Beginning with a provocation from Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard) this session of the April 7-9, 2011conference "Science and Technology Studies: The Next Twenty,"d...

The green economy is defined as an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aims for sustainable development without degrading the environment. It is closely related with ecological economics, but has a more politically applied focus. The 2011 UNEP Green Economy Report argues "that to be green, an economy must not only be efficient, but also fair. Fairness implies recognising global and country level equity dimensions, particularly in assuring a just transition to an economy that is low-carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive."

When your health is a top priority, trying to make sense of all the information on nutrition can be quite confusing.In this talk, Dr. Mike Israetel summarize...

Jason Fairbourne, Founder and President of Fairbourne Consulting, discusses the process of developing scalable microfranchises for third-world economies. Jas...

Violent extremist groups and terrorist organisations destabilize civil society and cause devastation globally. Current trends have led many people to not jus...

L. Hunter Lovins is President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions. NCS educates senior decision-makers in business, government and civil society ...

Gísli gives us insight into the reality of the humanitarian aid worker, which is often enveloped in an aura of nobility.
Gísli Rafn Ólafsson officially became a disaster geek over a decade ago, when he joined his two passions in life, information technology and disaster response. Today he helps responders get access to the internet in the most challenging locations of all, disaster zones. When not traveling the world responding to disasters, he enjoys spending time with his wife, five kids, and grandson.
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The "Life Lessons” videos (2015) form part of a comprehensive APF training package to support national human rights institutions in their vital work to empow...