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Robin Scher is a freelance writer and journalist based in South Africa.
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How a 20th-Century Family Planning Agenda Fueled the Climate Crisis
Broken child welfare policies have undermined political systems and destroyed the planetary ecosystem.
By Robin Scher in Environment | Earth Food Life Project | English
The Impact of Plastic on Human Health
It is clear that plastic is choking the planetary environment. What is less clear is the impact of plastic on human bodies.
By Robin Scher in Environment | Earth Food Life Project | English | March 9, 2019 | Guide to Environmental Health
The Internet Is a Major Environmental Problem
If the internet were a country, it would be the sixth biggest user of electricity.
By Robin Scher in Environment | Earth Food Life Project | English | December 13, 2021
Water Conflicts Across Africa Threaten Security, Health, and the Environment
A changing climate and population growth are fueling water-based conflicts across the African continent.
By Robin Scher in Environment | Earth Food Life Project | English | November 22, 2022 | Guide to Environmental Health
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Robin Scher is a freelance writer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a graduate of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University. He also holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Cape Town. He is a longtime contributor to Earth Food Life Project. His work as appeared in LA Progressive, Truthout, NationofChange, Spirit of Change, Sri Lanka Guardian, ZComm, iEyeNews, Newsclick, and MENAFN, among others. Follow him on Twitter: @RobScherHimself.
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As Cryptocurrency Becomes Mainstream, Its Carbon Footprint Can’t Be Ignored
Brave New Europe | 2022
As interest in Bitcoin rises, so does the incentive to mine it, creating a feedback loop that spells trouble for the climate.
Afrobeat(s): The Difference a Letter Makes
Huffington Post | August | 2016
Afrobeats has the attention of the room, and with that the potential to provide the necessary platform for an artist to emerge with the power to inspire both a local and global audience with an infectious sound as well as a conscious message.
Back to Where They Once Belonged: Proponents of Repatriation of African Artworks Take Issue With the Past—and Present and Future
ARTnews | 2018
Questions surrounding the repatriation or art and cultural heritage objects have evolved beyond whether it will happen to how—and by whom, and in what way the fate of objects will be decided.
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Wretched Earth
Phasmid Press | 2022

When a mine collapses, a crew is left forsaken.

Ultimately, a desperate act of survival will save them.

But, at what cost must it come for their humanity?
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