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The first case of rights of Nature in Europe: The Mar Menor Lagoon

October 17, 2025
The first case of rights of Nature in Europe: The Mar Menor Lagoon
Eutrophication in Ioannina lake in Epirus, Greece. Photo by Konstantinos Kourtidis, Demokritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. Source: Imaggeo

The rights of Nature: A new paradigm Does Nature have inalienable rights just as humans do? This is what the rights of Nature paradigm stands for, marking a radical departure from the assumption that Nature is property under the law. The idea of rights for Nature stems from legal philosophy and political science. Partially, it is a product of the concept deep ecology, developed by the Norwegian ph ...[Read More]

Letting in instead of coming out? Reflections on shifting from disclosure to self-compassion

and October 13, 2025
Letting in instead of coming out? Reflections on shifting from disclosure to self-compassion
Image by Claudio Schwarz. Source: Imaggeo

Saturday, October 11, 2025, marked World Coming Out Day. In this blog post, my colleague, Simon Clark, and I want to take a moment to share our experiences with you. We believe in the power of relatability and how it can help others feel less alienated in their own experiences. So keep reading, because today, we’re letting you in. Asmae speaking here: Coming out has always been a complicated ...[Read More]

GeoTalk: Meet glacial hauntologist, Elizabeth Case (you read that right, a glacial hauntologist!)

October 10, 2025
Elizabeth Case
Elizabeth Case

Welcome to GeoTalk, Elizabeth! Could you introduce yourself and your background? I’m a genderfluid glaciologist living between previously glaciated, currently glaciated, and flood-prone landscapes. I am a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. I did my bachelor’s in physics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and my Ph.D. in glacial geophysics at Co ...[Read More]

Democracy from the ivory tower: A response to the Anti-autocracy Handbook from a Global South perspective

October 3, 2025
Democracy from the ivory tower: A response to the Anti-autocracy Handbook from a Global South perspective
Photo by by Thomas Wöhling In late October, autumn paints specks of colour in a Bavarian forest. Source: Imaggeo

Yet another global guide to saving democracy, this time titled The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars’ Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding, authored by an all-star cast of academics based in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Because, clearly, when it comes to understanding the creeping rise of authoritarian regimes, who better to consult than experts who live and work in societies whe ...[Read More]