Private governance—the enactment of state-like governance functions by non-state actors—has come to challenge the role of the state in an increasingly complex global governance landscape. The rise of private standards has fueled debates over the role and effectiveness of private authority compared to public regulation. This debate relates to sustainability transitions, as the United Nations […]
Throughout history, the chemical element mercury has had a variety of applications spanning medicine, manufacturing and more. While mercury has played a role in a number of scientific advances, exposure to mercury can also cause serious health complications that have led to a steady reduction in its use in consumer products. The element is also […]
Wildlife conservation and management (WCM) practices have been historically drawn from a wide variety of academic fields, yet practitioners have been slow to engage with emerging conversations about animals as complex beings, whose individuality and sociality influence their relationships with humans. In a new journal article published in Conservation Biology, Émilie Edelblutte, Roopa Krithivasan and […]
By Maureen Heydt On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar to launch the new book from Henrik Selin, “Mercury Stories: Understanding Sustainability through a Volatile Element,” co-authored with Noelle Eckley Selin. The book is an interdisciplinary analysis of human interactions with mercury through history that sheds light on […]
Indigenous peoples have bred crop varieties over centuries that are adapted to various climatic conditions. But genocide, land grabs and the Green Revolution have rendered many of these varieties lost forever. Despite all this, surviving indigenous communities have retained their traditional agricultural practices, knowledge and biodiversity. Indigenous knowledge strengthens global food security. In order to […]
By T.A.Gardnera, M.Benziea, J.Börner, E.Dawkins, S.Fick, R.Garrett, J.Godar, A.Grimard, S.Lake, R.K.Larsen, N.Mardas, C.L.McDermott, P.Meyfroidt, M.Osbeck, M.Persson, T.Sembres, C.Suavet, B.Strassburg, A. Trevisan, C. West, P.Wolvekamp. Science Direct, September 2019.
Rachael Garrett, assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University and Associate Director of the Global Development Policy Center’s Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative, recently commented on the challenges facing programs combating Deforestation. Garrett was quoted in a Mongabay article on September 3, 2019 titled “Giant Norway pension fund weighs Brazil divestment over Amazon deforestation”. From […]
Henrik Selin is part of a National Science Foundation-funded project on “Mercury Pollution and Human-Technical-Environmental Interactions in Artisanal Mining.” Selin is working on the project with a team including Noelle Selin, Steven Barrett and Ruth Goldstein. The project applies a social, technical and environmental systems perspective to analyze mercury use and human well-being with a focus on artisanal […]
Julie Klinger, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and Associate Director of the Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative at the GDP Center, was interviewed for a recent article on whether China can prevent the export of rare earth elements to the United States. Klinger was interviewed […]
Julie Klinger, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Associate Director of the Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative at the GDP Center at Boston University, was quoted in a recent article on whether China’s near-monopoly of rare earth elements gives it leverage over the United States. Klinger was interviewed […]