Legacies of nature conservation and land tenure in Mozambique
When Mozambique was a Portuguese colony, the Portuguese crown sought to “modernize” black people through Christianity, science and xibalo...
Reclaiming relations, conviviality and (human and nonhuman) well-being in the Anthropocene
The proponents of parks and reserves claim that parks and reserves are a success story that needs to be further replicated in more areas,...
The art of living in threatened worlds
Right now, we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in thousands of years, climate change, if we don’t take...
Reflections on the First Congress of Resettled and Affected Communities in Mozambique
Maputo city, 13th February 2019, I was in a room full of villagers, civil society and representatives of extractive companies. That was...
Metabolic intimacy at the age of toxic relations: lessons I am learning from my vegan wife
I am sitting at a table outside the now busy Linköping University campus having my lunch. In my headphones Seal sings “crazy” and the sun...
Nós estamos a viver como escravos no Moçambique independente: Dinâmicas de extractivismo no distrito
A primeira vez que fui para a Límbue, povoado do distrito de Lugela, na Província da Zambézia foi Junho de 2016, na altura ia fazer um...