Environment protection / issues, humanitarian aid

Animal cruelty, hormones injection, antibiotic resistant bacteria, massive air and water pollution, small farming communities' destruction… Do you know in which conditions is produced the meat in your plate ? The Meatrix, from Free Range Studios, is here to teach you the truth, to (continue reading…)

Climate change could have terrible side effects… and leave another 25 million children malnourished by 2050, unless heafty investments in adaptive measures are made, says a major new report.

Three-year-old Antonio, who has the weight of a 6-month-old baby, is being attended at a health center for malnourished children (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald)

An annual US$7 billion investment in agricultural productivity will be necessary to help farmers adapt and reduce (continue reading…)

1. The Theoretical Framework of Disability

On an international level, disability issues have become prevalent on the agendas of NGOs and UN agencies. Theoretical models of disability provide a social reference for laws and policies designed for disabled people[1]. At present, two models are predominant in the international arena: the medical and the social model. While previous policies were rooted in a medical approach, current programs addressing disability issues use a (continue reading…)

When nature goes out of control….

15th century : “Tribal people must be taken away from their dubious archaic faith : we must evangelize them… And in the process why not deplete their lands out of their valuable resources ?”

21h century : “Gosh, because of those nosy little activists, we are no longer free to make business as we used to do. Let’s pretend we are helping tribes out about their exploiting natural resources. Let’s fake they (continue reading…)

An ethnological reflection on the disempowering effect of globalization, “Free Tibet” can reversely be interpreted as the disenchantment of any individual who (continue reading…)

Recent attention on the independence of Kosovo sparked new interest in an area long forgotten by Western prophets and demagogues. While adepts of the conspiracy theory rush to unmask the alleged ‘fakeness’ of the 1998 Racak massacre and similar murders, international politicians urge locals to uphold ‘global’ values delivered through the express U.N. caravan. Kosovars finally have a word. Their freedom had been extracted painfully after… (continue reading…)