Environmental mega conferences have become the format of choice in environmental governance. Conferences of the Parties (COPs) under the climate change and biodiversity conventions in particular attract global media attention and an ever-growing number of increasingly diverse actors, including scholars of global environmental politics. They are arenas for interstate negotiation, but also temporary interfaces that constitute and represent world society, and they focalise global struggles ov...

The Animal Parasites of Man presents a comprehensive exploration of parasitology, encapsulating the intricate relationships between humans and their parasitic counterparts. This anthology employs a mosaic of literary styles, combining detailed scientific exposition with engrossing narrative accounts, to illuminate the often unseen world of human parasites. With each piece, the collection probes into the hidden challenges and implications of parasitic infestations, examining not only the ph...