education

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Enhance ITN

ENHANCE is a four-year innovative training network (ITN) funded by Marie Skłodowska Curie that is dedicated to further establishing the Environmental Humanities as a field of cutting-edge scholarship in Europe and further afield.

"Climbing the Ladder of Participation: Symbolic or Substantive Representation in Preparing Uganda for REDD+?"

In this special issue on Disempowering Democracies, Robert Mbeche argues that even though REDD+ claims to be democratic and participatory, the Uganda program allows the input of only a few selected stakeholders – mainly the government actors and a limited number of NGOs.

Forest Voice 9, no. 2

This issue of Forest Voice, a publication of the Native Forest Council, provides an annual report, outlines its goals, and highlights its successes in advancing a Zero-Cut policy on public lands, even resulting in support from a majority of Sierra Club members. Bill Willers address timber industry influence on U.S. public schools. A feature article spotlights a referendum to limit clearcutting in Maine.

Why Poverty? Solar Mamas

This film follows a diverse group of women from around the world as they attend the Barefoot College in India. The college teaches them solar engineering skills to allow them to contribute to their communities and improve their daily lives, but societal and familial pressure proves challenging.