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Posted in Blog, Cologne News on May 23, 2025.

BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights #2: Towards the Authorship of Nonhuman Animals

Author: Dr Nsah Mala. In the second edition of the BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights, by Dr Nsah Mala, BRIDGES Cologne Hub Coordinator, we shine a spotlight on the question of whether or not nonhuman animals can be considered as authors under German copyright law. We do this by discussing a recent publication by Prof Dr Roman Bartosch, Co-Director of BRIDGES and MESH at the University of Cologne, and Julia Kessel, Research Assistant at the Faculty of Law, FernUniversität in Hagen.

Posted in Blog on May 20, 2025.

A Conversation with Dr Rebekah Humphreys: Decoding the Lives of Animals

Author: Sophie Spooner. In an interview with Dr. Jeanette Gallagher, Dr Rebekah Humphreys, UWTSD, discusses concepts from her recently published book, “Animals, Ethics, and Language: The Philosophy of Meaningful Communication in the Lives of Animals.” The conversation between Dr Humphreys and Dr Gallagher probes fundamental questions surrounding our moral obligations towards the animal kingdom, which form the basis of Rebekah’s book. The essence of ethics in our interactions with both human and non-human life is at the core of their discussions.

Posted in Blog, UWTSD Hub News on Apr 27, 2025.

Reviving Postindustrial Landscapes: Kilvey Hill and the Towy – A UK Parliamentary Call for Evidence

Author: Gareth Thomas. At the centre of Wales’s economic transformation, shaped by its role as the first country to industrialise, lies a persistent legacy of environmental damage. Across the country, there are abandoned sites from former heavy industry, including old metallurgical works, derelict coalfields, disused mines, and polluted river systems.

Posted in Blog on Apr 23, 2025.

Learning for Planetary Citizenship and Anticipatory Governance: Futures Literacy Lab

Author: Dr Nsah Mala. On 14 March 2025, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, UNESCO Futures Literacy Team, Arizona State University (ASU), School of International Futures (SOIF) and Learning Planet Institute (LPI) jointly organised a Futures Literacy Lab (FLL) in Paris on "Learning for Planetary Citizenship and Anticipatory Governance."

Posted in Blog on Apr 15, 2025.

Building Our Capability to Use the Future:  Futures Learning Lab on Learning for Planetary Citizenship and Anticipatory Governance

Author: Miya Manu Abraham. This blog discusses the participation of a cohort of students from Arizona State University (ASU) in the Futures Learning Lab on ‘Learning for Planetary Citizenship and Anticipatory Governance’ which took place at the Learning Planet Institute (LPI) in Paris on 14 March 2025.