Emma Archer
@emmararcher.bsky.social
Scientist, Prof @UPTuks
drylands, agriculture, biodiversity, climate.
#OpenScience
drylands, agriculture, biodiversity, climate.
#OpenScience
Deeply proud of our friend and countryman, Dr Luthando Dziba - what a team you and @davidobura.bsky.social make.
Warmest congratulations to you and to the entire @ipbes.net family 🥰.
bsky.app/profile/ipbe...
Warmest congratulations to you and to the entire @ipbes.net family 🥰.
bsky.app/profile/ipbe...
New @ipbes.net Executive Secretary Dr. Luthando Dziba is a long-standing member of the IPBES community, having worn many different hats over the years. We welcome his appointment and look forward to his leadership starting 1 Oct! 🌍🧪
August 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Deeply proud of our friend and countryman, Dr Luthando Dziba - what a team you and @davidobura.bsky.social make.
Warmest congratulations to you and to the entire @ipbes.net family 🥰.
bsky.app/profile/ipbe...
Warmest congratulations to you and to the entire @ipbes.net family 🥰.
bsky.app/profile/ipbe...
Reposted by Emma Archer
New @ipbes.net Executive Secretary Dr. Luthando Dziba is a long-standing member of the IPBES community, having worn many different hats over the years. We welcome his appointment and look forward to his leadership starting 1 Oct! 🌍🧪
August 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
New @ipbes.net Executive Secretary Dr. Luthando Dziba is a long-standing member of the IPBES community, having worn many different hats over the years. We welcome his appointment and look forward to his leadership starting 1 Oct! 🌍🧪
Reposted by Emma Archer
Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework is threatened by climate change.🌍🧪
@emmararcher.bsky.social, @davidobura.bsky.social (IPBES Chair), A. Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, P. Smith & A. Mori emphasize rethinking restoration, planning & equity.
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@emmararcher.bsky.social, @davidobura.bsky.social (IPBES Chair), A. Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, P. Smith & A. Mori emphasize rethinking restoration, planning & equity.
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework Under Climate Change
The Global Biodiversity Framework sets out targets for a range of measures in terms of biodiversity goals. Climate change, however, is both likely and already being shown to make the achievement of s...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework is threatened by climate change.🌍🧪
@emmararcher.bsky.social, @davidobura.bsky.social (IPBES Chair), A. Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, P. Smith & A. Mori emphasize rethinking restoration, planning & equity.
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@emmararcher.bsky.social, @davidobura.bsky.social (IPBES Chair), A. Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, P. Smith & A. Mori emphasize rethinking restoration, planning & equity.
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
And it's out ! 🐟 With @davidobura.bsky.social, Almut Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, Pete Smith and Akira Mori.
As always, it's the journey 😎. @ipbes.net #biodiversity #climate
Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
As always, it's the journey 😎. @ipbes.net #biodiversity #climate
Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework Under Climate Change
The Global Biodiversity Framework sets out targets for a range of measures in terms of biodiversity goals. Climate change, however, is both likely and already being shown to make the achievement of s....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
And it's out ! 🐟 With @davidobura.bsky.social, Almut Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, Pete Smith and Akira Mori.
As always, it's the journey 😎. @ipbes.net #biodiversity #climate
Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
As always, it's the journey 😎. @ipbes.net #biodiversity #climate
Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Emma Archer
New research by Steensen and colleagues at @cicero.oslo.no just published in PLOS Climate:
"How climate models reproduce the observed increase in extreme precipitation over Europe"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"How climate models reproduce the observed increase in extreme precipitation over Europe"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
How climate models reproduce the observed increase in extreme precipitation over Europe
The last years extreme precipitation and flooding events demonstrate the necessity to investigate how climate models represent the response of extreme precipitation to a warming climate to better prep...
journals.plos.org
April 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
New research by Steensen and colleagues at @cicero.oslo.no just published in PLOS Climate:
"How climate models reproduce the observed increase in extreme precipitation over Europe"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"How climate models reproduce the observed increase in extreme precipitation over Europe"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Reposted by Emma Archer
Our editors are calling for submissions to help build a robust, peer-reviewed evidence base for the forthcoming IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
Read more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2024/11/call...
Read more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2024/11/call...
Call for papers: a new 'living' collection for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities - Latitude
As work on the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities begins, PLOS Climate is calling for papers for a new…
latitude.plos.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our editors are calling for submissions to help build a robust, peer-reviewed evidence base for the forthcoming IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
Read more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2024/11/call...
Read more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2024/11/call...
Reposted by Emma Archer
Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @ananyatb.bsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social & colleagues @thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @ananyatb.bsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social & colleagues @thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
US President Donald Trump has launched a series of Executive Actions1 to dismantle
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts; defund scientific research;
and freeze federal funds and pro...
www.thelancet.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @ananyatb.bsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social & colleagues @thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @ananyatb.bsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social & colleagues @thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Emma Archer
PLOS Climate is pleased to be supporting this exciting online panel discussion on 'Exploring Climate Adaptation in Northern Communities', taking place on April 1st at 11am MDT
Save the Zoom link to join us then! 🔗
ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/9162513875...
Save the Zoom link to join us then! 🔗
ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/9162513875...
March 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
PLOS Climate is pleased to be supporting this exciting online panel discussion on 'Exploring Climate Adaptation in Northern Communities', taking place on April 1st at 11am MDT
Save the Zoom link to join us then! 🔗
ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/9162513875...
Save the Zoom link to join us then! 🔗
ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/9162513875...
Reposted by Emma Archer
The editors of PLOS Climate's Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health.
Learn more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/plos...
@joacimrocklov.bsky.social @kaichenyale.bsky.social @sherilee.bsky.social @sari-kovats1.bsky.social
Learn more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/plos...
@joacimrocklov.bsky.social @kaichenyale.bsky.social @sherilee.bsky.social @sari-kovats1.bsky.social
PLOS Climate: call for submissions on heat and health - Latitude
The editors of PLOS Climate’s Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health. As the impacts of…
latitude.plos.org
March 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The editors of PLOS Climate's Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health.
Learn more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/plos...
@joacimrocklov.bsky.social @kaichenyale.bsky.social @sherilee.bsky.social @sari-kovats1.bsky.social
Learn more 👇
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/plos...
@joacimrocklov.bsky.social @kaichenyale.bsky.social @sherilee.bsky.social @sari-kovats1.bsky.social
Do you know how to find articles and books in @uplibrary ? Ms Rose Chaka gives our honours students the game plan #library #highereducation @uptuks @upnasfaculty 🌿
March 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Do you know how to find articles and books in @uplibrary ? Ms Rose Chaka gives our honours students the game plan #library #highereducation @uptuks @upnasfaculty 🌿
“A low dishonest decade/Waves of anger and fear/Circulate over the bright/And darkened lands of the earth/Obsessing our private lives.”
W.H Auden
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/trumps...
W.H Auden
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/trumps...
Trump’s assault on US universities: five views from the chainsaw’s teeth
The administration’s hostile edicts on DEI and science funding are sending shock waves through the US’ world-leading higher education system. Five US academics give their perspectives
www.timeshighereducation.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“A low dishonest decade/Waves of anger and fear/Circulate over the bright/And darkened lands of the earth/Obsessing our private lives.”
W.H Auden
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/trumps...
W.H Auden
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/trumps...
Reposted by Emma Archer
New on the Latitude blog: a round-up of some of the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research and commentary on climate and coral reefs published in PLOS Climate.
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
Coral reef research in PLOS Climate - Latitude
Coral reefs are among our planet’s most complex and biodiverse ecosystems and play vital roles in social-ecological systems, but they are also…
latitude.plos.org
March 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New on the Latitude blog: a round-up of some of the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research and commentary on climate and coral reefs published in PLOS Climate.
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...
Can you describe your proposed research in three minutes ? Our honours students @ggm_up do an ‘elevator pitch’ for each other @upnasfaculty #highereducation #sciencecommunication
March 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Can you describe your proposed research in three minutes ? Our honours students @ggm_up do an ‘elevator pitch’ for each other @upnasfaculty #highereducation #sciencecommunication
Reposted by Emma Archer
Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
March 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
Calling for independent scientists to join us on the @unccd.bsky.social Science Policy Interface - exciting tasks before next year’s COP, and this type of work is more critical than ever 🙏🏼. #climate #land #biodiversity #sustainableagriculture
www.unccd.int/news-stories...
www.unccd.int/news-stories...
Call for independent scientists to join the UNCCD Science-Policy Interface
The UNCCD COP16 took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December 2024. Its impact has been tremendous, with governments pledging scale up their efforts to address land degradation and enhance resilience...
www.unccd.int
March 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Calling for independent scientists to join us on the @unccd.bsky.social Science Policy Interface - exciting tasks before next year’s COP, and this type of work is more critical than ever 🙏🏼. #climate #land #biodiversity #sustainableagriculture
www.unccd.int/news-stories...
www.unccd.int/news-stories...
Morning walk @sciencespo.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Morning walk @sciencespo.bsky.social
At @inrae-france.bsky.social ‘s GABI unit (Animal Genetics) - considering genetic diversity and local breeds #biodiversity #sustainableagriculture 🐄🐓
February 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
At @inrae-france.bsky.social ‘s GABI unit (Animal Genetics) - considering genetic diversity and local breeds #biodiversity #sustainableagriculture 🐄🐓
Considering climate change implication’s for France’s agricultural sector @inrae-france.bsky.social @ipcc.bsky.social 🌿
February 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Considering climate change implication’s for France’s agricultural sector @inrae-france.bsky.social @ipcc.bsky.social 🌿
Reposted by Emma Archer
“Any attempts to restrict knowledge creation or censor its dissemination… undermine the core principles of scientific inquiry and obstruct progress” @plos.org
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
theplosblog.plos.org
February 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Any attempts to restrict knowledge creation or censor its dissemination… undermine the core principles of scientific inquiry and obstruct progress” @plos.org
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
Reposted by Emma Archer
NO. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality we should not be giving tax breaks to billionaires. We should demand that they start paying their fair share.
February 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
NO. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality we should not be giving tax breaks to billionaires. We should demand that they start paying their fair share.
Reposted by Emma Archer
What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
nyer.cm
February 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
Reposted by Emma Archer
In 2025, we continue to advocate for policy based on scientific evidence. This 2020 Editorial, “We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence”, resonates today as loudly as ever: plos.io/34lyl59. PLOS Biology also continues to push for DEI and a diverse scientific community:
plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪
plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪
We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence
In a world beset by attempts to undermine scientific evidence and evidence-based policy, we emphasize their important role in helping humanity rise to the challenges of our time.
plos.io
February 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In 2025, we continue to advocate for policy based on scientific evidence. This 2020 Editorial, “We need leaders that believe in scientific evidence”, resonates today as loudly as ever: plos.io/34lyl59. PLOS Biology also continues to push for DEI and a diverse scientific community:
plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪
plos.io/3rzxczU 🧪
Reposted by Emma Archer
Trump and his American oligarchs are now openly aligning themselves with Putin and his Russian oligarchs.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
February 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump and his American oligarchs are now openly aligning themselves with Putin and his Russian oligarchs.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
This Putin-Trump alliance means abandoning our allies, supporting authoritarianism and undermining our democratic traditions.
Its a rainy Wednesday afternoon, and Dr Barend van der Merwe introduces the Honours students to use of AI in research @uptuks
February 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Its a rainy Wednesday afternoon, and Dr Barend van der Merwe introduces the Honours students to use of AI in research @uptuks