Alice Bell is a researcher and writer based in London who specializes in the politics of science, technology and the environment.
She is a science policy blogger for the Guardian, has a monthly column in Popular Science UK, is contributing editor for New Humanist and has written for the Observer, BBC, Times, Times Higher, Al Jazeera, China Dialogue, Research Fortnight and more. She's lectured in science media and policy as well coordinating teaching on global challenges at Imperial College, UCL, City University and the University of Sussex. Alice also has degrees in history of science, sociology of education and a PhD in science communication and spent several years working in the children's galleries at the Science Museum.
The development of frameworks for nature has lacked Indigenous people’s leadership, inhibiting the development and assessment of nature-based solutions.
Indigenous approaches to representation place emphasis on giving voice to the knowledge held by communities and scalability through knowledge sharing.
When Indigenous peoples’ rights, cultural responsibilities and knowledge systems are not sufficiently recognised, investors introduce unnecessary risks.
Pensar a corto plazo no resolverá la crisis climática. Debemos pensar a largo plazo y de forma sistémica. Este principio indígena podría ayudarnos a hacer exactamente eso.
Thinking short term will not solve the climate crisis. We must think long-term and systemically. This Indigenous principle could help us do exactly that.
Gloves, sample tubes, bottles and vials – the world’s labs produce millions of tonnes of waste each year. Alice Bell meets the scientists who are finding less polluting ways to work.
