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Feb 2

My mother, 80 years old, got robbed yesterday evening in Brussels at the Gare Centrale in Brussels in front of the Hilton hotel. As she went to the reception of the hotel to ask for help and call the police, the reception declined. Unbelievable.

In the case you missed these news😉

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Feb 3

Great way to finish the week at the EC Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity! 1) Our dashboard of the EU Biodiversity Strategy has been redesigned and is mobile friendly 2) We published a new topic on #Biodiversity and #Conservation Comments welcome!

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(c) P. Sund for the KCBD of the European Commission

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“A laboratory in Wuhan is on the cusp of being cleared to work with the world's most dangerous pathogens […] and has generated […] concerns. Some scientists outside China worry about pathogens escaping.” February, 2017 in @Nature, with ao. @R_H_Ebright. nature.com/articles/natur

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Butterfly Conservation

@savebutterflies

Feb 3

The State of UK’s Butterflies 2022 report has been released today and it's not good news 80% of butterflies in the UK have declined since the 1970s 🦋📉 We need urgent action to turn things around. Act Now 👉 butrfli.es/40juRuZ #StateOfButterflies #SaveButterflies

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Satellite data shows sustained severe drought in Europe

Satellite data shows sustained severe drought in Europe

sciencedaily.com

Europe lacks groundwater -- a lot of groundwater. The continent has already been suffering from a severe drought since 2018. This is confirmed by satellite data.

A post-Brexit regulatory ‘bonfire’ could scorch UK environmental protections

A post-Brexit regulatory ‘bonfire’ could scorch UK environmental protections

politico.eu

The UK’s environmental regulations are in peril three years after it quit the EU.

USA is upset because of two chinese balloons flying over a country that is constantly spying on the rest of the world (including its EU allies)?? How pathetic…😂

Chile wildfires consume over 750 hectares threatening forests, farmland

And here we start… you liked 2022? You will enjoy 2023! #climate #biodiversity Chile wildfires consume over 750 hectares threatening forests, farmland

reuters.com

Wildfires have consumed more than 750 hectares (1,853 acres) of forest in Chile, destroying houses and threatening farms and forests as the South American nation faces a summer heatwave across...

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Butterfly Conservation

@savebutterflies

Feb 3

The State of the UK’s Butterflies 2022 report has revealed that our butterflies are disappearing at an alarming rate 📉🦋 But there is hope. Head of Science Dr Richard Fox (

@RichardFoxBC

) explains some of the key findings. 🧵 (1/7) #StateOfButterflies #SaveButterflies

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EU ministers to curb Commission's ambition on curbing livestock emissions

Feb 1

EU ministers to curb Commission's ambition on curbing livestock emissions –

@EURACTIV

euractiv.com

EU agriculture ministers want fewer farms to abide by the Commission's proposed emission reduction rules, suggesting a higher threshold for their application which will keep family and small farms...

Just been targeted by Swedish forest industry lobby with this. The level of state capture is impressive. It seems

@sweden2023eu

environmental is all about defending logging #forests #ClimateCrisis

Nope, coffee won't give you extra energy. It'll just borrow a bit that you'll pay for later

Jan 31

Nope, coffee won't give you extra energy. It'll just borrow a bit that you'll pay for later theconversation.com/nope-coffee-wo via

@ConversationEDU

theconversation.com

Feeling tired and groggy in the morning may well lead you to crave a coffee boost. But is it a gift or just a loan in terms of energy?

Would you like to see the dawn in Barcelona? + 1 PhD place bit.ly/3YoIo2D + 1 PGR workshop with

@biosec_erc

bit.ly/3wDNb49 + 4 post-docs, each 3.5 years = 6 chances to enjoy the morning sun 😀 Deadlines: PhD 20/2; workshop 31/3; PDRs to be advertised in spring

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China is considering an export ban that would help it maintain its dominance in solar manufacturing just as other countries are trying to strengthen their industries bloomberg.com/news/articles/ via

@business

bloomberg.com

China Mulls Protecting Solar Tech Dominance With Export Ban

China is considering an export ban that would help the nation maintain its substantial dominance in solar manufacturing just as other countries are trying to strengthen their industries.

Assassinat de Martinez Zogo au Cameroun. Le crime de trop - Enquête

Jan 29

🤮Horrifying. Tortured and killed in the worst way for uncovering corruption... a cancer deeply anchored in most of our societies. My sincere condolences to the relatives and friends. #Cameroun Assassinat de Martinez Zogo au Cameroun. Le crime de trop

afriquexxi.info

Directeur de la radio Amplitude FM, le « journaliste du peuple » enquêtait sur un scandale de détournements de centaines de milliards de francs CFA impliquant des personnalités proches du pouvoir....

Google Earth Engine (GEE) or Microsoft Planetary Computer (MPC): important cloud services for Earth observation (EO) data analysis. What are the strong points of each? What are their weaknesses? Follow the thread....

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I'm coming up to 1.5 years working at the science-policy interface for the UK Civil Service. What have I learnt about using evidence to inform policy? A thread

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The Amazon rainforest is one of the most vital major ecosystems on Earth—but it is under threat. In this issue of Science, researchers underscore the rapid and profound changes occurring in the Amazon resulting from ever-increasing human activity. scim.ag/1iX

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Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde's debt for environmental investment

Smart move!! Portugal agrees to swap Cape Verde's debt for environmental investment

reuters.com

Portugal has signed an agreement to swap Cape Verde's debt for investments in an environmental and climate fund that is being established by the archipelago nation off West Africa's coast, Portuguese...

Again, #RuleOfLaw enforcement took

@vonderleyen

too long: after September only today

@EU_Commission

published next #InfringementPackage. Obviously, each case needed to protect EU's environment, so thx.

@VSinkevicius

@EU_ENV

for #Natura2000 enforcement. We need MS compliance! 🧵

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Project Veritas

@Project_Veritas

BREAKING: @Pfizer Exploring "Mutating" COVID-19 Virus For New Vaccines "Don't tell anyone this...There is a risk...have to be very controlled to make sure this virus you mutate doesn't create something...the way that the virus started in Wuhan, to be honest." #DirectedEvolution

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Graduating in conservation and want to leave academia? Tough luck. Universities do a terrible job telling us about alternative careers. Luckily, you don't rely on them. Here are 6 resources that will help you find a job in conservation or sustainability 🧵 :

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Virginijus Sinkevičius

@VSinkevicius

High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution and 9 others

In Europe we waste 5.8 million tonnes of textiles per year. Young influencers discussed with us how we can green up the industry. Today they join us to launch our 🇪🇺 #ReFashionNow campaign. We can all make fashion kinder to the 🌍 environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circula #EUGreenDeal

Shocking! With heavy rains a “sea” of #plastic has invaded the river Drina (Bosnia & Serbia) on its way to reach the #ocean One example of many around the world Producers, consumers, authorities in charge of waste management have all the responsibility to end #PlasticPollution

What time is it on the Moon?

What time is it on the Moon?

nature.com

Nature - Satellite navigation systems for lunar settlements will require local atomic clocks. Scientists are working out what time they will keep.

Overview of open positions to work

@idiv

with me &

@hmlfpereira

as part of the new 🇪🇺EU Topic centre on Biodiversity and Ecosystems. Apply with us and support the EU State of Nature reporting and restoration policy! Deadline approaching soon idiv.de/en/about_idiv/…

EuropaBON and 3 others

Exciting projects (and herewith the correct link to the list of projects)! biodiversa.eu/2022/10/07/202

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Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership)

@BiodiversaPlus

Jan 10

Call results

Biodiversa+ is very pleased to announce that 36 research projects were funded under our #BiodivProtect joint call! Discover the funded projects here

biodiversa.eu/2022/10/07/202

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"We found that as many as 22% of the papers using the word ‘biodiversity’ in the title did not measure biodiversity at any level" so many papers out there that use land-cover or other proxies for "nature" instead of actual biodiversity metrics

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Stefano Mammola

@stefanomammola1

Our new study in @CurrentBiology investigates the (mis)use of the word "biodiversity" in scientific literature doi.org/10.1016/j.cub. A joint effort by researchers of the @CNRDTA and @libre_research, including @cardosopmb @carol_sayuri_ and many others... Image by @jago_MO

oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu

Jan 25

Treaty of the High Seas: the United States of America join the High Ambition Coalition on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction

Treaty of the High Seas: the United States of America join the High Ambition Coalition on biodive...

The United States of America has announced their intention to join the High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction.

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when comparing GEE with MS Planetary Computing, UX is only one issue to consider. The crucial question is: which platform will do most to advance R&D in Earth observation? Follow the thread (1)

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Ryan Abernathey

@rabernat

France to take legal action over ‘nightmare’ plastic pellet spill

This was such a great overview of these three powerful platforms. My takeaway: the open source tools from QGIS and Planetary Computer are powerful and flexible, but in terms of UX for the chosen workflow, GEE absolutely takes the

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France to take legal action over ‘nightmare’ plastic pellet spill

theguardian.com

Brittany beaches polluted by waves of beads believed to be from shipping containers lost in Atlantic

Thomas Frederick Johnson

@T_F_Johnson

Socioeconomic factors predict population changes of large carnivores better than climate change or...

Our new paper used statistical models to assess how species in the families canidae (dogs), felidae (cats), hyaenidae (hyena) and ursidae (bears) responded to an array of threats. We have three key findings:

nature.com

Nature Communications - Habitat loss and climate change are widely acknowledged as drivers of wildlife population change, but socioeconomic impacts are relatively unexplored. This study explores...

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Virginijus Sinkevičius

@VSinkevicius

EU Environment and 9 others

More than 1 million Europeans signed the European Citizens’ Initiative ”Save the Bees and farmers”. This proves how much Europeans care #ForNature! Wonderful addressing your representatives

@Europarl_EN

on the day we launched our New Deal for #EUPollinators.

This is super cool and very much needed! Getting important science out of the Ivory tower and into society and policy is not easy - but essential. So have a look at this great initiative! #TransformationLabs

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SustainUCPH

@Sustain_UCPH

Jan 10

Call for researchers and practitioners

Join #TransformationLabs: A new type of interdisciplinary congress to fast-track research into societal change for at sustainable future

GLOBAL, ONLINE & FREE of charge

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Just out today! #Biodiversity #Pollinators

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European Commission

@EU_Commission