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Van Borg tot Zwerm – Een Reflectie op Individualiteit en Natuur

Geplaatst op Door C. Cornell Evers

“We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.” De Borg is een fictieve buitenaardse soort uit de Star Trek sciencefictionserie, beroemd om hun angstaanjagende uitspraak: “Verzet is zinloos.” Ze bestaan uit…

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Cultuur, Kantelpunt

Powwow & Electronics – Traditional Knowledges, Climate Change, and Health

Geplaatst op Door C. Cornell Evers

Representing six percent of the world’s population, indigenous peoples are custodians of eighty percent of the Earth’s biodiversity. Despite numerous challenges, they preserve their cultures but remain vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change. Bizhiki: Powwow, Electronics and the Breathtaking Truthfulness of Living with the Elements The debut album Unbound by the trio Bizhiki…

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Climate, Indigenous People

Amazon “arc of deforestation” vulnerable to drought

Geplaatst op Door C. Cornell Evers

Fire near the BR-319 highway in Amazonas, Brazil. Photo by Carlos Durigan, Director of WCS Brazil (Wildlife Conservation Association) A recently published scientific study, Amazon forest biogeography predicts resilience and vulnerability to drought, reveals that the so-called “arc of deforestation”, known for its high rates of deforestation, is exceptionally vulnerable to drought. The study, published in…

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Amazon, Climate
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