Nathan Oxley

Our director Amber Huff was in Helmsdale this week to share & discuss commoning with the wonderful folks at @timespanhelmsdale.bsky.social

On #WorldOceanDay, new co-authored paper that calls for rethinking development in coastal spaces, away from extractive models toward approaches that respect local knowledge, ecological interdependence, & justice.

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The Tragedy of Not Commoning.

Who gets to shape so-called ‘nature-based solutions’?

Here’s a very accessible new piece from the Madagascar team of @repairproject.bsky.social, on the need to listen & understand the cultures and motivations of pastoralists.

Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) Conference in Barcelona, June 2026. Help us disseminate the event and submit your articles, please! @icta-uab.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social

pollenpoliticalecology.network/pollen-2026/

Who gets to shape so-called ‘nature-based solutions’?

Here’s a very accessible new piece from the Madagascar team of @repairproject.bsky.social, on the need to listen & understand the cultures and motivations of pastoralists.

Let’s goooooo

This is so great.

#pastoralism #madagascar #naturebasedsolutions #nbs #rangelands… | REPAiR project Last week saw the Madagascar launch of the REPAiR project. The event was held in collaboration with another project - ‘IKI Growing Greener: Restoration and sustainable use of agro-pastoralist systems ...

Last week saw the launch of the REPAiR project in Madagascar. The event was held in collaboration with the IKI Growing Greener project, and aimed to engage those involved in restoration in Madagascar’s rangelands, including the government and NGOs.
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#BiodiversityDay

Validation of Traditional Pastoralist Practices Based on Ecological Observations of a Camel Herding Community and Coastal Mangrove Forests of Kutch, Gujarat, India Coastal mangroves are traditionally used by local pastoralist camel herders for livelihood activitiesLong-term monitoring of mangroves by remote sensing showed that their use had no negative long-ter...

This #BiodiversityDay happy to share a recent publication led by Nobu Ohte where our inter- & transdisciplinary research validated local pastoralists' knowledges re the synergies between swimming camels & local mangrove ecosystems & + biodiversity outcomes.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

“Today, our very metabolism is for sale…” Brian Garvey on new enclosures at Strange Broth

Strange Broth - a two day event about the Commons, put on by the GalGael Trust & Future Natures in Glasgow. (I’ll be speaking about carbon offset trading and the impacts on community land buyouts on the Friday morning.) Booking: www.galgael.org/news/strange...

The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS) - The European Journal of Development Research This think-piece makes a case for addressing the colonial roots of sustainability. It examines how enduring colonial mechanisms and biases have led to certain forms of value and valuing, problematic v...

New publication, please share
The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS)
link.springer.com/10.1057/s412...

@ids.ac.uk @eadi.bsky.social

YouTube video by STEPSCentre Lucas Plan documentary: 'The Story of the Lucas Aerospace Shop Stewards Alternative Corporate Plan'

Forgot that the Lucas Plan crew suggested switching to heat pump manufacture in the late 1970s. m.youtube.com/watch?v=0pgQ... (at 14 minutes 44 sec) - @janrosenow.bsky.social you might like this

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Myanmar's home gardens - Future Natures Nuria Lopez Vazquez writes about collective resources and interdependent care in home gardens in Myanmar.

"Through home gardening, women practice a form of care deeply interconnected with more-than-human beings..."

How 'sustainable' farming initiatives are undermining the care & interdependence of home gardens in Myanmar
futurenatures.org/myanmars-hom...

Work on environment/nature/conservation research? It's not too late to have your say on what new research the UK should support in territories that receive Official Development Assistance (ODA). The survey closes on 4 April.

We’re delighted that our zine ‘Strange Natures’ is part of the awesome zine fair at @geographers.bsky.social, thanks to the efforts of @queergeog.bsky.social!

Find out more about the zine on our website -
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Scary shit on a ‘datified’ Amazon rainforest

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We don’t live alone in the world, but it’s organized in ways that push us apart. The pages of Think Like a Commoner are filled with meaningful acts of care being practiced, today, by grassroots communities across the world. thinklikeacommoner.com

The UK government is seeking views on its international priorities for research on nature and the environment.

To have your say, respond to the survey before 4 April:
bit.ly/UKNatureInit...

Green and brown mountains with white grey river flowing zig zag and yellow banner.

Survey: The #UK’s global #research priorities on nature

The UK government is seeking insights on its research priorities for nature and environment in #ODA (Official Development Assistance) settings. An online survey is open until 4 April.

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The UK government is seeking views on its international priorities for research on nature and the environment.

To have your say, respond to the survey before 4 April:
bit.ly/UKNatureInit...

Help shape the UK's priorities for international research on nature and environment.

This survey, focused on research in ODA (Official Development Assistance) settings, is open until 4 April.

bit.ly/UKNatureInit...

In case you missed it - there’s some good stuff in here.

“those regions in which there was no longer any proper land nor sea nor air, but a sort of mixture of all three of the consistency of a jellyfish in which one can neither walk nor sail, holding everything together, so to speak.”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule

Why we tell stories about commoning and crisis How creative storytelling can help explore crises, weird ecologies and possibilities, a chat about environmentalism and toxic digital technology, and an event in Scotland to connect and share stories.

How can stories help to explore weirdness, crisis and possibilities?

Read our latest newsletter round-up, including two great podcast interviews and an exciting event!

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#commoning #commons #crisis #ecologies #enclosures #zines #comics #storytelling

IDS Bulletin The IDS Bulletin is an open access, peer-reviewed journal exploring emerging international development topics.

Delighted to be part of this @ids.ac.uk
archive bulletin on 'Environmental Change, Development Challenges Revisited'. 35 years of scholarship highlighting how questions on environment (& climate) are central to IDS & development studies more generally.
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If capitalist culture resembles a horror movie or lurid comic book, why not embrace those genres to explore the psychic dynamics of enclosure, "weird ecologies," and commoning? @amberhuff.bsky.social of @futurenatures.bsky.social explains on my Frontiers of Commoning podcast. tinyurl.com/3zj289p4