Let's take a minute of silence tonight or tomorrow, on Lorenzo Borella Memorial Day. Nine yrs ago Lorenzo Borella, a promising TROPIMUNDO Student, was lost to the ocean. We remember him dearly.
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📷 Lorenzo Borella, Phyllidia varicosa, Redang 🇲🇾

We are in a triple planetary crisis of
⚠️Climate change
⚠️Pollution
⚠️Biodiversity loss
This is a reminder that the risk of species extinction increases with every degree of global warming.
UN Climate Change

#PostcardsFromTheField 📸TROPIMUNDO students, in their 2nd semester at Technical University of Mombasa, share snapshots from their tropical adventures! 🌴 Immersed in wildlife and culture, exploring biodiversity at Africa's heart! 🦏🐆 #TropicalSemester

The University of the Philippines joins our Muslim communities in celebrating Eid al-Fitr. May this culmination of the Ramadan bring you renewed faith and blessings.

Eid Mubarak!

Engineering Students Association TUM wishes all Muslims Happy Eid Ul Fitr.

Eid Mubarak! May this special day bring joy, peace, and abundant blessings to you and your loved ones.

#TunzaMaliYako #ExploreExperienceConserve #Eidmubarak2024

The same reef from a drone shot in 2023 and just a few days ago (2024) - the bleaching on the northern GBR is next level. The world is on fire (even under the water). Photos from Mar Inn

Chaleureuses félicitations au Pr Maria Faye et au Dr Bacary Ba pour services rendus à la médecine
#ucad est fière !
#FMPO Pr Ahmadou Aly MBAYE Pr Aminata Niang

#EPHEMERIDE ⌛️✨
Votre minute d’histoire !

Un 30 mars 1987, l'Université de Dakar change de dénomination et devient Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, avec comme Parrain le Professeur Cheikh Anta Diop.

Pour rappel, l’Université de Dakar a été créée le 24 février 1957, et…

⏰ Good news! Deadline for abstracts for #ATBC2024 in #Kigali extended to April 10, 2024! Don't miss your chance to present your research on 'Achieving Inclusive Science for Effective Conservation, Adaptation, and Resilience in the Tropics'. Details: conta.cc/3T3uVMf

This month is 10 years that you are watching and following us on #Twitter X
We are preparing to take in our 12th generation of TROPIMUNDO students. If you are interested to enrol in our 2 yr #MSc programme as a self-funded student, now is the time to apply.
📷Millie German

📜 JOB OFFER ALERT 📜
Two secretarial vacancies for bilingual applicants (French-English) holder of a Bachelor diploma in Administration/Management in Brussels.

1. TROPIMUNDO:
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2. Department of Organism Biology - DBO:
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⏰ Time's running out to submit abstracts for #ATBC2024 in #Kigali , #Rwanda ! Share your innovative ideas with a global audience. Deadline: March 30, 2024. Oral/poster presentatios. Don't miss out! Details: conta.cc/3T3uVMf

Over half of the tropical #forests worldwide have been destroyed since the 1960s.

Forest landscape restoration is a #NaturebasedSolution that can reverse these losses.

📌 Participatory Action Research (PAR) is a #tool for fostering a new paradigm in natural resources management.
It facilitates transformative change through a simultaneous process of research and taking action.

Read/Download this #publication from➡️ bit.ly/3U1y8hN

Forests provide many benefits for people, for climate, and #ForNature . These include:

✅Providing food and medicine
✅Housing over half of the world's #biodiversity
✅Stabilizing weather and climate

We must act to protect and restore our forests
Learn how 👇via WildLifeConservation

The climate crisis is devastating our planet, including our ocean.

We all have a role to play to #SaveOurOcean . Get inspired:

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Can oceans accommodate increased development envisioned by the Blue Economy? Spillias & colleagues present a framework that could guide future management. Read more here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Scientific studies have shown that being in nature can help improve mental health and cognitive function.

Learn more about some of the benefits of urban trees 🌳🌳🌳

Infographic via The Nature Conservancy

Download a free Food and Agriculture Organization & @UNREDD report:

Comparative study of carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional #REDD +: Case studies from Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean

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