@LindsayStringer

Prof @YorkEnvironment, Director @YESIUoY drylands, livelihoods, food, ecosystem services, climate change. Moving to @proflinds.bsky.social

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Joined March 2011
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Water scarcity affects 1–2 billion people; most are in #drylands. With #climate change, millions more face water stress. New paper @OneEarth_CP phys.org/news/2021-06-world-… looks at what will change & how to adapt @UNCCD @YorkEnvironment @ELD_Initiative #DesertificationAndDroughtDay

Facing water security challenges in the world's drylands

Recent research—published ahead of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June 2021—examines current and projected climate change impacts on water security across the world's drylands...

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YESI@YESIUoY14 Jan 2025
How can we improve access to clean + modern energy for cooking + reduce land degradation + biodiversity loss in Nigeria? Check out this collaborative project between researchers at @BUK_Nigeria @UniOfYork + @ucl for some answers. ➡️youtu.be/EFXoj9fg2kE @LindsayStringer

Clean Cooking: Fast Path to Saving Forests in Nigeria

This is a film about a Royal Society funded project looking at impr...

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New paper with Nico Favretto on climate resilient development in vulnerable geographies link.springer.com/article/10… @YorkEnvironment @YESIUoY

Climate resilient development in vulnerable geographies

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the urgent need to operationalise Climate Resilient Development Pathways (CRDP),...

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What’s going on in Riyadh? swedenherald.com/article/dro…

Drought and Disasters - This is What the Desert Meeting is About | Sweden Herald

Increasing deserts that spread out, agricultural land that gets destroyed, and drought that paralyses communities

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YESI@YESIUoY26 Nov 2024
🌍NEW: Tackling climate change means addressing local + global injustices together.@NatureClimate As #COP29 wraps up in Baku, this study calls for a bold, inclusive politics of climate-resilient development, rooted in ethics + equity. 📰 Read more➡️ ow.ly/1TBu50UeK3t

Climate change can only be addressed effectively by simultaneously tackling local and global...

As the Climate Change conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan draws to a close, there is an urgent need for a new politics of climate resilient development that opens space for ethical and political...

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#Climate talks can’t be allowed to collapse. The window of opportunity is rapidly closing, the most vulnerable nations have contributed least to climate change & the longer we wait, the more it will cost to address. We know this & have done for years! @COP29_AZ
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@BBCBreaking23 Nov 2024
UN's climate talks on verge of collapse after group representing vulnerable island states walks out bbc.in/4fLsS9V

'Too little, too late': Activists and poorer nations criticise $300bn COP29 deal

Western leaders welcomed the deal, as US President Joe Biden says the world is "one significant step closer" to achieving climate goals.

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Inclusive and just climate resilient development keeps open pathways to a liveable planet but requires urgent and fundamental shifts in development policy and practice. Our new paper in @NatureClimate is now out👇@YESIUoY @YorkEnvironment @UniOfYork @IPCC_CH @COP29_AZ
Nick Simpson@NickZimson22 Nov 2024
As COP29 draws to a close, a new politics of climate resilient development is more urgent than ever putting social justice and ecosystem stewardship at the core, engaging all of society. See our new paper out today in @NatureClimate nature.com/articles/s41558-0…

Pathways for urgent action towards climate resilient development

Nature Climate Change - There is a closing window of opportunity to ensure a sustainable future for all, with deep and rapid action needed this decade. Inclusive and just climate resilient...

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YESI@YESIUoY11 Nov 2024
🌟 Exciting Opportunity! 🚀 Join us for the YESI kick-off meeting to empower Early Career Researchers like YOU! 🌍✨ Share ideas, shape activities, and be a co-leader. Let's drive change! 🤝💡 🗓️ Weds, Dec 4, 1-2:30 PM! ➡️ow.ly/OYBw50U35FI @UoY_SBS @ChemistryatYork
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YESI@YESIUoY14 Nov 2024
👏👏👏 Discover how YESI is driving environmental sustainability at @UniOfYork and beyond! Explore our work in #InterdisciplinaryResearch, innovation, and collaboration on our webpages➡️york.ac.uk/yesi/ #Sustainability
University of York@UniOfYork13 Nov 2024
Sustainability remains embedded in our actions, responsibilities and values. 🍃 Learn more about our goals, what we’re delivering and how we’re doing it in our latest Sustainability report: features.york.ac.uk/sustaina…
A green graphic featuring the University of York logo. Text reads: "Sustainability at York 2024 report. Delivering sustainability through actions, responsibilities and values. Our progress at a glance."

ALT A green graphic featuring the University of York logo. Text reads: "Sustainability at York 2024 report. Delivering sustainability through actions, responsibilities and values. Our progress at a glance."

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The North York Moors' landscapes embody complex & changing relationships between people & nature over time. Consider their possible futures through understanding of historical & cultural contexts as well as the needs & aspirations of current stakeholders. tinyurl.com/mr3sft62
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Consider historic changes in tree cover and carbon stocks in a southern African savanna over millennial timescales and contribute to a holistic assessment of future ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in the Kruger National Park. tinyurl.com/3ydnwpaj
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How did Irish rural communities respond to environmental change in the nineteenth century? Explore what folklore and folklife tell us about human-nature relations before and after the Irish famine. tinyurl.com/4zwep22c
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Re-imagining the Waters: rewilding opportunities and sustainable harvest in Haweswater and Ullswater. What might rewilding mean for the lakes in the Lake District? Can historical insight and mathematical models point towards unexpected futures? tinyurl.com/bdd9f23b
Skelly Nab, Ullswater, from Hallin Fell: ancient place names offer clues to sustainable futures.

ALT Skelly Nab, Ullswater, from Hallin Fell: ancient place names offer clues to sustainable futures.

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Consider the relationship between human well-being, functioning ecosystems and biodiversity, by investigating the role of different value types in enabling better decisions to protect or restore biodiversity. tinyurl.com/5n99t9zs
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Women and biodiversity: gender and the making of the Kew Fungarium, 1900-1950 Discover how communities are made in science and how these functioned to produce knowledge of the diversity of British fungi in the early 20th century. tinyurl.com/48c89ru9
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Do you want to make a real difference to biodiversity and wellbeing on small islands? Undertake interdisciplinary work on food waste management solutions in partnership with Isles of Scilly residents and businesses. tinyurl.com/jnww65w8
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Lots of exciting PhD studentships up for grabs! Details below 👇
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity@AnthropoceneBio18 Oct 2024
We're recruiting fully-funded (home fees) PhD studentships for a September 2025 start. Interested in exploring the ways in which human activity enhances as well as diminishes biological diversity? Take a look at our projects from a range of disciplines: tinyurl.com/mtedknp9
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YESI@YESIUoY14 Oct 2024
🌟Join the team, we're seeking a co-lead for our Food, Water + Waste theme! Open to @UniOfYork staff from lecturers to profs. Apply by 4 Nov➡️ ow.ly/3NTi50Tvq3F #Leadership #Interdisciplinary 🎬 Watch our short film: ow.ly/M7Y550Tz30o @BiologyatYork @YorkEnvironment
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YESI@YESIUoY16 Oct 2024
🌍🌿 Join the YESI-C3SR Joint Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Climate Change & Sustainability! 🌱 Experts from @YESIUoY + @UNESWA's C3SR discuss biodiversity conservation + ecosystem services. 📅 11 Nov➡️ ow.ly/tHua50TLuop @YorkEnvironment @BiologyatYork
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YESI@YESIUoY16 Oct 2024
🌿Join YESI as a co-lead for our Environment & Health theme! We're seeking passionate @UniOfYork staff (lecturers to profs) to drive impactful #Interdisciplinary research. 🗓️Apply by 4 Nov➡️ ow.ly/ocyl50TLvcH 🎬 Watch our short film to learn more➡️ ow.ly/MGsA50TLvcI
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Are you keen to learn more about what @YESIUoY does and how you can get involved, maybe through one of our fellowships? We made a little film to show you! m.youtube.com/watch?v=WAsIkJ… @UNCCD @IPBES @FAO @elonmusk #Sustainability #food #water #waste #resilience #health
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