Yearly Archives: 2016

Wildlife or Domestic Animals?

by Amos Ochieng The question of whether or not to protect wildlife or domestic animals remains unanswered for many African countries. In Uganda for example, several attempts have  been made  to  conserve wildlife especially  on private land, around Lake Mburo

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Looking at Everyday Behaviour, is it a Good Idea to Put a Price on Nature?

by Lavinia Ioana Udrea When thinking about an answer to the title question, a good place to start would be to define our common understanding of the word: nature. nature – [mass noun] The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including

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Posted in Economy, Nature

Time to Throw out the Balance Sheet

by Alan Lester A bit of a departure from our standard project blog, this essay responds to the latest rehashing of the British Empire in the media (The Rhodes statue debate and a YouGov poll have both made the British

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Posted in Economy, International Relations, Rights

Insights from Inside the Idomeni Refugee Camp

By Zoe Gilchrist The refugee crisis headlined the news all of last summer.  I read article after article describing the conditions and the difficulties that refugees were facing in their attempt to escape war and/ or search for the opportunity

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Posted in International Relations, Rights

What Does Zika Mean for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights?

by Maya Unnithan, Hayley MacGregor & Jackie Cassell The lightning emergence of Zika virus as a World Health Organization (WHO) designated global emergency comes just as the Ebola crisis in West Africa appears finally to be under control. There is no

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Posted in Global Health, Health, Reproduction, Rights