What the World Can Learn from Brazil’s Shifting Stance on Science
How the country fostered research and innovation through scientific investment – and what happened when it disinvested. This article was originally published by Undark In 2010 Brazil’s economy was booming, students were entering higher education institutions...
Mistrust fuels covid-19 vaccine doubts in Colombia’s Indigenous groups
As covid-19 vaccines begin to arrive in the Andean highlands in Colombia, Maria Pito, a leader of the Nasa people, is reluctant to receive one. “As a nurse, I will be required by the clinic where I work to be vaccinated but if I had the choice, I would not take it and...
Colombia’s Dynamic Rivers: Integrated Interpretations and the Rights of Nature
Integrated interpretations of rivers as vital and interconnected living and evolving entities have extensive practical application — from their revered preservation throughout Indigenous territories, to modern adaptations of holistic Indigenous worldviews, to advances...
The Powerful Alliance Between Integrated Science and Traditional Food Systems
By Daniel Henryk Rasolt This article was originally published as a CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystem (WLE) Thrive Blog The longest running successful experiments in sustainable human land use are found within the collectively held lands of...
“This Is An Opportunity to Reconnect with Our Origins”
By Daniel Henryk Rasolt Originally published by The Esperanza Project For generations, a variety of factors have weakened the traditional intergenerational socio-cultural structures of Indigenous people around the world. In our globalized, urbanized and...
Self-Imposed Isolation of Indigenous Communities Due to COVID-19 Reinforces the Need for Clean Off-Grid Energy Sources
By Daniel Henryk Rasolt This story was originally published by Resilience. Strengthening the socio-ecological systems of Indigenous communities is of high priority for achieving global “sustainable development” and environmental goals. For Indigenous people to remain...
Scientists must learn how to interact with Indigenous people
Amazing opportunity for progress lies at the intersection of complex systems science and traditional worldviews. Can we find the humility to embrace it? Daniel Henryk Rasolt This story was originally published by Ensia. Last February, Jesus Rotieroke and I sat...
From a Vibrant Past to a Desolate Future: La Guajira and the Wayuu Tribe of Colombia
La Guajira is a dry and windy peninsular desert region between Northeast Colombia and Northwest Venezuela. The striking landscape has been harsh and borderline uninhabitable for many thousands of years. The southernmost parts of the peninsula border the...
The Delusion and Impacts of Hydropower
Touted by many renewable energy and sustainable development proponents as an important solution to the interconnected challenges of climate change and poverty, the reality of hydropower is far more complex. Not all hydropower is created equal. The efficiency of...
Controversy with the Use of Glyphosate in Colombia
Global Context of Glyphosate Use and Misuse Daniel Henryk Rasolt - Unbounded World For many, glyphosate conjures up images of vast industrial monocultures, genetically engineered crops, and huge global industries and corporations. But glyphosate in particular, as the...