Peter Marra
@PeterPMarra
Dean-The Earth Commons Institute, Laudato Si’ Professor of Biology and the Environment @Georgetown, #environment, #ornithology, |views are my own
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Every winter in Greece, from here on
out, will be the warmest on record. This means disaster for summer crops, wildfire risk and human health. Is anyone listening? This is just gonna keep getting worse.
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Kyle Horton Peter Marra Team BirdCast 'Across residential and urban landscapes, communities need laws and enforcement to reinforce educational efforts and voluntary compliance. This will protect birds and reduce building strikes.' Read the opinion piece in PNASNews from @peterpmarra Kyle Horton + Andrew Farnsworth
Bird collisions are something we can reduce but we don't. Our Opinion piece is simple: Enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act - Now! w/Andrew Farnsworth & Kyle Horton #LightsOut
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Excited to announce the first EarthCommons undergraduate degree. In partnership with Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences, the Joint Environment & Sustainability Program (JESP) will expand educational and professional opportunities for Georgetown students in the environmental field.
Qatar is one of the fastest-warming nations in the world. We convened in its capital city, Doha, for the first EarthCommons and Georgetown University in Qatar Water Security Conference, where I moderated a panel about safeguarding biodiversity in the Gulf while combating the climate crisis.
Day 2 of Sustaining the Oasis in Doha. An important lead in to #COP28 . The water agenda needs to be part of the negotiation - mitigation, adaptation and finance as well as the science needs to be part of the discussion. The Earth Commons Georgetown University
Excellent start to our water conference with Malcom Malcolm Gladwell - Sustaining the Oasis- brought by Georgetown University-Qatar and The Earth Commons. Water resources security here are a tremendous problem
Did you check out our latest ECo Newsletter edition? I’m particularly excited for this week’s ECo Talk with Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. Plus, this weekend, we head to Doha for “Sustaining the Oasis” with Georgetown University in Qatar. Take a look and subscribe: mailchi.mp/georgetown/eco…