Lindsay Stringer
@proflinds.bsky.social
Env & Dev Prof, Director @yesiuoy.bsky.social drylands, land degradation, livelihoods, policy, climate change, biodiversity, ecosystem services, water, food, energy, sustainable development
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π¨New paper co-authored by YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social: #ENSO significantly amplifies global vegetation resilience variability. 53% of vegetated area impacted, with future hotspots expanding to N. North America + E. Siberia.
Critical for climate-adaptive governance. Read: buff.ly/MuAMbRP
Critical for climate-adaptive governance. Read: buff.ly/MuAMbRP
ENSO amplifies global vegetation resilience variability in a changing climate - Nature Communications
ENSO shapes global vegetation resilience by driving both synchronization and climate-mediated impacts. This study reveals its influence on over half of the global vegetated area resilience andβ¦
www.nature.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
π¨New paper co-authored by YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social: #ENSO significantly amplifies global vegetation resilience variability. 53% of vegetated area impacted, with future hotspots expanding to N. North America + E. Siberia.
Critical for climate-adaptive governance. Read: buff.ly/MuAMbRP
Critical for climate-adaptive governance. Read: buff.ly/MuAMbRP
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Ending 2025 on a high!π
So proud to see so many @york.ac.uk researchers recognised for their global impact this year. Huge congrats to YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social + Resilient Socio-ecological Systems co-lead @rob-marchant.bsky.social for making the list!ππ±
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So proud to see so many @york.ac.uk researchers recognised for their global impact this year. Huge congrats to YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social + Resilient Socio-ecological Systems co-lead @rob-marchant.bsky.social for making the list!ππ±
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From quantum leaps to improving patient care: Celebrating the achievements of our researchers in driving positive change
The University of York is celebrating a year of exceptional academic achievement, with many of our researchers receiving recognition for being at the forefront of their fields.
www.york.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ending 2025 on a high!π
So proud to see so many @york.ac.uk researchers recognised for their global impact this year. Huge congrats to YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social + Resilient Socio-ecological Systems co-lead @rob-marchant.bsky.social for making the list!ππ±
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So proud to see so many @york.ac.uk researchers recognised for their global impact this year. Huge congrats to YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social + Resilient Socio-ecological Systems co-lead @rob-marchant.bsky.social for making the list!ππ±
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We didnβt win but we had a fabulous and uplifting night at the #THEAwards and we were honoured to be shortlisted in the Environmental Leadership category.
Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, youβre all amazing πππ
Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, youβre all amazing πππ
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We didnβt win but we had a fabulous and uplifting night at the #THEAwards and we were honoured to be shortlisted in the Environmental Leadership category.
Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, youβre all amazing πππ
Congratulations to all the inspiring winners and nominees, youβre all amazing πππ
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What happens to the soil total carbon pool when land use changes? π±
A new paper from @proflinds.bsky.social +colleagues, in Agriculture, Ecosystems + Environment explores how shifts in land use affect soil carbon β a key factor in tackling climate change.
πhttps://buff.ly/bBroAcy
A new paper from @proflinds.bsky.social +colleagues, in Agriculture, Ecosystems + Environment explores how shifts in land use affect soil carbon β a key factor in tackling climate change.
πhttps://buff.ly/bBroAcy
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
What happens to the soil total carbon pool when land use changes? π±
A new paper from @proflinds.bsky.social +colleagues, in Agriculture, Ecosystems + Environment explores how shifts in land use affect soil carbon β a key factor in tackling climate change.
πhttps://buff.ly/bBroAcy
A new paper from @proflinds.bsky.social +colleagues, in Agriculture, Ecosystems + Environment explores how shifts in land use affect soil carbon β a key factor in tackling climate change.
πhttps://buff.ly/bBroAcy
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What can be done to help make the UKβs development trajectory more drought proof?
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What can be done to help make the UKβs development trajectory more drought proof?
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
In this new #ImpactConversation @proflinds.bsky.social explains how to take a fresh approach towards a roadmap on long-term integrated governance and action..
Our new paper published in Anthropocene Science provides a new policy option for how we deal with #drought at a global level while taking an integrated policy approach with climate change, biodiversity, disaster risk reduction and development π
πBy 2050, droughts could hit 80% of the worldβs population, costing hundreds of billionπΈ.
New paper led by YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social calls for urgent, transformative drought governance under the #UNCCDβaligned with the #ParisAgreement, #CBD, #SendaiFramework + #SDGs.
π buff.ly/RBb1BFP
New paper led by YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social calls for urgent, transformative drought governance under the #UNCCDβaligned with the #ParisAgreement, #CBD, #SendaiFramework + #SDGs.
π buff.ly/RBb1BFP
September 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Our new paper published in Anthropocene Science provides a new policy option for how we deal with #drought at a global level while taking an integrated policy approach with climate change, biodiversity, disaster risk reduction and development π
Excited to learn that we've been shortlisted in what's billed as the "Oscars of Higher Education" for our YESI Fellows programme! The final award ceremony is in November.
www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
@yesiuoy.bsky.social
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@yesiuoy.bsky.social
York shortlisted in two categories at prestigious THE Awards 2025
The University of York has been shortlisted in two categories in this yearβs THE Awards.
www.york.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Excited to learn that we've been shortlisted in what's billed as the "Oscars of Higher Education" for our YESI Fellows programme! The final award ceremony is in November.
www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
@yesiuoy.bsky.social
www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
@yesiuoy.bsky.social
Great to be a coauthor of this new paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com which provides a comprehensive set of solutions to bend the land degradation curve & leverage the transformation of global #food systems. #land #climate #biodiversity @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST
August 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Great to be a coauthor of this new paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com which provides a comprehensive set of solutions to bend the land degradation curve & leverage the transformation of global #food systems. #land #climate #biodiversity @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
Thanks to all at Bayero University Kano's Centre for Dryland Agriculture for a great event last week on rangeland sustainability @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social I gave an invited talk on climate resilient development and rangeland restoration
May 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thanks to all at Bayero University Kano's Centre for Dryland Agriculture for a great event last week on rangeland sustainability @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social I gave an invited talk on climate resilient development and rangeland restoration
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Check out this new @desertificationeu.bsky.social blog by @tomtimberlake.bsky.social and YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social
TERRASAFE has made one thing very clear from the start: change canβt happen without people.
In our new blog, @tomtimberlake.bsky.social and @proflinds.bsky.social (@yesiuoy.bsky.social) explain why building desertification-resilient communities starts with listening
terrasafe.eu/2025/05/02/b...
In our new blog, @tomtimberlake.bsky.social and @proflinds.bsky.social (@yesiuoy.bsky.social) explain why building desertification-resilient communities starts with listening
terrasafe.eu/2025/05/02/b...
May 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Check out this new @desertificationeu.bsky.social blog by @tomtimberlake.bsky.social and YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social
Our new paper is out in Nature Scientific Reports! It's a complicated business to reduce deforestation and improve clean energy access, and the tradeoffs need to be carefully managed #Nigeria #woodfuel @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
Development interventions can yield co-benefits across multiple SustainableDevelopment Goals. We developed a solutions-oriented methodology to assess the impacts of development solutions applied wood fuel cooking challenges in Nigeria
@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
rdcu.be/ehZn4
A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria
Scientific Reports - A methodological framework for assessing development solutions: application to wood fuel challenges in Nigeria
rdcu.be
April 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Our new paper is out in Nature Scientific Reports! It's a complicated business to reduce deforestation and improve clean energy access, and the tradeoffs need to be carefully managed #Nigeria #woodfuel @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
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π¨ Call for Abstracts! π¨
Are you an Early Career Researcher working on trade + the environment? Join the Green Trade Lab ECR Workshop 2025 (3β4 July, @york.ac.uk) to present your work + connect with peers!
πΉ Submit by 18 Apr
πΉ Hybrid event
πΉ More info: sites.google.com/vie...
#GreenTrade
Are you an Early Career Researcher working on trade + the environment? Join the Green Trade Lab ECR Workshop 2025 (3β4 July, @york.ac.uk) to present your work + connect with peers!
πΉ Submit by 18 Apr
πΉ Hybrid event
πΉ More info: sites.google.com/vie...
#GreenTrade
Green Trade Lab
Early Career Researcher Workshop
The greening of trade as a way out of the polycrises?
Regress, reforms and rebuilding international cooperation in the environment-trade nexus.
3rd and 4th July 2025
University of York (York, UK).
As the world edges over planetary tipping points, with 2024
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March 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
π¨ Call for Abstracts! π¨
Are you an Early Career Researcher working on trade + the environment? Join the Green Trade Lab ECR Workshop 2025 (3β4 July, @york.ac.uk) to present your work + connect with peers!
πΉ Submit by 18 Apr
πΉ Hybrid event
πΉ More info: sites.google.com/vie...
#GreenTrade
Are you an Early Career Researcher working on trade + the environment? Join the Green Trade Lab ECR Workshop 2025 (3β4 July, @york.ac.uk) to present your work + connect with peers!
πΉ Submit by 18 Apr
πΉ Hybrid event
πΉ More info: sites.google.com/vie...
#GreenTrade
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π±Introducing our new YESI Discipline Hopping Fellows project "Hope in Creation". Communicating environmental research through literary, visual, and performing arts.
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
Hope in Creation
Communicating environmental research through literary, visual, and performing arts
www.york.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
π±Introducing our new YESI Discipline Hopping Fellows project "Hope in Creation". Communicating environmental research through literary, visual, and performing arts.
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
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π SHELTER: Sustainable Housing for Eco-friendly Living and Thriving Environments. YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project bringing together expertise from Environment and Geography, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Archaeology + School for Business and Society.
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
SHELTER
Sustainable Housing for Eco-friendly Living and Thriving Environments
www.york.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
π SHELTER: Sustainable Housing for Eco-friendly Living and Thriving Environments. YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project bringing together expertise from Environment and Geography, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Archaeology + School for Business and Society.
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe...
Reposted by Lindsay Stringer
YESI Grant Incubator Session (aimed at Early Career Researchers) Wednesday 2 April, 12:00-2:00 pm, ATB/057 Seebohm Rowntree Building. Book your place β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
YESI ECR grant incubator session
Join YESI's ECR Grant Incubator Sessionβa hands-on opportunity to refine your grant ideas with expert feedback from experienced PIs, evaluators, and research services staff!
www.york.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
YESI Grant Incubator Session (aimed at Early Career Researchers) Wednesday 2 April, 12:00-2:00 pm, ATB/057 Seebohm Rowntree Building. Book your place β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
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Discover the YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project: Composting food waste on the Isles of Scilly. A collaboration between SEI-Y, Biology, SBS, PET + Isles of Scilly Community Venture (IOSCV). β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe... @lizrylott.bsky.social
Composting food waste on the Isles of Scilly
www.york.ac.uk
March 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Discover the YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project: Composting food waste on the Isles of Scilly. A collaboration between SEI-Y, Biology, SBS, PET + Isles of Scilly Community Venture (IOSCV). β‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/yesi-fe... @lizrylott.bsky.social
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AAH X YESI: Waste event - 9 April, 4:00-5.30pm
How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social
Registerβ‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social
Registerβ‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
AAH X YESI: Waste
Join art historians in conversation with YESI as we explore waste as a heuristic for dialogue across interdisciplinary areas.
www.york.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
AAH X YESI: Waste event - 9 April, 4:00-5.30pm
How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social
Registerβ‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
How can the study of resilient socio-ecological systems help us better understand creative environments of the past while shaping sustainable studios of the future? @lizrylott.bsky.social @proflinds.bsky.social
Registerβ‘οΈ www.york.ac.uk/yesi/events/...
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Engaging day exploring the pressing issues around #climate finance, #nature positive development, future foci and how links between Government and universities can help to navigate multiple future challenges @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Engaging day exploring the pressing issues around #climate finance, #nature positive development, future foci and how links between Government and universities can help to navigate multiple future challenges @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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How can we improve access to clean + modern energy for cooking and reduce land degradation + biodiversity loss in Nigeria?
Check out this collaborative project between researchers at @BUK_Nigeria @york.ac.uk + @ucl.ac.uk for some answers.
β‘οΈ youtu.be/EFXoj9fg2kE
Check out this collaborative project between researchers at @BUK_Nigeria @york.ac.uk + @ucl.ac.uk for some answers.
β‘οΈ youtu.be/EFXoj9fg2kE
Clean Cooking: Fast Path to Saving Forests in Nigeria
YouTube video by YESIatUoY
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
How can we improve access to clean + modern energy for cooking and reduce land degradation + biodiversity loss in Nigeria?
Check out this collaborative project between researchers at @BUK_Nigeria @york.ac.uk + @ucl.ac.uk for some answers.
β‘οΈ youtu.be/EFXoj9fg2kE
Check out this collaborative project between researchers at @BUK_Nigeria @york.ac.uk + @ucl.ac.uk for some answers.
β‘οΈ youtu.be/EFXoj9fg2kE
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We're thrilled to welcome @proflinds.bsky.social as our new Associate Director.
Lindsay is a Professor in Environment and Development, and Director of the @yesiuoy.bsky.social.
Find out more about her research and what drew her to #LCAB
www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
Lindsay is a Professor in Environment and Development, and Director of the @yesiuoy.bsky.social.
Find out more about her research and what drew her to #LCAB
www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
Introducing the Centre's new Associate Director
Professor Lindsay Stringer is the new Associate Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity. Here we talk about her area of work and what drew her to the Centre.
www.york.ac.uk
January 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We're thrilled to welcome @proflinds.bsky.social as our new Associate Director.
Lindsay is a Professor in Environment and Development, and Director of the @yesiuoy.bsky.social.
Find out more about her research and what drew her to #LCAB
www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
Lindsay is a Professor in Environment and Development, and Director of the @yesiuoy.bsky.social.
Find out more about her research and what drew her to #LCAB
www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
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πAt #COP16 in Riyadh, @proflinds.bsky.social represented @desertificationeu.bsky.social in a session on innovative approaches to combat land degradation. She highlighted the projects multi-actor partnerships empowering local communities to tackle desertification across Europe + North Africa.π€π±#UNCCD
December 17, 2024 at 1:55 PM
πAt #COP16 in Riyadh, @proflinds.bsky.social represented @desertificationeu.bsky.social in a session on innovative approaches to combat land degradation. She highlighted the projects multi-actor partnerships empowering local communities to tackle desertification across Europe + North Africa.π€π±#UNCCD
New paper on Climate Resilient Development in vulnerable geographies now out: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @yesiuoy.bsky.social
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), adopting mitigation and adaptation measures to secure a safe c...
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December 10, 2024 at 10:31 AM
New paper on Climate Resilient Development in vulnerable geographies now out: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @yesiuoy.bsky.social
What's going on in Riyadh? swedenherald.com/article/drou...
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
swedenherald.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:03 AM
What's going on in Riyadh? swedenherald.com/article/drou...