@MFOlwig

Geographer @roskildeuni: ethnographic research on climate change, environmentalism, narratives, sustainability, the development sector

 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Joined October 2019
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It's here! I have written a @CambridgeUP Element on #narratives of #sustainability, #development & #climatechange and it’s #openaccess! Thanks to @Carlsbergfondet for the Monograph Fellowship that made the writing of this possible #sustainabledevelopment #developmentdiscourse
CambUP Earth and Environmental Science@CambUP_EarthSci1 Oct 2025
New Cambridge Element A Bit Too Simple by @MFOlwig out now! Read Open Access at cup.org/46vJLmR #cambridgeelements #openaccess #earth #environmentalsciences
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The endorsements are in! A big thank you to @brambuscher, @Christi36159665 and Christian Lund for taking the time to engage with my book and write these cool blurbs. The book can be found open access here: doi.org/10.1017/978100934494…
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New Cambridge Element A Bit Too Simple by @MFOlwig out now! Read Open Access at cup.org/46vJLmR #cambridgeelements #openaccess #earth #environmentalsciences
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If you are unable to come on Thursday or can’t wait that long to know more about our key findings, the book is #openaccess and can be found here: link.springer.com/book/10.10… #cocoa #agroforestry #climateadaptation

Agroforestry as Climate Change Adaptation

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Mette Fog Olwig@MFOlwig3 Oct 2024
Book Launch! Next week at @DFC_Fellowship Café with @SebNielsen from Slow, Dr. Lawrence Brobbey from @KNUSTGH and @JakobKronik from @VerdensSkove who’ll relate the book to their work on cocoa, trees & farmers. Come celebrate with us (yes, there’ll be 🍫): tinyurl.com/climcocoa
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Book Launch! Next week at @DFC_Fellowship Café with @SebNielsen from Slow, Dr. Lawrence Brobbey from @KNUSTGH and @JakobKronik from @VerdensSkove who’ll relate the book to their work on cocoa, trees & farmers. Come celebrate with us (yes, there’ll be 🍫): tinyurl.com/climcocoa
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#Inequality, #bricolage & #NorthSouthResearch? In this piece we reflect candidly on the @nepsus_research project focusing particularly on #NorthSouth, #multimethods, #interdisiplinarity, #sustainability, #conservation & #naturalresourcemanagement research cbds.cbs.dk/inequality-and-b…

Inequality and bricolage in collaborative North-South research projects

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Some of you @SASE_Meeting #SASE2024 +know us @CocoResearch have seen how there are some remarkable things going on in the selling of 'helping' in late capitalism. 1st was the GOAT of 'the red pill makes you stronger...just say yes' upress.umn.edu/9780816665464…

Brand Aid

“Has there ever been a better reason to shop?” asks an ad for the Product RED American Express card, telling members who use the card that buying “capp...

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Do you want to do your own research on consumption-based helping in Italy, Denmark or the US? Free databases are available here-great for students too. 🙏 @MahaRafiAtal @MFOlwig @adrianopedrana @CocoResearch @ABudabin commodifyingcompassion.com/g…

Database | Coco

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Researchers in Science show that agricultural diversification strategies, particularly those focused on livestock diversification and soil conservation, led to positive social and environmental outcomes. Learn more: scim.ag/6vM
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Using data from 2,655 farms across 11 countries, we show that agricultural diversification benefits both the environment and people. This was a massive team effort. Thanks to I Grass @clairekremen @smitholiviam @ZiaMehrabi and many others. @ERC_Research science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture

Agricultural simplification continues to expand at the expense of more diverse forms of agriculture. This simplification, for example, in the form of intensively managed monocultures, poses a risk to...

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Line Jakobsen@LineJJakobsen5 Apr 2024
Happy to see this book out: taylorfrancis.com/books/edit…, with my chapter on corporate extractivism in it!

Anthropological Perspectives on Global Challenges | Emma Gilberthorpe

This volume offers a snapshot of anthropological perspectives on global challenges. Whilst it could not hope to represent the full scope of anthropological

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#Climatechange is presenting a major threat to #cocoa production worldwide. This #openaccess book delivers a holistic analysis of the challenges and possibilities of #cocoaagroforestry as a concrete solution link.springer.com/book/10.10…

Agroforestry as Climate Change Adaptation

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This final chapter summarizes the book’s overall findings on #cocoa #agroforestry as climate change #adaptation and points to ways forward in terms of policy, practice and research. link.springer.com/chapter/10…

Can Agroforestry Provide a Future for Cocoa? Implications for Policy a

Climate change is threatening cocoa production in Ghana, the world’s second largest cocoa exporter. Yet, as we have shown in this book, the impacts of climate change must be understood in the context...

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This book is the product of a dynamic collaboration between @roskildeuni; @uni_copenhagen; @UnivofGh; @IITA_CGIAR; @Cirad & @CIFOR_ICRAF. Thank you to @DFC_Fellowship for funding the research and @Palgrave for publishing it.
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What is humanitarian hacking and who does it actually help? I went to two refugee hackathons to find out! Read more in my new @JRefugeeStudies article on refugees, #hackathons and digital capitalism: academic.oup.com/jrs/advance… @diisdk @CBDScbs #TechForGood
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