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Tomorrow at 7pm, sound artist and documentarist @louromain.bsky.social will be guiding you on a journey like no other... Offering a blend of performance, sound and ritual, she will create a unique experience bringing you to exotic Caribbean shores. Info& booking: www.tickettailor.com/events/circl...

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LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025 

For Real Hope and Real Change 

VOTE GREEN  TODAY 

Green Party 

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025 For Real Hope and Real Change VOTE GREEN TODAY Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Vote for real hope and real change.

Vote Green today.

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Joycelyn Longdon - "Technology is ancient – indigenous communities have always been technological" Environmental justice technologist, researcher and educator Jocelyn Longdon on what our city can learn from indigenous wisdom and the environmental action of marginalised people.

🟣 New in @nowthenmag.bsky.social 🟣 "Technology is ancient – indigenous communities have always been technological"

Enviro justice technologist + researcher Jocelyn Longdon on how we can learn from indigenous wisdom and the climate action of marginalised people.

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/joy...

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I think this will give an incredible boost to @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social, but also climate litigations cases like loss and damage @lossanddamage.bsky.social and climate reparations.

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Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...

Today's big news: A new scientific paper by Nature proves the direct correlation between #fossilfuel emissions and #climate damage, linking specific fossil fuel producers to trillions of dollars of climate damage.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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ā­ļøOur new op-ed, written by CETI’s founder David Gruber and CĆ©sar RodrĆ­guez-Garavito, Founding Director of @nyulaw.bsky.social’s More-Than-Human Life Program is out now in #TIMEMagazine!šŸ‹
Read here: bit.ly/3Yd083d

šŸ“ø: iStock byGettyImages

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ONE WEEK TO GO until MPs debate whether to STOP MUSK - or allow overseas billionaires to pollute our politics.

MAKE SURE YOUR MP ATTENDS - email them now: www.writetothem.com

& send them @petergeoghegan.bsky.social's latest: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labours-po...

bsky.app/profile/guys...

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Ecological and climate collapse are two sides of the same coin. Neither can be successfully addressed without addressing the other.

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This Thursday šŸ‘‡

Open to anyone with an interest in exploring #Polycrisis

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Global Biodiversity Framework and the finance sector The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted by 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at COP15 in December 2022. It is a major milestone in the international...

šŸŒWhat role does the financial sector play in supporting nature? 🧪

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework calls on banks, insurers & investors to:

šŸ’° Align financial flows with nature

šŸ“Š Assess & disclose nature-related risks

www.unepfi.org/nature/gbf-f...
šŸ—žļø UNEP

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22 March was #WorldWaterDay šŸ’§

Together with the other nexus elements of health, food and climate, #biodiversity & water are closely & inextricably linked.šŸ’§šŸŒ±

Read more about this and response options in the @ipbes.netĀ  #NexusAssessmentĀ 
https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment

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Why protests like this aren’t happening in the US or UK I cannot say, but they absolutely should be for exactly all the same reasons they’re happening in Serbia.

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Greenland today. #greenland

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A crowd with flags fills a street

A crowd with flags fills a street

Huge protests against Orban in Budapest.

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'Wave of nationalism': Trump tariffs are good politics in Canada and Mexico President Trump's tariffs have caused an upswell in support for leaders in Canada and Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's approval ratings are at 85% – the highest of any Mexican president in the last three decades.

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BREAKING | Protesters in Los Angeles shut down traffic, joining the nationwide movement demanding the release of detained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil.

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Lessons from history for a better future How can the lessons of the past help us navigate the turbulence of the present and future? Social philosopher Roman Krznaric explores why history isn’t just a record of what’s gone wrong — it’s also f...

ā€œHistory offers us an antidote to the idea of an inevitable clash of civilizationsā€ - of war, xenophobia, violence. But we need to look both to the future and the past right now as climate migration increases. #cordoba www.ted.com/talks/roman_... @kateraworth.bsky.social @romankrznaric.bsky.social

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Afterwords: Pauline Oliveros airs tonight on BBC Radio 3 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Feat. Stephanie Loveless from @deeplistening.bsky.social, @irenerevell.bsky.social @drlcagray.bsky.social, Maria Chavez and Annea Lockwood

Produced by @listentosteve.bsky.social

šŸ“ø Paula Court

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Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows:

Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage. 

1
NATURALIST:
And now It is my great honour 

 2
NATURALIST:
to reintroduce the first wild beaver 
back into Britain 

3
[Cut to the BEAVER’S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.]

4
BEAVER:
Well, well, well.

5
BEAVER:
Look who's come crawling back.

6 
BEAVER:
Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya? 

7
BEAVER:
Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*?

8
BEAVER:
I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your head…

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BEAVER:
First you wipe us out… now you ask us to come back and build dams for free…
You actually expect me to be *pleased* don’t ya? 

NATURALIST:
I'm so sorry I…I…

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BEAVER:
ā€œOoh la la, the Brits have come crawling backā€¦ā€
Do I look like *Michel flippin’ Barnier*?

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NATURALIST:
I-if there’s some kind of… *remuneration* we could offer I-I’m sure…

12
BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]:
Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage. 

NATURALIST:
Done.

[ends]

Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows: Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage. 1 NATURALIST: And now It is my great honour 2 NATURALIST: to reintroduce the first wild beaver back into Britain 3 [Cut to the BEAVER’S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.] 4 BEAVER: Well, well, well. 5 BEAVER: Look who's come crawling back. 6 BEAVER: Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya? 7 BEAVER: Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*? 8 BEAVER: I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your head… 9 BEAVER: First you wipe us out… now you ask us to come back and build dams for free… You actually expect me to be *pleased* don’t ya? NATURALIST: I'm so sorry I…I… 10 BEAVER: ā€œOoh la la, the Brits have come crawling backā€¦ā€ Do I look like *Michel flippin’ Barnier*? 11 NATURALIST: I-if there’s some kind of… *remuneration* we could offer I-I’m sure… 12 BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]: Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage. NATURALIST: Done. [ends]

beaver's return

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The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...

NEW: As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, our analysis found that this expanding media ecosystem is overwhelmingly right-leaning.

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go.bsky.app/LjV86zg A work-in-progess starter pack for the IPBES stakeholder community

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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to šŸ“Œ on safeguarding yourself.

First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.

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Climate misinformation and disinformation is rife. Could you spot fake content online? The spread of false information is one the biggest global risks, according to the World Economic Forum, and experts warn the proliferation of climate denialism could stall urgent action.

The spread of false information is one the biggest global risks to climate action.

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Happy Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day! 🌿

Today and everyday, we give gratitude, acknowledgement, and respect to the women and femmes for the gifts they provide our communities all across Turtle Island and beyond.

#Matriarchy #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay

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Taking place during the #CBDCOP16, we discussed the need to understand #gender as a cross-cutting issue, and the challenges to uplift women's participation and ensure their rights, knowledge and lived experiences are integrated in policy and decision-making processes. #IWD2025 #AcceleratingAction

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In honour of #InternationalWomensDay I'd like to share my recent #podcast series produced for the CBD Women's Caucus, a self-organised platform enabling #women & #girls worldwide to advocate for their rights in biodiversity decision-making processes at all levels.

šŸŽ§ open.spotify.com/show/1qrU6B5...

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MEDIA INDIGENA : Weekly Indigenous current affairs program: Storytelling on stolen land: Indigenous eyes on Canadian politics, Pt 2 (ep 359) On this episode: the back half of the all-Indigenous panel MI host/producer Rick Harp moderated at ā€œReimagining Political Journalism: Perils, Possibilities & What Comes Nextā€ā€”convened last No...

šŸ“» NEW EPISODE: the back half of the all-Indigenous panel at ā€œReimagining Political Journalism: Perils, Possibilities & What Comes Nextā€ā€”convened by Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, moderated by MI's @rickharp.bsky.social

šŸ”Š HEAR: pod.fo/e/2b0b1b

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For millennia, the Karuk people in Northern California ā€Šhave managed their land and protected communities from wildfire in part by using controlled burns. Now, the tribe is working to train others in prescribed burns.

For millennia, the Karuk people in Northern California ā€Šhave managed their land and protected communities from wildfire in part by using controlled burns. Now, the tribe is working to train others in prescribed burns.

The Karuk Tribe in Northern California has a long history with fire.

In today's episode, ā€Šwhat can the government learn about fire management from Indigenous peoples?

Listen here šŸŽ§:

https://buff.ly/3WW4F9n

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Solar energy project offers power to the people in East Hampshire A new solar farm with a shared community ownership model is set to launch in East Hampshire, offering local residents the chance to invest in renewable energy.

ā˜€ļø Power to the people! āš”ļø

Exciting news from East Hampshire - a new solar farm with a shared community ownership model is launching soon!

Local residents can invest in renewable energy, own a piece of it & play a direct role in powering a greener future šŸŒ±šŸ™Œ

www.altonherald.com/news/communi...

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Polycrisis Network Launch graphic, depicting firefighters silhouetted against forest fires, and an image of melting ice caps.

Polycrisis Network Launch graphic, depicting firefighters silhouetted against forest fires, and an image of melting ice caps.

The Polycrisis Network is a collective of people in and outside academia working together to understand the interconnection of crises in the world around us.

Join the network for their launch:
šŸ“… Weds 26 Feb
šŸ•ž 3.30 - 5pm
šŸ—ŗļø @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/polycrisis...

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