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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 1d

-Mensen worden vooral besmet met hoog-pathogene vogelgriep door nauw contact met besmette dieren (vnl. kippen).
-Besmetting is zeldzaam: in 28 jaar zijn 1.088 besmettingen bij mensen vastgesteld.
-Als mensen besmet worden, kan het wél gevaarlijk zijn: 531 van die mensen zijn overleden. rdcu.be/eJSn8

Human cases of Gs/Gd lineage virus infections reported between 1997 and February 2025 per geographical area, according to United Nations Statistics Division geographical regions. Source: Bellido-Martín, B., Rijnink, W. F., Iervolino, M., Kuiken, T., Richard, M., & Fouchier, R. A. M. (2025). Evolution, spread and impact of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza A viruses. Nature reviews. Microbiology, 10.1038/s41579-025-01189-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-025-01189-4

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 1d

-Mensen worden vooral besmet met hoog-pathogene vogelgriep door nauw contact met besmette dieren (vnl. kippen).
-Besmetting is zeldzaam: in 28 jaar zijn 1.088 besmettingen bij mensen vastgesteld.
-Als mensen besmet worden, kan het wél gevaarlijk zijn: 531 van die mensen zijn overleden. rdcu.be/eJSn8

Evolution, spread and impact of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza A viruses

Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Review, Fouchier and colleagues explore the evolution, spread and zoonotic risks of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses. They highlight recent unusual...

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 1d

Verbreek het handelsakkoord met Israël www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Opinie | Verbreek het handelsakkoord met Israël

Israël: Europa moet het handelsverdrag met Israël opschorten, maar lidstaten kunnen dat ook individueel doen. Dat moeten ze ook doen, vinden Piet Eeckhout en David Reybrouck.

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Caring Farmers @caringfarmers.bsky.social · 1d

Tijd voor #CaringEconomists? @timjackson.org.uk ,welcome to the @caringmovement.bsky.social! "Als economen het over voorspoed hebben, hebben ze het vaak over wealth, materiële welvaart of rijkdom. U koppelt voorspoed aan health, gezondheid of welzijn". www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Een economie gericht op zorg in plaats van groei en individueel gewin? Het kan, zegt deze econoom

Tim Jackson | ecologisch econoom: De „hypernerveuze samenleving” met zijn burn-outs en psychische problemen eist z’n tol. Postgroeidenker Tim Jackson pleit voor een economie die draait om zorg en zorg...

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 1d

There are 31 commercial poultry farms (!) in a 10 km radius around the infected poultry farm, while the province of Drenthe is not the province with the highest poultry density in the Netherlands.

The Netherlands has by far the highest poultry density of all countries in the European Union (some island states excepted). Also, 5 of the 15 so-called NUTS2 regions (~provinces) with the highest poultry densities are in the Netherlands, including the province of Drenthe.

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 1d

Poultry in the Netherlands are not vaccinated against HPAI, so the birds were unprotected. Broiler breeder farms are normally considered to have a high level of biosafety. However, a recent paper in 7 poultry farms in the Netherlands with a history of HPAI indicated low biosafety in 6 of them.

Elbers, A. R. W., & Gonzales, J. L. (2025). Identification and Characterization of Biosecurity Breaches on Poultry Farms with a Recent History of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infection Determined by Video Camera Monitoring in the Netherlands. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 14(8), 751. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14080751

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 1d

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus detected in a commercial poultry farm (71,000 broiler breeders) in the Netherlands (Gasselternijveenschemond, province Drenthe). All of them will be killed to try to stop the virus from spreading.
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Vogelgriep vastgesteld in Gasselternijveenschemond

In Gasselternijveenschemond (gemeente Aa en Hunze, provincie Drenthe) is vogelgriep vastgesteld op een bedrijf met vleeskuikenouderdieren. Om verspreiding van het virus te voorkomen, worden de circa 7...

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 3d

⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️

📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...

#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

Image of a deceased Puffin lying on the ground. White wording on an orange background reads: Please report sightings of dead birds.

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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 2d

Today, 250.000 people took to the streets of Amsterdam to protest Israel's genocidal violence in Gaza and the cowardly response by the Dutch government. It followed on two earlier protests, one with 150.000 protesters, and the first one with about 100.000. By Dutch standards, these are huge numbers.

Oxfam Novib @oxfamnovib.bsky.social · 3d

WIJ ZIJN MET MEER❗

#RodeLijn

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Roos Vonk @roosvonk.bsky.social · 4d

Mooi interview met @ruudzanders.bsky.social, de vegan veehouder, in VK. Interviewer stelt scherpe vragen en Ruud is heel open en transparant over zijn ambivalentie. ik vind dat sterk, het kan mensen tot denken aanzetten.
Je kunt meer horen in deze podcast www.studioplantaardig.nl/Podcast/98-d...

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Grüntyers @gruntyers.bsky.social · 4d

Dierendag demo vandaag in Amsterdam

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 4d

In-depth interview with the great Peter Daszak. One of the things that makes him happy is working hard with the new nonprofit, Nature Health Global (naturehealthglobal.org), to build back from the devastation these last 5 years have caused. www.thisrobotdreaming.com/blog/intervi...

Solutions For Planetary Health: - Nature.Health.Global

Working through research and education towards planetary health and a future that supports healthy ecosystems and resilience to emerging disease threats.

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 4d

Jackson: „Als welvaart je doel is, is groei een behoorlijk goed dynamisch model: welvaart of rijkdom kan je vergaren. Maar als gezondheid je doel is, draait alles om balans.” Een economie gericht op zorg in plaats van groei en individueel gewin? Het kan, zegt deze econoom www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Een economie gericht op zorg in plaats van groei en individueel gewin? Het kan, zegt deze econoom

Tim Jackson | ecologisch econoom: De „hypernerveuze samenleving” met zijn burn-outs en psychische problemen eist z’n tol. Postgroeidenker Tim Jackson pleit voor een economie die draait om zorg en zorg...

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Purple Larley @purplelarley.bsky.social · Aug 19

I've just finished The Care Economy by Tim Jackson and here's my review.

TLDR: I loved this book. Read it for a vision of the future that is full of hope.

#sustainability #climatechange #economics #nhs #health #latestagecapitalism

Having read Tim Jackson’s other work, I was fairly confident I’d enjoy The Care Economy and be stimulated by its ideas. What I hadn’t expected was to love it. I should have known from the start—Jackson tells us this is a book “for people who don’t even like economics as much as for those who do.”

The Care Economy offers a vision for society that resonates deeply with my own values and instincts. Reading it felt like scratching an itch, with the relief of discovering that others share my hopes for the future. But Jackson doesn’t stop at instinct—he unpacks why we’ve ended up in our current predicament and how we might move forward to an economy that is care, rooted in the understanding that true wealth is health.

The book is woven with magic: stories, philosophy, facts, and thoughtful solutions. It’s a genuine page-turner—I found myself rushing to reach the end, the point where we implement its wisdom and begin living fulfilling, care-full lives.

Book cover - The Care Economy by Tim Jackson

The artwork is a painted red circle - half is a solid line and the other half starts to break down a bit. This symbolises a state of active care that is needed to retain balance.

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Matt Orsagh @mattorsagh.bsky.social · 21d

Came across this and thought I would share. Free online event listening to Tim Jackson and Kate Raworth talk about #degrowth, donut economics and the care economy. Tomorrow.

www.theconduit.com/upcoming-eve...

The Care Economy: Tim Jackson in Conversation with Kate Raworth - The Conduit

Wed 17 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm Ecological economists Tim Jackson and Kate Raworth on building a healthier and more humane society.

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 7d

New book review!

The Care Economy by Tim Jackson. Reviewed by Peter C. Grosvenor.

The book argues that prosperity should be defined in terms of health rather than wealth, and that care should replace growth as the objective of economic activity...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 4d

What are the indicators of the nexus elements according to the new @ipbes.net #Nexus Report?🤔

Check this graphic to find out!

And if you haven't yet, access the Summary for Policymakers already available in English. Other UN languages coming soon ⤵️
www.ipbes.net/nexus/...

A scientific data visualization showing two sets of graphs tracking global trends from 1970 to 2020:

Section A: "Examples of Indicators of Indirect Drivers" displays six graphs:

GDP (showing exponential growth)
Trade (merchandise exports increasing)
Population (steady growth)
Urbanization (gradual increase)
Environmental regulations (sharp increase)
Renewable energy (recent rapid growth)
Section B: "Examples of Indicators of Nexus Elements" shows six graphs:

Index of ecosystem conditions (declining trend)
Freshwater availability (decreasing)
Food supply (increasing)
Index of species survival (declining)
Life expectancy (improving)
Climate-related disasters (increasing)
Each graph shows data lines for different income levels: low income, lower middle income, upper middle income, high income, and world average. The trends generally show environmental decline alongside economic and social development. All graphs use consistent color coding and clear labeling.

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Johan Vollenbroek @stichtingmobilisation.nl · 4d

Wetenschappers zeggen het al jaren: als we willen voorkomen dat generaties na ons in een klimaathel terecht komen is, naast het stoppen met fossiel, een grootschalige eiwittransitie nodig: eet veel meer plantaardig, en veel minder dierlijk voedsel. Is nog gezonder én goedkoper ook

Commissie luidt noodklok: 'Eet minder vlees en meer groenten en granen'

EAT-Lancet Commission roept op tot een grote voedseltransformatie, om de groeiende crises op het gebied van klimaat, biodiversiteit en gezondheid aan te pakken. Die transformatie houdt in dat er fors ...

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Caring Farmers @caringfarmers.bsky.social · 4d

De rijkste 30 procent van de mensen is, met hun overconsumptie, verantwoordelijk voor 70 procent van de impact die het voedselsysteem heeft op het klimaat, de biodiversiteit, bodem- en waterkwaliteit. Tegelijk lijden 820 miljoen mensen aan ondervoeding. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

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Partij voor de Dieren @partijvoordedieren.nl · 4d

Vandaag presenteren we onze wet die een einde maakt aan de bio-industrie! Het structurele lijden van dieren in de intensieve veehouderij moet stoppen. 1/3

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Jon Cohen @cohenjon.bsky.social · 7d

My book, Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemics, comes out next week. It's not about flawed COVID responses. It's about scientific efforts to develop better vaccines, treatments, masks, surveillance--and to move more quickly...as one world.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690752...

Planning Miracles by Jon Cohen: 9780593321225 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A groundbreaking book about the past, present, and future of pandemics, and a behind-the-scenes portrait of the intrepid and innovative community of scientists working tirelessly to stop the next one ...

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 6d

Youtube video of the EWDA Sustainability Webinar by Alfonso Tascón Yugueros: "Educating for Conservation: Feeling, Imagining, Doing, and Sharing". Enjoy!

Link: youtu.be/0DDI67_MA14

Educating for Conservation: Feeling, Imagining, Doing, and Sharing - Alfonso Tascón Yugueros.

YouTube video by Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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Science Magazine @science.org · 7d

Canadian animal health authorities say 400 ostriches should be culled, after the flock suffered an outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus late last year.

But passionate supporters have opposed. https://scim.ag/46Xke6d

Canada’s Supreme Court will decide fate of ostrich flock hit by bird flu

Farmers and supporters—including RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz—urge government to spare birds that survived H5N1 outbreak

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Henrike ter Horst @henrike76.bsky.social · 6d

Had zojuist een geanimeerd en interessant gesprek met oa @thijskuiken.bsky.social, toen moest ik aan dit artikel denken.
Al wat ouder, maar nog steeds interessant en relevant.

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No, you’re not entitled to your opinion

Every year, I try to do at least two things with my students at least once. First, I make a point of addressing them as “philosophers” – a bit cheesy, but hopefully it encourages active learning. Seco...

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Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 8d

Less than four hours to go until this EWDA Sustainability Webinar will start! Learn how to integrate conservation and sustainability in education. Link for registration is below.

Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 16d

Coming on 30 September, 17:00 CET: EWDA Sustainability Webinar: "Educating for Conservation: Feeling, Imagining, Doing, and Sharing" with Alfonso Tascón Yugueros. He shows how can we guide younger generations to understand, value, and care for nature.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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