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[Planetary Health Lab @planetaryhealt3]

"Integrating Our Approach to Planetary Health: How Energy Systems Provide a Rigorous yet Heart-Warming Framework."

– Sally J. Goerner & Juwairia R. Quazi, @EdinburghUni

https://t.co/YYiher6pMe via @tandfonline

#PlanetaryHealth 🌍

[Planetary Health Lab @planetaryhealt3]

American lifespans are shrinking. What can we do about it? 🧬🌍

Dr. Olivia Lesslar unpacks the science of circadian disruption, environmental toxins, and how to start a path towards increased longevity without breaking the bank.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/osGmV9HWb6

[Planetary Health Lab @planetaryhealt3]

Feeling burnt out? Your nervous system might be asking for flow. 🧠🌿

Yerbana CEO James Tan breaks down the science of presence, somatic regulation, and why baking or hiking might be better medicine than you think.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/kP80doWF7S

[Planetary Health Lab @planetaryhealt3]

The Amazon Rainforest isn’t just trees, it’s a global regulator of climate, water, and life. 🌎🌧️

On our podcast, NatGeo Explorer Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares what Indigenous wisdom + modern science reveal about the Amazon’s future.

🎧 Listen: https://t.co/RB7WVYCEE2

[Alessandra Nava @navaaale]

This is the quality air that we are breathing . Amazon is burning heavily due to criminal fires to “ clean “ land for pasture and real state market.
Hospital are full of people, mainly kids with respiratory problems . Wildlife is burning alive along with Amazon rainforest.

[TEA | The Ethnobotanical Assembly @tea_assembly]

🎉 It’s here! We are thrilled to announce the Spring 2023 special issue of #TEA magazine: The Mind of Plants 🌱 – featuring leading plant-thinkers Monica Gagliano, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jeremy Narby, and many more!

𖥸 #ethnobotany #plantscience #plants

https://t.co/35qL2opkM4

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

Although citizen science activities are related to nature conservation & participants feel they are making a difference, it was only the nature connection activity that brought about a significant positive effects on pro-nature conservation behaviours: https://t.co/pwcx0YQS0t

[Centric Lab @TheCentricLab]

🚨 NEW EVENT 🚨

The Mental Burden of Air Pollution.

ℹ️ Reading Club
📅 Tues 16th May
⏲️ 7-8.30pm
📍 Google Meet
👥 Everyone

A participatory open co-learning event about air pollution, environmental injustice and mental health.

Booking link: https://t.co/f1rPnN22Fw

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Bacteria, fungi and other microbes, which are vital to life on Earth, were long thought impervious to threats endangering larger lifeforms. Now biologists are warning of a microbial extinction event https://t.co/htEwVOCauY

[Allan Savory @AllanRSavory]

With so many people promoting rewilding over much of the world as a solution to biodiversity loss desertification & climate change I wish every human could just see this & understand such over-simplification does not suit all environments https://t.co/j0BUZv2wec

[Yuval Noah Harari @harari_yuval]

The danger is that if we invest too much in developing Al and too little in developing human consciousness, the very sophisticated artificial intelligence of computers might only serve to empower the natural stupidity of humans.

[Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldatweets]

I'm thrilled to be starting the first substantive week of my class this semester, "The Sociology of the Climate Emergency." I'll be posting some links and readings as I go along. First up, our syllabus. Next, today's readings...

https://t.co/PQ1pJnB5ra

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

Great to see this research published. Explores the continuum of eco-anxiety responses, links to to mental health and pro-environmental orientation.

[Curtis Ogden @curtisogden]

Start with #wellbeing; design and implement with, not for; support #healing and #regeneration; foster and build on social connections; span boundaries; build on assets. https://t.co/kINOD4U41y

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

Reconnection: Fixing our broken relationship with nature

How did our relationship with nature fail, why does it matter and how can we fix it?

Coming early 2023 with @pelagicpublish : https://t.co/g4ugYF8KO2

[Marco Lambertini @ConvenerNatureP]

Time to ensure connectivity & stop habitat fragmentation of land/rivers/coasts

The benefits of natural corridors are for #wildlife as for mitigation/adaptation to #climatechange, water/food security, local livelihoods and even to prevent pandemics!
https://t.co/eY2r1DV7wB
#COP27

[Planetary Health Alliance @ph_alliance]

A PHA fearless leader Sam! Have you seen a copy of The Climate Book? Thoughts? https://t.co/3RvVSoShvi

[Yuming Guo @YumingGuo007]

Warmly welcome to attend Annual Conference of Asia Pacific Network for Climate Health during 24-25 Nov @Monash_SPHPM @MonashUni Free registry for both online and onsite. Lunch provided for onsite attendees.
More details: https://t.co/Ek65LHAiSp
Supported @nhmrc e-Asia program.

[Centric Lab @TheCentricLab]

"one of the most interesting & significant developments is the intersection of neuroscience and ecology. We are beginning to learn how the microbiome of the soil, air, & water integrates and interacts with our gut-brain axis and what this means for health"
https://t.co/BgMBIzqdWI

[Diego Arguedas Ortiz @arguedasortiz]

IT'S OUT!

Today, @risj_oxford and @CarbonBrief launched the Global South Climate Database, with hundreds of climate scientists and experts from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Pacific. It’s been months in the making. Here’s what it’s about.

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