Another week, another paper 🤓
This one led by Iago Otero where we unpack the need for #degrowth scenarios for #equity in #biodiversity #futures & show how the #NatureFuturesFramework #NFF of ipbes TF can help. We propose methods for research to policy🧐
rb.gy/n788s5

New Paper Alert ‼️
My wonderful postdoc Silvana Juri led this systematic review of #foodsystem #transformation with Naomi Terry

Where is the research coming from, what theories are used over time? 🌽🫘🍳

#OA Ecology & Society ecologyandsociety.org/vol29/iss2/art…

Yesterday our Transformative Research PhD course came to a close! I am deeply grateful to the amazing group of researchers—participants and teachers alike—who showed how academia can truly be a space filled with creativity, compassion, solidarity and criticality all at once❤️

Different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the ways people interact with and value nature. —

@‌IPBES #ValuesAssessment All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis. Read the Values Assessment Report: ipbes.net/the-values-ass….

Amazing atlas of innovative sustainability practices and institutional models at universities and higher education institutes: futureatlas.university Thanks to Adèle Tufford and colleagues for pulling all of this together!

New post in Utopian Pulses Urban Futures Studio: Mysterious Metaphors of 'Art-Science'. What are the divergent and often hidden metaphors that guide how we increasingly intertwine our artistic and scientific worlds? uu.nl/en/opinion/mys… Artwork by Sina Bohm.

Interesting discussion here with Maria Tengö on what does empowering mean to each and every one of us. It is amazing to see how we see and conceive the meaning from different angles, backgrounds and experiences.
#phdlife

Congrats to our FNP colleague Cathrien de Pater, who defended her PhD thesis last week! According to her supervisor Bas Verschuuren her work 'is making waves that will have significant ripple effects across disciplines such as forestry, religious studies and conservation science!'

Fantastic research funding for African researchers working on biodiversity or conservation. Do share far and wide.
jworesearchgrant.org/grant-applicat…

Exciting PhD course - last day to apply tomorrow!

As always, many people asking us about #bumblebees at the moment - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to.
Please #retweet .
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!…

'... existing academic training and supervision are in-
sufficient to prepare researchers — especially on an
early-career level — for the challenging tasks of trans-
formative research'
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Jessica Cockburn Dr. Laura Pereira

new pre-print

Framings in Indigenous futures thinking: barriers, opportunities, and innovations
Cheok+
doi.org/10.31219/osf.i…

we review Indigenous futures work and identify 4 framings:

Adaptation-oriented
Participatory
Culturally-grounded
and
Indigenising

In the latest In Common Podcast episode, I speak with Josie Chambers about the state-of-the-art in co-production research and the role of creativity in science. Enjoy!

… dropping hot today! We’re launching #MomberaRising by Ekari edits your writing too & Muthi Nhlema with artwork by the super talented Simon 😍

✨ Join us for the thrilling launch of 'Mombera Rising'!

Immerse yourself in in stories exploring sustainability with laser spears and hovercrafts. 🚀📖 The event will include readings, speeches and a panel.

🗓️ 8 March
🕰️ 13:30-15:30 SAST
🌐 Register: buff.ly/4bX6z

Nice to speak with Stefan Partelow about co-production and creativity on the In Common Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/123…

4 days to go in our countdown to the launch of #MomberaRising ! The 🇲🇼 SF anthology by Ekari edits your writing too & Muthi Nhlema enabled by African Futures Stockholm Resilience Centre & FutureEcoAfrica Global Change Institute Oppenheimer Generations Research & Conservation
Download or register to watch the launch here:
futureecosystemsafrica.org/mombera-rising/