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A small group of us have been here in Edmonton since last Thursday – getting ready for the15th Biennial IASC international conference. It’s been a long few days of meetings for the Executive Council, held before all the delegates join…
Close-up, Edmonton’s a strange mix – the glittering towers of steels and glass reflecting each other in the sunlight, with construction cranes sitting in the gaps sending up more buildings. There’s not much left of the old buildings in the centre…
CCRI’s John Powell will be spending the next 10 days in Edmonton, Alberta at the International Association for the Study of the Commons’ (IASC) 15th Biennial Global Conference ‘The Commons Amidst Complexity and Change’ which takes place on May 25-29, 2015. He is president-elect of IASC and…
Chris Short, from CCRI recently attended and presented at a conference hosted by the Chilterns Conservation Board and Chilterns Commons Project. Here are his thoughts on the day, and how the conference related to management of common land…
The recent release of the 2014 FAO report[1] on the State of World Fisheries clearly demonstrates the value of fishing around the globe, and the increasing importance of fish as a source of food. The report notes a significant increase…
A few weeks ago Rob Berry – CCRI’s GIS and database expert, took a group of students on a field trip around the Severn Vale visiting numerous points of interest. Although he has published it on his own blog, our…
In early 2015, there were numerous news reports of a significant climbing event unfolding in Yosemite valley, California - the first 'free' ascent of 'The Dawn Wall' route on El Capitan. Senior research fellow, John Powell from CCRI took great interest in this as he was once a fairly formidable climber himself.
On Friday 7th November the annual CCRI Winter School took place at the University of Gloucestershire's Park Campus.
James Kirwan talks about the Big Lottery funded Local Food programme