Elizabeth Boakes ๐บ๐ฆ
@boakese
Post-doc at University College London. Current research focuses on the effect of global trade on biodiversity.
ID: 2496168541
15-05-2014 11:15:36
1,1K Tweet
364 Followers
356 Following
Our World Health Organization (WHO) article now published! We need to center biodiversity in the climate-food-health nexus: ๐ ๐ด ๐ท ๐ "The destruction from tropical cyclones can affect cultural ecosystem services, peopleโs identities, and their relationships that are intertwined with nature.โ 1/3
At COP26 last year Sir David Attenborough asked โIs this the way our story is due to end?โ We are careering towards the point of no return in the name of profit. And we are being lied to in a staggeringly transparent manner. โฆClientEarthโฉ โฆโฉ theguardian.com/environment/20โฆ
โThis new #coalmine will export 85% of its production. The Government has produced figures that don't include the emissions of the #coal being burnt. Nations importing this coal will take it and burn it.โโJohn Deben #cumbriacoalmine #cumbriancoal
Environmental activists on trial barred from citing climate crisis in their defence theconversation.com/environmental-โฆ via The Conversation
It was lots of fun doing a bit of detective work on the historical sightings of the Dulit Partridge with Alex Berryman
BRAVO! Leading barristers have defied bar rules by signing a declaration saying they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters or act for companies pursuing deadly fossil fuel projects. theguardian.com/environment/20โฆ Extinction Rebellion London ๐ Extinction Rebellion UK ๐ The Green Party Extinction Rebellion Scotland
UK Lawyers Sign 'Declaration of Conscience' Not to Prosecute Peaceful Climate Protesters via Common Dreams LawyersAreResponsible "It's ordinary people, taking a stand against this greed & destruction, that the British legal system prosecutes & imprisons" commondreams.org/news/uk-lawyerโฆ