By Raj Adhikari
The Bote community in Nepal is facing livelihood insecurity due to conservation laws enforced by Chitwan National Park, which have restricted them from continuing their ancestral fishing practices.
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By Colombe Nirina Sehenomalala, PhD candidate, Anthropology, Université de Montréal
Iulia Bădescu, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Université de Montréal
Most people’s encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children’s media, like Zoboomafoo or Madagascar. However, most people don’t know that lemurs play an important role in forest renewal and that they’re currently in grave danger from climate change.
In my home country of Madagascar, there is an amazing array of creatures that are…
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By Andy Hira, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University
Andrew Simon Wright, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made establishing east-west energy corridors a priority for Canada. He suggested that such corridors would include new oil and natural gas pipelines, designed to reduce dependence on the United States.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has gone even further in pushing for subsidization of carbon capture…
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By Caroline Pukall, Professor, Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Ontario
In new research, people of all genders who engaged sexually with women reported significantly more frequent orgasms than those who engaged sexually with men.
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By Stéphane Leman-Langlois, Professor, School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval
Aurélie Campana, Professeure titulaire de science politique, spécialiste des extrémismes, Université Laval
Samuel Tanner, Professor and Department Director, School of Criminology, Université de Montréal
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is making headlines. But not, as they probably hoped, for the renewed recruiting efforts they’re about to launch. Instead, they are once again confounded by a far-right scandal.
The latest episode is the arrest…
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By Adrian Perkasa, Peneliti Pascadoktoral, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
The national history revision project is a calculated attempt to prop up the regime, handpicking historians loyal to power and amplifying only narratives that serve its interests. Here’s why.
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By Jabulani Shaba, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Groningen
Zimbabwe has large lithium deposits but most is extracted by multinational companies and exported raw. The country doesn’t benefit from lithium battery sales.
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By Emmanuel O. Akindele, Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
Africa’s tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity.
Beneath the surface of this ecological region lies the world of freshwater macroinvertebrates. These are tiny creatures inhabiting rivers, streams and lakes. In the words…
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By Johann van Niekerk, Doctor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa
Guineafowl don’t rely on cuddling for warmth like other species. They rely on flexible behavioural responses to survive harsh climates.
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By Taibat Lawanson, Professor of Planning and Heritage, University of Liverpool
It’s been 35 years since the Nigerian government carried out its biggest forced eviction ever of the 300,000 residents of Maroko in Lagos.
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