Ben Cooke
@bencooke.bsky.social
associate professor // human geographer interested in the political and relational aspects of nature conservation. he/him
https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/c/cooke-ben
https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/c/cooke-ben
extremely narrow window of time for this (…) but the Victorian government is doing a survey on the future of state forests if you’re keen.
I’ve suggested that the State needs to fully fund First Nations participation in collaborations over forest futures.
engage.vic.gov.au/project/the-...
I’ve suggested that the State needs to fully fund First Nations participation in collaborations over forest futures.
engage.vic.gov.au/project/the-...
Survey | The future of Victoria’s state forests
Please remember that for all questions we are specifically referring...
engage.vic.gov.au
December 18, 2024 at 12:36 AM
extremely narrow window of time for this (…) but the Victorian government is doing a survey on the future of state forests if you’re keen.
I’ve suggested that the State needs to fully fund First Nations participation in collaborations over forest futures.
engage.vic.gov.au/project/the-...
I’ve suggested that the State needs to fully fund First Nations participation in collaborations over forest futures.
engage.vic.gov.au/project/the-...
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Hear the voices of First Nations and their settler allies from the River Peoples Forum - and while you're at it, show your support for real water justice in the Murray-Darling Basin.
environmentvictoria.org.au/2024/11/19/v...
environmentvictoria.org.au/2024/11/19/v...
WATCH: Why we need water justice – voices from the River Peoples’ Forum
What is water justice? And what could it look like in the Murray-Darling? Hear from Traditional Owners and allies in this great video, filmed at the River Peoples’ Forum earlier this year. Show your s...
environmentvictoria.org.au
November 20, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Hear the voices of First Nations and their settler allies from the River Peoples Forum - and while you're at it, show your support for real water justice in the Murray-Darling Basin.
environmentvictoria.org.au/2024/11/19/v...
environmentvictoria.org.au/2024/11/19/v...
put down some thoughts about response-ability in the context of contemporary art exploring (in)visible human-environment relations
www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...
www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...
www.acmi.net.au
February 8, 2024 at 3:22 AM
put down some thoughts about response-ability in the context of contemporary art exploring (in)visible human-environment relations
www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...
www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...
while I enjoy a bit of flannel this paper from 1746 is probably not mine Google Scholar
December 2, 2023 at 2:02 AM
while I enjoy a bit of flannel this paper from 1746 is probably not mine Google Scholar
some new writing:
“NGO operation permits limited space for plural, ideological, and structural debate about protected area conservation, the public interest, and the root causes of ecological crises” @yungenchee.bsky.social @megcevans.bsky.social @suejackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
“NGO operation permits limited space for plural, ideological, and structural debate about protected area conservation, the public interest, and the root causes of ecological crises” @yungenchee.bsky.social @megcevans.bsky.social @suejackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
doi.org
November 30, 2023 at 10:38 PM
some new writing:
“NGO operation permits limited space for plural, ideological, and structural debate about protected area conservation, the public interest, and the root causes of ecological crises” @yungenchee.bsky.social @megcevans.bsky.social @suejackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
“NGO operation permits limited space for plural, ideological, and structural debate about protected area conservation, the public interest, and the root causes of ecological crises” @yungenchee.bsky.social @megcevans.bsky.social @suejackson.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
if you can’t be a fern, at least be a fern ally
October 30, 2023 at 10:33 PM
if you can’t be a fern, at least be a fern ally
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The pre-natal classes they send you to need to have a stronger focus on how your newborn infant will rapidly turn into a hulking 7yo who calls you 'bruh'
October 16, 2023 at 3:53 AM
The pre-natal classes they send you to need to have a stronger focus on how your newborn infant will rapidly turn into a hulking 7yo who calls you 'bruh'
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"#Nature should become a business ally for business, if you want to have sustainable #competitiveness" said Florika Fink from the EU Commission, confirming the Commission's problematic reframing of conservation policy into private business opportunities for competitiveness purposes.
lnkd.in/eiFcEV3a
lnkd.in/eiFcEV3a
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
October 16, 2023 at 11:54 AM
"#Nature should become a business ally for business, if you want to have sustainable #competitiveness" said Florika Fink from the EU Commission, confirming the Commission's problematic reframing of conservation policy into private business opportunities for competitiveness purposes.
lnkd.in/eiFcEV3a
lnkd.in/eiFcEV3a
perhaps it’s time for a little truth telling and some treaty instead?
October 14, 2023 at 9:25 AM
perhaps it’s time for a little truth telling and some treaty instead?
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CfP for #envhum #envhist #histsci
'Of Species and Specimens: Tracing Non-Human Histories in Times of Imperial Expansion'
Deadline: 30 Nov
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
'Of Species and Specimens: Tracing Non-Human Histories in Times of Imperial Expansion'
Deadline: 30 Nov
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
Of Species and Specimens: Tracing Non-Human Histories in Times of Imperial Expansion
Twenty years ago, Donna J. Haraway published The Companion Species Manifesto, a thought-provoking text in which she engaged with notions of cohabitation, coevolution and cross-species sociality. Tak...
www.hsozkult.de
October 13, 2023 at 12:46 PM
CfP for #envhum #envhist #histsci
'Of Species and Specimens: Tracing Non-Human Histories in Times of Imperial Expansion'
Deadline: 30 Nov
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
'Of Species and Specimens: Tracing Non-Human Histories in Times of Imperial Expansion'
Deadline: 30 Nov
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
1) how have private interests/finance/ENGOs reshaped nature conservation and protected areas
2) what kinds of urban natures/ecologies can you create under capitalism that aren’t extractive/gentrifying (if any)?
2) what kinds of urban natures/ecologies can you create under capitalism that aren’t extractive/gentrifying (if any)?
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
Here's mine:
- Whether we can have statehood without inhabitable land.
- The legal-philosophical symbolism in Wagner's Ring.
Here's mine:
- Whether we can have statehood without inhabitable land.
- The legal-philosophical symbolism in Wagner's Ring.
October 8, 2023 at 12:17 PM
1) how have private interests/finance/ENGOs reshaped nature conservation and protected areas
2) what kinds of urban natures/ecologies can you create under capitalism that aren’t extractive/gentrifying (if any)?
2) what kinds of urban natures/ecologies can you create under capitalism that aren’t extractive/gentrifying (if any)?
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"The core of fighting for country lies with getting behind the people who care for it."
Join us as we launch Chain Reaction’s Strong Blak Resistance.
7pm AEDT (daylight savings), Tues Oct 3 www.foe.org.au/cr146_launch
Pre-order your copy now. $15 or $7 mob-only price shop.foe.org.au/products/cha...
Join us as we launch Chain Reaction’s Strong Blak Resistance.
7pm AEDT (daylight savings), Tues Oct 3 www.foe.org.au/cr146_launch
Pre-order your copy now. $15 or $7 mob-only price shop.foe.org.au/products/cha...
September 28, 2023 at 11:13 PM
"The core of fighting for country lies with getting behind the people who care for it."
Join us as we launch Chain Reaction’s Strong Blak Resistance.
7pm AEDT (daylight savings), Tues Oct 3 www.foe.org.au/cr146_launch
Pre-order your copy now. $15 or $7 mob-only price shop.foe.org.au/products/cha...
Join us as we launch Chain Reaction’s Strong Blak Resistance.
7pm AEDT (daylight savings), Tues Oct 3 www.foe.org.au/cr146_launch
Pre-order your copy now. $15 or $7 mob-only price shop.foe.org.au/products/cha...
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join us NEXT WEEK online for our three-day multi-timezone symposium on ATMOSPHERIC BORDERS @BorderCritical — see our excellent line up of presenters:
acbsworking.group/atmospheric-...
acbsworking.group/atmospheric-...
Atmospheric Borders
4th, 5th and 6th October 2023 (Brisbane AEST time) We have an exciting selection of international contributions, papers, and presentations - please join us online for this virtual symposium! Free to a...
acbsworking.group
September 27, 2023 at 8:08 AM
join us NEXT WEEK online for our three-day multi-timezone symposium on ATMOSPHERIC BORDERS @BorderCritical — see our excellent line up of presenters:
acbsworking.group/atmospheric-...
acbsworking.group/atmospheric-...
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It's been a few months in the making... & it's now finally ready: The Anti-Colonial Research Library hosts 400+ open-access articles and books, websites, YouTube videos on practical examples of Indigenous and anti-colonial research methodologies. Use and share widely! anticolonialresearchlibrary.org
Anti-Colonial Research Library
Welcome to the Anti-Colonial Research Library This Library holds a collection of open-access articles and books, websites, and YouTube…
anticolonialresearchlibrary.org
September 25, 2023 at 8:12 AM
It's been a few months in the making... & it's now finally ready: The Anti-Colonial Research Library hosts 400+ open-access articles and books, websites, YouTube videos on practical examples of Indigenous and anti-colonial research methodologies. Use and share widely! anticolonialresearchlibrary.org
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A FIFTH OF ZIMBABWE
"The four MOUs that Blue Carbon has so far signed in Africa cover a fifth of Zimbabwe (18m acres), roughly a tenth of Liberia and Zambia (2.5m acres and 20m acres respectively), and 8 percent of Tanzania (a further 20m acres)."
e360.yale.edu/features/al-...
"The four MOUs that Blue Carbon has so far signed in Africa cover a fifth of Zimbabwe (18m acres), roughly a tenth of Liberia and Zambia (2.5m acres and 20m acres respectively), and 8 percent of Tanzania (a further 20m acres)."
e360.yale.edu/features/al-...
In New Scramble for Africa, an Arab Sheikh Is Taking the Lead
A company established by a Dubai sheikh is finalizing agreements with African nations to manage vast tracts of their forests and sell the carbon credits. Critics are concerned the deals will not benef...
e360.yale.edu
August 31, 2023 at 11:40 AM
A FIFTH OF ZIMBABWE
"The four MOUs that Blue Carbon has so far signed in Africa cover a fifth of Zimbabwe (18m acres), roughly a tenth of Liberia and Zambia (2.5m acres and 20m acres respectively), and 8 percent of Tanzania (a further 20m acres)."
e360.yale.edu/features/al-...
"The four MOUs that Blue Carbon has so far signed in Africa cover a fifth of Zimbabwe (18m acres), roughly a tenth of Liberia and Zambia (2.5m acres and 20m acres respectively), and 8 percent of Tanzania (a further 20m acres)."
e360.yale.edu/features/al-...
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Super excited to be speaking at the Contested Streets @FestUrbanism event today - I hope you can join us (or check it out later)!
www.festivalofurbanism.com/events/fou20...
www.festivalofurbanism.com/events/fou20...
Contested Streets: Roads, footpaths and curbs — Festival of Urbanism
Sydney
With rising recognition of the health and environmental benefits of active
transport, there are increasing struggles between users of footpaths, roads
and curbs. Not only are streets importa...
www.festivalofurbanism.com
September 19, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Super excited to be speaking at the Contested Streets @FestUrbanism event today - I hope you can join us (or check it out later)!
www.festivalofurbanism.com/events/fou20...
www.festivalofurbanism.com/events/fou20...
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Blockbuster piece on the unending catastrophe that is the #VoluntaryCarbonMarket by Nina Lakhani
“the VCM is flawed and basically a fraud, allowing the west to offset their emissions and continue business as usual at the expense of the global south” - Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition"
“the VCM is flawed and basically a fraud, allowing the west to offset their emissions and continue business as usual at the expense of the global south” - Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition"
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions
Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely junk’, according to analysis by Corporate Accountability and the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Blockbuster piece on the unending catastrophe that is the #VoluntaryCarbonMarket by Nina Lakhani
“the VCM is flawed and basically a fraud, allowing the west to offset their emissions and continue business as usual at the expense of the global south” - Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition"
“the VCM is flawed and basically a fraud, allowing the west to offset their emissions and continue business as usual at the expense of the global south” - Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition"
first long service leave project complete. back largely still intact
September 19, 2023 at 10:53 AM
first long service leave project complete. back largely still intact
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I have lost
The F-35
That suffered
A mishap
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
To do a war with
Forgive me
It was grey
And so was
The sky
The F-35
That suffered
A mishap
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
To do a war with
Forgive me
It was grey
And so was
The sky
September 18, 2023 at 7:34 PM
I have lost
The F-35
That suffered
A mishap
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
To do a war with
Forgive me
It was grey
And so was
The sky
The F-35
That suffered
A mishap
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
To do a war with
Forgive me
It was grey
And so was
The sky
feel like there’s patience and then there’s impatience management and I do one of these
September 17, 2023 at 7:27 AM
feel like there’s patience and then there’s impatience management and I do one of these
incredible how hard people can work to avoid uttering the word ‘regulation’
September 8, 2023 at 12:50 AM
incredible how hard people can work to avoid uttering the word ‘regulation’
about to give ‘decolonial ecology’ a little browse. like the notion of ‘an earth without a world’
September 4, 2023 at 4:33 AM
about to give ‘decolonial ecology’ a little browse. like the notion of ‘an earth without a world’