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Prajal Pradhan

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Asst. Prof. University of Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social, @irees-research.bsky.social interested on #ecosystemservices, #foodsecurity #SDGs, #climatechange, #sustainability RT≠endorsement https://www.rug.nl/staff/p.pradhan/ .. more

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 11h

Wrapping up our 3-day #SDG workshop — a global dialogue bringing together voices from science, civil society, business & policy to co-create pathways toward #Agenda2030 and beyond.
United by purpose to accelerate action & collaboration for a sustainable future.

#Sustainability

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 2d

Day 2 of our #SDG workshop focuses on policy, governance & the private sector — vital forces for achieving the #Agenda2030 goals
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen + Online

🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG

#Sustainability

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Tikkhapaññā☁ @tikkhapanna.bsky.social · 2d

📡🧡🧡🧡Radiating Pavāraṇā Full Moon mettā:
May all hardships be alleviated.
May all misfortunes be averted.
May good triumph over evil.
May universal kindness and harmlessness prevail.
May the world be healed and whole again.

:Exiting the 3-month Rains Retreat.🙏

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 2d

We’re kicking off our 3-day multi-stakeholder workshop on the #SDGs — a space to reflect, collaborate & co-create pathways for a sustainable post-2030 future.

Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen.

🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 The workshop kicks off Monday!

Join the public session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen (or online) to explore how science, policy, and society can accelerate the #SDGs ahead of the 2027 Summit.

🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS

#SDG2030

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats to Xiande on defending his PhD thesis: “Digital mapping of soil organic carbon: advances in remote sensing, modeling & environmental drivers.”

Supervisors: Prof. Aravind P. Vellayani, Dr. R.R.V. Prasad & Dr. P. Balamuralidhar.

👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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Tikkhapaññā☁ @tikkhapanna.bsky.social · 7d

The Eightfold Path stands at the very heart of the Buddha’s teaching. It was the discovery of the path that gave...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #BuddhistPractice #Theravada #BuddhistWisdom #Dharma

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 7d

How can science, policy, business & civil society work together to turbocharge the #SDGs before 2030?

Find out at our hybrid workshop, 8 Oct 2025, House of Connections, @rug.nl & online.

Speakers include global leaders, diplomats & sustainability scholars.

🔗 lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS

#SDGSummit2027

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IAMO Land System Group @iamo-lsg.bsky.social · 8d

How will the Carpathian treeline respond to a warming climate?🏔️🌲 Discover the potential shifts under different climate scenarios in our interactive StoryMap: arcg.is/11Lfe02

Climate change affects the location of treelines

Climatic determinants of the Carpathian treeline and its projected upward shifts in response to climate change

arcg.is

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 10d

In Nederland hoeven politieke partijen geen leden te hebben. Maar is het niet wenselijk om dat wél te verankeren in de wet? Universitair docent staatsrecht Sam Maasbommel vindt dat een ledenplicht best in de Wet op de politieke partijen (Wpp) opgenomen mag worden.

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 10d

Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open!

Read more 🔗
www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...

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Saurav Dhakal @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social · 11d

Hello Europe!

This Oct I’ll be in 🇸🇪 & 🇳🇱 sharing stories on science communication, sustainable tourism & the Creative Green Economy.

📅 Week 1: Stockholm + Skövde
📅 Week 2: Groningen
📅 Week 3: Utrecht (Fort Stage Ride 🚲)

Let’s connect! 💬

#ClimateAction @storycycle.bsky.social

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Tikkhapaññā☁ @tikkhapanna.bsky.social · 16d

Anger makes us suffer if we indulge it and hold on to it, and it will make...

#Buddhism #Dhamma #anger #suffering #Theravada #Dharma

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Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · 17d

@irees-research.bsky.social

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 17d

In twee jaar tijd de verhalen van minstens honderd betrokkenen bij de #gaswinning in #Groningen vastleggen: dat is het doel van het project Ooggetuigen van de Gaswinning, waar studenten en onderzoekers van @facultyofartsug.bsky.social aan werken 👇
www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 17d

Active on Bluesky, whether it be as a researcher, research group or other? Mention our handle @rug.nl in your profile description and in your posts, to help increase the impact of (y)our posts! 😀

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 20d

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 22d

📣 PRESS RELEASE

Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open!

Registration closes 30 Nov 2025.

Read more 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 23d

🌊"The ocean is a massive carbon reservoir," say climate & ocean experts @rug.nl Richard Bintanja (@knmi.nl) & Rob Middag (@niozsearesearch.bsky.social).

But what happens if the temperature increases? 🌡️

Find out in our 2nd #carboncycle story👇
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci...
🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom

Oceans are a huge reservoir that absorbs a lot of CO2 from the air. But there's a limit to how much oceans can absorb. During an expedition to investigate this, PhD student Florine Kooij took this photo in Antarctica | Image Florine Kooij

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Cell Reports Sustainability @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social · 23d

⏩ Continuing with urban agriculture, @prajdhan.bsky.social and colleagues demonstrate that urban agriculture matters for sustainable development www.cell.com/cell-reports...

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Saurav Dhakal @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social · Sep 9

New study maps soil erosion by crop & country (123 sectors, 187 economies):

30% of croplands → 90% of erosion

20% linked to trade

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

#SoilErosion #Sustainability #FoodSystems

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · Sep 7

🌍 New study in Nature Communications shows:
🔺 Global methane emissions keep rising
📦 Trade drives ~30% of emissions
🌏 Asia & Pacific = biggest contributors
💡 Methane is 80x more powerful than CO₂ → fast cuts = big climate wins

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Methane

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 22

Literally: this is fine -dot- gif

EU wildfires worst on record as burning season continues

Data shows more than 1m hectares torched so far this year, with records also broken for CO2 and other air pollutants

www.theguardian.com

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Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · Aug 22

I am thrilled to be a Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) for the IPCC AR7-Working Group III Contribution, Chapter 4 (Sustainable development & mitigation).

Many thanks Nepal for the nomination & the IPCC for entrusting me.

I am excited to work on this chapter with 2 CLAs, 14 LAs & 2 Review Editors.

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Aug 21

From 24 -31 August, the student team Top Dutch Solar Racing will participate in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia 🏎️☀️

The team, which includes UG students, will keep you up to date through the UG website. Read their first report now! 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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