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Laura Pereira
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South African sustainability scientist. Prof in Sustainability Transformations and Futures at Global Change Institute, Wits University and researcher at Stockholm Resilience Centre. IPBES expert, Earth Commissioner and general academic traveller .. more

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 20h
‼️New paper out led by Anita Lazurko as part of #Bionext project

🐺 Excited to share #NFF visions for Europe exploring #transformativechange at the #nexus

Read 👇🏽

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Envisioning nature-positive futures for Europe: inspiring transformative change at the biodiversity nexus
Transformative change is required to secure a liveable future for people and nature. The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) is a heuristic tool for supporting the creation of plural visions of nature-p...
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Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · 23h
🎥 #TCESG25 in 3 Minutes
In August, we gathered in Johannesburg to reimagine how transformation happens.
Imagination. Inquiry. Expression. Community.
Nothing captures the energy like this film 👇
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More from the gathering:
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TC/ESG 2025: Johannesburg Conference Recap
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 5d
Thanks for that- was just at the EAT launch and we’re getting so much better at the nuance that the science needs for more equitable and just recommendations for food system transformation that account for climate but also other earth systems (water, biodiversity…)
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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 5d
Just in time for EAT Lancet 2.0 to provide that nuance based on science: eatforum.org/eat-lancet/
EAT-Lancet, Healthy Food Accessible To All - EAT
Promoting a global shift towards a healthy and sustainable diet that benefits both people and the planet. Learn more, here!
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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 7d
‼️Our new Nature Sust paper from @futureecoafrica.bsky.social @sallyarchibald.bsky.social @odirilwes.bsky.social

🦥Just ahead of #SBSTTA-27 & #COP30

🐘6 Principles for getting Natural Climate Solution right in #Africa

🎣 Link👇🏽

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Six principles to get natural climate solutions right in Africa - Nature Sustainability
Nature-based climate solutions tend to overlook Africa’s diverse contexts and development priorities. We propose six guiding principles centred on the aspirations of African peoples, recognizing the cultural connection of communities to their environments and the role of biodiversity in sustaining livelihoods and identities.
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Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · 16d
💡Ideas sparked at #TCESG25 are ready to grow!
Special issues are open in Global Sustainability,
Earth Stewardship, COSUST & Earth System Governance
📚Now’s the time to build on the ideas & connections that took shape during the conference!
🌱Explore more transformationscommunity.org/tc-esg25-pub...
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Climate Action Tracker @climateactiontracker.org · 17d
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: We have downgraded the #US climate action to "Critically insufficient" - it's the most aggressive, comprehensive and consequential climate policy rollback the CAT has ever analysed.

🔗 bit.ly/CAT_US
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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 26d
@emilielindkvist.bsky.social @sebasvillasante.bsky.social @janjkuiper.bsky.social @joachimclaudet.bsky.social and all the others!
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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 26d
🦭🌊🦑Our EU Project #INSPIRI to #inspire, #imagine, #test & #action aspirational visions for Europe’s waters is launched! thanks Jerneja and team for a wonderful kick off meeting. Looking forward to the next 3 years with this crew 💙🧜🏽‍♀️🐚🦈
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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 28d
🌍 What could a just, thriving future for people and nature look like? @laurap18.bsky.social explores why we need transformative scenarios—and how the Nature Futures Framework helps us imagine better paths forward. ✨🌱 Watch here. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
Why we need transformative scenarios for people and nature
Why we need transformative scenarios for people and nature: Building capacities to imagine safe and just futures for all life on Earth Laura Pereira There is general scientific agreement on the…
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Sep 6
Recommended read: In an interview with @lemonde.fr, the French economist Thomas Piketty argued that protecting the planet from climate change requires wealth redistribution.
Thomas Piketty: 'To succeed in the climate transition, we must redistribute wealth differently'
In an interview with Le Monde, the French economist explains that protecting the planet from climate change cannot be achieved without reducing inequality.
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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Aug 20
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An aspirational approach to planetary futures - Nature
The Nature Relationship Index offers a new way to measure and engage human aspirations to shape a better future for people and all life on Earth.
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Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · Aug 11
✨Join us for A Night Under the Stars at #TCESG25
Enjoy a marimba band, traditional South African braai, & powerful art & storytelling experiences. Highlights include The Antidote, Our Ocean is Sacred VR & more
🗓 20 Aug |🕡 18:30 Arrival
Seats are limited transformationscommunity.org/tcesg25-regi...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Aug 11
Israel has assassinated five more Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, killing them in an airstrike Sunday targeting a media tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital. Among the dead is veteran correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who reported extensively from northern Gaza since October 2023.
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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · Aug 7
A once in a lifetime opportunity to end plastic pollution for good. Sign this petition and let's get a Global Plastics Treaty in place!

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Global Plastic Treaty
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30
Motherfucking wind farms…
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World Biodiversity Forum @worldbioforum.bsky.social · Jul 29
🌎🌿Take action now—submit your session or workshop proposal to shape the 4th World Biodiversity Forum, WBF2026, next June at the ☀️Davos conference center in Switzerland! 🇨🇭 shorturl.at/YeHuz #Biodiversity #WBF2026
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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · Jul 28
According to scientists, practical experience of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) would be instructive for the establishment of the IPP.
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Marion Friedl @mari-19.bsky.social · Jul 26
ICJ Advisory Opinion: World’s Top Court Lays Out Historic Protections For Climate-Impacted Nations in Landmark Ruling
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Climate Change an 'Existential Threat', Says World's Top Court
“The consequences of climate change...underscore the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change,” said ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa .
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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · Jul 26
In a landmark case brought by the sinking Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the ICJ’s 15 judges decided unanimously that governments have a legal duty to protect the climate
World's top court opens door to compensation from countries responsible for climate crisis
International Court of Justice rules that governments have a legal duty to prevent and repair damage to the climate system
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Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · Jul 25
✨ Learn about eco-friendly solutions & climate action.

Read more about the project: hanneliecoetzee.com/portfolios/2...

#EcoArt #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CommunityChange

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2025 Alexandra River Creatures
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IPBES @ipbes.net · Jun 20
How can we create just & sustainable futures for people & nature? 🌍✨ 🧪

The @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment explores the deep shifts needed to tackle biodiversity loss.

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IPBES Transformative Change Assessment - Animation
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Reposted by Joachim Claudet, Laura Pereira

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Marten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · Dec 2
### NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ###

Global Joint Synthesis Call

"𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲"

Funding of:

➡️ Working groups
➡️ Postdocs
@several synthesis centres/initiatives🔥❤️😍

PLEASE SPREAD WIDELY! THX!

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Stéphanie D'Agata @stephaniedagata.bsky.social · Jan 7
Come and join the BRIDGES program!
🔬 Postdoc opportunity: Evaluate modeling tools adapted to the challenges of coastal sites in the SWIO
📍 Sète/La Réunion
⏳ 18 months from April 2025
🎯 Focus: Coastal ecosystem modeling tools analysis
👉 Details and application: www.bridges-wio.com/recruitment/
PEPR BRIDGES : Fisheries and biodiversity
The South-West Indian Ocean region is under severe pressure caused by climate and demographic changes coupled with ever-increasing demands for fishing resources.
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IPBES @ipbes.net · Jul 22
OUT NOW: The laid-out version of the FULL @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Report 💥

Explore how fundamental change can halt biodiversity loss and secure just and sustainable futures for all. 🌏🧪

Access the full report in English⬇️
https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment
An image of the cover of the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment Report. Overlay text reads: “Transformative Change Assessment Report. Laid-out report in English available now.”
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 4
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?" "Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."
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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · Jul 2
‘Where cure is not an option, prevention must be the priority’ Prof Karen Morrow #TippingPoints #PrincipleofPrevention with procedural obligations and restraint requirements 🔥
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Chris Hewson @chrishewson.bsky.social · Jul 1
Great presentation from Andy Stirling (SPRU) at #Metascience2025 highlighting how engagement with policymakers is as much about 'justification' as 'truth'. We must seek to embrace uncertainty and not hide complexity in academic labour, understanding that dissensus is a powerful bulwark to democracy.
Opening panel on day 2 of Metascience 2025
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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · Jun 30
IPBES task force on models and scenarios NFF explained

Nature Futures Framework
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"This chapter examines the NFF and its potential to guide transformative policy solutions rooted in diverse and locally held values of nature."
Fig. 3. Summary of 31 studies published in academic journals that engaged with the NFF, reviewed by Okayasu et al. (2025), showing the proportions of: a) methods (72 total counts), b) scenario types (49 total counts), c) policy cycle stages (62 total counts), and d) outputs generated in the application of the NFF (87 total counts). As studies can fall into multiple categories, the total count exceeds the number of studies.
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