Religion 2022.09.13 Millions of farmers put their faith in God when making decisions A widespread belief among millions of smallholder farmers in one of the world’s poorest countries is that God determines their yields. This is shown by a study that has examined the correlation between religiosity and…
smoking 2022.08.24 More Danes quit smoking during COVID Danish smokers bought less tobacco and more of them quit smoking than usual during the COVID pandemic, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen. The result comes as a surprise given that mental health…
Peace and security 2022.08.18 What M23’s on-and-off insurgency tells us about DRC’s precarious search for peace Kasper Hoffmann (IFRO) and Christoph Vogel, Ghent University write about the development of the M23 since its early beginnings in 2012 until the dramatic escalation of conflicts today.
Pets 2022.08.11 The modern dog fights a lonely battle Separation anxiety and behavioral problems. Veterinary care and malnutrition are no longer the main problems for Danish dogs, as was the case a hundred years ago. On the other hand, our sky-high expectations of them are…
Biodiversity 2022.07.13 New biodiversity report: The value of nature should be included in Danish economic decision making Denmark is miles away from meeting its agreed targets for nature and biodiversity. To remedy the Danish and global biodiversity crisis effectively, we need to improve how the value of nature is measured to allow…
NATURAL RESOURCES 2022.06.20 How to see the forest and the trees PhD student Mar Moure shares learnings and impressions from this year's IUFRO Risk Analysis conference "Socio-ecological conflicts in forest management: risks of (not) adapting?".
FOOD 2022.03.29 Why the food crisis will pass Even though the food crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine is now causing acute problems, there is no reason for panic, according to University of Copenhagen food economist Henning Otte Hansen. High food prices will no…
ENVIRONMENT 2022.01.24 Rhino horn consumers reveal why a legal trade alone won’t save rhinos New study on rhino horn by Vu Hoai Nam Dang, PhD Fellow, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, Associate Professor, and Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Professor at Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen.
Consumer behaviour 2022.01.05 Healthy shopping peaks in January Year after year, January is the month when we load our shopping baskets with the healthiest foods, according to new data from the University of Copenhagen. Is it because so many New Year's resolution makers are seeking…
POLITICAL ECOLOGY 2021.12.08 We can’t let markets decide the future of removing carbon from the atmosphere Net zero emission pledges by countries and companies are everywhere at the moment. Most of these pledges rely on massive amounts of carbon removal, yet details on how this will transpire remain largely absent.