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Pam Chasek
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Professor at Manhattan University (College), bird photographer, environmentalist, Earth Negotiations Bulletin co-founder and editor, mother and New Yorker
Positive photo day 2080: This Bluejay looked so serious as if he was staring at me saying "Go ahead, make my day!" #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography in Van Cortlandt Park @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Positive photo day 2079: Today we have a Red-bellied Woodpecker in Van Cortlandt Park from the November 2024 archives. Hopefully, I will see some new birds out the window soon. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Positive photo day 2078: I was sitting in my parents' kitchen when I heard a knock. It wasn't a visitor but a Tufted Titmouse knocking on the window. I guess if I can't go for a walk, birds will come to me. (apologize for the window glare) #birdphotography #birds 🪶of #NewJersey #naturephotography
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Reposted by Pam Chasek
Delegates exit #COP30 with mixed feelings

The decision to develop a #justtransition mechanism, adoption of the new #gender action plan were applauded

But many raised concerns on the #GGA indicators and the lack of a reference to fossil fuel transition

Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Positive photo day 2077: Caught in the act... or at least with a mouthful. A black squirrel in Van Cortlandt Park. No #birds today just #squirrels. #naturephotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Positive photo day 2076: Good morning from this Tufted Titmouse in Van Cortlandt Park. They are one of the bright spots of #winter birding around these parts. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
While all eyes have been in Belem at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (#COP30), our @enb.iisd.org team is getting ready to cover another COP, for the Convention on International Trade in #EndangeredSpecies. Check out our pre-meeting brief to get ready: enb.iisd.org/articles/cit...
CITES CoP20
The saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) once roamed across Europe and North America alongside mammoths and saber-toothed cats. Once numbering in the millions, by the mid-2010s, the saiga population crashe...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Positive photo day 2075: I won't be able to go on my morning walks for a few weeks, so I will post photos from my endless archives. Need to stay positive. This photo is from earlier this month -- I just liked it. #naturephotography in Van Cortlandt Park @vcpalliance.bsky.social No #birds 🪶 today.
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Positive photo day 2074: My first Van Cortlandt Park Dark-eyed Junco photo of the season. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Positive photo day 2073: Sometimes it doesn't matter that the bird is in shadow. I think it is a House Finch, but the shapes and colors sounding it enticed me more. #Sweetgum #naturephotography #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Positive photo day 2072: I don't usually repost photos but I took this one of a Red-tailed #Hawk and the #moon exactly a year ago today and thought it was worth reposting. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reposted by Pam Chasek
“I have very strong doubt we'll see ‘fossil fuel transition’ language in a cover decision [at #CPOP30], if that ever materialises,” says Jennifer Bansard, Team Leader @enb.iisd.org @iisd.org

Follow their peerless coverage of the details of the negotiations here:
enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
UN Climate Change Conference - Belém, November 2025
Climate change negotiators meeting in Brazil for COP 30 will face intense pressure to agree on indicators to measure adaptation and a roadmap to quadruple the new collective quantified goal on climate...
enb.iisd.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Positive photo day 2071: When all else fails at this time of year, a White-throated Sparrow in Van Cortlandt Park is always willing to oblige this photographer. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Positive photo day 2070: The Northern Shovelers also winter in Van Cortlandt Park and are now out in force in the pond. # birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Positive photo day 2069: I was finishing my morning walk in #NewJersey when suddenly a White-tailed #Deer ran by me. He stopped for a second, stared and kept on running. No #birds today. #wildlifephotography #suburbs
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Positive photo day 2068: The winter waterfowl are slowly coming back to Van Cortlandt Park. I found an American Coot this morning. Tada! #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Positive photo day 2067: It may have felt like winter yesterday, but the trees are still looking quite autumnal in Van Cortlandt Park. #FallFoliage No #birds today. #naturephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social @nycparks.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Positive photo day 2066: For the first time in weeks, I didn't have to rush this morning. My to-do list is endless but I took my time in Van Cortlandt Park, survived some #snow flurries & found a Red-tailed #Hawk. Now back to the to-do list... #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Reposted by Pam Chasek
At #COP30, President Lula urged participants to stand up to #climate denialism and reclaim the enthusiasm of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit

Against expectations, parties managed to reach agreement on the negotiations agenda

Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Reposted by Pam Chasek
Parties at #MontrealProtocol #MOP37 addressed challenges still facing the #ozone layer, including discrepancies between atmospheric monitoring and reporting of emissions of HFCs, as well as regions lacking atmospheric monitoring of controlled substances

Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/montreal-pro...
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Positive photo day 2065: While I'm back in NYC and walked in Van Cortlandt Park this morning, I found another #bird 🪶photo from #Nairobi National Park that I hadn't shared -- a Black-headed Heron. #Kenya #birdphotography #wildlifephotograpy
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Positive photo day 2064: Last photo from #Nairobi National Park. A macabre-looking Marabou Stork -- one of stranger #birds I've ever seen. #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Kenya
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Positive photo day 2063: Here are my final set of photos from #Nairobi National Park. Our meeting has ended and I'm flying home tonight. #birds 🪶of #Kenya #birdphotography #wildlifephotography: Black-winged stilt, Spur-winged lapwing/plover, African sacred ibis, Guinea fowl
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Positive photo day 2062: Hartebeest, Impala and Cape Buffalo from #Nairobi National Park. As seen last Sunday. #Kenya #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Positive photo day 2061: Today I will introduce you to the #baboons of #Nairobi National Park that I had the privilege of meeting on Sunday. #Kenya #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM