back to the airport.So glad I could hang with Andrea Charron, who has done so much for the CDSN

Call for Papers für ein Panel auf der DGS-Sektionenkonferenz vom 23. bis 25. September 2024 in Osnabrück. Deadline: 15. März 2024