Interesting chart... Temperature change in Nairobi, 1890-date showyourstripes.info/c/africa/kenya
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WSJ confirms the names.
Former senior HHS official says the three ill scientists "published on SARS-related coronavirus experiments done at inappropriately low biosafety settings that could have resulted in a laboratory infection.”
Forward focus: biosafety needs global focus. twitter.com/alisonannyoung…
Study using 7000-y old auroch genetic material showing that "the ancestors of modern British and Irish breeds share more genetic similarities with this ancient specimen than other European cattle. This suggests that early British farmers may have restocked their domesticated… Show more
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Ancient wild ox genome reveals complex cow ancestry (2015) phys.org/news/2015-10-a
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Livestock serves as an economic safety net for women farmers in North Karnataka, yet they are excluded from government programmes leaving them vulnerable to climate disasters and epidemics. Read @meenaxshikapoor’s report from Karnataka for @ClimateraNews.
behanbox.com/2023/06/20/des
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A new methane project is in the works. Common measurements of global warming potential (GWP) has been questioned by scientists, based on the interaction of gases in the atmosphere and phenomenons like carbon sinks, as mentioned in this article. academic.oup.com/af/article/13/.
This leads… Show more
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Sir #DavidAttenborough
“Things are going to get worse."
"This is the new extinction & we are half way through it. We are in terrible, terrible trouble & the longer we wait to do something about it the worse it is going to get.”
#ClimateCrisis
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“It is critical that decisions & policies be based on evidence rather than ideology. The scientific community should strive for the highest standards of evidence” - new commentary in Nature Food, presenting the #DublinDeclaration
🔖➡️rdcu.be/deSSs
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In her May message, Chair of the System Board casts a spotlight on CGIAR’s livestock portfolio, which tackles vital development challenges like #nutrition, pandemics and #climatechange.
🔗 on.cgiar.org/45KasBT
#OneCGIAR
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Dublin Declaration of scientists on the Societal Role of Meat is now published by Nature as well:
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Just published:
"If the urgency for action is high [.] then it isn't the best option to do something actionistic with poorly understood consequences [.] The #DublinDeclaration is a call to all scientists to keep up the discovery—& to have a sincere debate"
nature.com/articles/s4301
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Worth keeping an eye on:
Tanzania is set to revolutionize its livestock sector in order to capitalize on the growing global demand for red meat.
#Tanzania
Read the full article 👇 👇
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A prolonged drought in East Africa has increased lions targeting livestock and causing significant financial losses for herders. In retaliation to recent attacks near Kenya’s Amboseli Park, the Maasai people have killed six wild lions.
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Africa’s #livestock systems are at the crosshairs of the #productivity & #sustainability debates. But a transition cannot happen overnight. Given its diversity, the sector requires long-term investments in research & innovation.
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[BUSINESS] African Union takes stock as livestock farming initiative ends: Live2Africa project holds the promise of transforming livestock production and trade in Africa. More initiatives are expected to kick of..
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This hasn't been sufficiently discussed:
Why does the association between red meat & mortality in the US pop up at a lower dose than in most other regions, especially when compared to global data (PURE study) where it is even non-existent? academic.oup.com/af/article/13/
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🐃🌍 Is supporting #animalwelfare at odds with helping the world's poor? New features bioethicist & ILRI scientists Rebecca Doyle & as they delve into the global North-South divide and moral questions.
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