What determines the vulnerability of protected areas, a fundamental component of biodiversity conservation, to political instability and warfare? We investigated the efficacy of park protection at Garamba National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo) before, during and after a period of armed conflict. Previous analysis has shown that bushmeat hunting in the park increased fivefold during the co...

The concept of protecting civilians in armed conflict is enshrined in international humanitarian law and widely acknowledged in humanitarian norms. Making this concept operational in humanitarian service delivery is a challenge. Yet, there are many ways in which humanitarian workers could learn from local people about underlying tensions in their community and with these new insights adjust ser...

During the 17th and 18th centuries, presence as well activities of religious orders Christianity in Vietnam, predominantly Society Jesus, Mendicant Orders (Franciscan Order, Dominican etc.), Foreign Missions Paris, to establish or maintain strengthen interests some Western countries’ (Portugal, Spain, France) missionary work this country led conflicts disputes over area right manage among Chris...

This article analyzes migrant narratives on masculinity through an intersectional perspective that is sensitive to spatial aspects. Drawing research with migrants in Berlin and Munich Germany, we unpack how (self-identified) Polish men these cities negotiate their gender identities vis-à-vis other people whom they perceive as ethnic, religious, gender, sexual others. We address social ethnic ba...

The Fractal Interpretation of Religious Diversity (FIRR) is an original theological proposition Perry Schmidt-Leukel, which was great interest for theologians interested in interreligious dialogue. Thanks to FIRR, intriguing opportunity created overcome the existing tensions and conflicts between religions, turn out be not only unnecessary, but even contrary nature both human mind historically ...

Issues of diseases and healthcare are very crucial to human life survival. Africans have always sought find holistic impeccable remedies sicknesses that disturb being incurably religious employ perspectives in their healing systems. Ghanaians from time immemorial employed indigenous or traditional worldview system approach sicknesses. This paper explores the African practitioners’ diseases, cau...

The condition of Indonesian society which is plural and multiculture can trigger socio-religious conflicts. These conflicts be reduced or even avoided if the people always apply values tolerance democracy in their daily life. In this case, Islamic education as a process part national system certainly has very important role context growing developing tolerant democratic attitude for students. i...