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Ecology, the field of biology devoted to the study of organisms and their natural environments, needs to account for the historical legacy of colonialism that has shaped people and the natural world, researchers argued in a new perspective in the journal
Nature Ecology & Evolution.
To make ecology more inclusive of the world s diverse people and cultures living in diverse ecosystems, researchers from University of Cape Town, North West University in South Africa and North Carolina State University proposed five strategies to untangle the impacts of colonialism on research and thinking in the field today. There are significant biases in our understanding of ecology and ecosystems because of this colonial framework of thinking, said perspective co-author Madhusudan Katti, associate professor for leadership in public science, and forestry and environmental resources at NC State. We are challenging ecologists to understand and address the legacies of colonialism, and to
The UK and Sri Lanka lead on Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery – The Island island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery”, held on 27 – 29 April 2021, in Colombo.
The event launched the #Nitrogen4NetZero initiative, to widen engagement on sustainable nitrogen management in this crucial year for climate action.
#Nitrogen4NetZero is an initiative launched in partnership between the British High Commission, Colombo and the Government of Sri Lanka, championed by H.E. the President of Sri Lanka. The two key messages are that Net Zero will be impossible to achieve without action on nitrogen, and that action on nitrogen will offer multiple co-benefits for health, nature and economy.
Delivering a statement to the event, on behalf of His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena emphasised that:
Kitchen Life: Towards Clean Cooking Services in Bangladesh and Malawi’
‘Kitchen Life: Towards Clean Cooking Services in Bangladesh and Malawi’ is an interdisciplinary pilot project funded by the Scottish Funding Council’s Global Challenges Research Fund. The work is designed to explore the cultural aspects of everyday cooking practices which underpin the interrelated topics of sustainable cooking, clean energy, air pollution, health and wellbeing. Ensuring access to sustainable and clean cooking is a global concern. According to the 2019 International Energy Agency report, one-third of the world’s population (around 2.6 billion people) do not have access to clean cooking facilities. Daily exposure to toxic smoke from traditional cooking practices is one of the world’s major yet least understood killers, causing 2.5 million premature deaths annually. Millions more fall sick, and thousands of people suffer burns and injuries every year due to insufficient access to clean
Global innovation: what support is available gov.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gov.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.