Sukhmani Mantel

Freshwater Ecologist, interested in river conservation, maps for connecting people, and RS for catchment modelling/management @Society4ConBio @WaterResearchRU

[Jodel Bismarc Mekemta @JBismarc]

Have you ever wondered how birds protect their nests from predators?
Some species have developed an incredible strategy: they build fake entrances to their nests. These decoy openings confuse predators, keeping the real nest, and their eggs or chick, safely hidden.
#Biomimicry

[Business Daily @BD_Africa]

Young people from 47 African countries have endorsed agroecology as a sustainable food system during a landmark summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, saying the worsening climate crisis calls for a return to nature-based solutions.
https://t.co/RgkIvd65I1

[World Resources Institute @WorldResources]

Calling all businesses and financial institutions🏦

Take the first step in how to act on and invest in Nature-Based Solutions #NBS and tune into our #COP16 event TOMORROW at 11:30 AM EST/10:30 AM COT⏰

Register for hybrid event▶️ https://t.co/EiZM5flmS7

[Melissa Cristina Márquez @mcmsharksxx]

This is deeply concerning news. The #Caribbean Sea is experiencing an episode of #coralbleaching that may be the region's worst ever, scientists say. https://t.co/Qo2Uw2Bk8C

Underscores the urgent need for continued efforts to combat #climatechange and protect our #reefs!

[Institute For Water Research, RU @WaterResearchRU]

The WRC Kouebokkeveld Water Sharing Plan Project: @WaterResearchRU team preparing for a stakeholder driven workshop towards developing a sustainable and equitable water management plan. #gametheory

[Acoustic Tracking Array Platform @ATAP_ZA]

Today is #MPADay, an initiative first started in #SouthAfrica 3 years ago and celebrated each year on 01 August 🌊🎣

[World Fish Migration Day @fishmigration]

You still have one week to apply for our position as #ProjectManager!

Read the job description at https://t.co/UaErv9aEL1

[Institute For Water Research, RU @WaterResearchRU]

New paper ! "The Adaptive Systemic Approach: Catalysing more just and sustainable outcomes from sustainability and natural resources development research". A special Issue Paper; Palmer et al.,2023.
DOI: 10.1002/rra.4178
@ARUA_News @UKRI_News @Rhodes_Uni @AAwarmn @Makerere

[Helen M. Barber-James @HMBarberJames]

A very good talk by Liam Nash - Streams To Spiders: How Aquatic Insects Interconnect Our Ecosystems. Part of the The Biological Recording Company's set of talks. Highly recommended.
https://t.co/ZTA2rudQTQ

[World Fish Migration Day @fishmigration]

🌊 Ten months to go to #WorldFishMigrationDay 2024! 🐟

Get ready to celebrate migratory fish and free-flowing rivers with us, don’t forget to register your Free Flow event at https://t.co/gtR94uFmRI

[World Fish Migration Day @fishmigration]

Get ready for the return of #WorldFishMigrationDay! 🐟

Join us on May 25, 2024, and don't forget to register your Free Flow event at https://t.co/rFpWHNck39.

Let's celebrate fish migration and rivers together!

[Helen M. Barber-James @HMBarberJames]

Botanists ahoy! The BSBI is advertising a post in Northern Ireland. Take a look at the ad below.

[ARUA @ARUA_News]

ARUA has had a very productive Inaugural Meeting of #Librarians & #Directors_of_Public_Affairs of its member universities. This is part of the initiative to decentralise the network's activities.

[Sukhmani Mantel @s_mantel]

@WaterResearchRU @UKRI_News @ARUA_News a successful meeting of minds across the ARUA #Water CoE. Integration meeting at Kalanoga resort in Uganda

[Vanessa Speight @vanessa_speight]

Appropriate location for a workshop on #resilient #water along the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda @GCRF @ARUA_News @WaterResearchRU

[Institute For Water Research, RU @WaterResearchRU]

Unpacking how nodes have achieved social-ecological integration in their research: Day 2 of the ARUA RESBEN Integration Meeting.

[Institute For Water Research, RU @WaterResearchRU]

🌍🚀 #AU-#EU Research Excellence Clusters foster #equitable, sustainable science #collaboration . @ARUA_News at @Rhodes_Uni's Institute for Water Research selected as #Key #Leader in establishing a cluster for #Sustainable #WaterResource #Management 🤝🌱 #ResearchCollaboration

[Ernest Aryeetey @ProfEAryeetey]

I appreciate very much the Honorary Degree I received from Stellenbosch University yesterday. It was a very pleasant and well organized ceremony, and it has left me very proud of my association with SU. Many thanks to Professor Wim de Villiers and his team.

[Institute For Water Research, RU @WaterResearchRU]

Think creatively about how you communicate key messages from your research and how you can enable the communication of the key messages of others. Check out this piece on Digital Storytelling by @s_mantel and Rebecca Powell.

https://t.co/kEQrDLOq9H

[Sukhmani Mantel @s_mantel]

@WaterResearchRU The creation of these videos was a challenging and, more importantly, a rewarding process for me as a co-facilitator, and for the participants. Thank you to UKRI-GCRF capacity building funding @UKRI_News @ARUA_News