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Jazz and Tacos: SFSU event provides students with musical nourishment
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 29 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news:
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Jazz and Tacos: SFSU event provides students with musical nourishment
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Monthly concert shows students what it takes to perform at a nightclub
Once a month midday, San Francisco State University's Studio One becomes a nightclub called Jazz and Tacos. Here, our students get a feel for performing in front of an intimate audience in the type of music venues found all over the world. And, yes, free tacos are provided to all attendees.
Keeping jazz music's time-honored
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 29 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news:
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Jazz and Tacos: SFSU event provides students with musical nourishment
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Monthly concert shows students what it takes to perform at a nightclub
Once a month midday, San Francisco State University's Studio One becomes a nightclub called Jazz and Tacos. Here, our students get a feel for performing in front of an intimate audience in the type of music venues found all over the world. And, yes, free tacos are provided to all attendees.
Keeping jazz music's time-honoredtradition of improvisation, students receive the setlist only 90 minutes before showtime, including those in the "Music 388: Jazz Combos" class. Some get a surprise call on the spot to hop on stage.
Students say that the Jazz and Tacos event empowers them to live their dreams: the possibility of playing to standing ovations or working full time as a musician or music teacher.
"This was my first jam session ever," said vocalist Anthony Joerel Garcia, a Music Education major who discovered a passion for jazz at Westmoor High School in Daly City and Skyline College in San Bruno. "It was so scary. But once we got into the groove and could feel the music, it was wonderful."
Sarah Star, a Music major in Vocal Performance, says singing at Jazz and Tacos is thrilling and amazing.
"Events like this show us what we need to make it to the next level," said Star, a new transfer student from Laney College in Oakland. "It immediately brings us into the professional world. Instead of being in a classroom, we are facing something in real life."
Led by Assistant Professor of Music Kev Choice, the series brings acclaimed guest artists to perform alongside the students. On Oct. 6, special guest Martin Luther McCoy sat in on vocals and acoustic guitar while students rotated in and out of the ensemble. Choice played the drums for most of the show -- a change from his usual seat at the piano.
"We vibrate. We listen. We learn to play together," said Choice, a ubiquitous musician seen everywhere from the Oakland Symphony to National Public Radio's "Tiny Desk" while also serving as president of the Recording Academy's San Francisco chapter.
Garcia and Star were impressed with how McCoy communicated with all of the musicians on the stage without saying a word.
"It's very impactful from a singer's standpoint," Star said, "observing his phrasing and how he is dealing with people in the audience and collaborating with everybody. He made eye contact with all of us."
The SFSU students impressed McCoy with their talent. "The students are awesome," he said. "I'm sitting up checking out people whose ears are already well outside of the box. I heard some people playing music that was way outside. And at a young age that's pretty encouraging."
Jazz music and SFSU have a long, storied history. Numerous jazz elders are SFSU alumni, starting in the 1950s with Cal Tjader and Vince Guaraldi and through the 1970s with the likes of George Duke and Wesla Whitfield. Millennial graduates such as Gabrielle Cavassa and Grammy winner Nate Mercereau have continued the tradition, with both having released acclaimed recordings for the landmark Blue Note Records label.
Jazz and Tacos is part of the LCA Live performing arts and lecture series in SFSU's College of Liberal & Creative Arts. Its events also provide students with experience in lighting, sound, marketing and more. The concerts are held the first Tuesday of the month during the school year. The next show is Nov. 3 at 12:30 p.m.
"It reminds me of my original goal: having fun playing music. I get to be with my classmates just having fun," said Michael Acuna, a Bachelor of Music student studying electric guitar. "There are good vibes from start to end."
Learn more about SFSU's School of Music.
Kayla Amarillas contributed to this report.
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Original text here: https://news.sfsu.edu/news/jazz-and-tacos-sfsu-event-provides-students-musical-nourishment (TNSmrp)
Protecting Human Creativity in an AI Driven World
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 27 -- Cedarville University posted the following news:
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Protecting Human Creativity in an AI Driven World
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In a world where someone's idea can be copied and shared in seconds, Dr. Kary Oberbrunner has developed a patented solution to help creators document when their original work was submitted.
Oberbrunner, Berry Chair and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Robert W. Plaster School of Business at Cedarville University, founded Instant IP in 2021. The platform gives authors, business leaders and students a way to document their original work. It uses
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CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 27 -- Cedarville University posted the following news:
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Protecting Human Creativity in an AI Driven World
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In a world where someone's idea can be copied and shared in seconds, Dr. Kary Oberbrunner has developed a patented solution to help creators document when their original work was submitted.
Oberbrunner, Berry Chair and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Robert W. Plaster School of Business at Cedarville University, founded Instant IP in 2021. The platform gives authors, business leaders and students a way to document their original work. It usesblockchain technology to create an immutable timestamped record, which can be used to prove ownership, origin and provenance -- all critical components to intellectual property protection.
The rapid growth of generative AI since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 has raised new questions about intellectual property and how creators can protect their work to prevent human and AI theft. While AI tools can help complete tasks efficiently, many authors and creators have expressed concerns about their work being used without permission or compensation.
"AI is now scraping everybody's ideas," Oberbrunner said. "As much as I'm for AI, we need to respect human creativity." Founder's Motivation and the Beginning of Instant IP
Oberbrunner's interest in intellectual property protection stems from personal experience. Throughout his career, he has written 15 books and given a TEDx Talk. He has seen his ideas used without permission and his books stolen by AI companies. He is part of the largest class-action copyright lawsuit in US history, which originated when Anthropic stole 500,000 books.
"Getting your ideas stolen is the same feeling of having your house broken into," Oberbrunner said. "You're trying to sleep at night, and you realize, 'I have a thief in my house.'"
For Oberbrunner, intellectual property is more than a book, product or invention. It can include an entrepreneur's startup concept, a student's capstone, a business's branding and messaging or the processes that make a business distinctive.
"Intellectual property is actually more valuable than physical property," he said.
Motivated by this belief, Oberbrunner launched Instant IP in 2021 to give creators a quicker way to document their original work. Traditional intellectual property protections, including patents, trademarks and copyrights, may require significant time and financial resources, creating challenges for some creators and small businesses.
"What if we could protect something in 60 seconds?" Oberbrunner said. "That was the idea."
How Instant IP Works
Instant IP was created to provide a fast, accessible record for users before they publicly share their work. Its blockchain-based system records when material is submitted, giving users a timestamped record of their work. Instant IP is designed for people who need both speed and affordability. For a creator or entrepreneur preparing to pitch an original idea, that documentation can offer reassurance before sharing the work publicly.
Oberbrunner's purpose in developing Instant IP is to encourage people to use emerging technology responsibly while recognizing the value of human-created work.
About Cedarville University
Cedarville University, an evangelical Christian institution in southwest Ohio, offers undergraduate and graduate residential and online programs across arts, sciences and professional fields. With 7,542 students, it is among Ohio's largest private universities and is ranked among the nation's top five evangelical universities in the Wall Street Journal's 2027 Best Colleges in the U.S. Cedarville is also known for its vibrant Christian community, challenging academics and high graduation and retention rates. Learn more at cedarville.edu.
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Original text here: https://www.cedarville.edu/news/2026/protecting-human-creativity-in-an-ai-driven-world
Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 23 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news:
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Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil
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Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study the effects of both farmland irrigation and climate
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PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 23 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news:
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Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil
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Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study the effects of both farmland irrigation and climatechange.
The map, detailed in a paper published today in Environmental Research Letters, provides a clear overview of the depth of groundwater in Brazil, which has the largest supply of renewable freshwater resources in the world. Groundwater helps sustain 90% of Brazil's rivers and supplies more than half its municipalities. It supports Brazil's growing agriculture industry with irrigated areas expected to grow by more than 70% by 2040. But monitoring is limited - Brazil is slightly larger than the continental U.S., but is home to fewer than one-fifth as many well observations.
First author Maria Fleury ('22, *26), a graduate student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent a year assembling data from those wells along with statistics on factors that can affect groundwater such as elevation, slope, proximity to streams, rainfall, temperature, soil composition and hydraulic conductivity, which refers to how easily water moves through soil, rock and other underground materials. She then spent an additional year completing the project, including training, testing and understanding the model using explainable AI techniques.
For Fleury, a native of Rio de Janeiro, doing research on her home country was meaningful enough to make her want to come back to Princeton for her graduate work with Reed Maxwell, her mentor and one of the authors of the study. Maxwell is the William and Edna Macaleer Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton and a professor of civil and environmental engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute.
"In my research journey, it's been really important to me to study something that I care about. Staying connected to Brazil has been a key part of that," she said.
The model created a digital map with a resolution of 90 meters, meaning that it divides the map of Brazil into approximately two-acre grids and estimates the groundwater depth for each grid. The end product is made up of more than one billion separate grids.
Researchers used modeling experiments to show that the location of a well can matter more than the number of wells. The map was able to encompass Brazil's widely different climates, from the rainforests with their rich diversity of plants and animals, to the savanna of the Cerrado region, which has both a long dry season and a wet season.
The model found that half of Brazil has groundwater within 39 feet (12 m) of the surface, but estimated depths vary widely with the deepest groundwater estimated at 1,380 feet (420 m). The map uses techniques pioneered by Maxwell's research group. He and other researchers used similar techniques in a January 2026 study of the groundwater of the United States that produced a detailed map. Yueling Ma, a former postdoctoral researcher who worked with Maxwell, was the lead author of the U.S. study and co-author of the Brazil paper.
"Most of the equatorial and subtropical world has very few groundwater measurements, so a technique like this gives us a real path to understanding water availability in places we couldn't before."
Fleury said she plans to continue studying groundwater in Brazil and would like to expand her research. "Understanding the hidden system of groundwater is critical, especially in a changing climate," Fleury said. "As we see more extended dry periods, humans are increasingly relying on groundwater. Having information about how much groundwater there is, and how it is being impacted, is essential if we are to manage it."
The research was funded by the National Science Foundation's Convergence Accelerator Program.
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Original text here: https://environment.princeton.edu/news/researchers-develop-first-high-resolution-map-of-groundwater-across-brazil/
Fewer and fewer parents will smack their children - but it's still legal. Should that change?
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 23 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news:
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Fewer and fewer parents will smack their children - but it's still legal. Should that change?
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A study published this month shows many Queenslanders believe parents should not be convicted of assault for doing things such as smacking their children for misbehaviour.
I am a clinical psychologist who researches child adversity, parenting and mental health.
So what else did the study find? And what does it mean about laws around how Australians discipline their children?
What was the research?
The
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BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 23 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news:
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Fewer and fewer parents will smack their children - but it's still legal. Should that change?
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A study published this month shows many Queenslanders believe parents should not be convicted of assault for doing things such as smacking their children for misbehaviour.
I am a clinical psychologist who researches child adversity, parenting and mental health.
So what else did the study find? And what does it mean about laws around how Australians discipline their children?
What was the research?
Thestudy was conducted by researchers at the Australian National University and Monash University and funded by the Queensland Law Reform Commission as a part of a review examining legislation that allows "reasonable discipline" of children.
Researchers surveyed 1,662 adults living in Queensland and conducted a series of focus groups. As part of the survey, participants read short stories describing a mother's use of physical punishment in response to an 11-year-old child. In these stories, the child had kept a mobile phone in her bedroom at night against family rules. When caught by her mother, the child began swearing at her and refused to hand over the phone.
The stories differed in the type of physical punishment the mother used. This ranged from grabbing the child's hand tightly, to hitting her thigh with a wooden spoon to the mother slapping her across the face. Participants then reported whether they believed the mother should be found guilty of assault if the case went to court.
Stories also varied if the child had a formal or suspected diagnosis of ADHD, but this did not appear to influence formal perceptions of guilt.
What the study found
Results showed there was no clear consensus among participants on whether the mother should be found guilty or not. However the level of force the mother used did matter to those surveyed.
About 57% of respondents said the mother should be found guilty of assault for slapping the child across the face. This figure was about 47% for the scenario where the mother slapped the child on the thigh and left a bruise.
Around 37% of adults believed the mother should be found guilty for slapping the child on the thigh with a wooden spoon, followed by about 22% when the mother slapped the child on the thigh without leaving a bruise. Only about 7% believed the mother was guilty of assault in the case where she gripped the child's hand tightly.
Overall, about 65% of participants believed the mother should be found not guilty of assault across all the examples of physical punishment.
However, it's important to note the findings don't necessarily mean participants believe the behaviour is acceptable. It could be they understood the behaviour in context (after all parenting is tough), or simply that they do not favour a criminal justice response.
The findings suggest even those who believe the mother was guilty favoured non-punitive educational responses rather than a criminal justice response.
Beliefs are changing
Even so, the findings are surprising given attitudes towards physical punishment of children for misbehaviour have shifted in recent years. They are also unexpected considering hitting children is a violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
My 2023 research shows three in four Australians do not believe physical punishment is necessary.
This is drastically lower than 2002 data, which found three in four Australians believed it was sometimes necessary to smack a naughty child.
The 2023 data also showed 64.2% of parents aged 65 and over had used physical punishment whereas only 14.4% of parents under 24 had. This suggests a generational shift against physical discipline.
What does the law say?
Physical punishment of children by parents and caregivers is legal in all states and territories of Australia through a variety of legal defences. These differ across states but essentially mean parents can use a defence to avoid an assault charge if the behaviour was for discipline and was considered "reasonable".
What is "reasonable" is open to interpretation. In part, this latest study was trying to determine whether there is consistency in what Australians viewed as reasonable. The research findings suggest there is not, and that current laws do not make it clear what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable.
Is smacking harmful?
There is no research demonstrating long-term benefits of smacking.
But research shows physical punishment is associated with harms similar to physical abuse. These include increased aggression and behaviour problems, poor mental health, damaged parent-child relationships, poor developmental outcomes, and increased risk of physical abuse.
These negative impacts can follow the child into adulthood and have been linked to mood, anxiety and substance disorders, increased risk of suicide and intimate partner violence.
Should the law change?
In 2013, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians called for smacking to be banned in Australia. Since then, similar calls have been have been made by researchers, a Royal Commission into domestic family and sexual violence, and the World Health Organization.
Most recently the Queensland Law Reform Commission recommended a staged approach to removing the use of the defence for discipline. This would make it clear that parents should not use physical force to discipline children.
The commission also recommends a community awareness campaign to increase support for parents and the use of diversion, rather than prosecution for parents.
What next?
Globally, 70 countries have banned physical punishment of children.
Many worry prohibiting physical punishment would lead to parents suddenly being convicted of assault, but data from overseas shows this doesn't happen. Instead, countries see reductions in this form of violence suggesting legislative change may protect children.
What's a better alternative?
The American Academy of Pediatrics, a key body that informs global clinical practice, suggests parents use positive parenting techniques instead of smacking.
These techniques include encouraging good behaviour, addressing emotions behind misbehaviour, using calm non-violent discipline strategies, such as time out, and parents using evidence-based supports and resources.
If this article has raised issues for you, you can contact: Lifeline (13 11 14); 13YARN for Indigenous Australians (139 276); or Beyond Blue (1300 224 636).
About the author
Associate Professor Divna Haslam is a clinical psychologist and senior principal research fellow at UQ's School of Public Health. She has done extensive work on evidence-based parenting programs, as well as national epidemiological research on child maltreatment, corporal punishment (smacking) and mental health and wellbeing.
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Original text here: https://news.uq.edu.au/2026-10-fewer-and-fewer-parents-will-smack-their-children-its-still-legal-should-change
Don't let an early frost catch you off guard. Prepare to protect your plants now.
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center posted the following news:
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Don't let an early frost catch you off guard. Prepare to protect your plants now.
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It's hard to believe, but it'll soon be time to think about protecting our plants from cold weather.
Average first frost dates range from early November in northern Louisiana to early December in southern parishes, with much of the state experiencing its first frost by mid-November. But these are only averages -- and nature sometimes throws us a curveball.
An unexpected early frost can turn the foliage
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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 23 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center posted the following news:
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Don't let an early frost catch you off guard. Prepare to protect your plants now.
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It's hard to believe, but it'll soon be time to think about protecting our plants from cold weather.
Average first frost dates range from early November in northern Louisiana to early December in southern parishes, with much of the state experiencing its first frost by mid-November. But these are only averages -- and nature sometimes throws us a curveball.
An unexpected early frost can turn the foliageand flowers of cold-sensitive plants dark and mushy long before gardeners are ready to say goodbye to them for the season. And a surprise late frost -- which we sometimes see in March or April, after things have already begun warming up for the spring -- can harm tender new growth and freshly planted gardens.
A little preparation goes a long way toward avoiding these fates. Here's one thing you can do now: Pick up some insulating frost cloth so you can be ready to drape it over plants whenever the forecast takes a chilly turn.
"When we're worried about an early frost in fall or a late frost in spring, frost cloth can give just a little bit of temperature insulation to keep your plants looking good," said Damon Abdi, assistant professor of landscape horticulture at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station.
Blankets and other coverings can shield plants from cold damage, too, but many gardeners prefer working with frost cloth. It's lightweight and breathable, and it has proven effective in studies at the Hammond Research Station.
"Frost cloths of different weights and materials can offer several degrees of insulation," Abdi said. "During these transitional seasons, that can be the difference between the plants looking good and looking rough."
Frost cloth is not a one-size-fits-all product, however. At your local garden center, you'll probably find a few kinds.
"You can have woven materials where there are interspersed strands, or you can also have a nonwoven material," Abdi said. "And then there are also several weights available, so you can pick the material that's going to work the best for your site and your plants."
When frost is predicted, cover your plants with the frost cloth, making sure it reaches all the way to the ground. It's a good idea to secure the coverings to the ground with sod staples or heavy objects such as bricks.
"That way, it can trap that radiant heat from the soil," Abdi said.
Plants typically only need to be covered for the overnight hours here in Louisiana. During the daytime, it's important to remove or at least vent frost cloth. Otherwise, a significant amount of heat can build up underneath and burn your plants.
Frost cloth can help protect tender plants such as tractor seat plant from cold damage. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter
Damon Abdi, LSU AgCenter assistant professor of landscape horticulture, holds a sheet of woven frost cloth. Nonwoven types also are available. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter
The tractor seat plant clump in the foreground was covered with frost cloth during cold weather, preventing damage. The plants in the background were left uncovered and incurred damage. Photo by Damon Abdi/LSU AgCenter
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Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: what's needed to build on the circular economy basics
DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 23 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news:
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Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: what's needed to build on the circular economy basics
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In many African cities, a broken fridge is rarely thrown away immediately. It may be repaired and resold, dismantled for spare parts or collected for its metal components.
Old clothes are often altered or transformed into something new. Leftover crop stalks and leaves are turned into animal feed, compost, cooking fuel or biogas.
These activities are often driven by need. Incomes are limited and it's
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DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 23 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news:
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Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: what's needed to build on the circular economy basics
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In many African cities, a broken fridge is rarely thrown away immediately. It may be repaired and resold, dismantled for spare parts or collected for its metal components.
Old clothes are often altered or transformed into something new. Leftover crop stalks and leaves are turned into animal feed, compost, cooking fuel or biogas.
These activities are often driven by need. Incomes are limited and it'sexpensive to replace appliances or worn out clothes. Sometimes recycling also happens because of unreliable waste collection.
These are also examples of a circular economy. This is where products and materials are kept in use for as long as possible. It's the opposite of a system where resources are extracted from nature and turned into goods that are sold, used and eventually thrown away.
We are circular economy specialists who look at how recycling and repair practices are already part of everyday economic activity across Africa. Our aim is to find ways for policymakers to take small projects and scale them up.
In our latest research, we looked at policies and examples from African countries to find out how circular economy practices are taking off on the continent.
Our research found that circular economies aren't happening everywhere. Thirty-four African countries have banned plastic bags to some degree. Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco have set up facilities to recycle e-waste (discarded electronic devices). They've also set up projects that turn waste into energy. Kenya has rules that make manufacturers responsible for collecting and recycling their products after people finish using them.
Somalia, Sudan and Congo, however, still depend heavily on a system in which products are made, used and discarded.
Africa's circular economy has been discussed by governments, businesses, development agencies and international organisations as if it needs to be based on an imported model of formal waste-management systems and high-tech recycling.
These approaches may have a role, but repairers, reclaimers (also known as waste pickers), farmers and small businesses across Africa are already repairing, reusing, reselling, sharing, recovering materials and converting organic waste into productive resources.
In other words, circular practices are already embedded in everyday economic activity in African countries. The priority is therefore not to replace these practices. What's needed is to recognise and improve them, and find ways to make them happen on a bigger scale. This means giving local businesses and communities the finance, infrastructure, skills and supportive policies they need to expand what is already working.
Progress is possible but uneven
Our research found that several African countries have introduced policies and initiatives supporting aspects of a circular economy. For example, Rwanda has acted against plastic pollution and developed facilities for processing electronic waste.
South Africa has come up with rules for producers of goods to help manage and pay for their products even after selling them. These rules compel producers to support collection, reuse and recycling. This keeps materials in circulation and reduces waste.
Kenya has taken significant measures against single use plastic bags. In Ghana, the National Plastic Action Partnership brings together government, business and civil society. Nigeria is developing a national circular economy roadmap. Nigerian groups like Wecyclers have connected informal collectors with recycling markets.
Greater opportunities exist across agriculture and food systems, manufacturing, energy, and water and sanitation.
However, a policy on paper does not automatically produce an effective system. Waste collection remains inadequate in many African cities. There aren't many recycling facilities on the continent. Local authorities often lack the funds, equipment and technical capacity to enforce regulations. Political instability and unreliable electricity supplies can make long term investment in circular economy projects difficult.
What needs to happen next
Africa's move towards a circular economy must start with the basics: collecting waste, sorting it properly and disposing of it safely. As our research found, expensive technologies will not work well if waste is never collected or is too contaminated to recycle.
The African Union's Continental Circular Economy Action Plan has some useful ideas on this. But its success will depend on how well it is put into practice in local communities. For many countries, improving everyday waste services should come before investing in high-tech solutions.
Informal workers including reclaimers, repairers and second-hand traders are already central to Africa's circular economy. They should be supported by governments. They need training, safer working conditions, facilities to work in, fair compensation and social protection. Including these workers in formal circular economy systems, while protecting their livelihoods, can help build a more inclusive and effective circular economy.
The success of circular economy policies should be judged on more than how much waste is kept out of rubbish dumps. Policymakers need to make sure that people benefit from the circular economy. Working conditions of recyclers should improve, recovered products must be affordable and local recycling enterprises must remain viable.
Africa's circular economy will emerge strongly if governments, businesses, communities, researchers and informal workers work together. The foundations of a circular economy already exist. African countries have a strong culture of repairing and reusing goods. Local experts and entrepreneurs who turn discarded materials into value are valued. The task now is to support these efforts without destroying the social and economic systems that sustain them.
Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability| Business and Accounting Discipline, Charles Darwin University; Amila Udage, Research associate, Charles Darwin University, and Matthew Abunyewah, Research Active Lecturer, Discipline of Psychology, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece. The views and ideas discussed in this story are solely those of the author and it is not the position of the University. CDU is a university the nurtures the sharing and debating of ideas and issues for a better world.
Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 11
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Responsible consumption and production
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
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Original text here: https://www.cdu.edu.au/news/africans-reuse-repair-recycle-resell-waste-what%E2%80%99s-needed-build-circular-economy%C2%A0basics
'Desert Rose' to be preserved
DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 23 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news:
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'Desert Rose' to be preserved
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The legacy of a world record-breaking solar car, developed by and raced by Charles Darwin University (CDU) students and staff, will be preserved and celebrated in the Northern Territory's premier museum.
The Desert Rose solar car represented the Northern Territory multiple times in the World Solar Car Challenge, breaking a world record holding a speed of over 106km/h over a test track during Sunrace in 2000 in Australia.
This week, it was donated to the Museum and Art Gallery
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DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 23 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news:
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'Desert Rose' to be preserved
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The legacy of a world record-breaking solar car, developed by and raced by Charles Darwin University (CDU) students and staff, will be preserved and celebrated in the Northern Territory's premier museum.
The Desert Rose solar car represented the Northern Territory multiple times in the World Solar Car Challenge, breaking a world record holding a speed of over 106km/h over a test track during Sunrace in 2000 in Australia.
This week, it was donated to the Museum and Art Galleryof the Northern Territory (MAGNT). The Desert Rose's legacy has recently been celebrated at CDU's Casuarina Library, which has facilitated the donation.
CDU Director Library Services Bernadette Royal and her team were thrilled for the car's next historic journey.
"The car represents a milestone in the Territory's history in renewable energy and innovation, and we are really excited to be able to donate it to MAGNT," Ms Royal said.
"MAGNT will preserve and eventually have the Desert Rose on display as it's story deserves to be shared more widely."
CDU alumnus and current PhD candidate Steven Camilleri was part of the Desert Rose's team from 1995 to 2002.
He and teammate Byron Kennedy developed the drive system which led the car to break the world speed record for solar cars in 2000.
Mr Camilleri cited the Desert Rose as playing a crucial part of his engineering career, including leading to the founding of high-speed, metal 3D printing company SPEE3D with Mr Kennedy.
"The solar car gave me tools to gain practical experience, and helped propel my own career in engineering," Mr Camilleri said.
"I always wanted my work to be about making a difference, to have this preserved I know means a lot to me but also will to all the former Desert Rose solar car team members."
MAGNT History Curator Jared Archibald was delighted to welcome this remarkable piece of Territory history into the museum's collection.
"This solar car tells an important story about the Territory's world class leadership in multiple World Solar Challenges and the people who helped make it happen," Mr Archibald said.
"In preserving this vehicle, we will continue to share this story with future generations, celebrating the legacy of Territory ingenuity, innovation and ambition."
Next year marks the 40th anniversary since the first World Solar Challenge, which continues to showcase the development of advanced automotive technology and promote alternatives to conventional vehicle engines.
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Original text here: https://www.cdu.edu.au/news/desert-rose-be-preserved
