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We had a great turnout for our #ICCB2025 pre-congress workshop on Sunday! It was fantastic to see a diversity of participants bringing together their perspectives on who and what can be influenced by conservation initiatives, and how. @society4conbio.bsky.social

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: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

Coming to #ICCB2025 in Meanjin/Brisbane? 📢 Join our workshop ‘A holistic approach for understanding the diverse influences of conservation' on Sunday June 15. Limited spots available: www.xcdsystem.com/iccb/program... @society4conbio.bsky.social #ICCB

Whilst it is positive to better centre Indigenous Knowledges in the IPCC AR7, they are not only "culture and heritage". TEK and IK are political, ecological, scientific, and cultural heritage. It should be better represented in all chapters and working groups, not sidelined to merely "culture".

Join us for a nice workshop in Lüneburg, Germany!

Katharina Miller, Dominique Henri and Michael Lickers write a Behind the Paper post about their research in Communications Earth & Environment that explores how Indigenous communities in Canada have coexisted with polar bears and what the future holds for these communities. 🧪

New Animation! 🌍✨ How can we create just & sustainable futures for people & nature? The @ipbes.net  #TransformativeChange Assessment explores the deep shifts needed to tackle biodiversity loss. 📺 Watch now: 

Two organizations representing faculty at Columbia University today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the administration of US President Donald Trump's cancellation of $400 million in research grants and contracts to the university. https://go.nature.com/4cn6Mdb

so cool to see our 2024 publication in the account of @esandpeople.bsky.social ! using a participatory approach, we developed a qualitative model and future scenarios for nature’s contributions to people at the periurban region of Campinas, a metropolis in Brazil!

Our new paper shows how arts-based methods can uncover human-nature connections 🎨 At Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Chagga women connect with nature through cooking, agriculture, emotions and shared values 🏔️ You can read more here: doi.org/10.1080/2639... @esandpeople.bsky.social

🚨Job alert: PhD researcher at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany, focusing on values, rules and knowledge for social-ecological transformations towards sustainable and just futures in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System (SES). Apply by March 7, 2025 www.leuphana.de/en/universit...