The international quest for green energy is reliant on ‘sacrificial zones’ in developing countries.
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Experts speculated that very early humans worked wood, but previously didn’t have the evidence.
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Lion protection fees paid by tourists could pave the way for a responsible transition away from trophy hunting without affecting the communities that rely on hunting revenue.
People have been trying to make malaria vaccines for over 100 years. With the help of the revolutionary new R21/Matrix vaccine the disease could be eradicated by 2040.
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Associate Professor in Law and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Professor of English and World Literatures, University of Oxford
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Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Senior Fellow in Forest Governance and Leader of Ecosystems Governance Group, University of Oxford
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Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Russian Literature (Emerita), University of Oxford
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Departmental Lecturer and Course Director MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in English Literature, University of Oxford
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Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Researcher, Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS), Deputy Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford
