Today, I presented my advanced research on Chinese Eco-Philately at the ESEH (European Society for Environmental History) Conference 2025 - Climate Histories held at Uppsala University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Overall, the panel went well and a lovely audience with engaging questions.

According to Ryan Tucker Jones, like capitalist and imperialist countries, the socialist Soviet Union also negatively impacted ocean biodiversity in the 20th century, developing its whaling industry.

Yesterday, the China 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition kicked off in Shanghai. The exhibition is hosting guests from all around the world. They are displaying country stamps with Asian culture on them. A great place to learn about animal conservation and environmentalism through philately.

ANEST trip day 2. The day began with a visit to the Utstein Church, an ancient monastery located on Klosterøy island. Afterwards, we said hi to animals on the farm next to the monastery.

Our Greenhouse research talk today is visiting PhD student Camille Musinov from Shanghai Univ on his dissertation topic of the Aral Sea crisis and eco-blame.
Thanks to the ANEST network for financing his stay.

Today at the Round Tower in Copenhagen, I visited an exhibition on the Danish wolf that went extinct in the recent past. But the return of wolves in the country sparked fear, admiration and fierce debate.

Today there is not a blue but a grey sky in Stavanger.

While Stavanger, presumably the entire Norway, rests on Sundays, the UiS library labours.

Visiting Stavanger botaniske hage. These colours certainly please the eye.