Misty Edgecomb

Communications strategist & storyteller. Progressive pragmatist. Farmer's daughter and Mama to an amazing 2e kid. Oregonian by choice and Mainer in exile.

[Michelle Theriault Boots @Theriault_Boots]

Come with us to Fairbanks, where the temperatures can drop to -50 below in winter and where there's no low-barrier homeless shelter.

Recently, a man's death rekindled a conversation about what a city owes its most vulnerable residents:

https://t.co/T81u3mGAiq

[High Seas Alliance @HighSeasAllianc]

The UN negotiations #IGC5 for a #HighSeasTreaty resume next week.
To governments we ask: what ocean do you want? Healthy or degraded? A robust and ambitious Treaty would offer the most significant opportunity to protect the #ocean in a generation. #OneOceanOnePlanet #BBNJ

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

But ... "alien astronaut theorists say yes ..." 😂

[The Associated Press @AP]

"There is no, again, no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns."

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed alien speculation in a briefing Monday regarding the latest downed unidenitified objects.

[ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center @ICLEICBC]

This is our #ParisMoment for #biodiversity. But is it enough? It is only the start of the real transformations needed to mobilize the political, economic & human power of our cities.

~ Prof @timonmcphearson @USL_NYC @thenewschool provocation at #7thSummitCOP15 🏙️ #COP15 🌱

[Nature United @natureunited_ca]

Reflections at #COP15 from Indigenous leaders of the next #PFPs in Canada from west to east: Merv Child of @nanwakolas: "Our vision for #GreatBearSea flows from our communities. When we exercise our stewardship and authority, everybody benefits—people and environment." @mo_sedin

[Harriet Bulkeley @harrietbulkeley]

Mayor of Barranquilla, Columbia, two things he’s learnt from working with nature - people disagree on how to do it, but share the goal; even those with most pressing basic needs to meet share this values. Latin American cities now signed up to be BiodiverseCities.

[ScientistsForXR @scientistsx.bsky.social @ScientistsX]

No Nature, No Future

#COP15montreal

https://t.co/Hr8sujwxol

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

I'm making time to check this out this afternoon! #COP15montreal

[Kirsten Weymouth @KirstenWeymouth]

Immerse yourself in nature 🌱here at #COP15montreal presented by @InsideNatGeo @WyssCampaign #30x30 #campaignfornature

[Down To Earth @down2earthindia]

Faces of protection: 30x30 goal impossible without indigenous participation #COP15montreal #CBDCOP15
@vibhavarshney

https://t.co/UWDZpu3DU4

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

For details on the commitment—and what comes next, see @Enduring_Earth👇 https://t.co/bCbCiu1QtJ

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

Indigenous voices called for "integrity and connectivity" in the global biodiversity framework at the #NaturePositive pavilion today: Connecting people with nature ... traditional knowledge and community leadership with other conservation efforts ...biodiversity with climate.

[The Nature Conservancy @nature_org]

As world leaders gather at #COP15 in Montreal to set ambitious global goals for biodiversity conservation, a new guide offers best practices for achieving them.
Learn more👉 https://t.co/IQIZQGJur5

[The Nature Conservancy @nature_org]

We at @nature_org joined hundreds of other civil society groups to demand a change of pace at @UNBiodiversity #COP15 negotiations. 📣

[Nature United @natureunited_ca]

"Conservation must be grounded in Indigenous rights, leadership, knowledge & stewardship. This approach is the single biggest pathway for Canada & the world to achieve its climate and biodiversity targets."- Hadley Archer, Nature United Executive Director
https://t.co/HIidRdYSug

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

"Water connects us all ... It needs to start from the ground up, and we need to listen to those people who are connected to the land [and water]." @kinarebekah Dr Kina Murphy, moderating a panel on inland water conservation at the #NaturePositive pavilion of #CBDCOP15

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

Christine Smith-Martin of @CFNGBI: 38,964 hours of patrols by Indigenous guardians make informed conservation decisions possible ... "They are the eyes and the ears of our communities." #CBDCOP15

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

Jean Hervé Mve Beh, Ministry of Water and Forests, Gabon, calling for action on freshwater from #CBDCOP15 : "We really need to protect 30% of freshwater. This is the main important point." @beh_mve #30x30 #NaturePositive

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

Christine Smith-Martin of @CFNGBI: "It's community-level first ... we make sure it's embedded with traditional knowledge, which is just as important as the science knowledge... it really has to be Indigenous-led conservation because we know our communities best." #COP15

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

Maria Rivera of @RamsarConv calling out the lack of coordination across frameworks and structures – even within national governments – to conserve nature: "If they don't talk to each other ... if there is not coordination ... it will be very difficult to move forward." #COP15

[Misty Edgecomb @mistyedgecomb]

"Implementation is very important ... clear guidance and policies must respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples ... to build the life of the communities ... if we protect nature, nature will protect us back." @hindououmar #NaturePositive