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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Sep 5

My home for the weekend... Only been at #HBCfest for a few hours but already inspired.
#BigSkyHideaway

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Aug 24

The wasps highly recommend the milkshake syrup at #MiddlefieldMooJuice - and I recommend the milk... It tastes amazing.

2 litre glass bottles full of wasps and syrup

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jul 27

Well that was nerve-wracking.
Well done ladies 🧡

The Independent @the-independent.com · Jul 27

BREAKING

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jul 24

New favourite Croatian friend
#sharpsnoutedrocklizard

Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jul 18

#goals✅
to meet a #mantis... this guy (Transcaucasian giant mantis) was doing his thing on the wall right outside where we're staying in #Mlini 🇭🇷

Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jun 7

Congratulations Coco Gauff! What an exciting match!

The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jun 7

COCO GAUFF WINS THE FRENCH OPEN 🏆

The American takes down Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to claim her second women's Grand Slam singles title.

Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · May 22

Happy #BiodiversityDay

UN Biodiversity @unbiodiversity.bsky.social · May 22

Today is International Day for Biological Diversity #BiodiversityDay: a celebration of the foundation of all life on Earth.

This year influential voices have joined our campaign, calling for harmony with nature and sustainable development:

www.cbd.int/biodiversity...

Thank you.

Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · May 16

Invasive Species Week (this week) is an annual event in the UK to raise awareness of invasive non-native species and how everyone can help prevent their spread @inadehn.bsky.social @onestop-project.eu #INNSWeek

Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · May 16

Did you know invasive non-native species (INNS) are a major driver of #biodiversityloss & cost the EU >€12 billion annually?
This Non-Native Species week, CAWR prepares its 1st @onestop-project.eu workshop to minimise the introduction, establishment, spread & impact of terrestrial INNS
#INNSWeek

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Mar 21

🚨 Fully-funded #PhDOpportunity at Coventry University! 💻🌱

Within #HorizonEU #DAISY project, explore how digital tech can foster just, equitable human–nature connections and pro-biodiversity behaviour.

Apply by 27 May 2025 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc58cn9p

#Biodiversity #Transformation

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greenformation.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 Have Your Say on the EU's Future Budget! 📢

The EU opened a public consultation on its 2028+ Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) that will define future priorities.

Let’s ensure this budget supports a greener, fairer future! 💚🌍

Have your say here - rb.gy/suyanp

#Transformation #Biodiversity

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Deric A. Hughes - SoCal War Dog @dblackanese.bsky.social · Feb 25

They Still Live.
#AllOutOfBubblegum

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Mar 2

stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can... hoping all our many small actions will add together and eventually topple tyrants

Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit

Stop Trump Coalition

stoptrump.org.uk

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Feb 19

🌼 Over the next three years, DAISY will explore new ways to drive transformation for #biodiversity and #equity.

🌿 Curious about who’s driving DAISY forward and our objectives for #transformation!

📢 Read our press release at WIT News to learn more!

witnews.eu/daisy-projec...

DAISY Project kicks off: From seeds of societal transformation into action

Do you ever wonder why we fail to take sufficient action against biodiversity loss and inequity, even when they threaten

witnews.eu

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Feb 13

Love this!

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 13

For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled.

In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.

Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than ...

www.nytimes.com

Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Feb 8

IFOAM just published this blog post 👇 www.organicwithoutboundaries.bio/2025/02/04/p... based on an article I co-wrote last year on #publicprocurement powering #agroecology

Public Procurement Powering Agroecological Transformation in Europe

www.organicwithoutboundaries.bio

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Feb 3

DAISY kicked off in Coventry, UK (30-31 Jan) with presentations on @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange assessment and DAISY’s approach to mapping processes and #social-digital innovations to distil intervention mixes for transformation. @ufz.de @w-u-r.bsky.social @greenformation.bsky.social

The DAISY consortium including Coventry University (United Kingdom, Coordinator), GreenFormation Kft. (Hungary, Co-Coordinator), ESSRG Nonprofit Kft. (Hungary), Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH (Germany), Kauno Technologijos Universitetas (Lithuania), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany), TIESS - Diepistimoniko Institouto Perivallontikon Kai Koi (Greece) and Stichting Wageningen Research (the Netherlands)

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jan 31

Just started working with this marvellous project ⏬

DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · Jan 30

🌼 Introducing Horizon Europe DAISY 🌼
DAISY will identify and test innovative socio-technological interventions, assess key enabling factors through case studies, and provide policy recommendations to advance biodiversity and equity. Led by #CoventryUniversity, funded by the #EuropeanUnion.

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jan 29

Something hopeful 💚

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jan 29

Thousands of trees planted in Devon to start creation of Celtic rainforest

More than 2,500 native trees have been planted to form a temperate rainforest in decades to come The first step towards creating a Celtic rainforest – a now extremely rare habitat that once covered large swathes of the west coast of Britain – has been…

www.theguardian.com

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Jan 26

Stop Musk from funding far-right politics in the UK!

I just signed this petition 'Tighten the rules on political donations' - it's nearly at 30,000 signatures - can you add your name too? -

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations

We want the government to: Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies). Cap all donations ...

petition.parliament.uk

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jan 26

Well done #lcfc

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Jan 22

What a treat! Lived near this little brook for eight years but first time meeting this particular neighbour. #kingfisher #stunner

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Jan 6

Farming heroes are saving wildlife! 🦋🚜

Across the UK farmers are proving that nature-friendly farming works – helping threatened species thrive while producing food.

But they need government support to make it last.

Sign our petition: action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/... 👈

This image shows a news article titled "Hero farmers helping threatened species thrive in nature-depleted England." The article highlights the RSPB's statement that reversing nature's decline relies heavily on agriculture, with 70% of the UK being farmland. Below the headline is an image of a misty countryside scene with green fields, an old stone barn, scattered trees, and two sheep grazing peacefully in the foreground. The landscape feels calm and timeless, reflecting the harmony between agriculture and nature conservation.

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · Jan 1

You know the old saying… “a smiling porcupine pufferfish on New Years Eve brings good luck in the New Year!”
Happy New Years from Coral City 🐡✨📆 #pufferfishofcoralcity #happynewyear #newyearseve #cutiepie #goodluck #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Dec 28

www.inaturalist.org/observations... reading through the comments of the ecologists and moth enthusiasts reacting to this discovery was pure joy in a year that has been rather short on it. Thanks @inaturalist.bsky.social for making it possible 💚🦋
#insectgeeks
#frostedphoenix
#lepidoptera

Frosted Phoenix (Titanomis sisyrota)

Frosted Phoenix from Oban 9818, Nya Zeeland on March 2, 2024 at 12:37 AM by Pav Johnsson

www.inaturalist.org

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Lindy @lindywrites.bsky.social · Dec 28

Oh for more footballers like Sofie...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Dec 28

The Guardian Footballer of the Year Sofie Junge Pedersen: ‘We wanted to send a message’

The Inter and Denmark player wins the award for her climate activism and being behind an open letter to Fifa regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues The Guardian Footballer of the Year is an award given to a player who has done something remarkable,…

www.theguardian.com

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