YESI does the Great York Walk YESI recognises the important links between environmental sustainability and people's mental health and wellbeing. Our Environment and Health research theme directly tackles some of these issues. We'r

20 mi for mental health!🚶‍♂️💨

YESI is taking on the #GreatYorkWalk to raise funds for mental health research. Support @proflinds.bsky.social, @rob-marchant.bsky.social, @sabineclarke.bsky.social + Kate Arnold as they walk for a healthier planet + a healthier mind.

Sponsor them here:

Loads of postdoc jobs up for grabs in York, UK at the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity! 👇

Professor Lindsay Stringer proudly showing her Member of the Order of the British Empire insignia.

Big news!🎖️YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social was at Windsor Castle yesterday for her official investiture.

She formally received her MBE for services to Environmental Development—testament to her global impact on climate policy🌍✨

The whole YESI team is bursting with pride. Congrats, Lindsay!👏

🚨New paper co-authored by YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social: #ENSO significantly amplifies global vegetation resilience variability. 53% of vegetated area impacted, with future hotspots expanding to N. North America + E. Siberia.

Critical for climate-adaptive governance. Read: buff.ly/MuAMbRP

From quantum leaps to improving patient care: Celebrating the achievements of our researchers in driving positive change The University of York is celebrating a year of exceptional academic achievement, with many of our researchers receiving recognition for being at the forefront of their fields.

Ending 2025 on a high!🌟

So proud to see so many @york.ac.uk researchers recognised for their global impact this year. Huge congrats to YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social + Resilient Socio-ecological Systems co-lead @rob-marchant.bsky.social for making the list!🌍🌱

Read more:

The YESI Team, Claire Hughes (Head of Dept of Environment and Geography) and James Chong (Head of Dept of Biology) standing in front of starry background

We didn’t win but we had a fabulous and uplifting night at the #THEAwards and we were honoured to be shortlisted in the Environmental Leadership category.

Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, you’re all amazing 👏👏👏

What happens to the soil total carbon pool when land use changes? 🌱

A new paper from @proflinds.bsky.social +colleagues, in Agriculture, Ecosystems + Environment explores how shifts in land use affect soil carbon — a key factor in tackling climate change.

🔗https://buff.ly/bBroAcy

What can be done to help make the UK’s development trajectory more drought proof?

In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..

Our new paper published in Anthropocene Science provides a new policy option for how we deal with #drought at a global level while taking an integrated policy approach with climate change, biodiversity, disaster risk reduction and development 👇

York shortlisted in two categories at prestigious THE Awards 2025 The University of York has been shortlisted in two categories in this year’s THE Awards.

Excited to learn that we've been shortlisted in what's billed as the "Oscars of Higher Education" for our YESI Fellows programme! The final award ceremony is in November.
www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Great to be a coauthor of this new paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com which provides a comprehensive set of solutions to bend the land degradation curve & leverage the transformation of global #food systems. #land #climate #biodiversity @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social

This just happened! | Lindsay C. Stringer This just happened! I'm honoured! Lindsay Stringer MBE! Huge thanks to all my fabulous colleagues and collaborators, near and far, who have made this possible 🤗 https://lnkd.in/eqSikavY

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Mapping stakeholders in Thailand as part of our British Council ISPF-NRCT… | Lindsay C. Stringer Mapping stakeholders in Thailand as part of our British Council ISPF-NRCT project on Fostering better engagement in biotechnology research in Thailand: Building capacity to understand societal readine...

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Thanks to all at Bayero University Kano's Centre for Dryland Agriculture for a great event last week on rangeland sustainability @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social I gave an invited talk on climate resilient development and rangeland restoration

Check out this new @desertificationeu.bsky.social blog by @tomtimberlake.bsky.social and YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social

Our new paper is out in Nature Scientific Reports! It's a complicated business to reduce deforestation and improve clean energy access, and the tradeoffs need to be carefully managed #Nigeria #woodfuel @uoyenvironment.bsky.social

Green Trade Lab Early Career Researcher Workshop The greening of trade as a way out of the polycrises? Regress, reforms and rebuilding international cooperation in the environment-trade nexus. 3rd and 4th July 2025 University of York (York, UK). As the world edges over planetary tipping points, with 2024

🚨 Call for Abstracts! 🚨

Are you an Early Career Researcher working on trade + the environment? Join the Green Trade Lab ECR Workshop 2025 (3–4 July, @york.ac.uk) to present your work + connect with peers!

🔹 Submit by 18 Apr
🔹 Hybrid event
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#GreenTrade

Hope in Creation Communicating environmental research through literary, visual, and performing arts

🌱Introducing our new YESI Discipline Hopping Fellows project "Hope in Creation". Communicating environmental research through literary, visual, and performing arts.
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SHELTER Sustainable Housing for Eco-friendly Living and Thriving Environments

🏠 SHELTER: Sustainable Housing for Eco-friendly Living and Thriving Environments. YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project bringing together expertise from Environment and Geography, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Archaeology + School for Business and Society.
➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...

YESI ECR grant incubator session Join YESI's ECR Grant Incubator Session—a hands-on opportunity to refine your grant ideas with expert feedback from experienced PIs, evaluators, and research services staff!

YESI Grant Incubator Session (aimed at Early Career Researchers) Wednesday 2 April, 12:00-2:00 pm, ATB/057 Seebohm Rowntree Building. Book your place ➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...

Composting food waste on the Isles of Scilly

Discover the YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project: Composting food waste on the Isles of Scilly. A collaboration between SEI-Y, Biology, SBS, PET + Isles of Scilly Community Venture (IOSCV). ➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe... @lizrylott.bsky.social

AAH X YESI: Waste Join art historians in conversation with YESI as we explore waste as a heuristic for dialogue across interdisciplinary areas.

AAH X YESI: Waste event - 9 April, 4:00-5.30pm
How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social

Register➡️ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...

Engaging day exploring the pressing issues around #climate finance, #nature positive development, future foci and how links between Government and universities can help to navigate multiple future challenges @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

Clean Cooking: Fast Path to Saving Forests in Nigeria YouTube video by YESIatUoY

How can we improve access to clean + modern energy for cooking and reduce land degradation + biodiversity loss in Nigeria?

Check out this collaborative project between researchers at @BUK_Nigeria @york.ac.uk + @ucl.ac.uk for some answers.

➡️ youtu.be/EFXoj9fg2kE

Introducing the Centre's new Associate Director Professor Lindsay Stringer is the new Associate Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity. Here we talk about her area of work and what drew her to the Centre.

We're thrilled to welcome @proflinds.bsky.social as our new Associate Director.

Lindsay is a Professor in Environment and Development, and Director of the @yesiuoy.bsky.social.

Find out more about her research and what drew her to #LCAB

www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...

🌍At #COP16 in Riyadh, @proflinds.bsky.social represented @desertificationeu.bsky.social in a session on innovative approaches to combat land degradation. She highlighted the projects multi-actor partnerships empowering local communities to tackle desertification across Europe + North Africa.🤝🌱#UNCCD

Climate resilient development in vulnerable geographies - Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the urgent need to operationalise Climate Resilient Development Pathways (CRDP), adopting mitigation and adaptation measures to secure a safe c...

New paper on Climate Resilient Development in vulnerable geographies now out: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @yesiuoy.bsky.social

Drought and Disasters - This is What the Desert Meeting is About | Sweden Herald Increasing deserts that spread out, agricultural land that gets destroyed, and drought that paralyses communities

What's going on in Riyadh? swedenherald.com/article/drou...

📢Exciting news! @proflinds.bsky.social is PI on one of 12 scoping projects awarded by @innovateuk’s Climate-Smart Agriculture P'ship🌍🌱

Connecting the UK, Brazil, Ghana + Nigeria to innovate for sustainable food systems + climate-smart solutions.

More info➡️https://ow.ly/1gPz50Ui6fA