Asia The dull edge of extinction: Dholes as an absent presence in Jehirul Hussain’s ‘Raang Kukuror Tupi’ June 27, 2019 0 ‘…it is not only species that are becoming extinct but also the words, phrases, and gestures of human solidarity.’ Félix Guattari in The Three Ecologies…
Business Patterns in politics on palm oil June 7, 2019 0 Written by Otto Hospes. Image Credit: Oil palm by CIFOR/Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The recent controversy between Indonesia and the EU over the revised EU Renewable Energy Directive…
Business Reconciling conflicting visions of ‘sustainable palm oil’ June 6, 2019 0 Written by Rory Padfield. Image Credit: Truck filled with oil palm by CIFOR/Flickr, licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Diplomatic relations between the EU and the major…
Conservation The complex socioeconomic impacts of the oil palm expansion in Indonesia June 4, 2019 0 Written by Christoph Kubitza. Image Credit: Oil palm harvesting by CIFOR/Flickr, licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The global demand for palm oil over the last few…
Environmental Disasters China and the Energy-Food-Water Nexus December 14, 2017 0 Written by Niall Duggan. The UK’s exit from the European Union and the Trump administration’s America First policy have led commentators to suggest that the…
Belt and Road Initiative Belt and Road Infrastructures: Modernist dreams, local dilemmas? December 13, 2017 2 Written by Jessica DiCarlo. Last summer, I drove from the Laotian capital up the two-lane road that is slated to become the Vientiane-Vang Vieng expressway…
Environmental Disasters Social and Political Challenges of Beijing’s Water Crisis December 13, 2017 1 Written by Charlie Campbell and Joseph Chang. Beijing is one of the most water-scarce cities in the world and water management will play a crucial role in defining its future as a global city. Decreasing water…
Environmental Disasters Asia’s Water Insecurity: Challenges and Policy Options December 12, 2017 0 Written by Vandana Asthana. Water is essential for all life on this planet and strongly dictates where and how civilisations flourish based on its availability,…
Environmental Disasters Right to Breathe: The Challenge of Environmental Governance for Delhi December 11, 2017 7 Written by Kavita N. Soreide. In November this year, Delhi earned the unenviable position of having the most polluted air on earth. This put the…
Philippines Analysing Livelihood in the Aftermath of Yolanda November 3, 2017 0 Written by Clarinda L. Berja. Restoring employment and the livelihoods of people in the community is a vital component of post-disaster reconstruction. Yet, this process…