As world leaders gather for the COP26 summit in Glasgow, a new, open access essay in the Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) – ‘Climate change and agrarian struggles’ – offers…
Climate change and agrarian studies: new essay and call for abstracts
Methods video: Regenerating the soil for new roots – Umbela Conversatorio #1
Our colleagues in Mexico have have launched the first webinar in a four-part series, Cultivating Knowledges. The first webinar was convened in April by Umbela Transformaciones Sostenibles and LANCIS-IE-UNAM and…
Podcast: Forest of Thought – Andy Stirling on ‘imaginations of control’
In our age of converging environmental, ecological, and health crises, decision-makers and commentators often state we need to “listen to the science”. But what structures lie beneath these assumptions of…
Open Source Seeds
Semillas con código abierto By Juan Manuel Repetto Abstract Currently, the seed industry has a high level of concentration and only three business groups control more than half of the…
Can Chinese innovation help address the climate crisis?
New research project explores lessons for ‘low carbon innovation’ from world’s biggest polluter A unique new UK-China project launches today, investigating the social and political drivers and implications of low-carbon…