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Exocarpos cupressiformis, or native cherry, is an Australian root hemiparasite that draws nutrients from neighboring trees while supporting woodlands. Its scale-like leaves resemble cypress, and its edible red fruit, actually a swollen stem, provides a vital food source

A chart by the World Economic Forum titled Global Risks Ranked by Severity. Extreme weather events and biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are ranked 1 and 2 respectively under long term (10 year) risks.

Environmental risks dominate @weforum.org Global Risks Report 2025.

Extreme weather & #biodiversity loss top 10-year threats. Pollution rises in short-term urgency. 🌍

The IPBES #NexusAssessment just showed how important it is to tackle interlinked crises together.

www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Figure from paper showing (a) Four framings of Indigenous futures thinking evident from the literature (Adaptation oriented, Participatory, Culturally grounded, and Indigenising), and the key ideas and science underpinning each frame. Each new framing builds upon and includes elements of the previous framing(s), leading to some conceptual overlap between frames. (b) Geographic distribution of the four framings in this review, and numbers of publications in each country

new paper

Framings in Indigenous futures thinking: barriers, opportunities, and innovations
Cheok+

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01615-1

In science & policy (e.g. IPBES) there has been increasing attention paid to Indigenous futures thinking

However […]

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Spent the last week deep in the Arthur's range of southwest Tasmania. By far one of the more rugged mountain ranges I have ever laid eyes on.

What a treat to experience such a wild place