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Lindsay C. Stringer is a Professor in Environment and Development at the University of York.

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Lindsay C. Stringer
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by Lindsay C. Stringer — Reposted by: Stephen D. Murphy

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Our new paper published in Anthropocene Science provides a new policy option for how we deal with #drought at a global level while taking an integrated policy approach with climate change, biodiversity, disaster risk reduction and development 👇
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 13d
🌍By 2050, droughts could hit 80% of the world’s population, costing hundreds of billion💸.

New paper led by YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social calls for urgent, transformative drought governance under the #UNCCD—aligned with the #ParisAgreement, #CBD, #SendaiFramework + #SDGs.

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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer, Stephen D. Murphy

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🌍By 2050, droughts could hit 80% of the world’s population, costing hundreds of billion💸.

New paper led by YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social calls for urgent, transformative drought governance under the #UNCCD—aligned with the #ParisAgreement, #CBD, #SendaiFramework + #SDGs.

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by Lindsay C. Stringer

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Excited to learn that we've been shortlisted in what's billed as the "Oscars of Higher Education" for our YESI Fellows programme! The final award ceremony is in November.
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York shortlisted in two categories at prestigious THE Awards 2025
The University of York has been shortlisted in two categories in this year’s THE Awards.
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by Lindsay C. Stringer — Reposted by: Fernando T. Maestre, Rob Marchant

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Great to be a coauthor of this new paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com which provides a comprehensive set of solutions to bend the land degradation curve & leverage the transformation of global #food systems. #land #climate #biodiversity @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Aug 14
To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST
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by Fernando T. Maestre — Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer, Ning Chen, Nicolas Gross , and 1 more

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To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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Development interventions can yield co-benefits across multiple SustainableDevelopment Goals. We developed a solutions-oriented methodology to assess the impacts of development solutions applied wood fuel cooking challenges in Nigeria
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A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria
Scientific Reports - A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria
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by Lindsay C. Stringer

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This just happened! | Lindsay C. Stringer
This just happened! I'm honoured! Lindsay Stringer MBE! Huge thanks to all my fabulous colleagues and collaborators, near and far, who have made this possible 🤗 https://lnkd.in/eqSikavY
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by Lindsay C. Stringer

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Mapping stakeholders in Thailand as part of our British Council ISPF-NRCT… | Lindsay C. Stringer
Mapping stakeholders in Thailand as part of our British Council ISPF-NRCT project on Fostering better engagement in biotechnology research in Thailand: Building capacity to understand societal readine...
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by Lindsay C. Stringer

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Thanks to all at Bayero University Kano's Centre for Dryland Agriculture for a great event last week on rangeland sustainability @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social I gave an invited talk on climate resilient development and rangeland restoration
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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TERRASAFE has made one thing very clear from the start: change can’t happen without people.

In our new blog, @tomtimberlake.bsky.social and @proflinds.bsky.social (@yesiuoy.bsky.social) explain why building desertification-resilient communities starts with listening

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by Lindsay C. Stringer

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Our new paper is out in Nature Scientific Reports! It's a complicated business to reduce deforestation and improve clean energy access, and the tradeoffs need to be carefully managed #Nigeria #woodfuel @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · Apr 16
Development interventions can yield co-benefits across multiple SustainableDevelopment Goals. We developed a solutions-oriented methodology to assess the impacts of development solutions applied wood fuel cooking challenges in Nigeria
@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
rdcu.be/ehZn4
A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria
Scientific Reports - A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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Discover the YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project: Composting food waste on the Isles of Scilly. A collaboration between SEI-Y, Biology, SBS, PET + Isles of Scilly Community Venture (IOSCV). ➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe... @lizrylott.bsky.social
Composting food waste on the Isles of Scilly
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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YESI Grant Incubator Session (aimed at Early Career Researchers) Wednesday 2 April, 12:00-2:00 pm, ATB/057 Seebohm Rowntree Building. Book your place ➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
YESI ECR grant incubator session
Join YESI's ECR Grant Incubator Session—a hands-on opportunity to refine your grant ideas with expert feedback from experienced PIs, evaluators, and research services staff!
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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🏠 SHELTER: Sustainable Housing for Eco-friendly Living and Thriving Environments. YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project bringing together expertise from Environment and Geography, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Archaeology + School for Business and Society.
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SHELTER
Sustainable Housing for Eco-friendly Living and Thriving Environments
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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AAH X YESI: Waste event - 9 April, 4:00-5.30pm
How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social

Register➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
AAH X YESI: Waste
Join art historians in conversation with YESI as we explore waste as a heuristic for dialogue across interdisciplinary areas.
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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🌱Introducing our new YESI Discipline Hopping Fellows project "Hope in Creation". Communicating environmental research through literary, visual, and performing arts.
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Hope in Creation
Communicating environmental research through literary, visual, and performing arts
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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🚨 Call for Abstracts! 🚨

Are you an Early Career Researcher working on trade + the environment? Join the Green Trade Lab ECR Workshop 2025 (3–4 July, @york.ac.uk) to present your work + connect with peers!

🔹 Submit by 18 Apr
🔹 Hybrid event
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Green Trade Lab
Early Career Researcher Workshop The greening of trade as a way out of the polycrises? Regress, reforms and rebuilding international cooperation in the environment-trade nexus. 3rd and 4th July 2025 University of York (York, UK). As the world edges over planetary tipping points, with 2024
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by Rob Marchant — Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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Engaging day exploring the pressing issues around #climate finance, #nature positive development, future foci and how links between Government and universities can help to navigate multiple future challenges @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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How can we improve access to clean + modern energy for cooking and reduce land degradation + biodiversity loss in Nigeria?

Check out this collaborative project between researchers at @BUK_Nigeria @york.ac.uk + @ucl.ac.uk for some answers.

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Clean Cooking: Fast Path to Saving Forests in Nigeria
YouTube video by YESIatUoY
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer, Jane K. Hill

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We're thrilled to welcome @proflinds.bsky.social as our new Associate Director.

Lindsay is a Professor in Environment and Development, and Director of the @yesiuoy.bsky.social.

Find out more about her research and what drew her to #LCAB

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Introducing the Centre's new Associate Director
Professor Lindsay Stringer is the new Associate Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity. Here we talk about her area of work and what drew her to the Centre.
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Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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🌍At #COP16 in Riyadh, @proflinds.bsky.social represented @desertificationeu.bsky.social in a session on innovative approaches to combat land degradation. She highlighted the projects multi-actor partnerships empowering local communities to tackle desertification across Europe + North Africa.🤝🌱#UNCCD
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by Lindsay C. Stringer

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New paper on Climate Resilient Development in vulnerable geographies now out: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @yesiuoy.bsky.social
Climate resilient development in vulnerable geographies - Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the urgent need to operationalise Climate Resilient Development Pathways (CRDP), adopting mitigation and adaptation measures to secure a safe c...
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by Lindsay C. Stringer

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What's going on in Riyadh? swedenherald.com/article/drou...
Drought and Disasters - This is What the Desert Meeting is About | Sweden Herald
Increasing deserts that spread out, agricultural land that gets destroyed, and drought that paralyses communities
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by Lindsay C. Stringer

Reposted by: Lindsay C. Stringer

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📢Exciting news! @proflinds.bsky.social is PI on one of 12 scoping projects awarded by @innovateuk’s Climate-Smart Agriculture P'ship🌍🌱

Connecting the UK, Brazil, Ghana + Nigeria to innovate for sustainable food systems + climate-smart solutions.

More info➡️https://ow.ly/1gPz50Ui6fA
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