ZEF https://www.zef.de/ Latest news from ZEF.de Center for Development Research en ZEF https://www.zef.de/fileadmin/site_newDesign/img/logo_zef.png https://www.zef.de/ 144 30 Latest news from ZEF.de Center for Development Research Zef News http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html © 2023 Center for Development Research (ZEF) Variety is key: can profitable agricultural practices be sustainable too? https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4959&contact=2017 https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4959&contact=2017 <p>Where and how can diversified farming practices be put to profitable use in order to boost both productivity and biodiversity? Researchers at ZEF/University of Bonn have tackled this question in a study that has now been published in “<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01062-3">Communications Earth &amp; Environment</a>.”</p> <p>A research team under the lead of&nbsp;<a… <p>Where and how can diversified farming practices be put to profitable use in order to boost both productivity and biodiversity? Researchers at ZEF/University of Bonn have tackled this question in a study that has now been published in “<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01062-3">Communications Earth &amp; Environment</a>.”</p> <p>A research team under the lead of&nbsp;<a… News Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:16:49 +0100 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4958&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4958&contact= <p>November 25 is the United Nations&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/ending-violence-against-women-day">International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women</a>.</p> <p>This year's motto is <strong>#NOEXCUSE</strong> and is followed by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/16-days-of-activism">16 Days of Activism against… <p>November 25 is the United Nations&nbsp;<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/ending-violence-against-women-day">International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women</a>.</p> <p>This year's motto is <strong>#NOEXCUSE</strong> and is followed by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/unite/16-days-of-activism">16 Days of Activism against… News Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:12:56 +0100 "Challenges in using law to achieve sustainable development: Experiences from India" by Ritwick Dutta, Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4957&contact=387 https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4957&contact=387 <p>ZEF and the Right Livelihood College Campus (RLC) Bonn invite you to a public lecture in hybrid mode with:&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://thelifeindia.org.in/team/ritwick-dutta/">Ritwick Dutta</a>, founder and director of the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE).<br /> LIFE received the&nbsp;<a… <p>ZEF and the Right Livelihood College Campus (RLC) Bonn invite you to a public lecture in hybrid mode with:&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://thelifeindia.org.in/team/ritwick-dutta/">Ritwick Dutta</a>, founder and director of the Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE).<br /> LIFE received the&nbsp;<a… News Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:58:35 +0100 One of ZEF's longest Teaching-and-Education program in West Africa coming to an end after 15 years https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4956&contact=447 https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4956&contact=447 <p>The ZEF-led Ghanaian-German Centre for Development Studies (<a href="https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2546">GGCDS</a>) has held its last Annual Collaboration Workshop on November 9, 2023 at the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (<a href="https://isser.ug.edu.gh/overview">ISSER</a>) at the University of Ghana in Accra. <em>See program <a… <p>The ZEF-led Ghanaian-German Centre for Development Studies (<a href="https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2546">GGCDS</a>) has held its last Annual Collaboration Workshop on November 9, 2023 at the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (<a href="https://isser.ug.edu.gh/overview">ISSER</a>) at the University of Ghana in Accra. <em>See program <a… News Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:57:07 +0100 Professor Ina Danquah new Director at ZEF https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4955&contact=2172 https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4955&contact=2172 <p><a href="https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2232&amp;tx_zefportal_staff_info[ref]=2252&amp;tx_zefportal_staff_info[uid]=2172&amp;tx_zefportal_staff_profile[uid]=2172&amp;no_cache=1">Professor Ina Danquah&nbsp;</a>has become full professor at the University of Bonn and director at ZEF as of October 1, 2023.&nbsp;Ina Danquah is a nutrition scientist who has specialized in epidemiology and… <p><a href="https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2232&amp;tx_zefportal_staff_info[ref]=2252&amp;tx_zefportal_staff_info[uid]=2172&amp;tx_zefportal_staff_profile[uid]=2172&amp;no_cache=1">Professor Ina Danquah&nbsp;</a>has become full professor at the University of Bonn and director at ZEF as of October 1, 2023.&nbsp;Ina Danquah is a nutrition scientist who has specialized in epidemiology and… News Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:58:50 +0100 ZEF Public Lecture double feature by two guest researchers from Ghana https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4954&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4954&contact= <p>We'd like to invite you to a ZEF Public Lecture double feature!</p> <p>Join us for both lectures via Zoom: <a href="https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u50sfumtqz8jH9HticPggOHsAIBSegcgJWWJ">https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u50sfumtqz8jH9HticPggOHsAIBSegcgJWWJ </a></p> <p>Topic: <strong>Do credit market imperfections limit women shea producers' intertemporal arbitrage… <p>We'd like to invite you to a ZEF Public Lecture double feature!</p> <p>Join us for both lectures via Zoom: <a href="https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u50sfumtqz8jH9HticPggOHsAIBSegcgJWWJ">https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u50sfumtqz8jH9HticPggOHsAIBSegcgJWWJ </a></p> <p>Topic: <strong>Do credit market imperfections limit women shea producers' intertemporal arbitrage… News Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:40:41 +0100 ZEF Director Prof. Matin Qaim named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate (Web of Science) https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4953&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4953&contact= <p>For the third year in a row, ZEF Director Prof. Matin Qaim is named one of the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 in the category Cross-Field by Clarivate (Web of Science).</p> <p>According to the creators of the ranking, the individuals on this list of "Highly Cited Researchers" are among the world's most influential one percent of their field.</p> <p>More information <a… <p>For the third year in a row, ZEF Director Prof. Matin Qaim is named one of the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 in the category Cross-Field by Clarivate (Web of Science).</p> <p>According to the creators of the ranking, the individuals on this list of "Highly Cited Researchers" are among the world's most influential one percent of their field.</p> <p>More information <a… News Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:30:25 +0100 Warum Fleisch nicht per se ein „Klimakiller“ ist https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4951&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4951&contact= <p>Quotes by Prof. Matin Qaim for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeiung (FAZ), see link <a href="https://www.faz.net/aktuell/tierhaltung-und-nachhaltigkeit-warum-fleisch-nicht-per-se-ein-klimakiller-ist-19275192.html">here</a></p> <p>Quotes by Prof. Matin Qaim for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeiung (FAZ), see link <a href="https://www.faz.net/aktuell/tierhaltung-und-nachhaltigkeit-warum-fleisch-nicht-per-se-ein-klimakiller-ist-19275192.html">here</a></p> News Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:49:00 +0100 Sudan’s disastrous war — and the science it is imperilling https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4949&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4949&contact= News Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:36:34 +0100 ZEF Public Lecture: "Gut Microbial Ecosystems in Transition: Implications for Health" https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4948&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4948&contact= <p>We'd like to invite you to ZEF's Public Lecture!</p> <p><strong>Topic:</strong> Gut Microbial Ecosystems in Transition: Implications for Health<br /> <br /> <strong>Speaker:</strong> Dr Chris Hoffmann, Assistant Professor University of Sao Paulo</p> <p>Join us via Zoom: <a… <p>We'd like to invite you to ZEF's Public Lecture!</p> <p><strong>Topic:</strong> Gut Microbial Ecosystems in Transition: Implications for Health<br /> <br /> <strong>Speaker:</strong> Dr Chris Hoffmann, Assistant Professor University of Sao Paulo</p> <p>Join us via Zoom: <a… News Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:58:07 +0100