Today, we are introducing you to two people at the forefront of activism and resistance to very concrete environmental issues in their home countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.Boris met Bermet Boruba...

This book provides a nuanced analysis of rural change in Russia during the 2010s, a crucial and formative phase marked by the consolidation of giant agricult...

Alexander Vorbrugg Ecocide in Ukraine is an outstanding testimony to the environmental costs of Russia’s war, a moving tribute to humans, ecosystems, animals, and plants in Ukraine, and a thoughtful r...

PDF | In: Ian Garner and Taras Kuzio, eds., Russia and Modern Fascism: New Perspectives on the Kremlin's War Against Ukraine. Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag,... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

This article investigates the transformation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification scheme in Russia into the complementary Forest Etal…

This week, large parts of the country are experiencing extreme heat and humidity. Alaska issued its first-ever heat advisory. Climate scientist Kate Marvel tells us how to fight climate fatalism and f...

False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised

Half a century of oil drilling has left the Amazon rainforest scarred -and a new wave of fossil fuel extraction is coming

Aerial strikes hit US aerospace giant’s premises in Kyiv, raising questions about Moscow’s intent

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This is a longer summary of my new book written for Russia.Post. A version of it appeared there in May. Twenty-seven years ago, I began visiting a small industrial town in Kaluga region and its rus…

Oksana Datsko One of the world’s biggest suppliers of grain and industrial crops, Ukraine’s agricultural economy has been badly hit by Russia’s war of aggression. Although the country’s agrarian secto...

Juristisch und politisch sind die von Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt angeordneten Zurückweisungen von Asylsuchenden an den deutschen Außengrenzen umstritten. In der Bevölkerung hingegen scheint der CSU-...

The “Great Replacement Theory” (GRT) is an extremist narrative that has gained increased prominence within anti-immigration and conspiratorial discourses in Wes...

The critical annual update revealing the latest trends in global carbon emissions

Der Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte sollte verhindern, dass Europa jemals autoritär wird. Rechte Kräfte setzen ihn jetzt unter Druck.

Over the weekend, Ukraine’s Security Service conducted a massive, sophisticated drone attack targeting airfields in five regions of Russia. According to the agency, “Operation Spiderweb” destroyed 41…

How is rising military spending threatening global climate action? It's everything from direct emissions to diverted climate finance.

Exclusive: researchers say defence spending boosts across world will worsen climate crisis which in turn will cause more conflict

Rising global military spending significantly increases CO2 emission intensity, potentially jeopardizing the 1.5 °C and 2 °C climate targets if military expenditure ratio exceeds critical thresholds.

Oleksiy Vasyliuk UWEC Work Group previously examined the environmental impacts of minefields and munitions contamination for Ukraine. Military action spreads explosive objects over very large areas on...

After 2014, Russia used the rhetoric of "denazification" to justify its invasion of Ukraine, constructing a myth based on memories of the Second World War. The Kremlin has turned anti-fascism into an ...

Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes

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The members of the German Sociological Association´s board and students' advisory board express their solidarity with the students and academics of the universities of Novi Sad, Belgrade, Kragujevac, and Niš in Serbia, as well as with the rector of the University of Belgrade. We support their demands for transparency in the reconstruction process after the tragedy of Novi Sad, accountability for those responsible, and justice for the victims.

Am 24. März 2025 tötete die israelische Armee im Gazastreifen gezielt zwei Journalisten. Dabei geht es um mehr, als bloß zu verhindern, dass über Gaza berichtet wird.