Piracy as a phenomenon is as old as the first ships. When we hear the word ‘pirate’, we mostly think about the buccaneers who roamed the Caribbean during the 17th and early 18th century, the Golden Age of Piracy, and inspired characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow and Robert Louis
Category: Environment
Between waters: the dilemma of the Nicaragua Canal
On June 14, 2013, the Nicaraguan government passed a law enabling the construction of a big interoceanic canal across the country. In August next year, visions of an interoceanic canal through the Central American country between the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean might become reality. The hope is that the forthcoming
The Future of the Anthropocene – Global Environmental Change as Our Greatest Opportunity
Climate change is real. There is no denying it. However, it presents both a danger and an opportunity for change our guest writer Timothy von Rohr finds.
Djurens Parti – The New Political Vision?
In November 2013, Johanna Parikka Altenstedt, in Lund, decided to start a new political party when the Swedish parliament passed a legislation to weaken the protection of wild animals. Just in time for the 2014 election registration, Parikka Altenstedt had gathered enough signatures to make the party official and eligible to run for parliament seats. Now she is dedicating all of her free time to raising awareness of their new movement and wishes to get all living creatures’ voices heard. How can the Animal Party reach their objectives in a political surrounding that seems indifferent to their intentions?