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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 · 6d
Very cool to see @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social here to greet President Ramaphosa prior to the opening session of the #G20

Fresh from the #COP30 negotiations to be here 🙏🏽

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @lossanddamage.bsky.social · 6d
1/10. 📣 MUST DO BETTER: 📢Early this morning the #COP30. Presidency released a new text 📜 for the #GlobalMutirão but it still does not go far enough to urgently scale up 📈 #LossAndDamage action and support!🤯

Reposted by Laura Pereira, Dana R. Fisher

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 6d
Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime.

Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
An image of two activists wearing long trains reading "end the fossil fuel era" and "phase out fossil fuels" with banners above them reading "stop Amazon oil" and "1.5oC under threat: time to act."

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 7d
Yay for kitty cat being all good and well 😻

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Laura Pereira, Markus P. Eichhorn

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 7d
🚨If you are at #COP30, evacuate the Blue Zone immediately.

(from a source)

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 14d
I’m not at vitriolic, I’m just like- it’s easy to say this and now suddenly hundreds of years of colonialism disappears because I acknowledge whose land it is before I give a presentation? 🤔

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 14d
Tomorrow our @futureecoafrica.bsky.social event in #E4CA pavilion
Hope to see you there to talk all things #Africa #data for #people, #climate and #nature

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · 14d
Some things happening at #COP30 the is week and Friday we have a special African Futures session at #E4CA pavilion 1-2pm!

Reposted by Rob Marchant, Laura Pereira, Stephen D. Murphy

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 18d
Rob Marchant, Laura Pereira, Unai Pascual, and Thomas Hickler will use their ERC Synergy Grant to understand how nature and societies interact in and beyond mountain socioecological systems ⛰️

@rob-marchant.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social @upascual.bsky.social

👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h

#ERCSyG

Reposted by Laura Pereira, Lisa Ann Richey, Mary McAuliffe

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Oct 24
Israeli forces carry out air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon in violation of US-brokered ceasefire.
Israeli strikes kill four in new Lebanon ceasefire breach
Israeli forces carry out air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon in violation of US-brokered ceasefire.
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Reposted by Laura Pereira

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Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · Oct 10
Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point'.
New research from @exeter.ac.uk using centuries-old clam shells has found signs that key Atlantic Ocean currents may be losing stability.

Full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🦑🐟🧪🌐🌍🌊 #AcademicSky @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
a closeup of bivalve shells. text overlaid in a bold white font: Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point’. New Uni of Exeter study finds evidence of "stability loss"

Reposted by Garry Peterson

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · Oct 9
‼️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 👇🏽

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@sthlmresilience.bsky.social @futureecoafrica.bsky.social
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...
www.tandfonline.com

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · Oct 9
🎥 #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 👇
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA8I...
More from the gathering:
🌍 transformationscommunity.org/tc-esg-2025-...
TC/ESG 2025: Johannesburg Conference Recap
YouTube video by Transformations Community
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Michael Cox, Anna O. Law , and 45 more

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · Oct 5
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 · Oct 4
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 · Oct 4
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!
eatforum.org

Reposted by Kim C. Zoeller

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Laura Pereira @laurap18.bsky.social · Oct 2
‼️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👇🏽

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@sthlmresilience.bsky.social
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.
www.nature.com

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · Sep 24
💡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...

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Stelios Katsanevakis, Wolfgang Crämer , and 6 more

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Climate Action Tracker @climateactiontracker.org · Sep 22
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 · Sep 13
@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 · Sep 13
🦭🌊🦑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 💙🧜🏽‍♀️🐚🦈

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Sep 11
🌍 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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Reposted by Yadvinder Malhi, Laura Pereira

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Aug 20
@ecioxford.bsky.social @univofmaryland.bsky.social @sdclayton.bsky.social @kwatene.bsky.social @hannahritchie.bsky.social @peterfrankopan.bsky.social @jaspermontana.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social @michael.muthukrishna.com @erleellis.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social @davidobura.bsky.social
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.
www.nature.com

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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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...

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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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!

act.gp/3HrhdRu
Global Plastic Treaty
act.gp

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Anna O. Law , and 59 more

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30
Motherfucking wind farms…

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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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

Reposted by Laura Pereira

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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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