The Center for Development Research (ZEF) is an interdisciplinary research institute with a focus on development issues. ZEF runs research projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America. In their blogs our researchers report about their work such as projects, conferences, scientific publications, field research, talks and other milestones. Authors express their own opinions, and ideas …
Reposts on Facebook and one of the biggest humanitarian crises yet faced by the Central American Region By Maryoriet R.Salgado, junior researcher at ZEF I woke up today, to several reposts on facebook, as it usually happens after any crisis event. Coming from Honduras, it is not an uncommon phenomenon, it may only vary on …
On September 5, 2018 Cory Whitney took part of in an expert panel at the Welthungerhilfe, in Bonn, Germany, to help create awareness about the need for holistic and inclusive research methods. On behalf of ZEF he presented a call for more transdisciplinarity in Agroecology. The presentation was based on a recently published paper in …
Marwa was train hopping from Bonn to Beautiful Ghent the other day ,yet on another insects related trip. 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, it’s the “Annual interdisciplinary …
Despite its dragons, dire wolves and white walkers, the Game of Thrones world isn’t quite as make-believe as it may seem. In fact, its capital, King’s Landing, is almost entirely filmed in the very real—and very beautiful—city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Well, I happen to have visited Dubrovnik recently and while many people flock every summer to this …
The Taita Hills, located in southeastern Kenya, comprise several mountain chains that rise dramatically from the savannah lowlands up to 2,228 m above sea level. It’s an amazing biodiversity hotspot. The Hills are home to many endemic plant and animal species that cannot be found anywhere else in Kenya or indeed the world. Once covered …
Here I am posting a link to a report that Al Jazeera wrote about our research on edible insects and the shift in European policies & legislations regarding the production & consumption of insects for food & feed in Europe. The article (in Arabic only) can be reached via the link below https://www.google.de/amp/www.aljazeera.net/amp/news/miscellaneous/2018/1/29/الحشرات-والديدان-على-موائد-الألمان-قريبا
I was honored to take part in a very interesting Black Soldier Fly Expert Panel Discussion as part of the Ento Nation podcasts series. I will not write any further details so I would give you the chance to hear all about it via the link below ☺️ I promise, it will be super fun to …
Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ), one of Germany’s leading newspapers wrote an article on ZEF and my research on the black soldier fly. After grabbing a copy of the newspaper from the supermarket next door, I had a quick through the piece. The article’s author, the German journalist Dr. Jan Grossrath wrote, that he had seen some …
Colombia is a case in point for investigating environmental conflicts related to different development models in the global south. New president endangering peace agreement in Colombia? The conservative candidate and favorite of Alvaro Uribe, Iván Duque Marqués was elected for president on 17th of June. During the election campaign he announced in accordance with his …
Little did I know when I decided to work with Black Soldier Flies that they will take me on this breathtaking journey. Seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official presidential palace and even more seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official …