There’s a widespread argument that ‘poachers’ are responsible for the scarcity of wild ginseng. But a scholar who has interviewed diggers explains that most of them are good stewards.
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This service is a good first step towards a one-stop shop for easy access subnational statistics to understand local areas and how they’re changing.
Water is central to adapting to climate change, but very few of the strategies put in place to respond to water hazards or ensure its availability have been evaluated.
A new approach to urban planning is needed to restore hope in African cities. There are three keys that can help unlock this.
Ecology is dominated by colonial notions and knowledge that doesn’t consider local knowledge. This needs to change.
Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology – and listening to local people – plays a much bigger role now.
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Senior Research Fellow in Climate Change Risks, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Quantitative Social Geography, University of Bristol
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Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Sonoma State University