Laura MacKenzie
@mslauramack.bsky.social
Bookmarks, wetlands, water, nature, climate, post-growth economics, #TrainNotPlane pics, parliamentary nerdery never dies🧛♀️🧟♀️
"Without government policies that put in place the right incentives and create a level playing field, even the most committed companies will struggle to drive transformative change." #BizBiodiversity
The new @ipbes.net Assessment is a scientific reality check for the global economy.
The good news: we already have the frameworks and the solutions. What we need now is implementation and the right policy signals.
See our key takeaways for businesses: www.businessfornature.org/news/ipbes-b...
The good news: we already have the frameworks and the solutions. What we need now is implementation and the right policy signals.
See our key takeaways for businesses: www.businessfornature.org/news/ipbes-b...
IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment: A scientific reality check for the global economy — Business For Nature
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has released its "Methodological Assessment of the Impact and Dependence of Business on Biodiversity ...
www.businessfornature.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"Without government policies that put in place the right incentives and create a level playing field, even the most committed companies will struggle to drive transformative change." #BizBiodiversity
Reposted by Laura MacKenzie
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Article @thelancetplanet.bsky.social highlights wetlands as "critical water connectors across the Rio Conventions" & key to planetary health, with new resolutions adopted at #RamsarCOP15 providing "catalytic entry points for public health sector support" #synergies www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands COP15: synergies, nature-based solutions, and planetary health
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is a planetary health agreement whose work is central
to achievement of most global goals related to the environment. The first line of
the treaty recognises the inte...
www.thelancet.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Article @thelancetplanet.bsky.social highlights wetlands as "critical water connectors across the Rio Conventions" & key to planetary health, with new resolutions adopted at #RamsarCOP15 providing "catalytic entry points for public health sector support" #synergies www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
...The lawsuit, a request for “precautionary measures” to stop a violation of rights, was brought by lawyer Gustavo Ricardo Redín Guerrero on behalf of the toad. Under Ecuadorian law, anyone can act to enforce nature’s rights...🤩🐸⚖️
In Ecuador’s Battle of Toad vs. Road, Toad Wins
(Thanks to the rights of nature)
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
(Thanks to the rights of nature)
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
In Ecuador’s Battle of Toad vs. Road, Toad Wins - Inside Climate News
The court invoked Ecuador’s rights of nature laws in halting a highway project to protect the Jambato harlequin toad, requiring the government to prove construction won’t drive the species to extincti...
insideclimatenews.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
...The lawsuit, a request for “precautionary measures” to stop a violation of rights, was brought by lawyer Gustavo Ricardo Redín Guerrero on behalf of the toad. Under Ecuadorian law, anyone can act to enforce nature’s rights...🤩🐸⚖️
Unexpectedly pleased to be on the Stena Line overnight 🚢 Hoek van Holland to Harwich, which is surprisingly not fully booked! Still an hour before check-in closes… #Eurostar #YoureWelcome #RailandSail
December 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Unexpectedly pleased to be on the Stena Line overnight 🚢 Hoek van Holland to Harwich, which is surprisingly not fully booked! Still an hour before check-in closes… #Eurostar #YoureWelcome #RailandSail
Meanwhile momentum continues #rightsofwetlands #rightsofrivers
‘Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council’ by @debkrol.bsky.social
Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council
Personhood status creates a powerful new mechanism for protecting the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
www.azcentral.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Meanwhile momentum continues #rightsofwetlands #rightsofrivers
"Nature is in crisis, and we need fewer “finance experts” and complex voluntary efforts and more focus on generating political will. We need to embrace the irony that to get the private sector investing in nature, we have to first focus on the public sector." 👀
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Nature is in crisis, and we need fewer “finance experts” and complex voluntary efforts and more focus on generating political will. We need to embrace the irony that to get the private sector investing in nature, we have to first focus on the public sector." 👀
Reposted by Laura MacKenzie
Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions
Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions
Europe is planning to at least triple its data center capacity as part of a push to become a world-class AI hub.
cnb.cx
October 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in some of Europe’s driest regions
With the strongest focus on #water climate nexus since 2020 report it seems, notably insight #5 on declining groundwater and global water cycle - with role of #wetlands and #water key there and for others including #3 carbon sinks #4 climate biodiv feedback and #2 ocean warming
The climate negotiations must be guided by science.
This year’s “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report urges action over promises, warning that the world can no longer afford delays.
Learn more: www.stockholmresilience.org/5.226014ea19...
This year’s “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report urges action over promises, warning that the world can no longer afford delays.
Learn more: www.stockholmresilience.org/5.226014ea19...
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Reposted by Laura MacKenzie
Reposted by Laura MacKenzie
ChatGPT cited a paper of mine which I did not know existed, so I asked it for the link to it.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
ChatGPT cited a paper of mine which I did not know existed, so I asked it for the link to it.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
Unfortunately that link to the Nature website just gave a "Page not found".
So sad.
Come on Bluesky Nederland let’s get the #DogsAtPollingStations party started #TK2025
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Come on Bluesky Nederland let’s get the #DogsAtPollingStations party started #TK2025
Beautifully timed PMB from @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
and #RightsOfNature campaigners: hot on the heels of (at least) two historic motions adopted at #IUCNcongress by Govt, NGO & IPLC members this month, notably 054 rights of nature and 067 rights of rivers & wetlands, which may help!
and #RightsOfNature campaigners: hot on the heels of (at least) two historic motions adopted at #IUCNcongress by Govt, NGO & IPLC members this month, notably 054 rights of nature and 067 rights of rivers & wetlands, which may help!
UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights
UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights
Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Beautifully timed PMB from @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
and #RightsOfNature campaigners: hot on the heels of (at least) two historic motions adopted at #IUCNcongress by Govt, NGO & IPLC members this month, notably 054 rights of nature and 067 rights of rivers & wetlands, which may help!
and #RightsOfNature campaigners: hot on the heels of (at least) two historic motions adopted at #IUCNcongress by Govt, NGO & IPLC members this month, notably 054 rights of nature and 067 rights of rivers & wetlands, which may help!
Many instances at #IUCNCongress and #WetlandsCOP this year when this was not remotely so. Nevertheless: "...collaboration often feels like competition. Convenings branded as 'collective' or 'building momentum' often become exercises in visibility..." 👀 www.connectingforchangellc.com/post/the-net...
The Network We Need vs. the Institutions We Have: Why Collaboration in Water So Often Feels Like Competition
This piece grew out of conversations during and shortly after New York Climate Week — and a recurring question: why do gatherings meant to build collaboration so often feel like contests for control?...
www.connectingforchangellc.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Many instances at #IUCNCongress and #WetlandsCOP this year when this was not remotely so. Nevertheless: "...collaboration often feels like competition. Convenings branded as 'collective' or 'building momentum' often become exercises in visibility..." 👀 www.connectingforchangellc.com/post/the-net...
Phew! Earlier this evening final votes on motions including adoption of 104 on critical minerals and 054 on #RightsOfNature then powerful closing ceremony at #IUCNcongress iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot... iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot... Hats off to the motions team & chairs- we got there!
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Phew! Earlier this evening final votes on motions including adoption of 104 on critical minerals and 054 on #RightsOfNature then powerful closing ceremony at #IUCNcongress iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot... iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot... Hats off to the motions team & chairs- we got there!
A few hours ago, at #IUCNCongress, motion 67 'Living in harmony with rivers through the rights of nature and ecocentric law' adopted by a huge majority -an exciting step forward in recognition of #RightsofWetlands - with more #RightsofNature motions to come... iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot...
October 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A few hours ago, at #IUCNCongress, motion 67 'Living in harmony with rivers through the rights of nature and ecocentric law' adopted by a huge majority -an exciting step forward in recognition of #RightsofWetlands - with more #RightsofNature motions to come... iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot...
Essential and inspiring reading for everyone heading to #IUCNCongress where Rights of Nature - including rights of #rivers and #wetlands- will be a hot topic of discussions and motions to be debated & adopted, including Motion 067: iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot...
The rights of nature is one of the fastest-growing movements on the planet. Now, scientists are increasingly signing on, working with Indigenous communities and others to advance laws and philosophies on behalf of the more-than-human world.
The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights - Inside Climate News
A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.
insideclimatenews.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Essential and inspiring reading for everyone heading to #IUCNCongress where Rights of Nature - including rights of #rivers and #wetlands- will be a hot topic of discussions and motions to be debated & adopted, including Motion 067: iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot...
"F-gas producer Chemours is using the boom in AI and datacenters as justification for increasing production at its ...West Virginia and ...North Carolina, plants. Both... have been accused of polluting their regions’ water, soil and air, and poisoning drinking water"
Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from data centers amid AI boom
Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from data centers amid AI boom
Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean data centers’ climate impact is worse than previously thought
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"F-gas producer Chemours is using the boom in AI and datacenters as justification for increasing production at its ...West Virginia and ...North Carolina, plants. Both... have been accused of polluting their regions’ water, soil and air, and poisoning drinking water"
V useful stakeholderbijeenkomst organised by super talented international biodiversity team of #LVVN on #SBSTTA27 and many key decisions being prepared for adoption at biodiversity #COP17 in Armenia to boost #GBF implementation. Nice end to long week despite brainstrain of Dutch at 9am on a Friday 😆
October 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
V useful stakeholderbijeenkomst organised by super talented international biodiversity team of #LVVN on #SBSTTA27 and many key decisions being prepared for adoption at biodiversity #COP17 in Armenia to boost #GBF implementation. Nice end to long week despite brainstrain of Dutch at 9am on a Friday 😆
Thanks @runblueofficial.bsky.social for organising #WorldRiverRun yesterday - raising awareness (and funds!) for river restoration and protection, which needs to be a much higher priority for action on water security, climate resilience, and biodiversity and nature #nederrijn #uiterwaarden 💦🦩🐟
September 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thanks @runblueofficial.bsky.social for organising #WorldRiverRun yesterday - raising awareness (and funds!) for river restoration and protection, which needs to be a much higher priority for action on water security, climate resilience, and biodiversity and nature #nederrijn #uiterwaarden 💦🦩🐟
“Are the societal benefits of chatbots and deepfakes really worth sacrificing progress towards a safe climate and dependable water supply?”
Together with Foxglove, we’re launching a legal challenge against the government’s decision to force construction of a hyperscale data centre in Buckinghamshire.
Read the coverage in today's Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@theguardian.com
Read the coverage in today's Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@theguardian.com
Angela Rayner hit with legal challenge over datacentre on green belt land
Exclusive: Campaigners complain no environmental assessment made for 90MW Buckinghamshire facility
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“Are the societal benefits of chatbots and deepfakes really worth sacrificing progress towards a safe climate and dependable water supply?”
#bookmark Generative AI is not a ‘calculator for words’. 5 reasons why this idea is misleading theconversation.com/generative-a...
Generative AI is not a ‘calculator for words’. 5 reasons why this idea is misleading
Big tech wants generative AI systems to seem like neutral, reliable tools – but the reality is far more complicated.
theconversation.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#bookmark Generative AI is not a ‘calculator for words’. 5 reasons why this idea is misleading theconversation.com/generative-a...
Reposted by Laura MacKenzie
Changes to ocean currents offer serious uncertainties for scientists trying to predict our future climate.
This new paper finds that even a moderate slowdown of the AMOC could lead to a 40% reduction in annual rainfall in the Amazon rainforest.
Find out more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 2/2
This new paper finds that even a moderate slowdown of the AMOC could lead to a 40% reduction in annual rainfall in the Amazon rainforest.
Find out more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Tropical response to ocean circulation slowdown raises future drought risk - Nature
An Atlantic meridional overturning circulation slowdown drives widespread shifts in tropical rainfall through the propagation of high-latitude cooling into the tropical North Atlantic.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Changes to ocean currents offer serious uncertainties for scientists trying to predict our future climate.
This new paper finds that even a moderate slowdown of the AMOC could lead to a 40% reduction in annual rainfall in the Amazon rainforest.
Find out more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 2/2
This new paper finds that even a moderate slowdown of the AMOC could lead to a 40% reduction in annual rainfall in the Amazon rainforest.
Find out more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 2/2
May also need to have some conversations about the right trees in the right places #peatlands #trees #toplantornottoplant #mangroves #wetlandsCOP15 #COP15Zimbabwe
July 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
May also need to have some conversations about the right trees in the right places #peatlands #trees #toplantornottoplant #mangroves #wetlandsCOP15 #COP15Zimbabwe
Exciting to hear at press conf before day 1 #WetlandsCOP15 Zimbabwe's determination to harness wetlands as #climate solutions & AMCEN declaration African group to bring wetlands to the heart of global negotiations on wide ranging topics #RamsarCOP15 #ZimbabweCOP15
July 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Exciting to hear at press conf before day 1 #WetlandsCOP15 Zimbabwe's determination to harness wetlands as #climate solutions & AMCEN declaration African group to bring wetlands to the heart of global negotiations on wide ranging topics #RamsarCOP15 #ZimbabweCOP15