New Publication: Land Use – Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America I
New Publication: Land Use – Handbook of the Anthropocene in Latin America I “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member José Augusto Pádua is among the editors of this recently published volume of the Handbook “The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis” which focuses on land usage. Summary The dual myths of virgin land to conquer and […]
Global South Studies Center (GSSC) Delegation Travels to Universidad De Los Andes in Bogotá to Discuss Cooperation Regarding Running Cluster Of Excellence Application
Global South Studies Center (GSSC) Delegation Travels to Universidad De Los Andes in Bogotá to Discuss Cooperation Regarding Running Cluster Of Excellence Application In May 2024, a delegation from the Global South Studies Center (GSSC), consisting of “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) members Michael Bollig and Clemens Greiner, travelled to the Universidad de los […]
Native Forest Riverside Ecosystems of the La Plata River: Digital Gallery at the Nexus of Science, Activism and Indigeneity
Native Forest Riverside Ecosystems of the La Plata River: Digital Gallery at the Nexus of Science, Activism and Indigeneity This virtual photographic exhibition is based on the book Native Forest. Riverside Ecosystems of the La Plata River released in December 2022 by the publishing house Hora Mágica in Argentina and funded by the Global South Studies Center […]
Wawili Toolbox: Mtu ni Watu – Disclosing Hidden Stories of Fieldwork
Wawili Toolbox: Mtu ni Watu – Disclosing Hidden Stories of Fieldwork The Wawili-Toolbox (named after the proverb: ‘Wawili hula ng’ombe’ – two people can manage to eat a cow – which symbolises the exigency for assistance in academic fieldwork) is an instrument designed to capture the results of the project on a scientific level. It is part […]
The Southern Buffalo Fence: A Short Film By Wisse van Engelen
The Southern Buffalo Fence: A Short Film By Wisse van Engelen Wisse van Engelen is a researcher in the European Research Council funded Rewilding the Anthropocene Project. Principal Investigator of the project is “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Michael Bollig. As part of his PhD project, Wisse van Engelen made a short film […]
Emmanuel Sulle Co-Directs Field School at Aga Khan University’s Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Centre
Emmanuel Sulle Co-Directs Field School at Aga Khan University’s Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Centre “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Emmanuel Sulle is Assistant Professor & Research Director at the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) Arusha Climate and Environmental Research Station. AKU recently welcomed a cohort of 11 students and a professor from Simon […]
Film Screening with SAPP Members Dan Smyer Yü, Kate Rigby and Franz Krause: Human Kinship with Nature in the Tibetan Plateau
Film Screening with SAPP Members Dan Smyer Yü, Kate Rigby and Franz Krause: Human Kinship with Nature in the Tibetan Plateau Ensouling the Mountain, directed by “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Dan Smyer Yü, chronicles a pilgrimage to Mt. Amne Machen (Amne Machin) in Qinghai Province, China, a sacred site for Tibetan communities. […]
SAPP Members Sandra Kurfürst and Thomas Widlok are Constituting Members of the Ethics Commission of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cologne
SAPP Members Sandra Kurfürst and Thomas Widlok are Constituting Members of the Ethics Commission of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cologne The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities has commenced its work at the beginning of the summer semester 2024. It evaluates the ethical validity of future […]
Humans Can Increase Biodiversity: Archaeologists from MESH Research Hub and University of Tübingen Examine the Role of the Evolving Human Niche in Ecosystem Functioning and Biodiversity Dynamics in Latest Publication
Humans Can Increase Biodiversity: Archaeologists from MESH and University of Tübingen Study the Role of the Evolving Human Niche in Ecosystem Functioning and Biodiversity Dynamics in Latest Publication Cultural diversity is likely to have an overall positive effect on the biodiversity of ecosystems. The homogenization of human life forms may therefore be regarded as an […]
MESH Featured in Cologne University Magazine: “Why We Are Destroying Our Own Existence – With Open Eyes”
MESH Featured in Cologne University Magazine: “Why We Are Destroying Our Own Existence – With Open Eyes” The research hub “Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities” (MESH) was featured in the latest edition of the Cologne University Magazine. Kate Rigby, director of MESH and Roman Bartosch, co-director of MESH are both members of the research […]
