💡 How much weight should we attribute to extreme weather events in the #evolution of human institutions? ❓To what extent can social resilience compensate for the limitations imposed by the #environment? 👉 Part of our work at #PacificPeopleForest involves attempting to resolve these questions.

📍Although #PacificPeopleForest works in collaboration with researchers and communities in #Guam, the project’s main focus is on the island of #Rota (Northern #MarianaIslands). More info in our site 👉 pacificpeopleforest.csic.es @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es

🌐 #NationalGeographic Society’s Explorers Festival (15–18 June). 👌Our coordinator María Cruz Berrocal is part of this network as a NG Explorer. To register virtually 👉 [email protected]. @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es @naturalis.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #PacificPeopleForest

🌊 Every 8 June, #WorldOceansDay is celebrated, an event promoted by the @un.org. 👌 At #PacificPeopleForest, we wish to join in this commemoration by highlighting the close relationship between the oceans, the #PacificIslands and their forest ecosystems. @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es #Rota

ℹ️ Joel Cook, PhD candidate in Early Modern Ethnobotanical History of the #MarianaIslands (16th–20th Century), is a doctoral researcher at #PacificPeopleForest. Find out more about Joel in the ‘Team’ section of our new website 👉 https://acortar.link/seCyr4 #PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands

📍 #PacificPeopleForest field season begins in the #MarianaIslands! Starting on 5 June, members of the #PacificPeopleForest international research team will travel to #Rota and #Guam to begin a new phase of fieldwork, collaboration, and community engagement. #PacificIslands

📄 Situation update | #Rota Island (#MarianaIslands) following Super Typhoon #Sinlaku — 4 June | #WorldEnvironmentDay 🔗 acortar.link/prK99b @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es @naturalis.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands

🏅Delighted to highlight the recognition awarded to Dr Tinde Van Andel, senior researcher at #PacificPeopleForest, who has been honoured with the Society for Ethnobotany’s 2026 Distinguished Ethnobotanist Award. @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es @naturalis.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

🌐We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the #MarieSkłodowskaCurieActions. 🤝At #PacificPeopleForest, we are proud to be part of this, contributing knowledge about the historical, archaeological, environmental impacts of colonialism (#PacificIslands). 🔗marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

💯 Meet our senior researcher César Parcero-Oubiña, #archaeologist and specialist in the application of geospatial technologies to investigate how past societies shaped and transformed landscapes. More about César in the ‘Team’ section of our website👉https://acortar.link/seCyr4 #PacificPeopleForest

📰 'Did we underestimate the consequences of the XVIth and XVIIth centuries period of early European exploration in the #Pacific?' Don’t miss this article by María Cruz Berrocal 👉 https://acortar.link/1qzTZX @csic.es @naturalis.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social#Pacific?' #PacificPeopleForest

🌍🌿 #InternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity – May 22. ℹ️ This day was proclaimed by the #UnitedNations to raise awareness about the importance of biological diversity and the urgent need to protect it. 👉 At #PacificPeopleForest, we approach #biodiversity from a historical and ecological perspective.

ℹ️ Inez de Ruiter, #Ethnohistory PhD researcher at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, is a doctoral researcher at #PacificPeopleForest. Find out more about Inez in the ‘Team’ section of our new website👉 acortar.link/seCyr4 @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es @naturalis.bsky.social #PacificPeopleForest

🇲🇵#Rota, in the Northern #MarianaIslands, is the subject of study for the #PacificPeopleForest (PPF) project, an initiative focusing on the first contacts between Europeans and Pacific societies and the subsequent colonial processes. More about the origins of PPF and NAO Project👉 acortar.link/ovvC1I

🗓️ The first #PacificPeopleForest Training Event was successfully held in May 2026 in #SantiagodeCompostela, hosted by the @incipitcsic.bsky.social / @csic.es. Find out, in a new blog post, the full programme for the training course, as well as everyone who took part. 🔗 acortar.link/kKYQSO

🌿Every May 12, we celebrate #InternationalDayofPlantHealth, a day that highlights the vital role of plant health. 🏝️At #PacificPeopleForest we explore botany of the #PacificIslands to understand how early European colonialism transformed both populations and ecosystems. 🔗pacificpeopleforest.csic.es

🆕 We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming #PacificPeopleForest Training session on “The European colonisation of the #MarianaIslands from an anthropological perspective.” To attend 👉 acortar.link/UohNQ6 @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es @naturalis.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

🌐Our project is moving forward, and so is our website. If you haven’t already, meet our team in the ‘Team’ section of the #PacificPeopleForest website👉 pacificpeopleforest.csic.es/team @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es @msca-glopol.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social

📢 We are pleased to share that Dr María Cruz Berrocal, coordinator of the #PacificPeopleForest project, will participate as a speaker in the upcoming @msca-glopol.bsky.social ASEAN webinar. 🗓️ Friday, 8 May ⌚ 10:30–11:30 CET 🖥️ Zoom Webinar Register 👉 tinyurl.com/55jnc4ck #PacificIslands #Rota

ℹ️Marco Zanghi, Ethnobotany PhD researcher at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, @unileiden.bsky.social and @w-u-r.bsky.social, is a doctoral researcher at #PacificPeopleForest. Find out more about Marco in the ‘Team’ section of our new website👉 acortar.link/seCyr4 #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

🌿How early may colonialism have transformed the #Pacific’s forests and communities? ℹ️ It has long been assumed that European colonial influence in the Pacific began in the 19th century. New evidence points to a much earlier process (16th century). 🔗pacificpeopleforest.csic.es #PacificPeopleForest

🗓️ This year marks a remarkable milestone: 30 years since the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (#MSCA) were established. Find the digital “#Radiummap” with 88 different highlights from 30 years of #MSCA here 👉 https://acortar.link/50dEQn #PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

🌳 Would you like to know what inspired us to create the #PacificPeopleForest logo? Find out in our new blog post. 👉 https://acortar.link/ezXmfS @incipitcsic.bsky.social @csic.es @naturalis.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social#PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

ℹ️ Dr. Angelica Cibrian-Jaramillo, Group Leader of #TropicalBotany at #Naturalis, is a senior researcher at #PacificPeopleForest. We invite you to find out more about Dr. Angelica Cibrian-Jaramillo’s work through her publications here 👉 acortar.link/gC3L2B

🖥️ On 13 April, we had the pleasure of attending the #PacificPeopleForest training session on ‘Digital Humanities and #ArtificialIntelligence for Historical Data Mining and Information Systems Modelling’, led by #PatriciaMurrieta. You can now watch the session via 👉

📄 Updated statement from the #PacificPeopleForest team regarding Super Typhoon #Sinlaku 🔗 https://acortar.link/nmN3ut 🎥 Beginning of Sinlaku 04/13/26. Video by Nacrina Barcinas. #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

🙏 Thank You for Joining the #PacificPeopleForest Training Event! 💯 We want to extend a huge thank you to all participants, speakers, and organizers for making this event such a success. 🔗 acortar.link/n6c8zb #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

🌿We are pleased to announce the 2nd International Meeting “The Missing Plants”, an event dedicated to emerging methodological approaches to the study of plant remains in #archaeology. 🗓️27 April 2026 📩You can register via María Martín Seijo ([email protected]) #PacificPeopleForest

🌿 We’re thrilled to be live at our First #TrainingEvent (22–24 April 2026)! 🔎 Researchers and experts are exploring the intersections of #history, #archaeology, and #botany in the #PacificIslands. Follow the sessions online here: 🔗 acortar.link/UohNQ6 #PacificPeopleForest #MarianaIslands #Rota

⏳ There’s just one day to go until our First #TrainingEvent kicks off! Check out the latest updates, how to attend the sessions and all the details on our blog 👉 acortar.link/1P4R1D #PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

🌿 Did you know that #plants have played a vital role in shaping the ecosystems of the #Pacific? 🏝️ This is particularly true in island territories such as the #MarianaIslands. ℹ️ #Flora has been key to human societies’ adaptation to fragile and changing environments. #PacificPeopleForest

🏝️ How did European colonialism transform the #Pacificislands in the 16th and 17th centuries? 🔎 #PacificPeopleForest aims to uncover the history, scope and timeline of the impacts of #Europeancolonialism in the Early Modern period. 🔗pacificpeopleforest.csic.es #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

📄 Statement from the #PacificPeopleForest team regarding the passing of Super Typhoon #Sinlaku 🔗 acortar.link/89PcE0 #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #Rota

💡 Would you like to find out the story behind the creation of our logo? Find out in the first blog post on our new website 👉 acortar.link/eRZ0Pf #PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #rota

🌏Reminder: #PacificPeopleForest Training Event – April 22–24, 2026. 📍Join us in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, or online (🔗 acortar.link/bL0fD9) for our First Training Event! 🔎 Explore the intersections of #history, #archaeology, and #botany in the #PacificIslands. 👋We look forward to seeing you!

💡 In this video, you can see our #archaeological work in #Rota (Northern #MarianaIslands) last summer. ℹ️ The excavation helps us understand the traditional ways of inhabiting the island up to the Spanish colonial process. Full details here 👉 https://acortar.link/hv352b #PacificPeopleForest

🆕 We are pleased to invite you to the #PacificPeopleForest Training session on “Digital Humanities and AI for Historical Data Mining and Modelling of Information Systems.” 🗓️ The session will take place on Monday, 13 April. You can attend the event via the following link 👉 acortar.link/bL0fD9

📍 On #Rota, we’ve applied #fieldsurvey extensively—especially important in regions where the #archaeological record is scarcely visible on the surface. 👌 #Archaeologists always need a starting point, and survey is often the most reliable one. #PacificPeopleForest

📍#PacificPeopleForest's work focuses on #Rota island, a massive karst uplifted through multiple volcanic events, visible today as platforms. ℹ️ Rota has 5 platforms, creating a striking landscape—from flat open areas along the shore and the highest plateau to caves and shelters carved into cliffs.

🎂We continue to celebrate 30 years of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. As part of this inspiring legacy, #PacificPeopleForest contributes to advancing knowledge on the historical, archaeological and environmental impacts of early European colonialism in the #PacificIslands. ℹ️acortar.link/4QRrn8

🆕 Have you checked out our new website? Here you’ll find information about our project, get to know our team, and keep up to date with all our latest news. Discover it here 👉 pacificpeopleforest.csic.es #PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #MSCADoctoralNetworks #MarieCurieActions

🌿First Training Event hosted by #PacificPeopleForest! Taking place in #SantiagodeCompostela, (22–24 April), this event brings together researchers and experts to explore the intersections of history, archaeology, and botany of #PacificIslands. Don’t miss the live stream🔗https://acortar.link/bL0fD9

🎥 To mark the 30th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (#MSCA), we are sharing this inspiring video in which Hélène Langevin-Joliot reflects on her family’s legacy and the values that continue to guide research today. #PacificPeopleForest

🌐 This 2026 we are celebrating a very special milestone: the 30th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (#MSCA), a programme that has been promoting scientific excellence, international mobility and research collaboration for 3 decades. Info 🔗 acortar.link/4QRrn8 #PacificPeopleForest

🤝 Would you like to know our team? Meet our coordinators, #seniorresearchers, associated partners, #PhdStudents and technical staff. 🔗pacificpeopleforest.csic.es/team #PacificPeopleForest #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #MSCADoctoralNetworks #MarieCurieActions

ℹ️ The methodological structure of #PacificPeopleForest is composed by three main disciplines: history, archaeology and botany. Learn more 🔗 Pacificpeopleforest.csic.es/about #PacificIslands #MarianaIslands #MSCADoctoralNetworks #MarieCurieActions

ℹ️ #PacificPeopleForest aims to uncover the history, extent and chronology of the impacts of European colonialism in #PacificIslands (16-17th centuries). Find out more in our new website. 🔗 Pacificpeopleforest.csic.es/about #MarianaIslands #MSCADoctoralNetworks #MarieCurieActions #MSCAResearch

🌐Welcome to #PacificPeopleForest! This is the short title for the project “#History, #Archaeology, and #Botany of #PacificIslands: assessing the Impacts of Early European #colonialism on Peoples and Forests”. Check out our new website! 🔗 pacificpeopleforest.csic.es #MSCADoctoralNetworks