Around 1 million species now face extinction, many within the next few decades. We are facing multiple crises at the same time.
There is no time to waste. Time to protect nature and ourselves.
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Looking for "green gifts" to give this holiday season? Check out this Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide compiled by ASU's grad sustainability committee! 
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📣 ❗#COP15 kicks off today!
Governments have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to agree an ambitious global goal on halting and reversing #NatureLoss, for a #NaturePositive future.
What can businesses do to contribute to delivering this?
Find out here 👉 bit.ly/NPFuture
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Calling all #ASU grad students: this spring, we are offering BIO 578, our exciting Environmental Communication and Leadership course. See below for more details⬇️
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🚨 📢 URGENT action is needed to reduce negative impacts across business value chains and redirect investments towards restoring and protecting #nature.
Read our latest discussion paper on what #NaturePositive means for business and finance.
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For 25 years, @ASU scientists in @caplter have studied Phoenix as an urban ecosystem. With renewed funding from the @NSF, they'll continue to guide us in creating a sustainable and equitable future.
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research.asu.edu/life-city-asu- #ASUResearch #NSFfunded
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Here it is "All large companies in the EU required to disclose data on the impact of their activities on people the planet and any sustainability risks..." New rules for multinationals adopted by EU yesterday #ESG 4 #biodiversity ready to help
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More pathbreaking work on tackling the plastic pollution problem, led by PhD Candidate and soon to be Dr. 👏
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New publication in @FrontMarineSci with @LeahLeopold on how seascape ecology principles can help improve our management approaches for plastic pollution. twitter.com/FrontMarineSci…
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Know any high school girls who want to learn about #nature and get paid? Check out our new #GirlsConserve program!
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When companies create #ESG plans, they're often thinking about carbon and waste reduction — but #biodiversity is a key factor to include in ESG planning.
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Landmark study by John Lynham shows that the largest fully protected marine area in the world helps fishers catch more tuna around it
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Looking forward to engaging companies in identifying ways to measure and report on actions to reduce #biodiversity loss at tomorrow’s Nature Forum #VERGE22
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After my postdoc at , I am extremely grateful to and the fantastic team of for hosting me during this enriching year. It was delightful to connect with so many brilliant minds, all passionate about #biodiversity and committed to #conservation!
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Want to learn about business & #biodiversity, tour 's new Bay View campus and join 100 sustainability leaders for an exclusive dinner under the stars?
Then request an invitation for one of the few remaining spots at the #VERGE22 Nature Forum.
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Two professors are contributing to "The Guidebook for the Engaged University," a book for administrators, faculty and students who want to make their institutions of higher ed systemically more welcoming to engaged research; learn more: ow.ly/CHL450KOhOB
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Proposed solutions for how universities can meaningfully engage with communities 🌆👩🎓🌏
Guidebook for the Engaged University from #engageduniversity beyondtheacademynetwork.org/guidebook/
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I continue to be incredibly grateful that people like are now working in the carbon removal space — bringing some real rigor to the conversation.
One point is clear: carbon removal can’t be more than 5-10% of the answer. Most of the work (90-95%) is cutting emissions.
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Post-Doc Job Advert: Join our team to accelerate solutions to human rights and decent work at sea, working with a team of ocean scientists, human rights experts, and conservation practitioners in the program and beyond apply.interfolio.com/113067
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Hey, friends, we just gave our company to planet Earth. OK, it’s more nuanced than that, but we’re closed today to celebrate this new plan to save our one and only home. We’ll be back online tomorrow.
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What’s in a photo? The potential to change the planet.
A paid internship program offered by trains students to communicate scientific research to the public.
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Announcing the Guidebook for the Engaged University - practical, real-world examples of how we can transform higher education to incentivize engaged scholarship. Download now at beyondtheacademynetwork.org/guidebook/
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I’m a proud member of , a group of academic leaders advancing engaged scholarship. Read our new Guidebook for the Engaged University to find out how your university can become an #engageduniversity & a powerful agent of change.
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Are you ready for best practices, real world case studies, and synthesis of evidence-based interventions to reform university structures and incentives? Launching tomorrow 📢The Guidebook for the Engaged University. Read our FAQ and stay tuned: beyondtheacademynetwork.org/guidebook/
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The #PandemicsReport shows that the same human activities driving #biodiversity loss & #ClimateChange are also making #pandemics more frequent, more costly & more deadly.
The Report also shows how we can escape the era of pandemics.
Read more 👉 ipbes.net/pandemics
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Very excited to have this article published. We explored the potential of social media to create conversation awareness for young people. Thank you for helping with this study. trebuchet.public.springernature.app/get_content/97
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Spread the word! Applications now open for PAID internships at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Exciting. We love interns!
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is hiring summer interns! It is our first-ever PAID student internship and a unique opportunity to learn about S&T policymaking at the highest levels of government. Apply now! #internships2022
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Great framework for distinguishing between different funding models. Helpful as we think about what it will take to scale engaged, policy and practice-relevant research.
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Do you care about biodiversity? Here’s an opportunity to bring your passion to work with a dynamic team committed to addressing the extinction crisis. Program Manager | Arizona State University sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search
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Come support youth activists and graduate student @Erin_Murphy2 to raise awareness about mitigating plastic pollution
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Hosted by Seton Catholic Prep and Xavier College Prep, ASU presents a screening of Smog of the Sea! This film will open your eyes to the harmful impacts of plastic pollution in the ocean. Friday, April 29th from 5-7pm in LSE106! Register here: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php
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ICYMI: There were some important announcements in ' #EarthDay2022 Executive Order. Here are reflections on three of them. whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upda
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How can countries get the greatest bang for the buck in preserving biodiversity? A new study, led by & grad student Camila Guerrero-Pineda, shows us the way, using Colombia as the first case study. DOI.org/10.1038/s41893
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Climate change and biodiversity loss are inextricably linked problems that cannot be solved without science and policy that acknowledges this integration.
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay! I feel incredibly fortunate to be related to, be friends with, be mentored by, work with and be inspired by so many incredible women! Thank you all for everything.
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Inspired to participate in the launch of “Medical Center for the Planet”
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👇👇👇 how many nails did my academic career coffin need? A lot of bullying by academics from undergrad to postdoc, by both men and women, by mentors, advisors, peers, collaborators, random Twitter ‘celebrities’ and so called ‘academic stars’. It’s a Ponzi scheme.
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Today, #IPCC’s latest #ClimateReport, #ClimateChange 2022: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability, was approved & accepted by 195 member countries in a virtual session.
The presser for the report will be livestreamed at noon CET 28 Feb
Follow here ➡️ bit.ly/WGIIYTLive
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The Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences is hosting a special online event on February 17 to discuss centering justice and weaving in a diversity of knowledges and experiences into the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). risingvoices.ucar.edu/events/worksho
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