Paradise Lost: A Documentary by Claudia Leal and Pablo Mejila Trujillo
Claudia Leal, member of the research initiative „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) teamed up with director Pablo Mejila Trujillo to tell the story of „studying the jungle in a country at war“: In 2002, after the kidnapping of Akisato Nishimura, Japanese primatologists and Colombian biologists were forced to abandon one of Latin America’s most […]
Sharing a Planet in Peril (SAPP) Members Come Together for Project Retreat in Cologne
In February 2024 all members of the research initiative „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) came together at the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) in Cologne for a three day project retreat. The participants discussed how the research initiative will move forward, considering the recent invitation by the German Research Fundation (DFG) to submitt a […]
Interdisciplinary Workshop – Rewilding Species, Landscapes, Society: Dialogues across the Humanities, the Social and the Natural Sciences
5-6 February 2024 Workshop organized by the ERC Rewilding, CRC-TRR 228 Future Rural Africa and Global South Studies Center (GSSC). AbstractRewilding is a relatively new concept and practice in the field of conservation. The majority of academic work on rewilding stems from the biological and ecological sciences. The humanities and the social sciences only started […]
New Publication: Eight arguments why biodiversity is important to safeguard food security
By „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) members Peter Dannenberg, Clemens Greiner, Michaela Haug, Pujo Semedi Hargo Yuwono and Thomas Widlok in collaboration with Boris Braun, Alexander Follmann, Markus Stetter and Stanislav Kopriva. Abstract Societal Impact Statement In the context of multiple crises, policymakers and practitioners prioritize the solving of certain challenges above others. In this context, supposedly purely […]
Research Initiative Sharing a Planet in Peril invited by DFG to submit a full proposal for a Cluster of Excellence
We are excited to announce that the research initiative „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) has been invited by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to submit a full proposal for a Cluster of Excellence. Out of 143 preliminary proposals, only 41 projects were selected to submit a full proposal. Click here for the full press […]
Video: Kate Rigby featured in „Spotlight“ Series by Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
This episode of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology’s „Spotlight“ video-series features Kate Rigby, member of the research initiative „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP), Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Cologne and director of MESH. In the episode, Prof. Rigby talks about her many contributions to environmental humanities […]
Video: SAPP Member Ruth Hall on the Dynamics of Land Use
Prof. Ruth Hall, member of the research initiative „Sharing a Planet in Peril“ (SAPP) joined South African broadcast company SABC News to disucss the dynamics of land use. Find the full video below:
MESH Research Fruits: Public Lecture with Frank Matose
MESH Research Fruits Lecture |The Violence of Conservation in Africa: Rethinking Alternatives Associate Prof. Frank Matose (University of Cape Town, South Africa) February 1, 2024 | 17.45 – 19.15 | online IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A ZOOM LINK – REGISTRATION REQUIRED:https://uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvfuGvpjsuHdA5zUdb9-MK8ePgorVsDJ1y In the lecture I draw upon our recent book in which we conceptualize violence in conservation […]
Publication by SAPP Member Michael Bollig Among Outstanding Academic Titles 2023
“Conservation, Markets & the Environment in Southern Africa: Commodifying the ‘Wild’”, edited by Sharing a Planet in Peril (SAPP) member Michael Bollig in collaboration with Selma Lendelvo, Alfons Mosimane and Romie Nghitevelekwa (University of Namibia & CRC-TRR Future Rural Africa Project A04 Future Conservation) is part of the Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2023 list. The list […]
MESH Research Fruits: Public Lecture with Pavan Malreddy
MESH Research Fruits Public Lecture | This Planet, These Waves, and My Suitcase: Ethics and Ecopoetics of Contemporary Migrant Literary Cultures PD Dr Pavan Kumar Malreddy (Goethe University Frankfurt) December 14, 2023 | 17.45 – 19.15 | Auerbach Bibliothek, Wienand Haus, Weyertal 59, 3. OGDue to the library’s seating capacity, please register until December 10 via e-mail: smaasse3uni-koeln.de This talk […]
