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Confugenics - the East Asian Iteration of Consumer Eugenics Spells Demographic Disaster
A new terminology - “Confugenics” is thus proposed to describe the prospective intersection of such emerging human enhancement and reprogenetic technologies with the fixation on academic achievements and social status shaped by hyper-competitive social norms within East Asian societies.
Empowering local voices in shaping land use decisions
Many international as well as grassroots initiatives call for a wider and deeper engagement of local communities not only in managing their present but even in shaping the future of the environment they live in and sometimes highly rely on.
