Culture
What Did Attenborough Get Wrong?
Article by Abbie Warner
Attenborough speaks of decreasing the birth rate in developing countries in order to put less strain on the planet’s resources in the future. Disguised behind the more palatable vail of economic development and emancipating women, the sentiment of such claims once again blames the actions of the white west on black and brown women in the global south.
Waste Colonialism is on the Rise in Post-Brexit Britain
Article by Alida Browne
High GDP countries capitalise on the fact that countries like Vietnam will accept their plastic at an inexpensive price due to its less regulated waste disposal laws. At face value, this may seem like a win-win situation. However, the sheer amount of plastic being exported by countries such as the UK has become too much for these nations to deal with sustainably.