@marcfoggin.bsky.social
Conservation biologist with focus on mountains and local communities. Advancing rights-based approaches and just transitions in sustainability. Exploring the theology of relational values. HRA, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.
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Very much worth a watch if you have not yet seen the PM’s brief and moving speech to Americans and Canadians.
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
Eurasian Lynx... solitary wanderer in the snowy heights of Central Asia, walking away into the last of the evening light, 20 May 2024.
Photograph from one of a dozen trail cameras set up by rangers in Yaghnob National Park. #plateauperspectives #Anahita #CEPF
When talking about Sustainable Development, it’s NOT ‘equality’ that we’re after… but rather fairness and equity.
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As we close off 2024... here's our family trio — Marc, Marion, and Alistair— wishing everyone a Happy New Year!!
And for those who weren't in-the-know... 2024 has been the International Year of Camelids 😉
www.fao.org/camelids-202...
Delighted that the Kyrgyz Nomad Trail (KNT) finally launched this year. Great achievement by Yuval Yellin and others! The long-distance trail has great potential to bring community benefit and support conservation aims. Proud to be a partner with KNT.
FAO news article: www.fao.org/mountain-par...
International Mountain Day 2024!
Five-minute short film showcasing mountain landscapes in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, where people and nature thrive together.
#MountainsMatter
#plateauperspectives
#centralasia
Let’s work together to preserve these majestic mountain landscapes!
youtu.be/YGEHoNyyiEs
21 photo stories from Plateau Perspectives
stories.plateauperspectives.org
Enjoy!! 😉
Here’s the playlist for the 42 ecological and conservation concept videos. Perfect for falling asleep at night. Enjoy!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
What could possibly go wrong with Net Zero?
Now please don't get me wrong, I am entirely supportive of achieving this goal. We must redress our current trajectories. But this must be through a Just Transition.
What is a just transition for environmental targets?
post.parliament.uk/research-bri...
An article that we published a couple of years back... and about which, in due course, yet more should be published!
"Thinking Like a Mountain: Exploring the Potential of Relational Approaches for Transformative Nature Conservation"
www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13...
Caring for creation is grounded in the reality that we are made in God’s image —
We are created in God’s image, and God is triune and inherently relational. We also depend on countless fellow creatures to sustain us in our daily living, our community of life.
See kentronetwork.ca/blog/caring-...
One of my current projects is in the Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot and aims to strengthen co-management in Yaghnob National Park.
See stories.plateauperspectives.org/yagnobproject/
The Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF) is supporting this project by Plateau Perspectives.
This is our home base. Northern Scotland. But from here... the world!
I am a conservation biologist with special attention to the human dimensions of sustainable development. Focus on mountain regions, including the Tibetan plateau and Central Asia.
More info at www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/jmfogg...
