Why global carbon schemes must involve local culture
Greater consideration of local cultures could improve a United Nations programme to limit carbon emissions from tropical forest degradation, research in Vietnam indicates. More than 300 million people around the world live and work within forest systems, according to Lawal Mohammed Marafa, professor of ecotourism, geography, and resource management at the Chinese University of Hong […]
Academics report ‘pandemia’ work conditions in recent surveys
Work conditions at universities have eroded during the pandemic, report academics in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia in a recent survey. One survey respondent used the term “pandemia,” which lead researcher Richard Watermeyer, professor of education at the University of Bristol, defines as “a set of conditions by which universities have, in some shape […]
Pandemic worsens inequality for migrant workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the challenges facing migrant workers in Australia, China, and the United Kingdom, say researchers. “In each of the three countries, COVID has worsened existing inequalities between migrants and workers born there,” says principal investigator Chris Forde, Professor of employment studies at the University of Leeds. “COVID-19 has put into sharp […]
