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Mairéad O'Donnell
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Fulbright scholar and PhD candidate with NovelEco (Trinity College Dublin). Researching co-design methods and urban wild spaces 🌿 @[email protected]
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Mairéad O'Donnell @maireadod.bsky.social · Jan 14
I'm very proud to share the first publication from my PhD research.
Thank you to my co-authors from @noveleco.bsky.social for the guidance and support to enhance the quality of this research.
The paper is open access, available at the following link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Redefining co-design for social-ecological research and practice: A systematic literature review
Collaborative processes such as co-design are increasingly crucial in generating social-ecological research and practice. Fostering change within comp…
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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 4h
This is honestly the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time- banning the use of the words burger & sausage on plant based products.

The world is burning & war ravaged, & this is what our Parliamentarians think they need to 'fix'?

P.S. Fish also don't have fingers, right @oisinc.bsky.social?
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 22d
AI is the wrong tool to tackle complex societal & systemic problems. AI4SG is more about PR victories, boosting AI adoption (regardless of merit/usefulness) & laundering accountability for harmful tech, extractive practices, abetting atrocities. yours truly
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The False Promise of “AI for Social Good”
Abeba Birhane refutes industry claims about the technology's potential to solve complex social problems.
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Alexandra Tsatsou @alexandratsatsou.bsky.social · 6d
Inspiring Jane Goodall, RIP!
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
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Marcus Collier @marcuscollier.bsky.social · 7d
We are hiring!
Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Any enquiries, please DM me!
#academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d
Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
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Jon Griffin @jongriffin.bsky.social · Aug 19
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · Aug 19
"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til it's gone? Paved paradise, put up a parking lot."

This has to be one of the most evocative songs ever written and sung on the insane, frenzied destruction of nature going on all around us. Year in, year out.
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Jon Griffin @jongriffin.bsky.social · Aug 19
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Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (Official Lyric Video)
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Brenda Zoderer @brendazoderer.bsky.social · Aug 11
Our new paper shows strong support for #urbanrewilding among local communities; however, lower #acceptance of younger residents, non-users & deprived neighborhoods calls for context-specific adaptations to prevent environmental injustices in cities. @bokuvienna.bsky.social

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 4
This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · Jul 30
The starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime and must be stopped immediately.

Our Full statement on bit.ly/44SCwVk

#CeasefireNow #EndTheSiege
Weaponised aid is not aid Stop the siege of Gaza
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · Jul 30
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @nfrantzeskaki.bsky.social , Katinka Wijsman, Nadja Kabisch, and @timonm.bsky.social explore how #NatureBasedSolutions can support just urban transformations.

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#NbS #UrbanJustice #UrbanSustainability #PNAS #JustTransitions
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · Jul 24
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @timonm.bsky.social + 23 authors synthesize 60+ reviews & global regional knowledge on urban #NatureBasedSolutions.

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/jGfYSqO
#UrbanSustainability #NbS #PNAS
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · Jul 22
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: Elizabeth M. Cook, Yeowon Kim, Nancy B. Grimm, and Weiqi Zhou introduce how #NatureBasedSolutions can make cities more resilient.
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#NbS #UrbanSustainability #Equity #ClimateResilience #GreenCities
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GAP Ireland @gapireland.bsky.social · Jul 18
Today, 18 July, is Nelson Mandela Day.

#ItsInYourHands #MandelaDay2025
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · Jul 16
Fat Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) is one of the Irish dairy industry’s largest exports. Almost no one has heard of it because it’s exported mainly to African countries and marketed as milk for its health and sustainability - but it’s made of skimmed milk powder (a byproduct of butter) with palm oil or..
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DeSmog @desmog.com · Jul 15
🔴 NEW: How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa

📝 @brigitte-whl.bsky.social @phoebecooke.bsky.social @shaunacorr.bsky.social with Beloved John @premiumtimesng.bsky.social 👇

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How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa
In a packed function room in Lagos, Nigeria, the jaunty sounds of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke’ start to play. Then, as a giant sparkler and confetti cannon erupt, a curtain slowly parts to reveal a spin...
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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · Jul 14
My TEDx talk is out! There’s no way I’m going to watch it, but maybe somebody else will 🙂 (I’ve asked them to fix the spelling mistake.) youtu.be/Rs_qMeqKc_I?... #optimism #happiness #howeconomicscansavetheworld
Optimism: A Duty? | Erik Agner | TEDxKI
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Marcus Collier @marcuscollier.bsky.social · Jul 14
I’m delighted to be part of the writing team for TWO exciting new papers published today as part of the Natura Project Network; #openaccess thanks to the NSF. ‘Nature-based solutions for #urban #sustainability’, led by Dr Elizabeth Cook, is here: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... #naturebasedsolutions
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Marcus Collier @marcuscollier.bsky.social · Jul 12
Great weather for doing some research on drystone wall ecology. Here, with two recently graduated students working as excellent research assistants, Órla R. Fitzgerald and Evelyn Sweeney, we are collecting some very preliminary data and testing methods.
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Timon McPhearson @timonm.bsky.social · Jul 10
"Gutting of the national infrastructure around weather emergencies comes at the same time that climate change is making severe disasters more common and more dangerous" www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Why Texas’ floods are a warning for the rest of the country
The disaster that unfolded in Kerr County, Texas, shows how many communities will struggle to prepare for extreme weather as the federal government pulls back.
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Timon McPhearson @timonm.bsky.social · Jul 10
"We need federal investment and commitments to help local vulnerable communities build systems that can decrease impacts.” www.ft.com/content/f9d9...
Texas floods ring alarm bells over global early warning systems
As extreme weather increases, countries are urged to invest in technology to warn populations of impending disasters
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 10
I talked to a journalist at the Geneva Solutions about the censorship i experienced at the AI for Good Summit 2 days ago

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UN AI summit accused of censoring criticism of Israel and big tech over Gaza war - Geneva Solutions
A prominent AI scientist says she was pressured by the organisers of the UN’s flagship conference on AI to censor parts of her presentation that criticised Israel over its war in Gaza and the role of ...
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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jul 9
Is sustainability thinking too WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic)? New article by Rachelle Gould, Yolanda Jimenez Naranjo and @pattybal.bsky.social
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Ecosystems and People @esandpeople.bsky.social · Jul 8
How WEIRD is your #sustainability thinking? This article explores how Western psychological #norms shape global sustainability efforts - often at the expense of more #relational worldviews from non-WEIRD cultures. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 8
NO. AI. FOR. WAR. CRIMES!!!
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Mairéad O'Donnell @maireadod.bsky.social · Jul 8
Brilliant keynote 👏
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 8
my keynote happening in a few mins. registration here to stream it

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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · Jul 3
🌿 New article alert!
Former USL Visiting Scholar Shahryar Sarabi publishes a scoping review on XR + urban nature as part of his NATURA Early Career Fellowship. 🧠🌳
eXtended Reality for promoting people-nature relationships in cities: a scoping review - npj Urban Sustainability
npj Urban Sustainability - eXtended Reality for promoting people-nature relationships in cities: a scoping review
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