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The People's Tree shows how two young tribal tree trimmers living in an informal settlement in Central India navigate the impact of increasing environmental legislation and activism on their livelihoods. (Collab with Adriaan De Loore, Teja and Rohit. Photo: Laura Andriessen.)

We are excited to announce our joint #UrbanStudies #SummerSchool @InhabitationLab & Urban Transitions Hub Leading keynotes | No fees | 15 postdoc participants | Writing workshops Turin (23-26th Sept 2024) & Lisbon (2-6th June 2025) Info & applications: beyondinhabitation.org/urbanschool/

Amazing news! The People's Tree was just selected by Ethnografilm Paris to be shown between 29/3 and 1/4! Woop woop 🌿

AAA Calls for an End to the Violence in the Middle East ow.ly/9qCX50Q282B

🔥"‘Listen to me!’: Young people’s experiences of talking about emotional impacts of climate change" Jones and Lucas show that young people need more #safespaces to share and process the challenges of living in a changing climate. 🌍Read #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.gloe…

ICYMI: Food systems governance and the environmental agenda --> iied.org/21616iied This new issue paper from IIED & @UNEP shows how governance plays a critical role in transforming #FoodSystems towards increased #sustainability. Download it now.

Inspiring panel happening tomorrow during @UKFIET👇 "Who Matters in Measuring What Matters? Mapping diverse participant engagement in developing holistic assessment tools." Join #ECW's @MauritsSpoelder @AKF_EA @LGFnUg & more! 🗓️14 Sept ⏰13:30 GMT 📍#UKFIETConf, Oxford🇬🇧

Globally, around 13% of food produced is lost between harvest & retail, while another 17% is wasted in at retail & consumer level. Every action counts to #StopFoodLossWaste.

The climate has started breaking down. Nearly all governments and businesses have dodged responsibility. We all need to do our part to halt this cataclysm. aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/…

ICYMI: Transformative food systems governance and the environmental agenda --> iied.org/transformative… #FoodSystems governance has direct consequences on how natural resources are managed. Join IIED and @UNEP at a #webinar on 13 September to discuss.

Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and largest coal producer, has committed to a net-zero future. Great news for the environment? Conservationists are sceptical geographical.co.uk/climate-change…

ICYMI: Transformative food systems governance and the environmental agenda --> iied.org/transformative… The way in which #FoodSystems are governed has direct consequences on how natural resources are managed. Join and @UNEP at a #webinar on 13 September to discuss.

Not yet, but will be later next year :)

Amazing news! The People's Tree (our ethnographic film) was just selected by Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival (SVAFMF)!

#Monsoon deficiency has increased to 8%. #monsoon trough was north of normal position almost all of August. Such prolonged weak monsoon conditions over plains is common in #ElNino years. But definitely likely to impact people and agriculture hindustantimes.com/india-news/sub…

Let's do this @NTEUUniMelb #unimelbstrike