New research explores how public programmes shape farmersβ adoption of sustainable agriculture, in Mexico and the United States
ππNew research from the Department's Dr @aiozabala.bsky.social and Professor Andreas Kontoleon explores how public programmes shape farmers' adoption of sustainable agriculture. πRead more here: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/new-res...
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Unlocking Urban Adaptation Imaginaries: New global evidence published in Nature Cities
ππ«The Department's Dr @aiozabala.bsky.social has recently co-authored a new paper in Nature Cities. The article explores how local adaptation actors conceive and imagine climate change adaptation. πRead more on our website here: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/unlocki...
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New Mastercard award for research on urban climate policy in Ethiopia
πΏππThe Department's Dr @aiozabala.bsky.social has received an award from the Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund for a project on urban climate policy in Ethiopia. πRead more on our website here: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/new-mas...
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I opened the Global Forest Watch www.globalforestwatch.org/topics/fires by @worldresources.bsky.social⬠for info about recent fires in Spain... and found this striking image.
What's going on in Angola, DRC and Zambia?
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Negotiations for a plastics treaty were smooth and set for success (in sessions 1 and 2)...
until they weren't.
What happens next 5-14 Aug in session 5.2, will be key for human & planetary health
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2024-6 cohort of the Department's MSt in Climate, Environmental and Urban Policy complete their third residential
πππThe 2024-6 cohort of the Department's MSt in Climate, Environmental and Urban Policy recently completed their third residential in Cambridge. πRead more on our website here: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/2024-6-...
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The writing style is also quite Orwellian
07.07.2025 22:37 β
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Promoters of nuclear power have used historically an analogous narrative, of 'cheap energy', which has been unfulfilled, e.g. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Nuclear is not 'the' solution. There are better, cheaper, less risky ways to decarbonise.
17.06.2025 21:09 β
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The UK gov has 'redirected' renewable energy funds for more civilian #nuclear*, known to be a covert for military development**.
This helps neither people nor planet:
attacks on nuclear sites are realistic, the risks are enormous and decommissioning & disposal costs are exorbitant.
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βBerriztagarriak, isuriak eta anbizioaβ
Nire azkeneko ekarpena, EAEko klima helburu berriak sendotzeko #Gaur8 #Gara π www.naiz.eus/eu/hemeroteca/gaur8/editions/gaur8_2025-05-03-07-00
03.05.2025 09:54 β
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Very much enjoyed the talk by @jasonhickel.bsky.social today at CCI @conservation.cam.ac.uk
30.04.2025 17:52 β
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To use the short-cut of generative AI effectively rather than mindlessly and uncritically, you need to know how to do the task without the short-cut. My column today is on how universities deal with students' embrace of AI on.ft.com/4iqHT1F
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Ex-pats viven por el mundo sin pedir a la escuela pΓΊblica que enseΓ±e menos en mandarΓn o en indonesio.
Euskadi tiene talento, mucho en el extranjero. Para atraer y mantenerlo necesita puestos de trabajo acorde y con garantΓas, en lugar de criticar el sistema educativo que lo creΓ³ en primer lugar.
22.03.2025 06:49 β
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#10
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Timely words for the soul, from who wrote my favourite account of Rachel Carson and about her standing against giants
21.03.2025 21:59 β
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#10
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"ππ³πͺππ-π£π’π£πΊ-π₯π³πͺππ "...
π Nire azkeneko iritzia bihar, larunbateko #Gara alean, #Gaur8 astekarian www.naiz.eus
28.02.2025 10:09 β
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Cambridge University is looking for 2 Assistant Professors in Public Policy to work in the Faculty of Human, Social, & Political Science, starting August 2025.
Scholars with research & teaching experience in public policy are encouraged to apply by 10 March 2025.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50248/
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Excerpt from the framework of agroforestry adoption drivers, classified into external, related to the practice and intrinsic to the individual
(2/2)
π We inventoried over 200 predictors from 79 peer-reviewed qualitative, quantitative and review studies.
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The framework comprehends behavioural, socioeconomic and physical drivers.
22.01.2025 17:53 β
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Drivers to adopt agroforestry and sustainable land-use innovations: A review and framework for policy
What influences individuals' decisions to adopt sustainable land-use practices? The drivers of such complex decisions are manyfold. We develop a conceβ¦
Our new paper! (1/2)
ππΌ Complex factors drive individuals' decisions π€ to adopt sustainable land-use practices π‘ We develop a framework of potential adoption drivers, to guide policy design.
π www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
w @upascual.bsky.social Garcia-Barrios & Mukherjee
22.01.2025 17:53 β
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What does βsustainable seafoodβ really mean? π
π Our study led by Abigayil Blandon reveals 4 perspectives across Japan & Sweden:
1. Regulation-focused
2. Eco-centered
3. Industry-driven
4. Community-based
w M Jonell & H Ishihara π
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Β«EkoΒ» eta Β«sozialΒ» kontzeptuen arteko harremana hobetu
Hainbat nazioarteko helburu betetzeko bost urte besterik ez dira gelditzen: planetaren azalaren ia herena babesteko, Garapen Jasangarrirako Helburu...
Hurrengo 10 urteetan krisi ekosozialari aurre egiteko gakoak: digitalizazioa, klima mitigazioa eta egokitzapena, (mikro)plastikoak eta bioaniztasunaren osasuna.
π Nire hausnarketa ποΈ
www.naiz.eus/eu/hemerotec...
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