SAC Sustainability Working Group

This is the official twitter for the University of Kent School of Anthropology and Conservation Sustainability Working Group 🌳🍴🌍🌞📢
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[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

'Natural climate solutions' are more than just the vegetation and soils storing the carbon - they also include the communities of animals that make them function as ecosystems

But which animals?

Great thread and important research from @mashant at #DICECON21

[SAC Sustainability Working Group @SacWorking]

This Thursday 29th and Friday 30th follow @DICE_Kent and #DICECON21 to find out about everything that DICE students, staff and alumni have been able to accomplish 😃 Many of the students and staff from the working group are involved!

[DICE Kent @DICE_Kent]

DICE TWITTER CONFERENCE 2021! We're holding a Twitter conference on July 29th & 30th to showcase the work of DICE students, staff and alumni.

Everyone is welcome to participate so please visit the conference website to find out more: https://t.co/cFxV1tKdg6 #DICECON21

[University of Kent BioBlitz @UoKBioBlitz]

We will be taking part in this years DICE Twitter Conference! 🦆 Follow the #DICECON21 this Thursday 29th and Friday 30th to find out about what we were able to achieve! 🐝🌳

[Katie @katiehargrave]

I’m so sad to be moving on from @SacWorking now that I’ve graduated but I can’t wait to see what the students continue to work on 💚

[UniKentSustain @UniKentSustain]

Seeing students being part of making university sustainability policy has been one of my professional highlights of 2021 so far. It makes me feel just a tiny bit more optimistic about the future @SacWorking

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

We need to connect the dots of the crazy, unprecedented, record-shattering weather events happening right now across the world.

(thread)

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

Once again: heat records are usually broken by tenths of a degree - not 4.6°C.
We're in a climate emergency that has never once been treated as an emergency. #FaceTheClimateEmergency

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

In my lectures I talk about it reaching 38C in the Arctic last year

I can't believe what I now have to add - that it has now reached 47.9C in Canada

[Katie @katiehargrave]

Found this as a screenshot and had to share @KetanJ0 #ClimateEmergency

[Zero Hour @zero-hour.bsky.social @zerohour_uk]

3. Investment in training ecologists to address local government skill gaps and provide green jobs

4. Legally binding targets for soil health

5. Establishment of a Natural History GSCE to ensure future generations protect biodiversity

[Zero Hour @zero-hour.bsky.social @zerohour_uk]

Key report recommendations:

1. Legally binding targets for government policies to halt decline of nature, similar to emissions targets.

2. Alternatives to GDP for measuring economic success, eg 'inclusive wealth', which would measure the UK's produced, human & natural capital

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

1/ Today our student-led Sustainability Working Group, @SacWorking, held a people’s assembly for staff and students of @UniKentSAC to discuss reducing our emissions from flying

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[SAC Sustainability Working Group @SacWorking]

Reminder for all SAC staff and students that tomorrow is the People's Assembly for reducing the school's flight emissions! Sign up here:
https://t.co/7NQKfjL3u7

[University of Kent BioBlitz @UoKBioBlitz]

It’s been a great day so far, really looking forward to this afternoons sessions. We hope everyone who’s come along so far has had fun, and look forward to welcoming more people soon! #kentbioblitz21

[SAC Sustainability Working Group @SacWorking]

Calling all SAC students and staff! 🚨
Join us on the 1st of June for a people's assembly to discuss and vote on how to reduce SAC's flight emissions ✈️
Book your space now on our Eventbrite: https://t.co/7NQKfjL3u7

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

An utterly crushing day for Big Oil
1) Chevron investors demand emission cuts
2) Dutch court tells Shell to cut emissions by half
3) Exxon shareholders buck the company and elect directors demanding climate action.
Thanks to all who fight--you push long enough and dominoes tumble

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

With the massive Dutch ruling against Shell and so many activists being found not guilty or having their cases dismissed, it feels like there’s a lot of good news from the courts recently

I like it

[University of Kent BioBlitz @UoKBioBlitz]

We have 3 new sessions available! 2 Moth sessions and a Bumblebee walk 🐝
If you haven't been able to book onto a session yet then check these ones out!

Book through our Eventbrite
https://t.co/GdOWP7SME0

#kentbioblitz21
@KentWildlife
@UniKentSAC
@UniKent
@savebutterflies

[University of Kent BioBlitz @UoKBioBlitz]

🚨⚠️ 3 NEW SESSIONS!!! ⚠️🚨
We have 2 more moth trap processing sessions and a new Bumblebee transect session available for booking 🐝
Book here: https://t.co/GdOWP7SME0

#kentbioblitz21 #kentwildife #moths #bumblebee

@UniKent
@savebutterflies
@UniKentSAC
@KentWildlife

[University of Kent BioBlitz @UoKBioBlitz]

Moths are mainly nocturnal insects so we will set up traps the night
before so you can see them and learn to identify them. We will also
learn about their ecological importance and life cycles.

#bioblitz #nature #universityofkent #Kentbioblitz21