Annette Hübschle
@ahubschle.bsky.social
Research scholar
Green criminologist
Economic sociologist
Passionate about environmental, planetary and AI futures
Green criminologist
Economic sociologist
Passionate about environmental, planetary and AI futures
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Annette Hübschle
@ahubschle.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Seeking to connect with new & old friends. Keen to learn about ongoing debates, new research and publications. I am a research scholar at the University of Cape Town with a focus on environmental, planetary and AI futures. This includes governance, risk, harms and justice perspectives.
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We completed our exchange visit btwn UCT & Sheffield with, what else, but a trip around the Peak District National Park 😀 A perfect landscape to discuss land ownership patterns & models of National Parks - thanks so much to @ahubschle.bsky.social & Maano Ramutsindela for great conversations
September 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
We completed our exchange visit btwn UCT & Sheffield with, what else, but a trip around the Peak District National Park 😀 A perfect landscape to discuss land ownership patterns & models of National Parks - thanks so much to @ahubschle.bsky.social & Maano Ramutsindela for great conversations
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This week we had a wonderful workshop with Maano Ramutsindela & @ahubschle.bsky.social this week; they respected their new research on transfrontier parks and harmscapes. It was a great way to meet old friends & new ⬇️
September 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This week we had a wonderful workshop with Maano Ramutsindela & @ahubschle.bsky.social this week; they respected their new research on transfrontier parks and harmscapes. It was a great way to meet old friends & new ⬇️
🪴 Saw some glorious succulents for sale in a Montreal supermarket today. Beautiful, commodified, accessible.
But it made me think about who doesn’t get to profit from these markets.
But it made me think about who doesn’t get to profit from these markets.
July 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
🪴 Saw some glorious succulents for sale in a Montreal supermarket today. Beautiful, commodified, accessible.
But it made me think about who doesn’t get to profit from these markets.
But it made me think about who doesn’t get to profit from these markets.
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New from me in @africasacountry.bsky.social - the US-backed Lobito Corridor in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches. Read here: africasacountry.com/2025/03/new-...
New route for old exploitation
A US-backed infrastructure project in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s just another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches.
africasacountry.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
New from me in @africasacountry.bsky.social - the US-backed Lobito Corridor in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches. Read here: africasacountry.com/2025/03/new-...
I have been massively impacted by US funding cuts. I stayed silent hoping that things would change hoping appeals would succeed but silence is not golden. We need to talk about the irrational defunding of science funding in general, and specifically in South Africa.
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#usaid #softfunded | Annette Hübschle, PhD
Like many others, I have been massively impacted by the #USAID and US federal funding cuts. I stayed silent hoping that things would change and administrative…
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April 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I have been massively impacted by US funding cuts. I stayed silent hoping that things would change hoping appeals would succeed but silence is not golden. We need to talk about the irrational defunding of science funding in general, and specifically in South Africa.
www.linkedin.com/posts/annett...
www.linkedin.com/posts/annett...
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The challenges and potential of artificial general intelligence in policing
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The challenges and potential of artificial general intelligence in policing
In the latest in a series of articles exploring the opportunities and challenges presented to police by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), Chief Philip Lukens explores the potential of…
policinginsight.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The challenges and potential of artificial general intelligence in policing
policinginsight.com/feature/inno...
policinginsight.com/feature/inno...
South Africa’s succulents – small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas – are sought after by an increasingly international collector market
www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-202...
SA’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it
South Africa’s succulents are sought after by an increasingly international collector market.
www.news.uct.ac.za
February 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
South Africa’s succulents – small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas – are sought after by an increasingly international collector market
www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-202...
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such a pleasure to present in Manchester on some of my newer work related to conservation justice and reconnect with colleagues there!
Fantastic to be at Manchester University to listen to the brilliant @jaredmargulies.bsky.social give the annual Albatross Lecture #IWT #Conservation #Justice
January 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
such a pleasure to present in Manchester on some of my newer work related to conservation justice and reconnect with colleagues there!
The conservation-focused NGO African Parks bought megafauna tycoon John Hume’s rhino breeding project for an “undisclosed sum” in 2023, with the noble aim of rewilding the animals over the next decade.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
John Hume’s rhinos were cheap, but rewilding comes at a price
The NGO that bought the world’s largest herd of white rhinos in private hands got them for a song, but their upkeep in a secure setting, as well as rewilding them, will undoubtedly cost a fortune.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
January 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The conservation-focused NGO African Parks bought megafauna tycoon John Hume’s rhino breeding project for an “undisclosed sum” in 2023, with the noble aim of rewilding the animals over the next decade.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it. New article by @jaredmargulies.bsky.social and I on ongoing research into illegal succulent supply and demand networks
theconversation.com/south-africa...
theconversation.com/south-africa...
South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it
Over 1 million of South Africa’s rare succulents have been illegally harvested since 2019.
theconversation.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it. New article by @jaredmargulies.bsky.social and I on ongoing research into illegal succulent supply and demand networks
theconversation.com/south-africa...
theconversation.com/south-africa...
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$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
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@ahubschle.bsky.social and I have a new article out in @theconversation.com about how to approach the illegal succulent trade in South Africa through the lens of conservation justice.
theconversation.com/south-africa...
theconversation.com/south-africa...
South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it
Over 1 million of South Africa’s rare succulents have been illegally harvested since 2019.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@ahubschle.bsky.social and I have a new article out in @theconversation.com about how to approach the illegal succulent trade in South Africa through the lens of conservation justice.
theconversation.com/south-africa...
theconversation.com/south-africa...
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South Africa's excellent constitution strikes again:
The High Court has ruled that the country can't open new coal plants because that would violate citizens' rights to a healthy environment.
The High Court has ruled that the country can't open new coal plants because that would violate citizens' rights to a healthy environment.
December 4, 2024 at 12:45 PM
South Africa's excellent constitution strikes again:
The High Court has ruled that the country can't open new coal plants because that would violate citizens' rights to a healthy environment.
The High Court has ruled that the country can't open new coal plants because that would violate citizens' rights to a healthy environment.
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📄 New piece in @africasacountry.bsky.social
Raira and I explore how the fossil fuel industry appropriates the language of resource sovereignty, #decolonisation and #sustainabledevelopment critiques to expand extractavism and green colonialism on the continent.
africasacountry.com/2024/11/libe...
Raira and I explore how the fossil fuel industry appropriates the language of resource sovereignty, #decolonisation and #sustainabledevelopment critiques to expand extractavism and green colonialism on the continent.
africasacountry.com/2024/11/libe...
Liberation is not propaganda
At Africa Energy Week, the language of resource sovereignty disguised a new form of climate denial that appropriates progressive rhetoric in service of fossil fuel companies.
africasacountry.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:49 AM
📄 New piece in @africasacountry.bsky.social
Raira and I explore how the fossil fuel industry appropriates the language of resource sovereignty, #decolonisation and #sustainabledevelopment critiques to expand extractavism and green colonialism on the continent.
africasacountry.com/2024/11/libe...
Raira and I explore how the fossil fuel industry appropriates the language of resource sovereignty, #decolonisation and #sustainabledevelopment critiques to expand extractavism and green colonialism on the continent.
africasacountry.com/2024/11/libe...
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At the start of the emperor penguin chick fledging season five colonies have already been affected by early sea ice breakup. The purple dots below show which ones. Not as bad as the last two years, but worse than average.
December 9, 2024 at 1:08 PM
At the start of the emperor penguin chick fledging season five colonies have already been affected by early sea ice breakup. The purple dots below show which ones. Not as bad as the last two years, but worse than average.
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🌊 Antarctica: A Fragile Harmscape 🐧
Article in #DailyMaverick on threats facing Antarctica—climate change, krill harvesting, and geopolitics. We are researching these issues, exploring how to protect this vital ecosystem through a harmscapes lens.
#Antarctica #Harmscapes #BlueCriminology
Article in #DailyMaverick on threats facing Antarctica—climate change, krill harvesting, and geopolitics. We are researching these issues, exploring how to protect this vital ecosystem through a harmscapes lens.
#Antarctica #Harmscapes #BlueCriminology
Polar politics: ‘Krill, baby, krill’ - what Donald Trump means for imperilled Antarctica
Analysts, including a former official who served in Trump’s first administration, think US influence under the president-elect may be a slow-burning disaster. Could it also hold counterintuitive promi...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 27, 2024 at 1:08 PM
🌊 Antarctica: A Fragile Harmscape 🐧
Article in #DailyMaverick on threats facing Antarctica—climate change, krill harvesting, and geopolitics. We are researching these issues, exploring how to protect this vital ecosystem through a harmscapes lens.
#Antarctica #Harmscapes #BlueCriminology
Article in #DailyMaverick on threats facing Antarctica—climate change, krill harvesting, and geopolitics. We are researching these issues, exploring how to protect this vital ecosystem through a harmscapes lens.
#Antarctica #Harmscapes #BlueCriminology
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Really thoughtful review of my book published in the sociological review magazine by Luis Miguel Barboza Arias. Delighted by this generous read:
thesociologicalreview.org/reviews/the-...
thesociologicalreview.org/reviews/the-...
The Cactus Hunters by Jared D. Margulies
Luis Miguel Barboza Arias reviews The Cactus Hunters by Jared D. Margulies – a book exploring the relationships between plant collectors and the rare succulents they desire.
thesociologicalreview.org
May 13, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Really thoughtful review of my book published in the sociological review magazine by Luis Miguel Barboza Arias. Delighted by this generous read:
thesociologicalreview.org/reviews/the-...
thesociologicalreview.org/reviews/the-...
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Really exciting special issue on #WildlifeTrade - check it out ⬇️
This Conservation Biology special issue is on #wildlifetrade beyond big grey/fluffy megafauna: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15231739...
Papers on trade in cacti, carnivorous plants, birds, fungi, spiders, snails, crayfish, and more
Edited with Alice Hughes & @jaredmargulies.bsky.social
Papers on trade in cacti, carnivorous plants, birds, fungi, spiders, snails, crayfish, and more
Edited with Alice Hughes & @jaredmargulies.bsky.social
Special Issue: Beyond Charismatic Megafauna in Illegal Wildlife Trade: Conservation Biology: Vol 38, No 5
<em>Conservation Biology</em> is the leading global journal in the field of conservation, publishing groundbreaking papers contributing to the conservation of biological diversity.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Really exciting special issue on #WildlifeTrade - check it out ⬇️
🌿 Excited to share our paper 'The Need for a Socioecological Harm Reduction Approach to Reduce Illegal Wildlife Trade'.
We propose balancing conservation with human dignity through community-driven, sustainable strategies.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #HarmReduction #IWT
November 24, 2024 at 9:08 AM
🌿 Excited to share our paper 'The Need for a Socioecological Harm Reduction Approach to Reduce Illegal Wildlife Trade'.
We propose balancing conservation with human dignity through community-driven, sustainable strategies.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #HarmReduction #IWT
Seeking to connect with new & old friends. Keen to learn about ongoing debates, new research and publications. I am a research scholar at the University of Cape Town with a focus on environmental, planetary and AI futures. This includes governance, risk, harms and justice perspectives.
November 24, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Seeking to connect with new & old friends. Keen to learn about ongoing debates, new research and publications. I am a research scholar at the University of Cape Town with a focus on environmental, planetary and AI futures. This includes governance, risk, harms and justice perspectives.