🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers! Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025 Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills! Please share widely!

New paper just out in @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social proposing a harms-based approach to #politicalecology. Rosaleen wrote a full thread about it, so go check it out!

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1/ 📄New paper! Alison Hutchinson @georgeiorda.bsky.social Teresa Lappe-Osthege & myself have developed a new harms-based #PoliticalEcology as a way of understanding the #WildlifeTrade published in @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social ⬇️ beastlybusiness.org/2025/07/23/n...

In the NL the history of captive breeding & release of pheasants has shaped their current role in conservation efforts. A new paper examines how pheasants inhabit shifting identities within contemporary landscapes & the dynamic interactions btwn hunters and wildlife. humanimalia.org/article/view...

In Cameroon, cocoa farmers are not yet ready to comply with the #EUDR and are often unaware of “zero deforestation” commitments. Without improved ownership by smallholders over sustainability issues, forest loss is likely to remain rampant (1/2) 🌍🍫🌳 fr.mongabay.com/2025/07/came...

Cameroun : La méconnaissance des politiques de « déforestation zéro » par les producteurs de cacao favorise la perte des forêts

Selon les statistiques de l’International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), le Cameroun, avec 270 000 tonnes, a occupé la quatrième place des producteurs mondiaux de cacao au cours de la campagne 2022/2023, ...

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Apply now for the Summer School on #Human-Nature Relationships for #TransformativeChange! This PhD summer school will be held on Sep 22-26 on the WUR campus (incl. days in the 🌲🌳). Deadline to apply: April 8. Click here to learn more: www.wur.nl/en/activity/...

The transition to a #Bioeconomy is often seen as key to reduce reliance on fossil resources and achieve the #SDGs. But who will benefit from these tech and institutional changes? @pmacclay.bsky.social & @jsellare.bsky.social address this in their new paper 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Nexus Between Innovation, Value Chains, and Social Sustainability in the Context of a Bioeconomy Upgrading

The transition to a bio-based economy promises a path toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating new business opportunities. However, a sustainable transition implies shifting from high-...

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🌿Are you an interdisciplinary expert on #biodiversity & nature's contributions to people? Here's your opportunity to be an author on the new @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment2!🌍 🎯Academics, Indigenous knowledge-holders, practitioners etc.🧪 Apply by 28 March: www.ipbes.net/second-globa...

New article led by Agata Konczal (FNP) using the concept of ’green frontiers’ to discuss recent forest dynamics in Europe. They highlight how env. discourses are reshaping landscapes and communities, often reflecting historical patterns of dispossession and exploitation. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

“Exploring the Green Frontier within Europe’s Recent Forest Initiatives”

In recent decades, there has been a global consensus on the urgent need for coordinated efforts to combat forest loss and degradation, given forests’ …

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In a new article, Arjen Buijs (FNP) and Kris van Koppen (ENP) explore the historical development of conservation discourses in the 🇳🇱. They highlight the role of fundamental vs instrumental motives & the impacts of negative feedback loops in public engagement. 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Change and stability in conservation discourses: A historical account of 30 years of citizen engagement in nature conservation policies in the Netherlands

In recent years, there has been a shift in global and European nature conservation discourses − from prioritizing ‘Ecology First’ to emphasizing a ’Pe…

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A new report from @FAO.org, Global forest products facts and figures 2023, shows a fall in global trade in wood and paper products 📉🌲🗞️ 🔗Read more here: ow.ly/m4sF50Uo6en #WoodProducts #ForestProducts

Interested in learning more about #deforestation-free supply chains? Join this online course designed to provide the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively manage deforestation-free supply chains & address the changes mandated by the #EUDR www.emma4eu.eu/train/advanc...

Advanced Course in Deforestation-free Supply Chain Management - EMMA4EU

Join the EMMA4EU Advanced Course to deepen your expertise in managing Forest-Risk Commodities (FRCs). Enhance your skills and knowledge.

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The Rethinking Wild Europe workshop just kicked off at @univie.ac.at! For the next two days, we will discuss everything related to the politics and ethics of #rewilding & #wilderness in #Europe. Check out the programme below and follow the thread for live updates 1/ cetep.eu/rethinking-w...

New report by @w-u-r.bsky.social researchers on how Colombia could design a monitoring & traceability system to comply with the #EUDR. The report highlights the need for continued support to new tech & data, standardization of requirements & empowering farmers. Full report here: edepot.wur.nl/685420

New paper co-authored by Bas Verschuuren exploring how transcendental experiences during nature #tourism in China can help alleviate societal pressures, feel a deeper sense of unity, alter perceptions of time and space, and confront existential fears. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Seeking transcendence in the depths of the soul: an exploration into current spiritual journeys

Recent research on spiritual tourism has largely emphasised physical and psychological well-being, often overlooking an ontological dimension of spirituality and its potential to address fundamenta...

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The @ipbes.bsky.social #TransformativeChange Assessment Report examines fundamental changes required for a future where people live in harmony with nature.🌍🧪 Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️ Learn more: www.ipbes.net/transformati...

Research by FNP's Arjen Buijs on how to accelerate citizen initiatives was featured in the TO2MORROW Magazine by the Dutch Ministry of Econ. Affairs! The researchers collaborated with two citizen initiatives to help them enhance their impact on sustainable transformations. www.wur.nl/en/show/citi...

Citizen initiatives with a strategic vision contribute more to nature

Aside from public authorities, citizens make an important contribution to nature and biodiversity. But what actions would be best to take and how? This study has developed a method to make citizen ini...

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The INTERCEDE project (which FNP is a partner of) has just published their first newsletter. Make sure to sign up to be up-to-date with our work on market-based solutions for the forest sector in Europe! intercede-project.eu/delve-into-t...

Delve into the first edition of the INTERCEDE newsletter

Discover all the most recent updates on INTERCEDE in the project's first newsletter. This bi-annual bulletin will keep you in the loop about the project’s progress and the efforts carried out to promo...

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