Esther Marijnen
@esthermarijnen.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Wageningen University. Political ecologist working on militarization, conflict and war. PI of Veni/NWO project on wounded landscapes - https://www.wur.nl/en/show/wounded-landscapes-1.htm
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Our article is open access now!
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CfP POLLEN26 - please join our panel, "Historicizing Geopolitical Ecologies of War" - see for more details and how to submit a proposal before 5th of December here; nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
P066: Historicizing Geopolitical Ecologies of War
Standard Panel
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November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
CfP POLLEN26 - please join our panel, "Historicizing Geopolitical Ecologies of War" - see for more details and how to submit a proposal before 5th of December here; nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
@casesofyou.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @nicosananes.bsky.social
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🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
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Een waterkrachtcentrale in Congo was bedoeld om groene stroom te brengen naar lokale gemeenschappen. Bij gebrek aan afnemers is een Franse cryptocowboy ingeschakeld, en voedt de centrale nu zijn bitcoinmijn. En Brussel ziet het als een succesverhaal.
Naar bitcoins delven in het regenwoud van Congo – met subsidie van de EU
De EU gaf miljoenen uit aan grotendeels mislukte projecten in een natuurpark in Oost-Congo, onder leiding van een Belgische prins. Een safari-lodge bijvoorbeeld – in een oorlogsgebied – en een waterkr...
ftm.nl
September 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Een waterkrachtcentrale in Congo was bedoeld om groene stroom te brengen naar lokale gemeenschappen. Bij gebrek aan afnemers is een Franse cryptocowboy ingeschakeld, en voedt de centrale nu zijn bitcoinmijn. En Brussel ziet het als een succesverhaal.
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In Congo’s Virunga rainforest, millions in EU development funds were spent over a decade to reduce poverty and bring electricity to thousands of households. In the absence of buyers, Belgian Prince Emmanuel de Merode called in a French cypto cowboy, a hydroplant now powers his bitcoin mine.
EU funds bitcoin mine in Congo jungle with development aid
Over more than a decade, the EU spent millions on largely unsuccessful projects in a nature reserve in eastern Congo, led by a Belgian prince. These include a safari lodge in a war zone and a hydroele...
www.ftm.eu
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In Congo’s Virunga rainforest, millions in EU development funds were spent over a decade to reduce poverty and bring electricity to thousands of households. In the absence of buyers, Belgian Prince Emmanuel de Merode called in a French cypto cowboy, a hydroplant now powers his bitcoin mine.
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Timmermans noemt de AI-tweet vol nazi-beeldtaal van Wilders terecht ‘nazi-propaganda’.
Tim de Wit: ‘Heftige typering. Bent u niet bang dat Wilders u wegzet als radicaal?’
Who cares wat Wilders vindt?! Het ís nazi-beeldtaal. Waarom gaat het niet over het echte schandaal?
Tim de Wit: ‘Heftige typering. Bent u niet bang dat Wilders u wegzet als radicaal?’
Who cares wat Wilders vindt?! Het ís nazi-beeldtaal. Waarom gaat het niet over het echte schandaal?
September 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Timmermans noemt de AI-tweet vol nazi-beeldtaal van Wilders terecht ‘nazi-propaganda’.
Tim de Wit: ‘Heftige typering. Bent u niet bang dat Wilders u wegzet als radicaal?’
Who cares wat Wilders vindt?! Het ís nazi-beeldtaal. Waarom gaat het niet over het echte schandaal?
Tim de Wit: ‘Heftige typering. Bent u niet bang dat Wilders u wegzet als radicaal?’
Who cares wat Wilders vindt?! Het ís nazi-beeldtaal. Waarom gaat het niet over het echte schandaal?
in Bologna for #EISAPEC25. Join our section on Friday 'Green(ing) War: Military Build-up, Warfare and Socio-Environmental Wounds' with in total 4 panels - organised together with @nicosananes.bsky.social Benjamin Neimark and Corinne Lamain
August 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
in Bologna for #EISAPEC25. Join our section on Friday 'Green(ing) War: Military Build-up, Warfare and Socio-Environmental Wounds' with in total 4 panels - organised together with @nicosananes.bsky.social Benjamin Neimark and Corinne Lamain
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NO CONFERENCING AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE
Please read and spread the following message as we gather in Bologna this week #EISAPEC25
Please read and spread the following message as we gather in Bologna this week #EISAPEC25
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
NO CONFERENCING AS USUAL DURING GENOCIDE
Please read and spread the following message as we gather in Bologna this week #EISAPEC25
Please read and spread the following message as we gather in Bologna this week #EISAPEC25
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🚨 New publication alert!
Very pleased to see our work on demilitarizing conservation published. It began as an informal conversation leading up to the 2023 Biannual Political Ecology Network Conference in Durban, South Africa. Open access!
Very pleased to see our work on demilitarizing conservation published. It began as an informal conversation leading up to the 2023 Biannual Political Ecology Network Conference in Durban, South Africa. Open access!
Demilitarizing Conservation
Many national parks and other protected areas (PAs) are experiencing an intensification of military actors, logics, and partnerships across the globe. This amounts to one of the most consequential ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🚨 New publication alert!
Very pleased to see our work on demilitarizing conservation published. It began as an informal conversation leading up to the 2023 Biannual Political Ecology Network Conference in Durban, South Africa. Open access!
Very pleased to see our work on demilitarizing conservation published. It began as an informal conversation leading up to the 2023 Biannual Political Ecology Network Conference in Durban, South Africa. Open access!
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New article🚨 Demilitarizing Conservation
A labour of love w L Lunstrum @ashavin.bsky.social A Dutta @esthermarijnen.bsky.social T Mushonga F Matose
For a more robustly care-full conservation
Demilitarization based on ethics/politics of care/nonviolence @pollenetwork.bsky.social
shorturl.at/Wsl9m
A labour of love w L Lunstrum @ashavin.bsky.social A Dutta @esthermarijnen.bsky.social T Mushonga F Matose
For a more robustly care-full conservation
Demilitarization based on ethics/politics of care/nonviolence @pollenetwork.bsky.social
shorturl.at/Wsl9m
Demilitarizing Conservation
Many national parks and other protected areas (PAs) are experiencing an intensification of military actors, logics, and partnerships across the globe. This amounts to one of the most consequential ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
New article🚨 Demilitarizing Conservation
A labour of love w L Lunstrum @ashavin.bsky.social A Dutta @esthermarijnen.bsky.social T Mushonga F Matose
For a more robustly care-full conservation
Demilitarization based on ethics/politics of care/nonviolence @pollenetwork.bsky.social
shorturl.at/Wsl9m
A labour of love w L Lunstrum @ashavin.bsky.social A Dutta @esthermarijnen.bsky.social T Mushonga F Matose
For a more robustly care-full conservation
Demilitarization based on ethics/politics of care/nonviolence @pollenetwork.bsky.social
shorturl.at/Wsl9m
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Israel has pledged to annihilate the Palestinians of Gaza so what exactly are you saying here?
Civilians in Gaza have suffered too much, for too long. It must stop now.
Israel must deliver on its pledges.
Israel must deliver on its pledges.
July 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Israel has pledged to annihilate the Palestinians of Gaza so what exactly are you saying here?
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POLLEN 2026 is happening in Barcelona 🌅
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
POLLEN 2026: Open for Panels - POLLEN
When will POLLEN 2026 be launched? IT ALREADY HAS - get ready to come to Barcelona and join us! Panel Submissions are Currently Open (until July 31st) The announcement is here. Or take a look at this ...
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June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
POLLEN 2026 is happening in Barcelona 🌅
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
The call for panels is open and closes on July 31st.
See here for more information: tinyurl.com/5b8c5w7j
Spread the word.
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Job announcment: post-doc at Newcastle on the War & Geos project (warandgeos.co.uk). Please share and email me with questions!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU169/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU169/p...
Postdoc RA in Military Support Chains at Newcastle University
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Postdoc RA in Military Support Chains opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
www.jobs.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Job announcment: post-doc at Newcastle on the War & Geos project (warandgeos.co.uk). Please share and email me with questions!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU169/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU169/p...
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This is happening today. Please join if you are in Wageningen!
Join us 30th of June in Wageningen for a book presentation and roundtable discussion on Mnemonic Ecologies and conservation in Wounded Landscapes at Green Frontiers with Sonja Pieck, @georgeiorda.bsky.social David Mwambari, and Dat Nguyen. See, centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2025/06/16/b...
Book presentation & Roundtable | Mnemonic Ecologies: Conservation in wounded landscapes and green frontiers
Please save the date on the 30th of June, for this event: Mnemonic Ecologies: Conservation in wounded landscapes and green frontiers – Book presentation & Roundtable When: 30th of Jun…
centreforspaceplacesociety.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is happening today. Please join if you are in Wageningen!
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Uitstekende onderbouwing; (extreem)rechts gebruikt dit om de aandacht af te leiden van hun eigen medeplichtigheid aan genocide & andere mensenrechtenschendingen door 🇮🇱. Wat het nog kwalijker maakt, is dat de parlementaire pers deze spin kritiekloos blijft herhalen. Solidair met @katipiri.bsky.social
GroenLinks-PvdA zorgde voor veel ophef met een motie die opriep tot een volledig wapenembargo tegen Israël. Iedereen binnen de fractie wist al twee dagen dat deze motie zou worden ingediend, vertelt Kamerlid Kati Piri. buff.ly/hH4qcZq
Kati Piri over rel rond Israëlisch raketschild: ‘Ik baal ervan dat rechts hiermee de aandacht kan afleiden’
Kati Piri | Kamerlid GroenLinks-PvdA: GroenLinks-PvdA zorgde voor veel ophef met een motie die opriep tot een volledig wapenembargo tegen Israël. Iedereen binnen de fractie wist al twee dagen dat…
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June 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Uitstekende onderbouwing; (extreem)rechts gebruikt dit om de aandacht af te leiden van hun eigen medeplichtigheid aan genocide & andere mensenrechtenschendingen door 🇮🇱. Wat het nog kwalijker maakt, is dat de parlementaire pers deze spin kritiekloos blijft herhalen. Solidair met @katipiri.bsky.social
Join us 30th of June in Wageningen for a book presentation and roundtable discussion on Mnemonic Ecologies and conservation in Wounded Landscapes at Green Frontiers with Sonja Pieck, @georgeiorda.bsky.social David Mwambari, and Dat Nguyen. See, centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2025/06/16/b...
Book presentation & Roundtable | Mnemonic Ecologies: Conservation in wounded landscapes and green frontiers
Please save the date on the 30th of June, for this event: Mnemonic Ecologies: Conservation in wounded landscapes and green frontiers – Book presentation & Roundtable When: 30th of Jun…
centreforspaceplacesociety.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Join us 30th of June in Wageningen for a book presentation and roundtable discussion on Mnemonic Ecologies and conservation in Wounded Landscapes at Green Frontiers with Sonja Pieck, @georgeiorda.bsky.social David Mwambari, and Dat Nguyen. See, centreforspaceplacesociety.com/2025/06/16/b...
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New article in Osiris, entitled 'Flying Rhinos', in which I follow two northern white rhinoceroses to discuss the entanglement of mid-twentieth century zoo conservation, colonialism and celebrity culture: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
June 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
New article in Osiris, entitled 'Flying Rhinos', in which I follow two northern white rhinoceroses to discuss the entanglement of mid-twentieth century zoo conservation, colonialism and celebrity culture: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Een paar kritische kanttekeningen bij het recente pleidooi van de rectoren van de Nederlandse universiteiten over academische vrijheid: www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...
@brambuscher.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social @remcobreuker.bsky.social @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social @rensbod.bsky.social
@brambuscher.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social @remcobreuker.bsky.social @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social @rensbod.bsky.social
Opinie: Universiteiten, jullie beperken ook zelf de academische vrijheid
De rectoren negeren hun eigen rol in de aantasting van de academische vrijheid. Zo zijn marktprincipes de universiteit in toenemende mate gaan regeren, schrijven Joost Jongerden, Bram Büscher en Han W...
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June 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Een paar kritische kanttekeningen bij het recente pleidooi van de rectoren van de Nederlandse universiteiten over academische vrijheid: www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...
@brambuscher.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social @remcobreuker.bsky.social @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social @rensbod.bsky.social
@brambuscher.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social @remcobreuker.bsky.social @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social @rensbod.bsky.social
Aangezien Wageningen @w-u-r.bsky.social niet eens haar eigen institutionele samenwerkingen ethisch wil toetsen - en is daarmee 1 van de 2 NL uni's die dat niet doen. Terwijl alle andere universiteiten dat wel doen - zijn wij genoodzaakt dit zelf te doen
Onderzoekers Wageningen Universiteit stoppen op eigen houtje samenwerking met Israël
Onderzoekers Wageningen Universiteit stoppen op eigen houtje samenwerking met Israël
De Wageningen Universiteit verbreekt de banden met Israëlische universiteiten niet. Daarom kondigen ruim vierhonderd medewerkers aan dat ze zelf niet meer met Israël samenwerken.
www.trouw.nl
May 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Aangezien Wageningen @w-u-r.bsky.social niet eens haar eigen institutionele samenwerkingen ethisch wil toetsen - en is daarmee 1 van de 2 NL uni's die dat niet doen. Terwijl alle andere universiteiten dat wel doen - zijn wij genoodzaakt dit zelf te doen
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Prince Emmanuel de Merode says he’s protecting both wildlife and people in a nature reserve in Congo. But locals and experts say Virunga National Park is fuelling violence instead with rangers accused of killings and rape. Still, the EU released another €80 million this year for a ‘green corridor.’
EU bankrolls Belgian prince to save African rainforests – residents call project 'a nightmare'
The European Union is sending millions of euros to a Belgian prince, who wants to protect wildlife and people in a nature reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But local residents and experts F...
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May 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Prince Emmanuel de Merode says he’s protecting both wildlife and people in a nature reserve in Congo. But locals and experts say Virunga National Park is fuelling violence instead with rangers accused of killings and rape. Still, the EU released another €80 million this year for a ‘green corridor.’
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Wilde dieren én mensen beschermen in het oosten van Congo – dat zegt prins Emmanuel de Merode te doen. Maar volgens bewoners en experts wakkert het park Virunga juist geweld en instabiliteit aan. Toch maakte de EU begin dit jaar nog eens 80 miljoen euro vrij voor een ‘groene corridor’.
Belgische prins probeert regenwouden in Congo te redden: ‘een nachtmerrie’ voor bewoners
Prins Emmanuel de Merode beweert zowel mensen als dieren te redden in een natuurgebied in het turbulente oosten van Congo. Hij krijgt daarbij volop steun van de EU. Bewoners vinden dat het beleid van ...
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May 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Wilde dieren én mensen beschermen in het oosten van Congo – dat zegt prins Emmanuel de Merode te doen. Maar volgens bewoners en experts wakkert het park Virunga juist geweld en instabiliteit aan. Toch maakte de EU begin dit jaar nog eens 80 miljoen euro vrij voor een ‘groene corridor’.
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Mining companies are astute at sensing which way the political wind is blowing and adapting their pitch accordingly.
Last year, warning we didn't have enough copper to stop climate change.
This year, we don't have enough copper to wage war:
www.ft.com/content/6a72...
Last year, warning we didn't have enough copper to stop climate change.
This year, we don't have enough copper to wage war:
www.ft.com/content/6a72...
Modern warfare is reshaping metals demand, says mining veteran
Surge in military consumption comes as growth of renewable energy supercharges demand for copper
www.ft.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Mining companies are astute at sensing which way the political wind is blowing and adapting their pitch accordingly.
Last year, warning we didn't have enough copper to stop climate change.
This year, we don't have enough copper to wage war:
www.ft.com/content/6a72...
Last year, warning we didn't have enough copper to stop climate change.
This year, we don't have enough copper to wage war:
www.ft.com/content/6a72...
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I learned a lot from yesterday‘s book talk about African Parks and the militarisation of conversation www.peaceandconflict.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025.... Thanks @esthermarijnen.bsky.social for great comments! I recommend reading on here:
May 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I learned a lot from yesterday‘s book talk about African Parks and the militarisation of conversation www.peaceandconflict.uni-bayreuth.de/en/news/2025.... Thanks @esthermarijnen.bsky.social for great comments! I recommend reading on here:
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📣Special 'Art and Science' edition of the Soil Science cluster seminar: Sherii Sydorenko working at the SLM group entlitled "Wildfires of war". Anika Schwarzlose and Katja Verheul two artists that will present about " Clearing - War as maintenance".
When: 4th June 2025, 15:30-16:30
Where: Lumen 1✨
When: 4th June 2025, 15:30-16:30
Where: Lumen 1✨
May 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
📣Special 'Art and Science' edition of the Soil Science cluster seminar: Sherii Sydorenko working at the SLM group entlitled "Wildfires of war". Anika Schwarzlose and Katja Verheul two artists that will present about " Clearing - War as maintenance".
When: 4th June 2025, 15:30-16:30
Where: Lumen 1✨
When: 4th June 2025, 15:30-16:30
Where: Lumen 1✨