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Mangroves are more than just carbon stores. Eric Lafforgue / Alamy

Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don’t always reach local people

Beyond the monetary value of carbon credits sits something more complex: every restoration project involves trade-offs, and somebody carries them.
Supporters clap as Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), addresses supporters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during an election rally ahead of the parliamentary election, on Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Bangladesh’s election represents politics as usual, and some hope for change

This election is the first following the 2024 July uprising that led to the ouster of the country’s longest-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
Social grants can lead to greater community involvement. Women volunteers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, meet weekly to sweep and clear rubbish off their streets. Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images

Anti‑poverty programmes can change how people see the state and each other

Social transfers don’t operate in a vacuum. They can strengthen trust or erode it, build cohesion or fuel resentment.
Many far right leaders are hostile towards universities and student protests. (Unsplash/Nathan Dumlao)

The world is in crisis – what role should our universities play?

Globally, we’re witnessing a rise in far-right governments increasingly hostile towards universities, historically springboards for progressive change. What should the future look like for universities in Canada?

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