@rob-marchant.bsky.social
I am a professor of tropical ecology at the University of York. I have a passion for Mountain ecosystems and cultures across the Global South, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania where I work with many Universities, NGOs and Government organisations.
Excellent Global event bringing together researchers from Africa, Asia and Europe to showcase how understanding #dryland, #mountain, #air and #food systems can underpin sustainability @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
@mtnresearchmri.bsky.social
Spring fresh snow
from #Kitzentshorn #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #Kaprun
Biodiversity underpins human well-being & a healthy planet. But nature is declining fast, putting global progress at risk.
Explore how the Global Biodiversity Framework - the world’s plan to reverse nature loss - helps advance the #GlobalGoals:
www.unep.org/interactives...
Diverse week from snow buntings to ice caves, from fresh snow to exploring Austrian National parks @ccca.ac.at @Zell am See
Seagrass meadows are among the most widespread and valuable marine ecosystems on Earth.
Yet every 30 minutes, a football field’s worth of seagrass disappears.
This #WorldSeagrassDay, discover why these often overlooked meadows matter more than you imagine.
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
People have coexisted with wetlands since prehistory, making use of their beneficial services while averting unintended consequences.
Integrating traditional knowledge into conservation strategies enhances wetland protection.
#CelebratingWetlands #WetlandsandCulture
According to the @ipcc.bsky.social, marine heat waves have doubled in frequency and have become longer-lasting, more intense, and more extensive since the 1980s.
Urgent #ClimateAction is needed to #SaveOurOcean and ensure a sustainable future for all.
From @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social in @reuters.com today: Africa's solar momentum is spreading fast ☀️ GEM's (@globalenergymon.bsky.social) data shows that Egypt is Northern Africa's leader in operating (3.3 GW) and prospective (46.7 GW) utility-scale solar projects! 🔌💡
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
A truly amazing four days of tropical #ecosystem research presented from around the world coving issues from #restoration to #resilience, from #conservation to #community management #ECTE2026 @unipassauresearch.bsky.social
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How to combine #nature action and #ClimateAction
PL RP🩷💚💙
@carmakarma.bsky.social @uncaged-gypsy1.bsky.social @sophiemom.bsky.social @ser1954.bsky.social @mike1martin.bsky.social @maryannechisholm.bsky.social @kenbazinet.bsky.social @savvysuzy.bsky.social @watsonk.bsky.social
graph: WWF
A Greener Future (AGF) has announced the winners of the 2026 International AGF Awards, recognising the most #environmentally-friendly festivals, venues, tours and event organisations around the world. 🎪
sustainabilityonline.net?p=26337
The waters are rising on the #Rivers Inn, Danube and IIz as the waters join - white from glaciers, brown from runofff and black from the peaty soils respectively @unipassauresearch.bsky.social
Some fantastic insights bring presented into tropical #ecosystems, changes, challenges and links to #livelihoods at the EuropeanTropical Forest Congress @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
Exciting start to the tropical congress with Bavarian music. Opening insights on the importance of historical perspectives to understand #biodiversity, #sustainability and livelihoods
@unipassauresearch.bsky.social
@yesiuoy.bsky.social
@uoyenvironment.bsky.social
#ECTE2026
Stunning dry valleys are the defining feature of the #Yorkshire wolds - supporting diverse #grasslands through crystal clear chalk streams. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
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Keeping it cool
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction to keep #GlobalWarming below 1.5°!
more📖 www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/...
more📖 www.un.org/en/climatech...
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graph via WWF
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateActionNow #renewables
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌴🍂🌳🐝🪳Karrikins: characterised in 21st century from long-known fact some plants need smoke to stimulate germination. Most #BUC2026 knew this! Karrikins perceived by plant protein KAI2 found even in Arabidopsis, so maybe have role in all plants.
Through #BIOFIN, countries are unlocking biodiversity finance at scale. Since 2018, the initiative has helped mobilize $2.7B for nature—with 91 countries now developing Biodiversity Finance Plans to drive long-term action. thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #BiodiversityFinance
Happy New Year - hoping the horse brings happiness and opportunity
@ruihuangart.bsky.social
Exploring Community and Government forest #conservation in #Nigeria provide the evidence on how management, local security, and collaboration are essential for forest #sustainability @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Harbours old and new from restored Coble sailing boats to a celebration of #Bridlington as the shellfish capital of Europe. #yorkshire
The "hidden curriculum" of research grants🎓✨
Securing funding for sustainability is a win—but what happens after the award arrives?
Join us for an honest look at the "post-award" skills you need, with insights from @helendavies.bsky.social + @rob-marchant.bsky.social
More info 🔗 buff.ly/T3uzMlp
Guess who’s turning 217 today? It’s Charles Darwin! 🥳
Born in 1809, he transformed the way we understand the natural world. He developed the theory of evolution by natural selection in his 1859 best-seller, ‘On the Origins of Species’.
Send him your birthday wishes in the comments! 👇
Grand Prize Winner of the solutions summit: Vibrant Planet Data Commons & The Kalispel Tribe of Indians — An AI-powered decision support tool that assists communities in fire mitigation and restoration, built on deep collaboration with Tribal Nations
youtu.be/AkjL-OHRjak?...
Between life or loss, clean or polluted, plentiful or depleted, the choice couldn’t be clearer.
It’s time to #BeatPollution in all its forms.
Every business depends on biodiversity, and every business impacts it.
The first-ever Business and Biodiversity Report finds that businesses are central to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, and outlines concrete actions.
Read @ipbes.net's press release: www.ipbes.net/node/97532
A wonderful way to start the week with news that vertical farms are spreading across the #Maasai community by the Enduata Emaa Organisation - supporting community #resilience and #diversification
At the third part of #INC5 in Geneva yesterday, Ambassador Julio Cordano of Chile was elected as Chair to guide negotiations on an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment: bit.ly/4kmXmlH
#PlasticsTreaty
🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝 More #BUC2026 teams! Aberdeen - 2025 champions, Cambridge 2024 champions, Eden Project several times semifinalists, Edge Hill teams from start 2016, Essex new this year, Edinburgh another Scottish team! Welcome to all!! @camplantsci.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Inspirational work and wassailing at Carr House farm across the organic #crop rotation demonstrating how #farming and wildlife #conservation can coexist along some of the worlds most northern chalk rivers. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social