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Para reduzir o desmatamento, aumentar a biodiversidade e ajudar a enfrentar as mudanças climáticas, a devolução de terras às comunidades indígenas é crucial e eficaz
Academic experts break down the policy highlights in the 2024 king’s speech.
Labour has made a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes one of its key commitments, but can it be done in just five years?
To reduce deforestation and boost biodiversity to help address climate change, returning lands to Indigenous communities is crucial and effective.
The Liberal Democrats are up to 72 seats and the SNP are heading to the back – plus some green Greens are headed to the green benches.
President Ruto’s re-awakening of class identities has shifted the character of Kenya’s politics in ways even he could not have predicted.
Les indicateurs pour surveiller les inégalités devraient tenir compte de l’échelle régionale. L’analyse de la situation en Égypte change par exemple du tout au tout selon ce prisme.
Children’s interests need to be represented in politics – here’s how that could happen.
Winning just a few seats would mean Reform would qualify for ‘short money’ – public funding for its operations – and would no longer have to rely on its own small donations pool.
There is a danger that if offshore sector revenues dry up, the Mauritian economy will soon face economic turmoil.
The Tories have 346 seats and could lose more than half of those. Labour is aiming for huge gains, the SNP is fighting for relevance – and the Lib Dems are hoping to become the third party again.
Rewilding is about finding ways to let nature thrive and regenerate. Around the world, cities and community projects are doing just that.
Dating apps are powerful allies for public health organisations - but there are still ethical issues to address.
There are 16 government bills currently making their way through parliament.
Sanitation in Shanghai is not just about cleanliness but also power, culture and social norms.
In response to flooding that destroyed homes and displaced thousands in Nairobi’s informal settlements, the government has been evicting people living in riparian areas.
City deals are being touted as the answer to NZ’s local infrastructure problems. Lessons from the UK and Australia suggest greater transparency and more coherent planning should be on the table too.
AI may be destroying civilisations before they get a chance to explore space properly.
There is a long history of the UK government failing to adequately provide for Gypsy and Traveller communities’ needs.
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Reader in Development Economics, University of Manchester
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Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate, University of Manchester
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Professor of Sociology, Sociology, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Manchester
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Curator of Earth Sciences, University of Manchester
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Professor, University of Manchester
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester
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Professor, Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Manchester
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Reader in Environment and Development, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Nursing, University of Manchester
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Hallsworth Research Fellow in Political Economy, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Governance and Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
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Professor of Urban Planning and GISc, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Manchester
