So, my TEDxCERN talk is online, and it got a dizzying and somewhat terrifying 20,000 views in the first day. Listen to find out more about how I think we can envision, and achieve, a Good Anthropocene.
https://t.co/2ovodt0G6z
Functionally richer communities improve ecosystem functioning: this was the main conclusion of ALTER-Net's recently-published multi-site research which explored the impact of dung beetle assemblages on dung and seed dispersals.
Delivering on the Paris Agreement requires action on #NaturalClimateSolutions alongside efforts on energy, industry, buildings, and transport. Nature is a critical part of the solution to avoiding the dangers of climate change. #COP24@nature4climate
Why is @IPBES bothering with an external review as it comes to the end of its 1st work programme? Peter Bridgewater @Global_Garden0 , Chair of the review panel, explains:
A network of scientists has undertaken the first synthesis of multiple changes in the environment that impact the livelihoods of people in the entire Mediterranean Basin. We discuss with lead author @wolfgangcramer: https://t.co/2p23NKUw6Z @ecoSERVICES @Med_ECC
This year's #ALTERNetSummerSchool theme will be: "Biodiversity, ecosystem services: science and its impact on policy and society."
Apply today!
https://t.co/aZFjcko1py
PhD opportunity @Rhodes_Uni: The GEF5 Rhodes University Sustainable Land Management for Rural Resilience Project is seeking a PhD candidate to investigate barriers and enablers to community-driven natural resources governance in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. See attached.
On this #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate women in science! The work of ALTER-Net would be impossible without the diverse expertise of female scientists & leaders in each of our member institutes--including Marie Vandewalle of @UFZ_de, our newest Management Board member.