Linas Svolkinas

Researcher at CEOBS, PhD

[Linas Svolkinas @linassvolkinas]

Spent intersting 72 hours doing #EIA of #EpicFury with my team. We identified 120 incidents, showing incidents in #Iran, #Iraq, #Israel, #Kuwait, #Jordan, #Cyprus, #Bahrain, #Qatar, #theUAE, #SaudiArabia #Oman. https://t.co/us0LJn3T8A

[Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @ceobs_org]

It's #EnvConflictday! The @UN's international day on conflict and the #environment.

We'll be posting environmental perspectives from friends and colleagues from conflict-affected areas across the world all day. Help us amplify their voices by sharing them. 📢💚 1/x

[Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group @UWECWorkGroup]

2/ Speaking during this webinar are @ceobs_org researcher Linas Svolkinas @linassvolkinas, Wim Zwijnenburg @wammezz from @paxvoorvred and Oleksandr Opanasenko of @ecodiya.

[Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @ceobs_org]

#Ukraine has a well-developed national system for area-based #conservation but lacks a comprehensive digital map of its ecologically important areas. We've worked with @_UNCG_ and @ZoiEnvironment to create one https://t.co/XQEXXorxAd 🔽🧵 #biodiversity 1/7

[George Holmes @_GeorgeHolmes]

Oooh, this one looks good for all the people working on species reintroductions and histories of human-wildlife interactions (although, given nature of historical records, I suspect it is focused on larger mammals and edible stuff).

[Sicily Fiennes 🇵🇸 @sicilyfiennes]

Me & @ish2an are starting an interactive art project on wild bird trade, with funding from Creature Conserve. We are looking for an Indonesia-based web/UI designer for this fixed term project! I speak Indonesian, though we will work in English. Please PM me, ping contacts & RT!

[Linas Svolkinas @linassvolkinas]

@EJMilnerGulland @_GeorgeHolmes @SCB_SSWG Thank you so much for mentioning this paper! It was a good fun to write it with Prof. @_GeorgeHolmes and @DrSimon_Goodman. More is coming soon…

[Sicily Fiennes 🇵🇸 @sicilyfiennes]

Well done to the coolest @linassvolkinas for publishing some of his fascinating PhD work on illegal seal trade in the Dagestan region. Let's GO!!!

[Prof. Mary-Anne Lea @icetempete]

Endangered Aus sea lion cam «we now have clear evidence that there is a social component to pups learning where to go to hunt » Prof Goldsworthy SARDI https://t.co/7hIcmOGfKB

[EJ Milner-Gulland @EJMilnerGulland]

This has to be my fave paper of 2023 so far... led by @linassvolkinas @_GeorgeHolmes, on #Caspian #seal #bycatch & #illegal #sturgeon #fishing in #Dagestan. The results chime with my own experience of the region, I love the use of Q-methodology @SCB_SSWG https://t.co/UN4bXmTkZX

[Linas Svolkinas @linassvolkinas]

@BettyBoyse @DrSimon_Goodman @RachelDobson98 @izzylloydsoil What is the blue color in them?

[George Holmes @_GeorgeHolmes]

@sicilyfiennes @biosec_erc @JudithEKrauss @NatalieLangfo12 @uniyorkpolitics Don't worry, I spent a lot of time telling everyone how great your Indonesian bird trade/technology work is. Same goes for @linassvolkinas's work on seal trade.

[Simon Goodman @DrSimon_Goodman]

Entanglement in sturgeon poaching nets drowns 1000s of Caspian seals each year. There is an urgent need to help coastal communities reduce reliance on illegal fishing - our new study suggests how this could be done https://t.co/U5sE3cJ41o @marinemammalogy @BritishEcolSoc

[Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @ceobs_org]

Russia's crackdown on environmental civil society continues as @wwfRU is designated an “undesirable organization” on the grounds that it poses a threat to Russia’s national security.

[Simon Goodman @DrSimon_Goodman]

Sturgeon poaching drives high bycatch of Caspian seals, but fishing communities may adopt more sustainable approaches if supported to develop alternative livelihoods & stronger community regulation @ScienceLeeds @SEELeeds @linassvolkinas @_GeorgeHolmes https://t.co/U5sE3cJ41o

[Linas Svolkinas @linassvolkinas]

New paper on policy solutions to illegal fishing/trade in Russia finally published! I thank @NERC_Official and @MarineMammalCom for funding, all co-auhors @_GeorgeHolmes, @p_suvorkov, @DrSimon_Goodman and Dagestan research participants for their interviews https://t.co/Sj76Hz5NCZ

[Linas Svolkinas @linassvolkinas]

A new paper on policy solutions to illegal fishing/ trade in Russia finally published! I thank NERC and Marine Mammal Commission for funding, and research participants from fishing communities in Dagestan for their willingness to discuss sensitive issues. https://t.co/fAae6rjW3F

[Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @ceobs_org]

"Flora and fauna will be allowed to take over some of the wreckage of the #Azovstal steelworks, sitting alongside a new children’s play park." The rebuilding of #Mariupol will need to address the huge environmental liability of the steelworks
https://t.co/jdJckqGJ5Y #Ukraine

[Kate Rigby @KateElizRigby]

PhD fellowship in Turin in the field of environmental history, with a specific focus on the Alps https://t.co/dU4cVmtHYq