Ruth Larbey

Afforestation + Climate Research @UEA @3sResearchGroup | Landscapes Policy @NAAONB | Science Communication @UWE @SfEP | Futureproofing the global commons 🌍🌏🌎

[Prof Clare Wilkinson @clarewilk4]

🔔 New Article 🔔 from @SciCommsUWE @LauraFoggRogers @MargaridaSardo @LagganSophie and co-authors ⬇️ looks super relevant for those interested in #SciComm, public engagement and #ClimateAction 🙌:

[National Landscapes Association @NatLandAssoc]

Species-rich grasslands are vital for nature recovery. We’d heard evidence that #SFI herbal ley payment rates could incentivise their loss, so we welcome the recent move to pay farmers a fair price for #habitat maintenance. Our briefing: https://t.co/MKsVM0pYxZ Pics: Simon Smith

[National Landscapes Association @NatLandAssoc]

National Landscapes welcome strengthened duty for relevant authorities to ‘seek to further’ their purposes, which came into force today. We hope this new duty will catalyse organisations to cooperate to conserve and enhance natural beauty. https://t.co/Pe8ij7WIzM Pic: Becky Jones

[Bruce Winney @BruceWinney]

I rarely blog but with Defra’s publication on delivering #30by30, I thought it important to drill into what the numbers mean, how we can keep 30% of England for nature and what this means for Protected Landscapes.
https://t.co/hqbCtI6USx

[National Landscapes Association @NatLandAssoc]

National Landscapes are home to 10% of the UK’s farmland. In the past two years alone, #NationalLandscapes teams have supported Defra to get £15.8m to farmers to deliver nature-friendly farming, through the #FarminginProtectedLandscapes scheme.

[björk @bjork]

a long dormant dream of mine to narrate a nature documentary has come to fruition .
and i am blessed it is not just any but featuring the magnificent merlin sheldrake
and about fungi . i hope you will enjoy this

warmth
björk

The cinematic narrative explores the ways that fungi have shaped life on earth for over a billion years. The film showcases captivating time-lapse photography capturing the nature of these organisms. FUNGI is scheduled for release in January of the upcoming year.

Presented by Merlin Sheldrake
Executive producers: Merlin Sheldrake, Catherine Marciniak, Stephen Axford and Phil Hunt
Produced by Jo-Anne McGowan, David Gross, Jennifer Peedom and Sarah Noonan
Directed by Gisela Kaufmann and Joseph Nizeti
Written by Catherine Marciniak and Joseph Nizeti Composer: Piers Burbrook de Vere
Film Editor: Paul Phelan Sound
Design: Liam Egan Principal
Cinematography: Cameron Batten
Distributor: K2 Studios

[Trees for Streets @TreesforStreets]

TODAY is the deadline to request a street tree for winter planting 🌳(03/12)

📌You choose where
👀Your council surveys
🌳If all ok, a tree is planted
🚿You look after it
Sponsor a tree in '23👉https://t.co/X2ghZng3ma
#NationalTreeWeek

[The English Oak Project @TheKentAcorn]

Meet Majesty 🌳

The King of Oak trees, and the Pride of the Kingdom of Kent

[Ruth Larbey @RuthLarbey]

I did gaze at a pond from the height of a toddler today, yes, and very edifying it was too. Nice to see @NaturalEngland tapping into the weight of metre and foot, the power of #poetry here... #GreenSocialPrescribing

[Natural England @NaturalEngland]

Feeling anxious about climate change? 😰

Spending time in nature can reduce stress levels and improve overall mood. Use this video for inspiration and consider the benefits of #GreenSocialPrescribing for you and your community.

#COP28

[Ruth Larbey @RuthLarbey]

One way to get involved and invested in your #landscapes of the future? Kenya's tree-planting public holiday aims to plant 15 billion #trees in 10 years https://t.co/bDkJcLh0wx #treeplantingday

[Black Geographers @blackgeogorg]

Applications for The EQUATOR 2.0 Mentoring Network are now open 🚨

Are you a professional, academic or student in GEES from the UK?

The application deadline for both mentors and mentees is 17th December 2023

Find out more and apply: https://t.co/95wlSq0WeC

[Positive News @PositiveNewsUK]

An interiors company has become the second UK firm to officially give nature a say in its business strategy. Doing so brings a transformative energy to meetings, discovers Isabella Kaminski (@Isabella_Kam)
https://t.co/bGYObWc5Xf

[Ruth Larbey @RuthLarbey]

@PaulDolman3 @johnarwel Not the latest source so use this as a ballpark figure - but this from 2008 gives the total area of SSSI habitat within AONBs/NL as 264601 ha. So, using this, the target aims at around 75% https://t.co/jdJfxXiePK

[Natural England @NaturalEngland]

Today, we welcome the uniting of nationally important Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) under one new name, National Landscapes. 🍃

We're proud to support @NatLandAssoc in strengthening partnerships to deliver more for nature, people and climate.

[Ruth Larbey @RuthLarbey]

Good to listen to @pow_rebecca talk articulately on the new era for #NationalLandscapes - on the weight that lifts when moving back to nature, on the importance of connectivity in rural areas and on the value of the #FiPL model #welcometonationallandscape

[National Landscapes Association @NatLandAssoc]

Thrilled to welcome @pow_rebecca to her first appointment back as Nature Minister #welcometonationallandscapes

[Ruth Larbey @RuthLarbey]

Strong messages coming out of this conference on the #EnvironmentalImprovementPlan 2023 today that now is the time for a clear *delivery* plan, & that there is a mismatch between current measures/funding/regulation & the welcome ambition in the plan. Plan ➡️ reality! #25YEP

[National Landscapes Association @NatLandAssoc]

Today members of the NAAONB team attended the Environmental Improvement Plan conference giving input into how the AONB family can use its enormous size and wealth of experience to futureproof nature in the UK, so nature can futureproof the UK. @WMInsightUK #EnvironmentWM

[Ruth Larbey @RuthLarbey]

@NAAONB @WMinsightUK Key takeaways:
EIP is generally welcome; delivery is urgent‼️
What’s needed:
➡️a delivery plan
➡️the right levers (policy, regulative, legislative, financial)
➡️more regulation & non-voluntary mechanisms - no one is shying away from this!
➡️clarity, consistency, responsibility

[National Landscapes Association @NatLandAssoc]

Could you be our Finance and Administrative Officer? Do you want to work as part of a dynamic team supporting the UK’s 46 AONBs to value and secure the natural beauty of the countryside? https://t.co/xww5eU1vHk

[Tony Juniper @TonyJuniper]

Science is very clear. It’s not net zero in 2050 that must be the headline goal, but cutting emissions before then, including 50% cut by 2030. Delaying action deepens peril for our children & grandchildren. Think Libya, Greece, mass migration & all the rest, & on a massive scale.