By Hayley Clements, Senior Researcher, African Wildlife Economy Institute and Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
Alta De Vos, Associate Professor, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
Matthew Child, PhD candidate, University of Pretoria
South Africa’s government is calling for public comments on an updated version of its existing biodiversity economy plan.
The National Biodiversity Economy Strategy aims to conserve biodiversity while also contributing to job creation and economic growth. It proposes to do this by promoting sustainable use of the country’s natural resources.
The strategy is being…
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By Ilana Webster-Kogen, Joe Loss Reader in Jewish Music, SOAS, University of London
Listening to El Medioni’s work is a deep dive into the history of north African Jews over the last 150 years, long pre-dating his birth.
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By Sarah Schiffling, Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics
Foteini Stavropoulou, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Liverpool John Moores University
Humanitarian workers are protected by international law, but the number of aid agency workers being killed around the world is growing.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image On the night before the infamous “foreign agents” law came into force back in 2012, unknown individuals sprayed graffiti reading, “Foreign Agent! ♥ USA” on the buildings hosting the offices of three prominent NGOs in Moscow, including Memorial. © 2012 Yulia Klimova/Memorial Georgia’s ruling party plans to reintroduce highly controversial Russia-style “foreign agent” legislation aimed at incapacitating civil society and independent media. If adopted, the laws, which were withdrawn last year in the face of massive protests, would require foreign-funded nongovernmental…
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By Arzu Geybullayeva
Last year, when the ruling party announced its decision to adopt the bill it was met with large public outcry as well as international criticism.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Governor-general designate Sam Mostyn would become the latest punching bag in the culture wars. But how will her Governor-Generalship compare to others past?
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By Matthew Carl Ives, Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
Belinda Wade, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland
Saphira Rekker, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Finance, The University of Queensland
Cement and fossil fuel production has reached unprecedented levels, with most of the emission growth traceable to a relatively small number of companies.
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By Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Scientists Jan Zalasiewica and Erle Ellis on the recent decision to reject a proposal for a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of the European Parliament’s final vote on the European Union (EU) Pact on Migration and Asylum on 10 April, Amnesty International warns that these reforms will put people at heightened risk of human rights violations. “It is clearer than ever that this EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will set back European asylum law […] The post EU: Migration and Asylum Pact reforms will put people at heightened risk of human rights violations appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to a decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution on Myanmar that for the first time calls on UN member states to refrain from the export, sale or transfer of jet fuel to the Myanmar military, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Research, Montse Ferrer, said: “This resolution is […] The post UN Human Rights Council: Resolution on Myanmar takes crucial stand against deadly jet fuel supply chain appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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