Julia Bognar
@juliabognar.bsky.social
Director for Climate, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP @ieep.bsky.social). Researching climate policy solutions for agri-food and forestry sectors. Mum of two boys. Canuck in Switzerland. Views my own.
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Watching the Disney animated Robin Hood with youngest and realizing this film gave me my politics (and of course the fox was my first crush)
a cartoon of a bear and a fox in a tree
ALT: a cartoon of a bear and a fox in a tree
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Watching the Disney animated Robin Hood with youngest and realizing this film gave me my politics (and of course the fox was my first crush)
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Peatlands in Canada - 5 key facts.
These bogs, fens, permafrost peatlands & peat swamps are some of the most extensive boggy landscapes in the world.
More to come! I've been working on peatlands in Canada for over 10 yrs - so many more facts & stories to share!
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
These bogs, fens, permafrost peatlands & peat swamps are some of the most extensive boggy landscapes in the world.
More to come! I've been working on peatlands in Canada for over 10 yrs - so many more facts & stories to share!
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
Peatlands in Canada – 5 key facts
A brief introduction to the vast and beautiful bogs, fens, and swamps of Canada
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Peatlands in Canada - 5 key facts.
These bogs, fens, permafrost peatlands & peat swamps are some of the most extensive boggy landscapes in the world.
More to come! I've been working on peatlands in Canada for over 10 yrs - so many more facts & stories to share!
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
These bogs, fens, permafrost peatlands & peat swamps are some of the most extensive boggy landscapes in the world.
More to come! I've been working on peatlands in Canada for over 10 yrs - so many more facts & stories to share!
open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...
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🐄 Livestock = 65% of EU agri emissions.
A new report, presented today by Aaron Scheid & @juliabognar.bsky.social, shows how the CAP can change course with 10 recommendations: from better farmer incentives to stronger advisory services & greater policy coherence.
📑 Full report: shorturl.at/x0rMW
A new report, presented today by Aaron Scheid & @juliabognar.bsky.social, shows how the CAP can change course with 10 recommendations: from better farmer incentives to stronger advisory services & greater policy coherence.
📑 Full report: shorturl.at/x0rMW
September 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🐄 Livestock = 65% of EU agri emissions.
A new report, presented today by Aaron Scheid & @juliabognar.bsky.social, shows how the CAP can change course with 10 recommendations: from better farmer incentives to stronger advisory services & greater policy coherence.
📑 Full report: shorturl.at/x0rMW
A new report, presented today by Aaron Scheid & @juliabognar.bsky.social, shows how the CAP can change course with 10 recommendations: from better farmer incentives to stronger advisory services & greater policy coherence.
📑 Full report: shorturl.at/x0rMW
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👨🌾 Shifting to #SustainableFarming is urgently needed. But public money alone won't get us there.
👉 Mobilising private capital could bridge the funding gap and drive the transition at the necessary scale and pace.
Read what we recommend to scale up effective financing ⤵️
👉 Mobilising private capital could bridge the funding gap and drive the transition at the necessary scale and pace.
Read what we recommend to scale up effective financing ⤵️
Leveraging private finance for the transition to sustainable agriculture - IEEP AISBL
Authors: Isabella Wedl and Hermann Kam A transition to sustainable agriculture is essential for achieving environmental health and climate resilience across the EU. But public funding alone will not suffice to drive this transformation at the necessary scale and pace. This paper explores how private finance can be mobilised to close the funding gap and...
ieep.eu
July 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
👨🌾 Shifting to #SustainableFarming is urgently needed. But public money alone won't get us there.
👉 Mobilising private capital could bridge the funding gap and drive the transition at the necessary scale and pace.
Read what we recommend to scale up effective financing ⤵️
👉 Mobilising private capital could bridge the funding gap and drive the transition at the necessary scale and pace.
Read what we recommend to scale up effective financing ⤵️
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Canada’s forests are losing their ability to bounce back from drought—and we now have the data to show it - Using tree-ring data from 40,000+ trees across 4558 plots and 23 species, we explored how trees responded to drought over the past century In GCB onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Long‐Term Temporal Divergence in Post‐Drought Resilience Decline Between Deciduous and Evergreen Tree Species
Severe drought increasingly threatens the resilience of forest biomes worldwide. Using a tree-ring database from Canadian forests, encompassing 40,147 trees across 4558 plots and 23 species, we analy...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Canada’s forests are losing their ability to bounce back from drought—and we now have the data to show it - Using tree-ring data from 40,000+ trees across 4558 plots and 23 species, we explored how trees responded to drought over the past century In GCB onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Word of the day is ‘forwallowed’ (15th century): extremely weary from tossing and turning all night.
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Word of the day is ‘forwallowed’ (15th century): extremely weary from tossing and turning all night.
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📑Our recent brief on LULUCF sink trends shows that maintaining or expanding the EU forest carbon sinks is becoming increasingly difficult due to climate change and harvesting rates. As a result, growing demands from the bioeconomy risk placing unsustainable pressure on Europe’s forests
EU LULUCF sink development until 2040: Trends, projections and uncertainties - IEEP AISBL
A stable and healthy land carbon sink is crucial for the EU to meet its climate mitigation obligations and ensure resilience against escalating climate impacts. However, the EU land sink has been in s...
ieep.eu
May 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📑Our recent brief on LULUCF sink trends shows that maintaining or expanding the EU forest carbon sinks is becoming increasingly difficult due to climate change and harvesting rates. As a result, growing demands from the bioeconomy risk placing unsustainable pressure on Europe’s forests
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A4.4 The Forest Navigator project highlights these tensions. IEEP will contribute creating an advanced modelling of policy pathways to inform decision makers lead a coherent approach for forests and the bioeconomy.
A report on EU forest policy coherence assessment will be published in October.
A report on EU forest policy coherence assessment will be published in October.
Navigating forests & bioeconomy sustainably to climate goals
EU forests play a central role for achieving the climate goal: they cover 44% of the region’s land & absorb nearly 10% of its greenhouse gas emissions each year
www.forestnavigator.eu
May 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A4.4 The Forest Navigator project highlights these tensions. IEEP will contribute creating an advanced modelling of policy pathways to inform decision makers lead a coherent approach for forests and the bioeconomy.
A report on EU forest policy coherence assessment will be published in October.
A report on EU forest policy coherence assessment will be published in October.
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A2.4 Find here examples of innovative agroforestry practices in the EU ieep.eu/publications...
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social reloutremblay.bsky.social
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social reloutremblay.bsky.social
Innovative carbon farming initiatives: recent and ongoing projects across the EU - IEEP AISBL
This report presents an overview of ongoing and recently completed EU projects which promote innovation in carbon farming.
ieep.eu
May 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A2.4 Find here examples of innovative agroforestry practices in the EU ieep.eu/publications...
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social reloutremblay.bsky.social
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social reloutremblay.bsky.social
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A1.4 Our recent report analyses the interplay between current and future EU targets in relation to climate and nature ⤵️
ieep.eu/publications...
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
ieep.eu/publications...
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
Future EU targets for climate, nature and water: implications for agricultural land use - IEEP AISBL
This report explores how future EU-level targets and policy measures on climate mitigation, nature restoration, and water protection may shape agricultural land use in the coming decades. It provides ...
ieep.eu
May 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A1.4 Our recent report analyses the interplay between current and future EU targets in relation to climate and nature ⤵️
ieep.eu/publications...
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
ieep.eu/publications...
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
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A3.4 ➡️Close-to-Nature Forestry creates benefits for both climate and biodiversity through a variety of practices such as longer rotations, lower harvest intensity, preservation of species,etc
See more in our study exploring policy options
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
See more in our study exploring policy options
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
Promoting Closer-to-Nature Forestry in the EU through voluntary forest certification schemes - IEEP AISBL
In July 2023, the European Commission published guidelines on Closer-to-Nature Forest (CNF) management, outlining key principles, objectives, and intervention tools as a key commitment of the Forest S...
ieep.eu
May 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A3.4 ➡️Close-to-Nature Forestry creates benefits for both climate and biodiversity through a variety of practices such as longer rotations, lower harvest intensity, preservation of species,etc
See more in our study exploring policy options
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
See more in our study exploring policy options
#LifeTerra @laureloutremblay.bsky.social
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🚨 HAPPENING TODAY 🚨
🌲 Life Terra Bluesky Chat: an interactive discussion on the future of forest governance and sustainable land use in Europe.
Tune in with #LifeTerra on our Bluesky account and join our conversation!
[Public Projects Content]
🌲 Life Terra Bluesky Chat: an interactive discussion on the future of forest governance and sustainable land use in Europe.
Tune in with #LifeTerra on our Bluesky account and join our conversation!
[Public Projects Content]
May 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🚨 HAPPENING TODAY 🚨
🌲 Life Terra Bluesky Chat: an interactive discussion on the future of forest governance and sustainable land use in Europe.
Tune in with #LifeTerra on our Bluesky account and join our conversation!
[Public Projects Content]
🌲 Life Terra Bluesky Chat: an interactive discussion on the future of forest governance and sustainable land use in Europe.
Tune in with #LifeTerra on our Bluesky account and join our conversation!
[Public Projects Content]
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🚀STARTING SOON 🚀
🌲The #LifeTerra Bluesky Chat is ready to take off at 12.30! Join us on our Bluesky account and let’s have a thoughtful conversation about the future of European forests.
🚨 Don’t forget to use the #LifeTerra hashtag and click the “Latest” tab to see the most recent posts.
🌲The #LifeTerra Bluesky Chat is ready to take off at 12.30! Join us on our Bluesky account and let’s have a thoughtful conversation about the future of European forests.
🚨 Don’t forget to use the #LifeTerra hashtag and click the “Latest” tab to see the most recent posts.
May 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚀STARTING SOON 🚀
🌲The #LifeTerra Bluesky Chat is ready to take off at 12.30! Join us on our Bluesky account and let’s have a thoughtful conversation about the future of European forests.
🚨 Don’t forget to use the #LifeTerra hashtag and click the “Latest” tab to see the most recent posts.
🌲The #LifeTerra Bluesky Chat is ready to take off at 12.30! Join us on our Bluesky account and let’s have a thoughtful conversation about the future of European forests.
🚨 Don’t forget to use the #LifeTerra hashtag and click the “Latest” tab to see the most recent posts.
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New @carbonpulse.bsky.social article: “Forest carbon protocols are currently yielding low-quality credits, and need to be strengthened according to a report published on Thursday led by top forest scientists.”
🌲 Check out CATF’s new scorecard and report: www.forestcarbonprotocols.org
🌲 Check out CATF’s new scorecard and report: www.forestcarbonprotocols.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New @carbonpulse.bsky.social article: “Forest carbon protocols are currently yielding low-quality credits, and need to be strengthened according to a report published on Thursday led by top forest scientists.”
🌲 Check out CATF’s new scorecard and report: www.forestcarbonprotocols.org
🌲 Check out CATF’s new scorecard and report: www.forestcarbonprotocols.org
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🌳🌏As Europe moves forward on its #climate & sustainability journey, forest-related policies & management practices need to evolve.🤝 This is the shared objective of three Horizon Europe projects 👉 forestpaths.eu/storage/app/...
@forestpaths.eu
#EUforestprojects #climatechange #forestresearch
@forestpaths.eu
#EUforestprojects #climatechange #forestresearch
May 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🌳🌏As Europe moves forward on its #climate & sustainability journey, forest-related policies & management practices need to evolve.🤝 This is the shared objective of three Horizon Europe projects 👉 forestpaths.eu/storage/app/...
@forestpaths.eu
#EUforestprojects #climatechange #forestresearch
@forestpaths.eu
#EUforestprojects #climatechange #forestresearch
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Great inequalities persist in air quality monitoring. People in rich countries are 12x more likely than to have monitoring. But that doesn’t mean we need to wait for more monitors to reduce air pollution… ⬇️ new paper with Camille de Lauriere and Ella Henninger in PNAS : www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Persistent inequalities in global air quality monitoring should not delay pollution mitigation | PNAS
Air pollution is a global health crisis that disproportionately affects lower- and
middle-income countries. We examine global air quality monitorin...
www.pnas.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Great inequalities persist in air quality monitoring. People in rich countries are 12x more likely than to have monitoring. But that doesn’t mean we need to wait for more monitors to reduce air pollution… ⬇️ new paper with Camille de Lauriere and Ella Henninger in PNAS : www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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A beaver dam in British Columbia shows its ability to hold back sediment pollution during heavy rainfall, sediment damages freshwater habitat.
Two pairs of beavers are making a new wild home in Studland #UK & their unrestricted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#nature #climatecrisis
Two pairs of beavers are making a new wild home in Studland #UK & their unrestricted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#nature #climatecrisis
March 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A beaver dam in British Columbia shows its ability to hold back sediment pollution during heavy rainfall, sediment damages freshwater habitat.
Two pairs of beavers are making a new wild home in Studland #UK & their unrestricted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#nature #climatecrisis
Two pairs of beavers are making a new wild home in Studland #UK & their unrestricted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#nature #climatecrisis
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Commenting on the @thecccuk.bsky.social's Seventh Carbon Budget, @tommlancaster.bsky.social, @eciu.net said:
“The Climate Change Committee makes it clear that, after over a decade of delay, now is the time to tackle emissions from farming and land use"
eciu.net/media/press...
“The Climate Change Committee makes it clear that, after over a decade of delay, now is the time to tackle emissions from farming and land use"
eciu.net/media/press...
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Commenting on the @thecccuk.bsky.social's Seventh Carbon Budget, @tommlancaster.bsky.social, @eciu.net said:
“The Climate Change Committee makes it clear that, after over a decade of delay, now is the time to tackle emissions from farming and land use"
eciu.net/media/press...
“The Climate Change Committee makes it clear that, after over a decade of delay, now is the time to tackle emissions from farming and land use"
eciu.net/media/press...
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Tropical forests are not changing fast enough to keep pace with climate change. New paper in Science today by @jeaggu.bsky.social shows that <22% of new trees recruiting into forests have traits better adapted to the new climate.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Tropical forests are not changing fast enough to keep pace with climate change. New paper in Science today by @jeaggu.bsky.social shows that <22% of new trees recruiting into forests have traits better adapted to the new climate.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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#FoodSecurity could be hurt by declining crop diversity if #temperatures rise over 1.5°C. Warming decreases the cropland suitable for staple crops that account for over 2/3 of global food energy intake. Tropical root crops, #cereals & #pulses are most vulnerable… (1/2) www.aalto.fi/en/news/stud...
Study: World’s critical food crops at imminent risk from rising temperatures | Aalto University
Warming will severely decrease the amount of global cropland available for staple crops of rice, maize, potato and soybean.
www.aalto.fi
March 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#FoodSecurity could be hurt by declining crop diversity if #temperatures rise over 1.5°C. Warming decreases the cropland suitable for staple crops that account for over 2/3 of global food energy intake. Tropical root crops, #cereals & #pulses are most vulnerable… (1/2) www.aalto.fi/en/news/stud...
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forests have memories. mushrooms communicate. trees warn each other of danger. entire underground networks pulse with messages, storing knowledge older than civilization. western science is only just catching up to what indigenous cultures have always known—nature isn’t just alive, it’s intelligent.
March 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
forests have memories. mushrooms communicate. trees warn each other of danger. entire underground networks pulse with messages, storing knowledge older than civilization. western science is only just catching up to what indigenous cultures have always known—nature isn’t just alive, it’s intelligent.
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"There is a lot of uncertainty about meeting #Climate goals in Europe and the world. Operating in this environment is challenging. We need clear objectives on the horizon" says our @juliabognar.bsky.social in her interview with @mauromereu.bsky.social @en.ioplus.nl 🌱
#GreenTransition
#GreenTransition
Clear policies: the key to unlocking the green transition
https://ioplus.nl/en/posts/clear-policies-the-key-to-unlocking-the-green-transition
https://ioplus.nl/en/posts/clear-policies-the-key-to-unlocking-the-green-transition
Clear policies: the key to unlocking the green transition
Stable, clear policies are essential to set the course for the green transition, advocates Julia Bognar.
ioplus.nl
February 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"There is a lot of uncertainty about meeting #Climate goals in Europe and the world. Operating in this environment is challenging. We need clear objectives on the horizon" says our @juliabognar.bsky.social in her interview with @mauromereu.bsky.social @en.ioplus.nl 🌱
#GreenTransition
#GreenTransition
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Swiss #farmers sue their government for not acting on #climatechange, as #drought & heat, #storms, hail and changes in the seasons led to losses of 10-40% in annual turnover over 3 years. The agri-food sector (esp. livestock) accounts for one-third of global GHG emissions: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
Why farmers are beginning to take their government to court over climate change
How a Swiss lawsuit is recasting agriculture’s role in climate policy.
doi.org
February 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Swiss #farmers sue their government for not acting on #climatechange, as #drought & heat, #storms, hail and changes in the seasons led to losses of 10-40% in annual turnover over 3 years. The agri-food sector (esp. livestock) accounts for one-third of global GHG emissions: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
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Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
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Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
February 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."