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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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linkhttps://earthcommons.georgetown.edu/ calendar_today14-07-2017 15:22:22

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JOB ALERT! This is a good one.....I should know having spent 20 years of my career at SMBC. Seriously don't let this one slip by without applying. RT please

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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.
The Earth Commons
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Please RT this job opportunity at the Zoo. Very cool position for someone interested in education, science, and birds. They will lead our education efforts at the new Bird House, do bird banding, and bird friendly coffee demos, etc.

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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

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In one night, a 1000 birds can fatally collide with a single building. The problem is a mixture of light pollution and reflective glass. We have the tools to fix these problems, and yet, collisions continue. We argue that federal enforcement is needed: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

In one night, a 1000 birds can fatally collide with a single building. The problem is a mixture of light pollution and reflective glass. We have the tools to fix these problems, and yet, collisions continue. We argue that federal enforcement is needed: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
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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
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

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 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
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Our climate is changing, and it’s having unexpected effects. The new paper I co-authored in @PNAS looks at the full ecological cycle of migratory birds, showing that Jamaican redstart populations are moving south, rather than north.

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📷 Exciting news! Humbled and proud to announce a game-changing $5M endowment to Georgetown's Earth Commons. This generous gift fuels our mission of environmental education, research, and action. Thank you to our anonymous donors! 📷 today.advancement.georgetown.edu/called_to_be/h…

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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.

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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.

Qatar is one of the fastest-warming nations in the world. We convened in its capital city, Doha, for the first @EarthCommons and @GUQatar Water Security Conference, where I moderated a panel about safeguarding biodiversity in the Gulf while combating the climate crisis.
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3/6
We tested out WGSassign with the American Redstart! We amassed a large collection of samples…thanks to Darshan Narang for facilitating sample collection in Trinidad, Peter Marra for funding and Caribbean samples, SELVA for Colombia samples, and many others

3/6 #BOUsci23 We tested out WGSassign with the American Redstart! We amassed a large collection of samples…thanks to Darshan Narang for facilitating sample collection in Trinidad, @PeterPMarra for funding and Caribbean samples, @selvaorgco for Colombia samples, and many others
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Day 2 of Sustaining the Oasis in Doha. An important lead in to . 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

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. ⁦@theEarthCommons⁩ ⁦@Georgetown⁩
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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

Excellent start to our water conference with Malcom ⁦@Gladwell⁩ - Sustaining the Oasis- brought by Georgetown University-Qatar and ⁦@theEarthCommons⁩. Water resources security here are a tremendous problem
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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…

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Job Alert!! The Earth Commons: Georgetown University's Institute for Environment and Sustainability (earthcommons.georgetown.edu) is searching for an Open Rank Professor of Sustainability. Apply here - apply.interfolio.com/135568
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