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Beyond a Buzzword: Sustainability as a Way of Life Among the Baduy People

This piece is my reflection on my visit to the magical forest in the Kendeng Mountains, home to the Baduy people, an indigenous community in Indonesia. Here, life unfolds in harmony with nature guided by a set of customary rules...
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When Local Knowledge Leads: Transforming Humanitarian Action from the Ground Up

By October 2025, according to OCHA, only 23% of the global humanitarian funding required for the previous year had been met. Behind this percentage lies a stark reality: millions of people affected by conflict, displacement, and climate-related disasters received less...
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Partnerships for the goals Peace, justice and strong institutions Reduced inequalities Resources Social Sciences

What the Black Loyalists Tell Us About America

History can be construed for political purposes, often to the detriment of marginalised groups who find themselves underrepresented in the mainstream narrative. The way history is written also determines which lessons are taken from past events. A politicised historiography risks...
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Applied Sciences Resources Responsible consumption and production Social Sciences

The Myth of Sustainability

Definition I have an old, uncreative newsflash, but one that many in the field of sustainability seem to forget: sustainability is not only CO₂ emissions. Shocking, I know. But what is the definition of sustainability? It is actually pretty subjective....
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November 13th, 2013. A day that changed the course of my life forever- good or bad, that is another interpretation for another day. A young skinny boy, neither full of hope nor despair, arrived at Copenhagen Airport after a long...
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Art and Humanities Quality education Resources Social Sciences

Through Education and a Camera Lens: How Street Child Brings Quality Education for All to Life

When the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it set out 17 ambitious goals to tackle some of the world’s most urgent challenges. Among them, Goal 4 stands out as both simple and transformative: quality education for...
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Between Hope and the Brink: The Role of Civil Society in Colombia and Chile as an Agent of Political Influence

Most Latin American countries are considered democracies with relatively high political freedom. However, this does not mean they all share the same democratic quality. As the European Parliamentary Research Service highlights, Chile ranks among the “most free and democratic countries,”...
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Applied Sciences Gender equality Life on land No poverty Resources Social Sciences

What does Maize have to do with Politics? Agroecology as a Tool for Political Participation

In Guatemala’s Zona Reina, Q’eqchi’ peasant women are transforming maize fields into platforms for political participation. This is thanks to the initiative of the NGO PRODESSA to undertake (initiate) agroecology projects. This practice combines ecological, social, cultural and economic principles...
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Affordable and clean energy Applied Sciences Industry, innovation and infrastructure Natural Sciences Resources Responsible consumption and production

Building Research Capacity for Sustainability Assessment in Tanzania

Anthony Zozimus Sangeda: I work as an Associate Professor, Natural Resources Management, Head of Department, Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences (DAARS), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), situated in Morogoro, Tanzania. I also work as Deputy Principal for the...
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