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@UKRINews @ESRC funded research combining #PoliticalEcology & #GreenCriminology to understand #IWT in European Bears, Eels & Songbirds. Based @ShefUniPolitics
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Fears New York buildings’ deadly toll on migratory birds could be on the rise theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…
Fresh off the press! In this article Connor Cavanagh&I I use the case of Manas National park in Assam, India to describe conservation non-compliance & how it could play out in the context of Kunming-Montreal GBF 30*30 @IUCN @theAAG tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
As negotiations @UNBiodiversity #COP16 wrap up, look back at @tlappeosthege & @DrAliHutchinson reflections in @GreenEUJournal on #KMGBF- they weren’t very hopeful then about targets & voluntary implementation. 2 years on, their doubts were well founded ⬇️ beastlybusiness.org/2023/03/13/new…
🚨 HUGE new £4.17M funding for nature & communities! 🌍💚 We're thrilled to announce a major grant from Arcadia Fund to tackle illegal wildlife trade & build safe, sustainable trade in wild species. Discover more 👉 loom.ly/IAmrupw #SustainableTrade @UNBiodiversity
A must read about #EuropeanEel in #WildlifeTrade from the brilliant @DrAliHutchinson @MoniPons & @AitorIbezAlons1. Check it out ⬇️
📖New Paper! Together with @MoniPons & @AitorIbezAlons1 - aka the 'eel dream team' 🪱 - we have combined our experiences of legal but harmful activities threatening the #EuropeanEel & discuss how drivers & cultures of demand have shaped the decline of the species Link ⤵️
Congratulations to @LelePizarroCh for an excellent thesis on counter wildlife trafficking (CWT).She develops ideas of geopolitical ecology through focusing on #IWT in Peru. Terrific 😀
After 3 years & 8 months I passed my PhD viva! Huge thanks to my examining committee, supervisors, my partner, & Dany for making it happen! It was a lovely conversation and I had a great time. Expect upcoming publications on the geopolitics of conservation & decoloniality!
Today, a new report documenting 15 years of the illegal killing of birds of prey has been published, and the findings are shocking. The Birdcrime report reveals from 2009-2023 there were 400 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution in Scotland. Birds such as Golden…
Really looking forward to the launch of @torbenja ‘s new book on climate security and justice in Sahel. Do join and invite your colleagues! @brambuscher @biosec_erc @MCAStoen @SianSullivanUK @anthfletch @JessCHope @JesseRibot @schipper_lisa @Lylamehta
After 3 years & 8 months I passed my PhD viva! Huge thanks to my examining committee, supervisors, my partner, & Dany for making it happen! It was a lovely conversation and I had a great time. Expect upcoming publications on the geopolitics of conservation & decoloniality!
Join our side event “Nature Knows No Borders” on 30 October at CBD #COP16Colombia Explore achievements from the recent #CMSCOP14, urgent recommendations for migratory species conservation, as well as shared #KMGBF goals & targets. 🪿🐋 More info here: cbd.int/side-events/62…
Our former team mate @DrAliHutchinson is at #CBDCOP16 - check out her key takeaways from this important global meeting ⬇️
The opening plenary for #CBDCOP16 has begun! Opening statements incl. calls for: 🙌 elevating Indigenous Peoples & local communities, 💲ensuring funds reach local groups (rather than intermediaries), 🌿 & the protection of human rights, environmental defenders & Mother Earth
The European eel stock is low. In 2007, the EU adopted the Eel Regulation to recover the stock, but progress is faltering. The Sustainable Eel Group now presents Recommendations outlining how to proceed. #EelDeal2030 #AgriFish @EUCouncil @ICES_ASC @EU_MARE @hjaruissen @EU_ENV
#COP16Colombia kicks off today in Cali 🇨🇴 A whole of society approach will be crucial to staying on track with achieving the goals of the #KMGBF and building #PeaceWithNature. 🗓️ 21 Oct - 1 Nov 2024 ⏯️ Follow the plenary sessions online: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k…
🚨 Today is the LAST DAY TO APPLY for #DarwinInitiative Innovation and Capability & Capacity - applications for both schemes close at 11:59 PM (BST / GMT+1). Head to the Darwin Initiative website to apply ➡️ loom.ly/a2-xXNU @DefraGovUK #Funding #EnvironmentalProjects
For all your essential #eel information- check out @The_peoples_eel site ⬇️
Special day for us today as we launch our new look website! Please take a look and let us know what you think - particularly our visual gallery page which we will be building on all the time - so ever refreshing.
Job alert🚨 working with a fab team @BOAR_ERC ERC
We are looking for a colleague to join our vibrant and supportive team at The Department of Ecological Anthropology (Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences). eu.avcr.cz/en/news/Resear…
The state of criminalisation for environmental offences "is perhaps more extensive" than some narratives suggest, according to @DrTWyatt, @UNODC In our recent webinar, Dr Wyatt shared insights from UNODC's Landscape of Criminalization report Watch here: naturecrimealliance.org/watch-meet-the…
This week Rosaleen Duffy has reviewed @AudraLMitchell new book Revenant Ecologies for @EnvPeacebuild journal. Spoiler: it’s an excellent & thought provoking read examining the violence of #biodiversity loss & #conservation ⬇️ beastlybusiness.org/2024/10/13/rev…