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Political ecologies of extinction: from endpoint to inflection-point

Büscher, Bram. 2022. Political ecologies of extinction: from endpoint to inflection-point. Introduction to the Special Section. Journal of P...

Bram Büscher Bram Büscher

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The future of biological and cultural diversity: The implications of Anthropocene effects

Building on previous research on accelerated change and globalisation and on similarities between biological and cultural processes, this research project studies the ways in which global modernity reduces ecological diversity and cultural variation, and explores which measures are taken to counter this tendency, which takes away options for the future.

Thomas Eriksen Thomas Eriksen

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Uneven Extinction: anxieties over life and death in times of crisis conservation

The current ‘sixth extinction’ event represents a major crisis for conservation as well as for global society more generally.

Bram Büscher Bram Büscher

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Are Koalas Fungible? Biodiversity Offsetting and the Law

Takacs, David. 2018. Are Koalas Fungible? Biodiversity Offsetting and the Law. N.Y.U. Environmental Law Journal, 26, 161–226. https://ssrn.c...

David Takacs David Takacs
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