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Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. —Edward Said

Small-scale food producers play a key role for sustainable food systems. Join us in a talk about the opportunities and challenges small-scale producers face in transforming the global food system. 🗓️ 23 Nov 🕐 13.00-15.00 CET 🔗 Register by 21 Nov: buff.ly/3squEtQ

Call for papers! Join us at NESS 2024 to discuss co-producing knowledge for sustainability transformations: ness2024.fi/call-for-papers (deadline Nov 30)

It was such a joy and honour to have this conversation on the role of small-scale food producers in food system sustainability, with Eduardo Brondizio, Maria Tengö and Courtney Adamson. Thanks @laurap18 and entire audience IRL and online!

#authentic is the word of the year for Merriam-Webster, and I couldn't be more excited to have a #OA #book coming out the next 23 of January, dedicated to explaining why #authenticity has become so ubiquitous in contemporary society. Read more at shorturl.at/CGJV8 UCL Press

🚨New Review Article out at npj Ocean Sustainability! Led by Stefan Partelow,it highlights five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives. Take a look! 🌊nature.com/articles/s4418… Achim Schlüter @MarineCons Sebastian Villasante Nathan J Bennett @_JessicaBlythe...

My biggest pitfall as a writer is impatience. I want to get it all out, all at once. Any words of wisdom?

🚨Paper alert!🚨Ambiguity is often an 'elephant in the room' in transdisciplinary research, but ignoring it risks masking the complex and plural nature of sustainability challenges. We draw on critical systems theory to offer a possible path forward. rdcu.be/dtJ88

Sciencing. I'd like to use science as a verb: to do science. Any insights, readings, suggestions?

Today is the last day for submitting your papers on sustainability and resilience, human non-human interactions and climate change and migration-do send them in. Do amplify Albert Sanghoon Park Rekha Bhangaonkar Cambridge Zero Jamila Haider Dr. Aditi Mukherji K Narayanan MAHSA Project

Looked into the different issues EU farmers are raising in their protests and whether they relate to climate change/GHG emissions or biodiversity/conservation🚜 Feat. a searchable table of concerns ⤵️

Much of the reporting on European farmers’ protests point to environmental regulations, in particular the Farm-to-Fork strategy (F2F), as the source of anger. Not only is that narrative incomplete, it is also dangerous. A thread on why farmers aren’t a monolithic group. 🧵

Transhumance isn’t just tradition❕ Albania, Andorra, Austria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania & Spain unite in celebrating it❕ UNESCO's recognition reminds us of the importance of preserving & celebrating transhumance🌾 FMI 👉 bit.ly/48cNmUL

After 6 years our amazing Pastoralism & Uncertainty programme has come to an end. Check out our final newsletter and the archive website. Thanks to European Research Council (ERC) for financial support and Institute of Development Studies and European University Institute for hosting. 🐪🐄🐐🐑

Would be fascinating to see a content analysis of 'reasons for decline' on Editorial Manager.

Asked what he’s doing to save the nature restoration law, 🇧🇪‘s Alain Maron 🌍🌻 says he “really doesn’t know” what 🇭🇺’s problem is, calling the last minute pushback against the law an “institutional crisis” Says 🇧🇪 is playing for time & doing all it can to push forward with the law

As almost half the world gets ready to vote in elections this year, check out this wonderful manifesto of 600 policy possibilities curated by Rob Hopkins robhopkins.net/2024/04/15/min…

NEW BOOK! Pre-order now; release July/Sept in Europe/US; launch events in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and France in October. More details soon. 📚📖 bit.ly/3wewqQt Institute of Development Studies Pastoralism & Uncertainty Polity