
Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes
@tsasrolfes
Conservationist; social scientist (economics and governance); researcher at @UniofOxford: @oxfordgeography @oxmartinschool
@OxfordBiology & @WildlifeEconomy
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19-11-2013 19:41:34
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This is going to be quite a fun discussion! I'm really looking forward to it! Rachel Nuwer's book is excellent.
Amid the unwarranted alarmism, a thoughtful piece on this issue ... South Africa’s conservation model: why expanding the use of biodiversity to generate money is a good idea theconversation.com/south-africas-… via The Conversation Africa


Why giving value to wildlife through sustainably using it is a good thing for people and nature - our thoughts on South Africa’s revised National Biodiversity Economy Strategy Alta De Vos and Matthew F. Child African Wildlife Economy Institute Centre for Sustainability Transitions HELICS Oppenheimer Generations Research & Conservation Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 Koneen Säätiö

Jessie L. Mannisto Anna Gát 🧭 Li Jin Packy McCormick Zoë Hitzig Elizabeth Winkler a. natasha joukovsky Jason Shen · The Outlier Coach Herbert Lui Kate Hext @AndrewDRimby Oliver Traldi Bronwyn Williams Jijo Sunny Kevin Mitchell Arkadiusz Synowczyk Nellie Bowles I Feel Love - Rachel Nuwer, Alex Criddle, and Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes - buff.ly/44aAa1P

Once vilified as a drug that would eat holes in user’s brains, MDMA is now being hailed as a therapeutic agent that could transform the field of mental health. The first psychedelic for widespread clinical use. Rachel Nuwer Alex Criddle Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes. buff.ly/44aAa1P

In I Feel Love, Rachel Nuwer presents evidence from scientific trials which suggest that MDMA, when properly administered, may be effective at relieving the effects of trauma, which Alex Criddle and Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes. buff.ly/44aAa1P


A look back at I Feel Love: A Conversation with Rachel Nuwer on MDMA and Connection, with Alex Criddle and Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes. Rachel presents evidence from scientific trials which suggest that MDMA, when properly administered, may effectively relieve the effects of trauma.



CITES CIC African Wildlife Economy Institute CONABIO Hesiquio Benitez Carolina Caceres Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes Highlighting the roles of both #IndigenousPeoples & local communities, CITES Ivonne Higuero underscores the importance of scaling up creative finance mechanisms for conservation, beyond a project-to-project basis, towards a #WildlifeEconomy


CITES CIC African Wildlife Economy Institute CONABIO Hesiquio Benitez Carolina Caceres Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes Ivonne Higuero Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes stresses that #WildlifeEconomy is not just about money and jobs, but broad socio-economic values & benefits at a global scale -- efficiency, equity & sustainability -- providing examples that emphasizes enabling innovation rather than exploitative growth.



Science journalist and author Rachel Nuwer joins Alex Criddle and Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes for a discussion of her most recent book: I Feel Love, MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World. Watch the conversation on our YouTube channel! youtube.com/watch?v=9aXNB1…

UK hunting trophy ban unjustified. A new study, published today, concludes that the proposed UK Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, discussed in the UK Parliament (2022-2024), could do more harm than good for wildlife. The Labour Party Govt committed to a similar ban. 🧵 1/10


🦁🌍Dan Challender, Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes and EJ Milner-Gulland from our Wildlife Trade programme have found that CITES is not deterring widespread illegal activities in wildlife trade systems across the world. Find out why: s.mtrbio.com/ipkpjnernr
