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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Aug 18

Deeply proud of our friend and countryman, Dr Luthando Dziba - what a team you and @davidobura.bsky.social make.

Warmest congratulations to you and to the entire @ipbes.net family 🥰.

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Aug 18

New @ipbes.net Executive Secretary Dr. Luthando Dziba is a long-standing member of the IPBES community, having worn many different hats over the years. We welcome his appointment and look forward to his leadership starting 1 Oct! 🌍🧪

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Aug 18

New @ipbes.net Executive Secretary Dr. Luthando Dziba is a long-standing member of the IPBES community, having worn many different hats over the years. We welcome his appointment and look forward to his leadership starting 1 Oct! 🌍🧪

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Jun 4

Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework is threatened by climate change.🌍🧪

@emmararcher.bsky.social, @davidobura.bsky.social (IPBES Chair), A. Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, P. Smith & A. Mori emphasize rethinking restoration, planning & equity.

Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework Under Climate Change

The Global Biodiversity Framework sets out targets for a range of measures in terms of biodiversity goals. Climate change, however, is both likely and already being shown to make the achievement of s...

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · May 28

And yes, we went old school on the graphical abstract

an illustration of a trumpet with the words your creativity will set you free

ALT: an illustration of a trumpet with the words your creativity will set you free

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · May 28

And it's out ! 🐟 With @davidobura.bsky.social, Almut Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, Pete Smith and Akira Mori.
As always, it's the journey 😎. @ipbes.net #biodiversity #climate

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Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework Under Climate Change

The Global Biodiversity Framework sets out targets for a range of measures in terms of biodiversity goals. Climate change, however, is both likely and already being shown to make the achievement of s....

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Apr 30

New research by Steensen and colleagues at @cicero.oslo.no just published in PLOS Climate:

"How climate models reproduce the observed increase in extreme precipitation over Europe"

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How climate models reproduce the observed increase in extreme precipitation over Europe

The last years extreme precipitation and flooding events demonstrate the necessity to investigate how climate models represent the response of extreme precipitation to a warming climate to better prep...

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Apr 23

Our editors are calling for submissions to help build a robust, peer-reviewed evidence base for the forthcoming IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.

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Call for papers: a new 'living' collection for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities - Latitude

As work on the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities begins, PLOS Climate is calling for papers for a new…

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Apr 17

Looking forward to continuing to work together through PLOS more broadly - and for a fabulous road ahead for @plosclimate.org

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Apr 12

Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility

@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @ananyatb.bsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social & colleagues @thelancet.bsky.social

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Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility

US President Donald Trump has launched a series of Executive Actions1 to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts; defund scientific research; and freeze federal funds and pro...

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Mar 24

PLOS Climate is pleased to be supporting this exciting online panel discussion on 'Exploring Climate Adaptation in Northern Communities', taking place on April 1st at 11am MDT

Save the Zoom link to join us then! 🔗
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A poster advertising the UArctic-PLOS Climate webinar "Exploring Climate Adaptation in Northern Communities." Panelists will explore local-scale climate adaptation in Greenland, Norway, Russia, and the United States, across three domains: economy, infrastructure/utility, and governance. Panelists: Rikke Becker Jacobsen (Associate Professor, Aalborg University); John Duffy (Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage); and Nadezhda Filimonova (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Lapland). The event will take place on April 1st 2025 from 11am-12.20pm MDT.

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Mar 14

I went to graduate school in the US, and was so excited to try Budweiser. Anyway …

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Mar 14

The editors of PLOS Climate's Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health.

Learn more 👇

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@joacimrocklov.bsky.social @kaichenyale.bsky.social @sherilee.bsky.social @sari-kovats1.bsky.social

PLOS Climate: call for submissions on heat and health - Latitude

The editors of PLOS Climate’s Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health. As the impacts of…

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Mar 12

Do you know how to find articles and books in @uplibrary ? Ms Rose Chaka gives our honours students the game plan #library #highereducation @uptuks @upnasfaculty 🌿

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Mar 12

“A low dishonest decade/Waves of anger and fear/Circulate over the bright/And darkened lands of the earth/Obsessing our private lives.”

W.H Auden

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Trump’s assault on US universities: five views from the chainsaw’s teeth

The administration’s hostile edicts on DEI and science funding are sending shock waves through the US’ world-leading higher education system. Five US academics give their perspectives

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Mar 7

New on the Latitude blog: a round-up of some of the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research and commentary on climate and coral reefs published in PLOS Climate.

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Coral reef research in PLOS Climate - Latitude

Coral reefs are among our planet’s most complex and biodiverse ecosystems and play vital roles in social-ecological systems, but they are also…

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Mar 5

Can you describe your proposed research in three minutes ? Our honours students @ggm_up do an ‘elevator pitch’ for each other @upnasfaculty #highereducation #sciencecommunication

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Bornabrit1 @lindarothwell.bsky.social · Mar 4

Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Mar 2

Calling for independent scientists to join us on the @unccd.bsky.social Science Policy Interface - exciting tasks before next year’s COP, and this type of work is more critical than ever 🙏🏼. #climate #land #biodiversity #sustainableagriculture

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Call for independent scientists to join the UNCCD Science-Policy Interface

The UNCCD COP16 took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December 2024. Its impact has been tremendous, with governments pledging scale up their efforts to address land degradation and enhance resilience...

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Feb 28

Morning walk @sciencespo.bsky.social

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Feb 27

At @inrae-france.bsky.social ‘s GABI unit (Animal Genetics) - considering genetic diversity and local breeds #biodiversity #sustainableagriculture 🐄🐓

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Emma Archer @emmararcher.bsky.social · Feb 25

Considering climate change implication’s for France’s agricultural sector @inrae-france.bsky.social @ipcc.bsky.social 🌿

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Feb 24

“Any attempts to restrict knowledge creation or censor its dissemination… undermine the core principles of scientific inquiry and obstruct progress” @plos.org

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PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog

Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Feb 24

NO. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality we should not be giving tax breaks to billionaires. We should demand that they start paying their fair share.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Feb 22

What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”

We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”

Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.

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