Marta Berbés
@mberbes.bsky.social
Prof at University of Waterloo
Resilience, transformation, justice, futures, not necessarily in that order.
Co Editor-in-chief Ecosystems and People @esandpeople.bsky.social
Resilience, transformation, justice, futures, not necessarily in that order.
Co Editor-in-chief Ecosystems and People @esandpeople.bsky.social
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Marta Berbés
@mberbes.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Resilience Alliance/SocSES Online Short Course: Resilience Science and Climate Change – SocSES
The 2025 Resilience Alliance short course is being offered in collaboration with SocSES. The course is designed for graduate students (Masters and PhD) and post
socses.org
Excited to share that I’ll be teaching in the upcoming online short course on Resilience Science and Climate Change—a collaboration between @socses.bsky.social @resiliencealliance.bsky.social. The course will be online Oct 27-31. Check out more details and how to apply: socses.org/resilience-a...
We are kicking off the ‘Blackwards’ to the Future project in Phoenix with these powerhouses. I’m trying not to get too excited because we have had false starts before but the energy in the room is palpable. Actually, too late, I am super excited to be working with this group.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We are kicking off the ‘Blackwards’ to the Future project in Phoenix with these powerhouses. I’m trying not to get too excited because we have had false starts before but the energy in the room is palpable. Actually, too late, I am super excited to be working with this group.
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Radical Ocean Futures webinar 🌊✨ blending imagination and science to spark new ways of thinking about futures for the #ocean and the planet.
- short films and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov · 09:00 EST / 15:00 CET
Register-> stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@socses.bsky.social
- short films and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov · 09:00 EST / 15:00 CET
Register-> stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@socses.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Radical Ocean Futures webinar 🌊✨ blending imagination and science to spark new ways of thinking about futures for the #ocean and the planet.
- short films and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov · 09:00 EST / 15:00 CET
Register-> stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@socses.bsky.social
- short films and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov · 09:00 EST / 15:00 CET
Register-> stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@socses.bsky.social
Excited to share that I’ll be teaching in the upcoming online short course on Resilience Science and Climate Change—a collaboration between @socses.bsky.social @resiliencealliance.bsky.social. The course will be online Oct 27-31. Check out more details and how to apply: socses.org/resilience-a...
Resilience Alliance/SocSES Online Short Course: Resilience Science and Climate Change – SocSES
The 2025 Resilience Alliance short course is being offered in collaboration with SocSES. The course is designed for graduate students (Masters and PhD) and post
socses.org
July 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Excited to share that I’ll be teaching in the upcoming online short course on Resilience Science and Climate Change—a collaboration between @socses.bsky.social @resiliencealliance.bsky.social. The course will be online Oct 27-31. Check out more details and how to apply: socses.org/resilience-a...
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The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
1/
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
1/
Just the essentials for spending the afternoon reviewing a student’s thesis: highlighter, pens, stickies. Cheese platter.
July 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Just the essentials for spending the afternoon reviewing a student’s thesis: highlighter, pens, stickies. Cheese platter.
Is sustainability thinking too WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic)? New article by Rachelle Gould, Yolanda Jimenez Naranjo and @pattybal.bsky.social
How WEIRD is your #sustainability thinking? This article explores how Western psychological #norms shape global sustainability efforts - often at the expense of more #relational worldviews from non-WEIRD cultures. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Is sustainability thinking too WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic)? New article by Rachelle Gould, Yolanda Jimenez Naranjo and @pattybal.bsky.social
Didn’t think I needed another dystopian sci-fi to kick off my summer reading, but Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's “Chain-Gang All-Stars” proved me wrong. Gladiator fights for prisoner freedom in a privatised US prison system? Uncomfortably plausible.
July 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Didn’t think I needed another dystopian sci-fi to kick off my summer reading, but Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's “Chain-Gang All-Stars” proved me wrong. Gladiator fights for prisoner freedom in a privatised US prison system? Uncomfortably plausible.
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🆘Help us document and make visible the struggles for environmental justice!
The EJAtlas from ICTA-UAB is a tool to document environmental conflicts and visibilise the impacts that the extractive economy generates.
💰🙏The donations will be used to maintain it
micromecenatge.uab.cat/EJAtlas?mc_c...
The EJAtlas from ICTA-UAB is a tool to document environmental conflicts and visibilise the impacts that the extractive economy generates.
💰🙏The donations will be used to maintain it
micromecenatge.uab.cat/EJAtlas?mc_c...
July 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🆘Help us document and make visible the struggles for environmental justice!
The EJAtlas from ICTA-UAB is a tool to document environmental conflicts and visibilise the impacts that the extractive economy generates.
💰🙏The donations will be used to maintain it
micromecenatge.uab.cat/EJAtlas?mc_c...
The EJAtlas from ICTA-UAB is a tool to document environmental conflicts and visibilise the impacts that the extractive economy generates.
💰🙏The donations will be used to maintain it
micromecenatge.uab.cat/EJAtlas?mc_c...
Thrilled to be part of this watershed moment in the field of social-ecological systems research. Coinciding w/ the launch of SocSES earlier this year, this publication takes stock of how far we've come as a community and the possibilities that lie ahead. ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss2/a...
Ecology & Society: Welcome home! Introducing SocSES: a society for inclusive and impactful social-ecological research
Underpinned by systemic thinking, social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as a critical field for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene, marked by a cross-scale focus, inter- and ...
ecologyandsociety.org
June 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Thrilled to be part of this watershed moment in the field of social-ecological systems research. Coinciding w/ the launch of SocSES earlier this year, this publication takes stock of how far we've come as a community and the possibilities that lie ahead. ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss2/a...
The BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC survey report is out—a powerful act of testimony, care, and visioning, released on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Led with such honesty, rigour, and heart by my brilliant colleague @jaypitter.bsky.social. Dig in, reflect, share.
Today marks 5 years since George Floyd was murdered in a bike lane. My practice has launched the BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC Survey Report. All findings outline challenges & positive experiences reflecting Black people’s public space insights & priorities.
SHARE!!!
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SHARE!!!
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May 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC survey report is out—a powerful act of testimony, care, and visioning, released on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Led with such honesty, rigour, and heart by my brilliant colleague @jaypitter.bsky.social. Dig in, reflect, share.
When in doubt, plant some more native plants.
May 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
When in doubt, plant some more native plants.
Community-rooted visions of the future are critical in uncertain times. I'm continually inspired by the work of this group of dedicated, uncompromising, and visionary organizers in the Waterloo Region. It's been a pleasure to support them, even in small ways. onemillionneighbours.ca/vision/
The Vision
What could an abundant, resilient, and inclusive region look like? The vision statements in these 15 sections can help us paint that picture. Each section represents a topic area like disability ju…
onemillionneighbours.ca
May 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Community-rooted visions of the future are critical in uncertain times. I'm continually inspired by the work of this group of dedicated, uncompromising, and visionary organizers in the Waterloo Region. It's been a pleasure to support them, even in small ways. onemillionneighbours.ca/vision/
A good read if, like me, you feel you are trying your best and your best is simply not good enough.
Grateful to everyone who shared their thoughts with me for this piece about the difference between how people imagined they would show up for a moment like this one, and how we're actually showing up—and how we can begin to close the gap between aspiration and action.
From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty
“Some days, my best efforts feel insufficient and overwhelming at the same time.”
organizingmythoughts.org
May 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A good read if, like me, you feel you are trying your best and your best is simply not good enough.
Four SF/F/H books by women writers that I’ve recently enjoyed
March 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Four SF/F/H books by women writers that I’ve recently enjoyed
ArizonaForward recognized our arts-science collaboration AMBIENTE with the Environmental Excellence award. Working with these folks has fed my soul in so many ways and it's just wonderful to watch, even from a distance, the accolades roll in. Find out more: www.thesagrado.org/ambiente-pub...
March 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
ArizonaForward recognized our arts-science collaboration AMBIENTE with the Environmental Excellence award. Working with these folks has fed my soul in so many ways and it's just wonderful to watch, even from a distance, the accolades roll in. Find out more: www.thesagrado.org/ambiente-pub...
A lot of great urbanista and place-makers will be in Toronto this summer:
Placemaking leaders from around the world will be coming to Toronto June 8-11 for the 2nd Global Placemaking Summit. Details at www.placemakingx.org/summit25
March 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A lot of great urbanista and place-makers will be in Toronto this summer:
👀 The new Society for Social-Ecological Systems (SocSES) is launching on March 27. This will be an academic home for inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability scholars. Link to registration below.
Save the date! Celebrate the launch of SocSES with us – and learn more about our plans for building a home for SES research with you.
📅 Date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 – 17:00 Central African Time
📍 Location: Online (Zoom)
Register for the online launch event: lnkd.in/dDCR33DN
📅 Date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 – 17:00 Central African Time
📍 Location: Online (Zoom)
Register for the online launch event: lnkd.in/dDCR33DN
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
👀 The new Society for Social-Ecological Systems (SocSES) is launching on March 27. This will be an academic home for inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability scholars. Link to registration below.
Feeling for my colleagues south of the border. Yesterday we received a stop-work order on a new NSF grant. Last week, my friend’s name appeared on a list identifying professors who were “DEI hires”. It hasn’t been a month.
February 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Feeling for my colleagues south of the border. Yesterday we received a stop-work order on a new NSF grant. Last week, my friend’s name appeared on a list identifying professors who were “DEI hires”. It hasn’t been a month.
Ecosystems and People (@esandpeople.bsky.social) is now on this space! We are an inter- and transdisciplinary journal on biodiversity, ecosystems & quality of life. Give us a follow!
January 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ecosystems and People (@esandpeople.bsky.social) is now on this space! We are an inter- and transdisciplinary journal on biodiversity, ecosystems & quality of life. Give us a follow!
New publication led by Vanya Bisht and our group of community partners from South Phoenix where we outline the ‘barrio’ innovation, our way of co-producing knowledge to advance environmental justice. #CAPLTER doi.org/10.5751/ES-1...
Enabling “barrio” innovation: a grassroots approach for centering community initiatives in just sustainability transformations - Ecology & Society
Sustainability transformations are most meaningful when communities take ownership of their collective futures and guide transformative processes that are rooted in their local traditions and value sy...
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January 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New publication led by Vanya Bisht and our group of community partners from South Phoenix where we outline the ‘barrio’ innovation, our way of co-producing knowledge to advance environmental justice. #CAPLTER doi.org/10.5751/ES-1...
Thanks to whoever made this labyrinth next to my campus building. It was a gift to take 10 minutes to walk through it and disconnect from whatever stage of late capitalism we are in. 🤍❄️
January 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thanks to whoever made this labyrinth next to my campus building. It was a gift to take 10 minutes to walk through it and disconnect from whatever stage of late capitalism we are in. 🤍❄️
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Looking for a postdoc @sthlmresilience.bsky.social to join 'PLURALAKES: Co-creating desirable nature futures of temperate lakes', operationalizing @ipbes.bsky.social Nature Futures Framework for lake ecosystems 💧🎣🌱⛵️https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:788096/where:4/
Postdoctor in project PLURALAKES
Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC ) is a research centre on resilience and sustainability science at Stockholm University. The Centre advances the scientific understanding of the complex, dynamic inter
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January 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Looking for a postdoc @sthlmresilience.bsky.social to join 'PLURALAKES: Co-creating desirable nature futures of temperate lakes', operationalizing @ipbes.bsky.social Nature Futures Framework for lake ecosystems 💧🎣🌱⛵️https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:788096/where:4/
Grades are submitted, auto-reply is on!!
December 20, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Grades are submitted, auto-reply is on!!
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We are hiring two postdocs. The first position is co-funded with The Australian Institute of Marine Sciences and will involve research on #marine connectivity with a stellar team, based in Perth. This is a 3-year full-time research position. More at external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/51901...
Prospective staff : Jobs at UWA : IN DEVELOPMENT
external.jobs.uwa.edu.au
December 17, 2024 at 7:45 AM
We are hiring two postdocs. The first position is co-funded with The Australian Institute of Marine Sciences and will involve research on #marine connectivity with a stellar team, based in Perth. This is a 3-year full-time research position. More at external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/51901...