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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · Sep 9

I am SO EXCITED about this!

Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.

Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.

jointheshift.earth

SHIFT

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · 23d

Great story of positive change -

Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · Sep 4

1/x 🧵 🔌💡 #Greensky. Hey climate peeps! Here’s a local victory to celebrate, and some lessons from it. Last night, the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY, voted to overturn its 18-month moratorium (6 months, renewed twice) on grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · May 23

Nominate an organization or inst for best practices in sust forest prod & protection DEADLINE 31 May www.fao.org/forestry/hom... Nominations invited that highlight achievements in forest mgmt, policy, innovation, comm org, restoration or related area.

Global forestry recognition

2025 marks FAO’s 80th anniversary, celebrating eight decades of contributing to global food security and sustainable development. To commemorate FAO@80 and ...

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · May 17

For some plant happiness: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/t...

The 25 Gardens You Must See

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · May 17

I suspect this is not just South Africa - we really need leadership to prepare our communities, cities, children, elderly, etc. theconversation.com/heat-extreme...

Heat extremes in southern Africa might continue even if net-zero emissions are achieved

Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2050 will reduce global warming, but climate modelling shows that some regions may still experience extreme heat.

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · May 17

Mainstreaming AI literacy into our classes across disciplines and courses to ensure AI does not take over student learning. Instructors may need help to develop such content. I think this is a critical step to ensure we do not produce dumbed down graduates. theconversation.com/ai-can-be-a-...

AI can be a danger to students – 3 things universities must do

Universities should teach AI literacy, emphasise why developing knowledge is important and teach students why being an expert matters.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · May 16

Want to learn how to help tackle the climate crisis and contribute to a sustainable, just world via impactful climate solutions (which begin by using your voice to call for change)? This 4-week course by @universityofleeds.bsky.social is free! Sign up now ⬇️

www.futurelearn.com/courses/clim...

A screen capture of the home page of this course.

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · May 16

I just came across this today -stories and games for kid-friendly travel, and its an interesting collaboration that is creating this. Will be interesting to see if it can have some positive impacts on understanding climate change, maybe others know more about it? #climatechange dodo4kids.com

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John Poulsen @johnpoulsen.bsky.social · May 13

Good to have farmers on the side of science and data!

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...

Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · May 15

This should be a wake up call, but I fear many people won't take it seriously; people who can make policy chge to reduce emissions, innovative alts to energy & emissions, invest in res & interventions to make a difference. We can't keep saying this is not happening. Our children depend on us.

Time for adults to finally act like adults on climate change

A report detailing how climate inaction will consign people born today to a lifetime of weather extremes must awaken a sense of responsibility.

www.nature.com

Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 26

Great pointers for talking about climate change from Katherine Hayhoe www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP2D...

Dr.Katharine Hayhoe - How to Talk About Climate Change

YouTube video by Halton Environmental Network

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 26

This is always great to listen to, it is from 2019 but of course remains relevant - why we need to talk about climate change www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bvc...

The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it | Katharine Hayhoe

YouTube video by TED

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 26

I am grateful for people with integrity.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Apr 22

Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”

He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”

Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.

Marriott still has my business.

Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 23

This is a good reframing of the climate change crisis - its about us humans and the crisis we are in with our relationship to nature, to our Earth news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...

Rethinking carbon: The climate movement needs to be a human one, says Paul Hawken

Celebrated author, thinker and entrepreneur Paul Hawken joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss his new book, Carbon: The Book of Life, and argues that the jargon and fear-based terms broadly used by the ...

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 23

If you are feeling down about things, let nature bring you up: w/ a little techn, look at the wave of migratory birds as they move up north w/ spring, then go outside & try to see birds coming back after winter to our beautiful landscapes www.allaboutbirds.org/news/when-wi...

When Will Spring Bird Migration Hit Its Peak? BirdCast Has Answers

Spring migration timing varies across the U.S. and even within regions, according to radar data analyzed by BirdCast.

www.allaboutbirds.org

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 5

I great essay about the importance of forests as climate warms: forestsnews.cifor.org/91559/cool-f...

Cool forests: Nature’s air conditioning system - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News

As we confront the sobering reality that 2024 marked the first year global temperatures exceeded the 1.5 °C threshold established by the Paris Agreement, recognizing the vital role of forests and tree...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Apr 5

It’s a fire sale…

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 4

We have a cool research prjct in the Center of Exc in Biodiv & NRM Rwanda w/ colleagues @ Leuphana Universität Lüneburg & other German unis to study social-ecol restoration in Rwanda: what farmers want in restoration, native spp use & this living labs model ecosystemrestoration.net/2025/03/26/k...

Kick-off of the Living Lab in Rutsiro, Rwanda, February 2025 – Ecosystem Restoration in Rwanda

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 1

Our study is simpler than this one reported in Science article, but with some of the authors assisting, and I am very excited that we have a young Rwandan scientists doing his masters on this topic, the study is in tropical forest in Rwanda.

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Apr 1

Very happy to read this article - we have started a study in tropical montane forest on this topic, which is a high ligtening strike area. Still much to learn about tropical forest dynamics!This tropical tree thrives after being struck by lightning | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Shocker: This tropical tree thrives after being struck by lightning

The almendro withstands thunderbolts that blast away parasitic vines

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Mar 17

A new category in @biotropica.bsky.social for synthesis papers onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... They can be solicited by invitation, referral, or self-referral & will be "deep in time and site-specific, celebrating the insights that emerge from local, place-based ecology..."

Editorial: Biotropica Announces a New Paper Category: Synthesis

Click on the article title to read more.

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CIFOR-ICRAF @cifor-icraf.org · Mar 2

New study | Peatlands store more carbon than all the world’s forests—but they’re dangerously underprotected.

Despite covering just 3% of land, their destruction is releasing CO₂ at levels that could make them the 4th largest emitter globally. @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study

Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets

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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · Mar 2

Dana Fisher on LinkedIn:
How climate shocks lead to a change in opinions+political positions for conservatives. New paper, based on data from Florida, documents how Republican positions change…🧵

Full article here: lnkd.in/eutBxHQz

Supercell, Nebraska, 2012 by Camille Seaman

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Mar 3

This is an interesting article, using existing census data sets. It shows African elephant popns in a dramatic decline for 50 yrs and suggests what can be done. Bldg capacity to protect eles is one of them theconversation.com/africas-elep...

Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. What can be done to save them – new study

Maintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.

theconversation.com

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Beth Kaplin @bakaplin.bsky.social · Feb 22

I just remembered I have some free eprints for this article my PhD student did, for those of you interested in freshwater ecosystems and monitoring using biological indicators www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZG8F2...

Perceptions and knowledge about the use of biological indicators in freshwater ecosystem monitoring in Rwanda

The use of biological monitoring (biomonitoring) to assess water quality is recognised alongside the use of chemical and physicochemical parameters due to its ability and efficiency in providing in...

www.tandfonline.com

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