The early seeds of becoming a bird researcher were already sown in the 1970s. My parents exchanged the village of Wormer for farmland in the Kop van Noord-Holland. I was a dreamy little boy who actually wanted to be a farmer. After school I could always be found at the neighbors who have a dairy … Read more
Protesters denounce kidnappings in Hong Kong on January 10, 2016. JEROME FAVRE / EPA Her granddaughter was born a few days after her husband Ahmad Talip was kidnapped from a Dubai police station, immediately followed by his transfer to Abu Dhabi and then his deportation to China. Since that fateful February 25, 2018, “I haven’t … Read more
Tribune. If it comes as a surprise to all those who observe with concern the authoritarian and ultranationalist drift of the regime of Vladimir Putin, the dissolution of Memorial marks a decisive step in the policy of control of Russian civil society and the establishment of ‘an official national story. Founded in 1989, it is … Read more
Journal Reference: Ignacio Pérez-Domínguez, Agustin del Prado, Klaus Mittenzwei, Jordan Hristov, Stefan Frank, Andrzej Tabeau, Peter Witzke, Petr Havlik, Hans van Meijl, John Lynch, Elke Stehfest, Guillermo Pardo, Jesus Barreiro-Hurle, Jason F. L. Koopman, María José Sanz-Sánchez. Short- and long-term warming effects of methane may affect the cost-effectiveness of mitigation policies and benefits of low-meat … Read more