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Elizabeth Gowing

@elizabethgowing.bsky.social

British/ Kosovan activist and environmentalist. Travel writer and storyteller for social change. Speaker for groups in the UK. Co-founder of The Ideas Partnership NGO in Kosovo and TIPUK charity. Board member of the Albanian fact-checking NGO, Faktoje

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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.

Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

10.08.2025 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s end the age of plastic! - Greenpeace International I support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. Join me

Join me in support of a strong Global #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic production and use so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. #INC5.2 #BreakFreeFromPlastic act.gp/42PXUdg

24.07.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.

Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay: act.gp/3RIc9dq

28.06.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ban rule-breaking peers from the House of Lords. Lords found guilty of serious misconduct – like bullying or lobbying for cash – still get to make our laws. I just signed a petition to kick rule-breaking peers out of the Lords for good. Want to add...

Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

17.06.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meeting with Lt Col Veton Elshani in North #Mitrovica. He explained the #Kosovo Police's operational plan in response to reported cases of sexual harassment on the streets. New units now patrol 24/7, each with 2 officers, one of whom wears a body camera & at least one of whom is Serbian-speaking.

31.05.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The UK government has to publish a new climate plan this year and it’s a huge opportunity to change trajectory. With @friends-earth.bsky.social I just emailed my MP to demand the next climate plan leaves no one behind – will you join me? 🌍⏰https://foe.uk/caaz7

07.05.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2011, Ebubeker (then aged 13) was one of the first children that our #Kosovan #NGO The Ideas Partnership (TIP) got into school. I saw him last week picking up his son & niece after their day at TIP's kindergarten. Here's to education, to brilliant fathers, & to inter-generational transformation!

06.05.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't allow Trump's Turnberry golf course to host The Open Championship The Open Championship must not give in to the UK government's lobbying and allow Donald Trump to host one of the world's biggest, oldest and respected golf tournaments at any of the golf courses he ow...

Just signed: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

01.05.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These are the names of the 9 children whose lives russia took in yesterday's attack

Their blood is on russia's hands

Tymofii, age 3

Arina, age 7

Herman, age 9

Danylo, age 15

Alina, age 15

Kostyantyn, age 16

Mykyta, age 15

Nikita, age 17

Radyslav, age 7

Nine kids. Killed

Source: U24GOVUA

05.04.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2337    πŸ” 994    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 62
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

24.02.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11533    πŸ” 3302    πŸ’¬ 671    πŸ“Œ 183

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