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Mbessa Kingdom Creates Pioneer Indigenous Commission for Future Generations and Sustainability in Cameroon and Africa

Author: Dr.Nsah Mala. The Commission created by His Majesty Foyn Gilbert Njong III, King of Mbessa, Patron and Ex Officio Member, is tasked with embedding anticipatory and long-term governance based on foresight and futures thinking; building peace; promoting sustainable development; fighting climate change and protecting biodiversity and cultural diversity; ensuring the wellbeing of present and future generations of humans and nonhumans, among others.

A Kogi Film: Home Among The Clouds

Jacinto Zarabata, the young Kogi from Colombia (seen in the foreground of this picture), approached the Tairona Heritage Trust for assistance showcasing his short film ‘Home Among the Clouds’ at the biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia (Mon, 21 Oct 2024 – Fri, 1 Nov 2024).

African Futures Conference 2024

Nsah Mala, Co-Ordinator of the Cologne Hub for Planetary Wellbeing, attended the inaugural African Futures conference on 29 October 2024, to explore the latest methodologies in foresight and environmental forecasting in shaping Africa's future.

Organised by African Futures and Institute for Security Studies, the full-day virtual conference brought together about 100 experts in various domains across the globe to discuss different aspects of the futures of the African continent.

The conference focused on vital areas concerned with sustainable development, such as climate change, education, civi...

A fantastic start to the MESH Symposium & BRIDGES Cologne Hub Launch!

A fantastic start to the MESH - Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities Symposium on 17 October, with a full day of panels and keynotes, including Dr Luci Attala, presenting her fascinating paper, “Peace, the impossible concept (or ‘the spirit and the letter’): A more-than-species story”

Peace, the impossible concept (or ‘the spirit and the letter’): A more-than-species story.

Dr. Luci Attala, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition will be attending the Annual MESH symposium, University of Cologne | October 17–19, 2024, in her role as Deputy Executive Director, for the exciting launch of the BRIDGES Hub for Planetary Wellbeing.