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Harmonizing Human Needs and Nature
I did mention previously on this blog that I have a thing for Berlin and that Berlin has some mutual feelings towards me. Well, Berlin’s call came a bit early this year and I once again returned to a city I enjoy visiting very much. The reason why I visited Berlin this time was to…
- 2018 | Capacity building | Edible Insects | Food Security | Global | Information | Marwa Shumo | Researchers | ZEF/Bonn
When Tropentag goes to Ghent
Marwa was train hopping from Bonn to Beautiful Ghent the other day ,yet on another insects related trip. [aesop_gallery id=”3774″ revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”] Tropentag 2018 just took place on the 17th to the 19th of September and this time it was hosted by the University of Ghent in Ghent, Belgium. For those wondering what Tropentag is,…
- 2017 | Africa | Field research | Global | Marwa Shumo | Researchers
Out and about in Nairobi- An insider’s tour
Here comes my little brother Dr Moath on a short visit from Oman and it’s time to get busy out and about in Nairobi. Although I have been mostly residing in Nairobi for the past two years, I noticed that my blogs are mostly documenting my trips outside of the city that I call home…
New research program and scientific cooperation in Colombia
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Will bugs save our life: A conference on the importance of edible insects in East Africa
Sunday, late at night, Marwa finally returned to her Kenyan home after a wonderful experience in Berlin. Monday morning and just few hours later, she got up and exchanged the winter clothes in her suitcase with summer ones. She was exhausted, yet excited, sleepy but rather spent the night sleepless. As she walked out of…
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Contribution to COP 23: Different stakes in environmental activism against coal. Perspectives from Germany and Bangladesh
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