Finally, after a year of preparations, the Nature™ Inc Conference started today! This conference, held at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in the Hague, seeks to critically engage with the market panacea in environmental policy and conservati…

Development today is not a particularly nuanced affair. Its most visible protagonists are ‘aid celebrities’, such as musician Bono and economist Jeffrey Sachs, who believe that ‘ending poverty’ can be achieved through ‘compassionate consumption’ a…