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Yvonne Buckley

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Ecologist & Professor of Zoology Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Co-Director of the Co-Centre Climate + Biodiversity + Water

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · Aug 18

Looking forward to joining artist William Bock for a walk & talk about his art work on Saturday climatecocentre.org/engagement/t...

Testing the Waters - Climate Co Centre

We create create opportunities for you and your community to get involved, share your experiences, and help shape us develop the solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, and water quality decli...

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · Aug 18

Visited the “Flotilla” Art installation on the River in Westport today. It’s part of the @researchireland.ie funded “Testing the waters” project engaging with local communities around water quality & biodiversity @climatecocentre.bsky.social

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Aug 4

Want to help make a difference to ecological policy & trigger real-world impact?🌏🧪

We're looking for individuals & groups to join our first ever Policy Lab with the aim of answering this crucial question👇

💭What is irreplaceable habitat?💭

More info:

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · Jul 30

“There is much uncertainty in determining the emissions from different soils and land uses … We cannot adequately manage what we do not know.”

That’s why many of our projects focus on understanding ecosystem carbon storage under different conditions, to help close the knowledge gap and ...

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All Island Climate & Biodiversity Research Network @aicbrn.bsky.social · Apr 28

📣Sign up for AICBRN's annual in person event: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-gaps-...
Let's get together to explore what research is required to underpin #biodiversity policy objectives - where do we need to be, where are we now, and how can we collectively build our way to a biodiversity rich island?

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · Jul 2

Last week, our directors and members of the operations team visited our research partners at @unioflimerick.bsky.social. It was great to connect with Prof. Ann Ledwith (Interim Provost) and Prof. Finbar Murphy (Exec. Director, UL Business School).

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Mark Emmerson @meecoprof.bsky.social · May 29

Today the @aicbrn.bsky.social hosted it’s ‘From Gaps to Greenways’ workshop @tcddublin.bsky.social with guest speakers including Jeanne Moore fm #NESC, Senator @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social, Deidre Lynn @npwsireland.bsky.social & Gerry Clabby fm #DECC lots of inspiring discussion @ybuckley.bsky.social

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · May 29

🌾 What do changing rainfall patterns mean for the world’s nourishing grasslands and the food we rely on?

Read @ybuckley.bsky.social's piece in @irishtimes.com:

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

@tcddublin.bsky.social

What do changing rainfall patterns mean for the world’s nourishing grasslands?

Breakfast porridge, our daily bread and rice sustaining more than half of the world’s population are all bred from natural grasses

www.irishtimes.com

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · May 26

@ybuckley.bsky.social on how biodiversity is intrinsic to heritage:

"We use ash trees in Ireland to create hurls ... Ash dieback, a disease exacerbated by climate change, is destroying the species. That loss of natural heritage is impacting our cultural heritage"

www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

Think fast: global warming is coming for our heritage

Action is needed now to protect and preserve Ireland’s heritage in the face of climate change, but heritage itself can be part of the solution

www.thetimes.com

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · May 19

We are looking for a research ecologist to join the Board of @britishecologicalsociety.org. This influential role will help to set the strategic direction and priorities of the Society. Deadline 30 June with the role to start in December.

Join the BES Board of Trustees - British Ecological Society

We are seeking an ecologist working in academic research

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Andrew Parnell @andrewcparnell.bsky.social · May 9

I'm giving a talk next Thurs 15 May, 6pm, Customs House Dublin 🏛️
80 years of Irish temperature extremes 🌡️
Informative ✅
Participatory ✅
Funny 🤨
Details + reg: irishmetsociety.org
Come along if you're curious about heat, cold & climate 🇮🇪

Irish Meteorological Society

Registered Charity Number 20206203

irishmetsociety.org

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · May 9

Many thanks to Prof @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social
and her team @newcastleuni.bsky.social for hosting us! Great to share our first-year wins and hear all about their incredible Climate+ research.

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Several individuals gathered on a path looking at a living biodiversity lab

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · May 8

We had a great day continuing our tour of @climatecocentre.bsky.social GB institutions - thanks very much Ed and all the team @uniofreading.bsky.social

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · May 7

We were honoured to present this evening at a British Embassy (Dublin) hosted reception for the British-Irish Council.

A wonderful opportunity for @ybuckley.bsky.social, @meecoprof.bsky.social
and @edhawkins.org to share about our research priorities.

@ukri.org @researchireland.ie

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · May 6

Today members of our leadership & operations team met with Climate+ researchers and staff at @ukceh.bsky.social

@ybuckley.bsky.social and @meecoprof.bsky.social
gave updates from our 1st year, and we heard about the fantastic research underway.

Thanks for the warm welcome & the tour UKCEH!

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People gather around sensor equipment in a field

People gather around water temperature control equipment in a greenhouse lab

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · May 2

Thanks to wonderful colleagues at the novel ecosystems symposium @noveleco.bsky.social and at the @heritagecouncil.ie Heritage Horizons conference for posing brave and stimulating questions. 2/2

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · May 2

Policy for biodiversity management in a changing world should focus on alleviating land & sea use drivers of loss of evolutionary potential & ecological function to provide adaptation space for biodiversity & ppl to climate change. thanks to @noveleco.bsky.social & @heritagecouncil.ie 1/2

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · May 1

Those of you with connections to schools in the UK, via your kids or otherwise, have they signed up to this amazing scheme NHM is running to help connect kids to nature? www.educationnaturepark.org.uk If not, get them to sign up!

Education Nature Park

Empowering children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and nature’s future..

www.educationnaturepark.org.uk

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · Apr 28

Looking forward to taking part in this important @aicbrn.bsky.social workshop on how to use research to inform biodiversity policy. Register below!

At the @climatecocentre.bsky.social we engage with policy through Climate + Policy Response Unit & we're delighted to work with colleagues in AICBRN.

All Island Climate & Biodiversity Research Network @aicbrn.bsky.social · Apr 28

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All Island Climate & Biodiversity Research Network @aicbrn.bsky.social · Apr 25

📣Our April newsletter has just been published! us17.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...
Read about our upcoming event, a call for input for a report on human rights defenders, interdisciplinary research on NI climate risk, and shipping decarbonisation.
✨Sign up for future issues: aicbrn.net/news/

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · Apr 24

I'm hiring a Research Hub Manager for the AIB Trinity Climate Hub @tcddublin.bsky.social This is a fabulous opportunity to build an excellent and exciting research culture for climate and nature across all faculties of Trinity College Dublin. my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

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People and Nature @peopleandnature.bsky.social · Apr 22

The call for proposals for our new Special Feature, 'Novel Communities in response to Global Change', with @journalofecology.bsky.social & @jappliedecology.bsky.social is open!

See here for more information, including how to submit your abstract: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · Apr 9

James Moran argues for a balanced approach to Cap that addresses the nexus between climate, nature & people at the RDS Finding Common Ground Festival @climatecocentre.bsky.social

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Apr 4

The UK and Ireland nearly cloud free on April 2nd.

Amazing colours over land and sea.

Thanks to Sentinel satellites.

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Peter Thorne @peterthorne.bsky.social · Mar 30

I have a very immediate appointment need for a junior PD position as a chapter scientist on the @ipcc.bsky.social Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Initial appointment will be 6 months so I can appoint immediately but extendable to the two years of the report cycle. (1/2)

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Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · Mar 4

www.climatecouncil.ie/news/a-colos...

News | A Colossal Missed Opportunity - Ireland's climate action and the potential costs of missing targets | Climate Change Advisory Council

www.climatecouncil.ie

Yvonne Buckley @ybuckley.bsky.social · Mar 4

The @ccacireland.bsky.social & @fiscalcouncil.bsky.social highlight the massive missed opportunity from climate inaction. Estimated to cost €8-26Bn to plug the gap between legal obligations & emissions by 2030. Habitat restoration is very cost effective for reducing emissions & removing CO2.

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