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 […]
Interview with SAPP Member Claudia Leal: Minha Historia Ambiental – Conversas con Historiadores Ambientais
Interview with SAPP Member Claudia Leal: Minha Historia Ambiental – Conversas con Historiadores Ambientais “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Claudia Leal is an associate professor in the department of history at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia and member of the University of Cologne’s Global Faculty. She was recently featured in […]
Book Announcement: Himalayan Climes and Multispecies Encounters by SAPP Member Dan Smyer Yü to be Published Soon
Book Announcement: Himalayan Climes and Multispecies Encounters by SAPP Member Dan Smyer Yü to be Published Soon “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Dan Smyer Yü and Jelle J.P. Wouters co-edited a book on “Himalayan Climes and Multispecies Encounters” that is set to be published in the summer of 2024 as part of a […]
Interview: SAPP member Frauke Kraas Joins German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Trip to Vietnam and Thailand
Interview: SAPP member Frauke Kraas Joins German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Trip to Vietnam and Thailand. In January 2024, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil travelled to Vietnam and Thailand. “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Professor Frauke Kraas from the UoC’s Institute of Geography accompanied them […]