NamTip

Taking a Namibian perspective on desertification tipping points. @BMBF funded project, 2019-2023.

[NamTip @namtip_project]

It feels like planting a small apple tree of a rare variety, nurturing it for years, watching the first apples grow, only to cut it down, including the unripe fruit.
#stopthecuts #Science

[NamTip @namtip_project]

Wasted resources - long-term experiment cut after 2 years. Ecological Experiments need their time for valuable output, which is usually longer than 5 years.
#StopTheCuts #wirhabenimpact @BMBF_Bund
@ProdigyBioTip @SeaUseTip @MultiTipProject @LinstadterAnja

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After the cut of research funding for #Biotip projects, among others, this effort seems to have been completely wasted.

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@BMBF_Bund @starkwatzinger @ProdigyBioTip @SeaUseTip @MultiTipProject @LinstadterAnja

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The funding cut not only has a strong impact on #BioTip scientists in Germany. Competence building and qualification of our international (PhD) students is jeopardized and the confidence of our project partners is damaged. #StopTheCuts
@BMBF_Bund @starkwatzinger

[ProdigyBioTip @ProdigyBioTip]

Hier ein 🧵 einer PhD Studentin aus der #BioTip Förderlinie. Die Umverteilungen und Kürzungen des @BMBF_Bund stehen im Wege der Nachwuchsförderung! #stopthecuts #wirhabenimpact

[ProdigyBioTip @ProdigyBioTip]

Offener Brief an Bundesministerin @starkwatzinger: 7 internationale Forschungverbünde der @BMBF_Bund -Programmlinie #BioTip erforschen seit 2019 sozial-ökologische #Kipppunkte und #Biodiversität. Nun wird die Förderung überraschend eingestellt. https://t.co/Q9DPIymbZ4

[Anja Linstädter @LinstadterAnja]

Mechanismen der Wüstenbildung, die wir im @namtip_project in Trockengebieten untersuchen, können künftig auch in Europa auftreten: https://t.co/dD7DPGcbAb
Das zum Thema Impact. #StoptheCuts #Biotip @starkwatzinger

[Anja Linstädter @LinstadterAnja]

@JBrandenburgFDP: Unser @namtip_project in #Biotip erforscht Mechanismen der #Desertifikation, u.a. mit ökologischem Kipppunkt-Experiment zu gemeinsamen Effekten von #Dürre & Überweidung. Müssen wir jetzt abbrechen weil Phase 2 gekippt wurde.

[NamTip @namtip_project]

The disappointment is great and the trust shaken. The chance of a project extension within #Biotip despite a time-consuming application has been shattered.
#StopTheCuts
@BMBF_Bund @starkwatzinger @ProdigyBioTip @SeaUseTip @MultiTipProject
Image taken by @VAmputu

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"Namsed, a rangeland decision-making game being played with local farmers at Ombooronde and Ozongarangombe communal areas in the greater Waterberg landscape, to understand their management strategies in a changing world" @heitahndeshie #pastoralists #rangelandconservation #biotip

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The current vegetation status in our study area with the woody layer greening up, while the herbaceous layer is largely senescent...

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After the long-anticipated @IGRCKenya2020 congress in Kenya, we are excited to have a chance to present our work🎉Unfortunately, due to the covid pandemic, we did our talks with Dr. Katja Brinkmann and @SaraHeshmati7 and posters @MelinisRepens @VAmputu through a virtual platform

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Our near surface remote sensing PhD student (@VAmputu) currently conducting dry season drone flights in the study area to obtain better Digital Terrain Models 🤞🏻

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Stoked about being able to meet our namibian partners and hearing about the exciting research projects in #Namtip.
First day of NamTip annual meeting 🎉🎉
#ecology #rangeland #remotesensing #Savanna
#dryland
@TielboergerLab @isoewikom @NUST_Namibia @IamUnivOfNam @brightblackclrs

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Against all odds, our international field team was able to complete the ecological assessments on all sites. 🙂

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Very interesting conference next year on ecosystem services science, policy and practice!
https://t.co/heWz89Xa9h

[Denise Margaret Matias @MatiasDMargaret]

The 3rd @ESPartnership Europe Conference is accepting abstracts until January 17, 2021. We at @isoewikom have a session on grassland & savannah ecosystems (B4) & would be happy to receive your submission! More info here: https://t.co/aeSXnXDYH9 @namtip_project

[NamTip @namtip_project]

@MatiasDMargaret @ESPartnership @isoewikom Thank you for the invitation! That looks like a very interesting session & conference and we will definitely consider submitting an abstract!

[NamTip @namtip_project]

First update in a long time! Today we started our annual project meeting - fully virtual, of course. But we are lucky & grateful that 28 participants from Germany & Namibia are able to meet, discuss & share first results!