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Thanks HE Penny Williams ⁦

@DubesAustralia

for a lovely dinner reception with Indonesian 🇮🇩 partners and alumni this evening 🙏 including HE Will Nankervis⁩ ⁦

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CGIAR | Climate-smart agriculture

@CGIARclimate

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Water is an integral part of #foodsystems transformation solutions to promote the resilience & well-being of communities & #ecosystems in the face of #climatechange, via

#BonnClimateConference #Governanceforresilience #OneCGIAR

Mike Waddington

@peatofmind

Jun 6

Canada is on fire from coast to coast including vast areas of the peaty boreal Our

@NatureClimate

research shows how peatland drying and/or drainage can switch these wetlands from a firebreak to a wildfire conveyor belt

@SuperMossSophie

#PeatTwitter #PeatPaper

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Our new research just published in @NatureClimate finds that the northern peatland carbon sink is being burned up by wildfire and degradation. Read along for some highlights and find the full paper here: go.nature.com/43Q7U3Z 1/n

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Many thanks Ambassador Penny Williams ⁦

@DubesAustralia

⁩ for hosting our signing of MOUs with 3 🇮🇩 universities: Udayana (Bali), Mataram (Lombok) & Diponegoro (Central Java); to facilitate even better 🇦🇺🇮🇩 science partnerships for #food security

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Professor Dale Nimmo

@BiodiversityGuy

If this just happened without warning it would be on the front of every newspaper in the world.

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Rutger Bregman

@rcbregman

Three of the most terrifying graphs on the internet right now.

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Australian Academy of Science

@Science_Academy

17h

“The top maps take us up to 2004 ... the big red splotches emerging every few years, these are the late season fires. Then with the project, in the bottom panel, we see pretty rapidly after 2006, there is a lot of green, a lot of patchy fires being put into this landscape, and… Show more

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Australian Academy of Science

@Science_Academy

17h

“Somewhere like 350,000 to 400,000 square kilometres of northern Australia burn each year … and when you consider that Tasmania is 66,000 square kilometres, you get an idea of the global context of northern Australia in very sparsely settled landscapes.” – Dr Jeremy… Show more

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Australian Academy of Science

@Science_Academy

18h

🔥Join us at 6pm AEST for our special event direct from the

@ShineDome

. It will offer a unique opportunity to learn how the sacred element of fire represents a connection to Indigenous peoples' ancestors and land while helping maintain the health and diversity of ecosystems.… Show more

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Delighted to catch up with Dr Laksana Tri Handoko, Chairman of BRIN, national innovation agency of Indonesia 🇮🇩 to discuss collaboration opportunities for 🇦🇺🇮🇩 scientists on shared challenges in #food security & #climate resilience ⁦

@DubesAustralia

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🏆 We have an award specifically designed to enable you to experience practical, feet-on-the-ground, involvement in an overseas project as part of your university studies. Apply NOW for our Student Award 2023! bit.ly/41HeIig #NextGenAg4D

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The University of Queensland, in collaboration with the #ACIAR-supported International Mungbean Improvement Network, is researching ways of improving the yield stability of the "money" beans, more commonly known as #mungbeans. bit.ly/3oWEVw3 #MoneyBeans

@UQ_News

CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform

@CGIARgender

Mentoring can be a powerful driver for developing women’s careers – particularly for retaining and encouraging women to progress in ‘non-traditional’ careers. Read more lessons from

@CGIARgender

Researchers Leadership and Mentorship Program: bit.ly/42x34Hf #GenderinAg

Dr Leah Ndungu

@LeahNdunguACIAR

How can we cultivate Africa's future #Food systems? Join

@IDRC_CRDI

& other partners on 20th & 21st June

@SafariPark_H

as we unpack ways to make food systems in Africa more resilient, #equitable & #sustainable. Book your spot via bit.ly/3OJcGvj

ACIAR in eastern and southern Africa and 2 others

💡 Our Victoria Committee recently supported the attendance of delegates to attend the inaugural scientific meeting of the Timor Leste Veterinary Medical Association in Dili, Timor Leste. The benefits of working as a team in animal disease emergencies 👉bit.ly/3Ng63j0

🦪 On #WorldOceansDay, we take a look back at an #ACIAR-supported project led by the

@usceduau

that supported women in rural coastal communities of Fiji 🇫🇯 in the production of mabé pearls. Learn more at bit.ly/3rplNms #PacificPearl #OceanConservation #ClimateChange

📢 #JobAlert! ACIAR is seeking a motivated individual with excellent service delivery skills to join our agency as an ICT Operations Officer. 📅 Apply by 25 June via the #ACIAR website: bit.ly/3P3lkVn #Careers #ITJobs #TechJobs

Jun 9

#ACIAR is funding new research in Zambia 🇿🇲, led by

@CABI_News

with

@UnzaOfficial

and Zambian Agriculture Research Institute, to combat fall armyworm, a destructive pest for Africa's over 300 million maize farmers. Read more bit.ly/3J4IQhf

Richard Bell

@Richard68918707

Alice Butler introducing RAID networking event ⁦

@MurdochUni

⁩ to coincide with training visit of Bangladeshi scientists to Perth ⁦

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⁩ also talking Dr Hayley Norman, Dr Mainuddin ⁦

@CSIRO

⁩ Dr Gaus Azam ⁦

@DPIRDbroadacre

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Unleashing the Power of Networks: Pacific's Journey in Mangrove Oyster Aquaculture

Jun 9

🐟 #ACIAR is proud to have facilitated the participation of women in aquaculture at the recent Oyster Workshop and World Aquaculture Society Conference in Darwin. Read more about their experience in this article from

@spc_cps

👉 bit.ly/3CirnxW

@WrldAquaculture

spc.int

By Toky Rasoloarimanana The International Tropical Rock Oyster Workshop took centre stage in Darwin, Australia last week. Hosted by Northern Territory Fisheries and The Pacific Community (SPC)...

Great trip to 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste with the Commission for International Ag Research chaired by Fiona Simson

visiting ACIAR projects and scoping potential new investments for #food & #nutrition security ⁦

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@dfat

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@AusAmbDili

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Thanks to you and your team for your support Caitlin. ACIAR has been active in 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste since 2000, with a proud track record of productive partnerships for #food security

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Delighted to join @ACIARCEO and Commissioners visiting Atabae

& met with the local farmers who received support from the ACIAR-supported projects. ACIAR has been a long-term agricultural partner of #TimorLeste.

Landbruks- og matdepartementet

@landbrukogmat

Jun 6

40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors to Svalbard Global Seed Vault🌱 – Each time we deposit new seeds in Svalbard, it enhances global food security for the future, says the Minister of Agriculture and Food.

@CropTrust

@NordGen

regjeringen.no

Securing the foundation of our food supply

40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors.

Great to chat with

again - yet another legend from the proven stable of

@ABCRural

and Country Hour journos who have served rural Australia so well for decades.

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Great to hear @ACIARCEO @ACIARAustralia on @ABCRural discussing ambitious projects in Timor-Leste and mutual benefit flows with @MattBrannRURAL NT Country Hour after our Darwin forum today (14m46s) @AusAmbDili @afsnsw abc.net.au/radio/programs

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At our Darwin forum Fiona Simson

@NationalFarmers

explains broad range of benefits of ag for development to farmers in Bangladesh, Vietnam and at home #WhyAg4Dev

foodanddrinkbusiness.com.au

Jun 6

Pulses play a crucial role in promoting #sustainableagriculture, improving soil health, and enhancing #foodsecurity. #ACIAR is supporting partners to adapt legumes to new disease challenges and to suit different local conditions and markets worldwide.

Pulse of the nation: the potential power of the bean - Food & Drink Business

This week Australia hosted Pulses23, the global pulse convention. While the rise of plant-based meats has gone someway to raise awareness of the value and benefits of the pulse family, their role...

Jun 5

Great to be back on Larrakia Country for the ⁦

⁩ Doing Well by Doing Good launch in Darwin, with the ACIAR Commission

@cathyreade

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@CDUni

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IPAA ACT

@IPAAACT

Jun 5

NEW🎧: On this new episode of #WorkwithPurpose Brendan Moyle, executive branch manager of the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

@actgovernment

tells a powerful story about First Nations reconciliation. Listen now: act.ipaa.org.au/workwithpurpose

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It was great to have

centers

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for a week-long workshop on approaches to scaling for sustainable development in #LatAm. Thanks

Senator Penny Wong

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Jun 1

Happy Independence Day to our friends in Samoa. My warmest congratulations on 61 years of independence. Samoa was one of the first countries I visited last year, and I look forward to our continued engagement.

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The new #ACIAR &

#OneHealth program will promote a collaborative and multi-sector approach to benefit the health of humans, animals, and the environment across South-East Asia. Read more bit.ly/3MepF6v

May 29

🌱 Passionate about agriculture & food security? Don't miss the chance to apply for our Student Awards. Gain valuable practical experience abroad & contribute to sustainable development. VIC & NSW extended deadline: bit.ly/41HeIig #NextGenAg4D

@OzPIEF

@FFNAustralia

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

A big thanks to the

Board for entrusting me the leadership of this amazing organization for a second term. Ready to raise the bar for greater #ImpactAtScale with/for and through partners and

@CGIAR

. Also 🙏🏻to my great colleagues for being mission 😍. 🇨🇴🇮🇹!!

Farnesina

and Min. de Agricultura

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@BiovIntCIAT_eng

May 26

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Sustainable Food Systems Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam 🌏

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Board and staff meeting at headquarters, Rome, Italy 🌍

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We’re happy to announce @jlucasrestrepo has been offered a second term as the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT Director General, starting March 2024. Looking forward to another 5 years of leadership as we continue to deliver impactful research solutions in a changing world

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CGIAR

@CGIAR

May 28

🔔 We're on the look out for our next Executive Managing Director. You still have time to apply and join us in our mission to transform food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis 👉 on.cgiar.org/44Psdzk #OneCGIAR #ExecutiveManagingDirector #FoodSystems #ClimateAction

Macka's Pastoral says it has become carbon neutral - Beef Central

Richard Eckard

@rjeckard

May 27

Macka's Pastoral says it has become carbon neutral - the true definition requires 1st minimising GHG and then only using offsets to reduce those unavoidable emissions beefcentral.com/carbon/mackas- watch out for green washing

beefcentral.com

New South Wales beef producer, Macka’s Pastoral, says it has reached carbon neutrality in its operation while maintaining on-farm productivity and without the use of large-scale tree planting...Read...