To enjoy
fireworks
you would have
to have lived
a different kind
of life.

—Naomi Shihab Nye

On my way to Belfast for #BES2023 - excited to see my extended ecological family! For those interested in #fireecology - come to this session on Thurs PM chaired by ⁦Kate Parr⁩ and myself! We’ve some excellent talks from ⁦Caroline Lehmann⁩ ⁦Alessandra Fidelis⁩ …

Mary Robinson reacts to the release of the draft text at #COP28 :

“It is not good enough to say you recognise and respect the science but then fail to take heed of its dire warnings in the collective action you commit to.

It is not good enough to note with ‘alarm and serious…

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If I must die, let it be a tale.

#FreePalestine
#Gaza

The brutal collective punishment in #Gaza must end. For 2 months, we have seen the Israeli forces' indiscriminate attacks on Gaza target Palestinian civilians and healthcare.

We continue to call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire. It all #MustStopNow .

Children in Gaza don't need a pause in the killing, they need it to stop. That is why there must be an immediate ceasefire.

This is not a radical proposition. It's backed by the UN, countries around the world, and by the majority of the public.

Be on the right side of history.

📢'The #Ogiek are on the front line of a #false climate solution that is used to justify ongoing evictions and emissions.' - FPP's Justin Kenrick on the illegal evictions carried out by #Kenya 's government.

➡️ bbc.com/news/world-afr…

Ogiek Peoples' Dev. Program (OPDP) Land Rights Now ICCA Consortium

Nothing in my view is more reprehensible than those habits of mind in the intellectual that induce avoidance, that characteristic turning away from a difficult and principled position, which you know to be the right one, but which you decide not to take.

—Edward Said

Please come and work with us, we are a lovely bunch, in a collegiate scientific environment.

1/6🚨Our New Publication is out at NatureEcoEvo! Learn why #CerradoConservation and other non-forested biomes🌏 matters for the world at #COP28 discussions! #NaturePublication

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Babies are #NotATarget .

Children are #NotATarget .

Civilians are #NotATarget .

Hospitals are #NotATarget .

Health care workers are #NotATarget .

Schools are #NotATarget .

Humanitarians are #NotATarget .

An unprecedented catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes.

📍 #Gaza is being strangled and the world seems to have lost its humanity.

We urgently need fuel to come into the #Gaza Strip otherwise aid operations, clean drinking water and hospitals - will all come to a close.

“If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted them, their oil would become tears”– Mahmoud Darwish
yris.yira.org/global-issue/6…

The utter brutality and collective punishment being metered out to Palestinians must stop. We must all remember what it is to be human.

Vote Yes! Spoke to my mum who voted Yes this morning. 'It is the only reasonable choice'

Referendums are simply about voting on a principle.

The principle is whether we should recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as our First peoples…

Saying Yes to this principle is a good and honourable thing to do.

We’ve teased you long enough! All of our stories of #socialequity in #naturebasedsolutions are now available, just in time for the start of @adaptfutures!

Read them here: tinyurl.com/dj42hxza