Author: Vesna Vucinic Neskovic. Here follows a blog piece written by Vesna Vucinic Neskovic which has been adapted from the original publication (Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology, n. s. Vol. 19 Is. 4 (2024)) View of The World Anthropological Union (WAU) Congress 2024. It describes the Congress and BRIDGES role in the event.
Author: Professor Luci Attala. The paper presented by Luci Attala, Deputy Executive Director of UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, at the World Anthropological Union Congress 2024: Post Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Adapting to the Turbulence of a Rapidly Changing World.
Author: Dr Nsah Mala. In line with the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition’s mission of bringing research and practice insights from the arts, humanities, social sciences, indigenous sciences and non-academic expertise into the policymaking arena, the University of Cologne’s Thematic Hub for Planetary Wellbeing is launching a BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights blog series to showcase research and practice with implications for policymakers at local, national and international levels.
Author: Dr. Elizabeth Rahman. The Alliance is a global community of educators, scholars and project leaders seeking to innovate in education through a focus on resilience, skilled practices and good living*. We gather projects that include traditional, craft, vernacular, indigenous and alternative bio-centric methods and offer a platform for emerging pedagogies to shine.
Author: Cordula Scherer. Until the early 1800s, Dublin Bay was home to abundant oyster reefs, particularly around Clontarf and the area that has become Bull Island. These reefs were so plentiful that oysters were sold as the first “fast food” on Dublin’s streets from the 1850s. However, overexploitation, pollution, and the disease Bonamia ostreae led to their decline, and the native oyster vanished from the bay despite efforts to replenish them from wild oyster banks in the Arklow region.
