Sabá Loftus
@sabaloftus.bsky.social
Pragmatic idealist 🌍 |personal account | RT ≠ endorsement 🇮🇪🇹🇿 #biodiversity conservation #SustainableDevelopment, #FoodSystems, Equity & Tech.
October 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Congratulations & best of luck Ken @kjdoriordan.bsky.social with your next adventure.
October 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Congratulations & best of luck Ken @kjdoriordan.bsky.social with your next adventure.
AmCham dinner 2025 was great! Big thank you to Qualcomm for the invite
October 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
AmCham dinner 2025 was great! Big thank you to Qualcomm for the invite
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An intense week for @unctad.bsky.social at #UNGA
Rising tariffs, record debt costs & outdated economic metrics are holding back global development.
Secretary-General @rebecagrynspan.bsky.social urged leaders to “make the invisible visible” and restore trust.
🔗 Full story: ow.ly/2In350X2Ojw
Rising tariffs, record debt costs & outdated economic metrics are holding back global development.
Secretary-General @rebecagrynspan.bsky.social urged leaders to “make the invisible visible” and restore trust.
🔗 Full story: ow.ly/2In350X2Ojw
September 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
An intense week for @unctad.bsky.social at #UNGA
Rising tariffs, record debt costs & outdated economic metrics are holding back global development.
Secretary-General @rebecagrynspan.bsky.social urged leaders to “make the invisible visible” and restore trust.
🔗 Full story: ow.ly/2In350X2Ojw
Rising tariffs, record debt costs & outdated economic metrics are holding back global development.
Secretary-General @rebecagrynspan.bsky.social urged leaders to “make the invisible visible” and restore trust.
🔗 Full story: ow.ly/2In350X2Ojw
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“The Future of Food is Female.” 👩🌾🌱 At #UNGA80, our Hub Director Stefanos Fotiou calls for #FoodSystems that empower women – closing gaps in land rights, finance & leadership.
Read his op-ed in Context Newsroom: bit.ly/3KBd4M7
#GenderEquity #FoodSystems #GlobalGoals #UNFSS2025
Read his op-ed in Context Newsroom: bit.ly/3KBd4M7
#GenderEquity #FoodSystems #GlobalGoals #UNFSS2025
The future of food is female: this must be clear at UNGA80 | Context by TRF
At the U.N. General Assembly this month, we must talk about how women can play a key role in transforming critical food systems
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“The Future of Food is Female.” 👩🌾🌱 At #UNGA80, our Hub Director Stefanos Fotiou calls for #FoodSystems that empower women – closing gaps in land rights, finance & leadership.
Read his op-ed in Context Newsroom: bit.ly/3KBd4M7
#GenderEquity #FoodSystems #GlobalGoals #UNFSS2025
Read his op-ed in Context Newsroom: bit.ly/3KBd4M7
#GenderEquity #FoodSystems #GlobalGoals #UNFSS2025
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Come see our new Living Seawalls in #Cobh #Cork! 1st in Ireland 🇮🇪. #Global experiment 🌍 started in #Sydney 🇦🇺. Huge thanks to HEA funding, @uccresearch.bsky.social, #PortOfCork for support & Inland & Coastal Marinas for installation. Looking forward to seeing what marine life colonises 🦀🪸🐚🦐🦞🐟🌊.
September 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Come see our new Living Seawalls in #Cobh #Cork! 1st in Ireland 🇮🇪. #Global experiment 🌍 started in #Sydney 🇦🇺. Huge thanks to HEA funding, @uccresearch.bsky.social, #PortOfCork for support & Inland & Coastal Marinas for installation. Looking forward to seeing what marine life colonises 🦀🪸🐚🦐🦞🐟🌊.
The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Southern Conference & dinner 2025 was a great event.
Interesting conversations on topics from infrastructure investment to role of life long learning to drive sustainable growth.
#SouthernConference2025 #WhySouth #AmCham #WhyIreland
Interesting conversations on topics from infrastructure investment to role of life long learning to drive sustainable growth.
#SouthernConference2025 #WhySouth #AmCham #WhyIreland
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Southern Conference & dinner 2025 was a great event.
Interesting conversations on topics from infrastructure investment to role of life long learning to drive sustainable growth.
#SouthernConference2025 #WhySouth #AmCham #WhyIreland
Interesting conversations on topics from infrastructure investment to role of life long learning to drive sustainable growth.
#SouthernConference2025 #WhySouth #AmCham #WhyIreland
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❗Starting at 9:30 CEST this morning❗ Are you applying for an ERC research grant and looking for practical guidance?
Join our hands-on, online info session 👉 europa.eu/!hMhKRn
Hear from ERC experts 👇 and get actionable tips to strengthen your application!
#AcademicSky
Join our hands-on, online info session 👉 europa.eu/!hMhKRn
Hear from ERC experts 👇 and get actionable tips to strengthen your application!
#AcademicSky
September 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
❗Starting at 9:30 CEST this morning❗ Are you applying for an ERC research grant and looking for practical guidance?
Join our hands-on, online info session 👉 europa.eu/!hMhKRn
Hear from ERC experts 👇 and get actionable tips to strengthen your application!
#AcademicSky
Join our hands-on, online info session 👉 europa.eu/!hMhKRn
Hear from ERC experts 👇 and get actionable tips to strengthen your application!
#AcademicSky
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UNEP regularly publishes the latest science and reports touching on different environmental matters to help decisionmakers advance solutions to the triple planetary crisis.
See: unep.org/publications...
See: unep.org/publications...
September 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
UNEP regularly publishes the latest science and reports touching on different environmental matters to help decisionmakers advance solutions to the triple planetary crisis.
See: unep.org/publications...
See: unep.org/publications...
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🌟 The 5th UNCTAD Youth Forum is here, and it’s happening alongside #UNCTAD16! 🌟
Are you between 18 and 30, passionate about trade and development, and eager to shape the global agenda? This is your moment!
🔗 Applications are now open! ow.ly/Ellz50WEmRC
#Youth2030 #YouthDay
Are you between 18 and 30, passionate about trade and development, and eager to shape the global agenda? This is your moment!
🔗 Applications are now open! ow.ly/Ellz50WEmRC
#Youth2030 #YouthDay
August 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🌟 The 5th UNCTAD Youth Forum is here, and it’s happening alongside #UNCTAD16! 🌟
Are you between 18 and 30, passionate about trade and development, and eager to shape the global agenda? This is your moment!
🔗 Applications are now open! ow.ly/Ellz50WEmRC
#Youth2030 #YouthDay
Are you between 18 and 30, passionate about trade and development, and eager to shape the global agenda? This is your moment!
🔗 Applications are now open! ow.ly/Ellz50WEmRC
#Youth2030 #YouthDay
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🌍 Climate change & health
New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide. Heat, air pollution, infectious disease, & extreme weather are among the major drivers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#SciComm #ClimateHealth 🧪
New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide. Heat, air pollution, infectious disease, & extreme weather are among the major drivers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#SciComm #ClimateHealth 🧪
Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change - Nature Climate Change
The authors assess the growing field of climate change health impact attribution. They show literature bias towards direct heat effects and extreme weather in high-income countries, highlighting the l...
doi.org
September 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🌍 Climate change & health
New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide. Heat, air pollution, infectious disease, & extreme weather are among the major drivers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#SciComm #ClimateHealth 🧪
New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide. Heat, air pollution, infectious disease, & extreme weather are among the major drivers.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#SciComm #ClimateHealth 🧪
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Interesting paper here that I guess any scientist on here will already agree with but it’s nice to have the data (from a survey of over 800 scientists) nonetheless (because we do love data after all).
Still amazing and sad how one man could destroy that once-thriving platform and community so fast
Still amazing and sad how one man could destroy that once-thriving platform and community so fast
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Interesting paper here that I guess any scientist on here will already agree with but it’s nice to have the data (from a survey of over 800 scientists) nonetheless (because we do love data after all).
Still amazing and sad how one man could destroy that once-thriving platform and community so fast
Still amazing and sad how one man could destroy that once-thriving platform and community so fast
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Many youth live in countries heavily reliant on agrifood systems for jobs and economic growth.
Let’s #MoveFoodForward & empower the next generation!
Investing in youth is investing in a sustainable, food-secure future for all.
👉📘 t.co/8e43LkQUzf
Let’s #MoveFoodForward & empower the next generation!
Investing in youth is investing in a sustainable, food-secure future for all.
👉📘 t.co/8e43LkQUzf
August 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Many youth live in countries heavily reliant on agrifood systems for jobs and economic growth.
Let’s #MoveFoodForward & empower the next generation!
Investing in youth is investing in a sustainable, food-secure future for all.
👉📘 t.co/8e43LkQUzf
Let’s #MoveFoodForward & empower the next generation!
Investing in youth is investing in a sustainable, food-secure future for all.
👉📘 t.co/8e43LkQUzf
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Are you attending #UNFSS2025?
Registration is officially OPEN!
📍 Addis Ababa | 🗓️ 27–29 July
Join the global dialogue on building fair, resilient and sustainable food systems.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/UNFSS2025REG...
Registration is officially OPEN!
📍 Addis Ababa | 🗓️ 27–29 July
Join the global dialogue on building fair, resilient and sustainable food systems.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/UNFSS2025REG...
June 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Are you attending #UNFSS2025?
Registration is officially OPEN!
📍 Addis Ababa | 🗓️ 27–29 July
Join the global dialogue on building fair, resilient and sustainable food systems.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/UNFSS2025REG...
Registration is officially OPEN!
📍 Addis Ababa | 🗓️ 27–29 July
Join the global dialogue on building fair, resilient and sustainable food systems.
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/UNFSS2025REG...
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Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines!
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
June 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Vaccines are rigorously tested, they are effective, and they save lives. More than 150 million lives have been saved in the past 50 years thanks to vaccines!
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
But you may be worried about what's in them?
So, let’s break it down ⬇
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Science plays a key role in ensuring our food is safe, and is instrumental in ensuring 👇🏻
⚕️ better health
🍲 food security
👩🌾 livelihoods
📊 economic development
🚢 trade
#FoodSafety
⚕️ better health
🍲 food security
👩🌾 livelihoods
📊 economic development
🚢 trade
#FoodSafety
June 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Science plays a key role in ensuring our food is safe, and is instrumental in ensuring 👇🏻
⚕️ better health
🍲 food security
👩🌾 livelihoods
📊 economic development
🚢 trade
#FoodSafety
⚕️ better health
🍲 food security
👩🌾 livelihoods
📊 economic development
🚢 trade
#FoodSafety
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The key to supply chain resilience is not found in the elimination of risk, but in the effective navigation of risk.
🔎Discover 🆕 #OECDSupplyChains Resilience Review and the latest policy recommendations out now. ⤵️
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
🔎Discover 🆕 #OECDSupplyChains Resilience Review and the latest policy recommendations out now. ⤵️
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
June 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The key to supply chain resilience is not found in the elimination of risk, but in the effective navigation of risk.
🔎Discover 🆕 #OECDSupplyChains Resilience Review and the latest policy recommendations out now. ⤵️
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
🔎Discover 🆕 #OECDSupplyChains Resilience Review and the latest policy recommendations out now. ⤵️
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
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Data is important for disaster risk management—but collecting data, making it available, and applying it in decision making are ongoing challenges
At #GPDRR2025, countries discussed their plans to do better
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/global-platf...
#DRR #disaster
At #GPDRR2025, countries discussed their plans to do better
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/global-platf...
#DRR #disaster
June 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Data is important for disaster risk management—but collecting data, making it available, and applying it in decision making are ongoing challenges
At #GPDRR2025, countries discussed their plans to do better
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/global-platf...
#DRR #disaster
At #GPDRR2025, countries discussed their plans to do better
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/global-platf...
#DRR #disaster
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Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!
Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it.
Every voice matters. Every action counts. Join the movement.
Together, let’s #BeatPlasticPollution.
Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it.
Every voice matters. Every action counts. Join the movement.
Together, let’s #BeatPlasticPollution.
June 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!
Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it.
Every voice matters. Every action counts. Join the movement.
Together, let’s #BeatPlasticPollution.
Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it.
Every voice matters. Every action counts. Join the movement.
Together, let’s #BeatPlasticPollution.
Congratulations to all the recipients of the UCC Research & Innovation Awards 2024.
It was an epic evening! Excellent work behind the scenes by the Office of the VP for Research & Innovation team!
#UCCResearchInnovationAwards
It was an epic evening! Excellent work behind the scenes by the Office of the VP for Research & Innovation team!
#UCCResearchInnovationAwards
May 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations to all the recipients of the UCC Research & Innovation Awards 2024.
It was an epic evening! Excellent work behind the scenes by the Office of the VP for Research & Innovation team!
#UCCResearchInnovationAwards
It was an epic evening! Excellent work behind the scenes by the Office of the VP for Research & Innovation team!
#UCCResearchInnovationAwards
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Tired of all the misinformation around the #PandemicAccord? We got you. 💪
Stay informed.
Stick with facts.
And share this video.
At #WHA78, starting 19th May, tune in to all conversations around this historic agreement. 🌍
youtube.com/shorts/FmUir...
Stay informed.
Stick with facts.
And share this video.
At #WHA78, starting 19th May, tune in to all conversations around this historic agreement. 🌍
youtube.com/shorts/FmUir...
Get your facts straight about the Pandemic Accord
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
youtube.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Tired of all the misinformation around the #PandemicAccord? We got you. 💪
Stay informed.
Stick with facts.
And share this video.
At #WHA78, starting 19th May, tune in to all conversations around this historic agreement. 🌍
youtube.com/shorts/FmUir...
Stay informed.
Stick with facts.
And share this video.
At #WHA78, starting 19th May, tune in to all conversations around this historic agreement. 🌍
youtube.com/shorts/FmUir...
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Coming to #WHA78? Join us on Tues 20 May for our side event to hear how countries and partners are taking forward the recommendations of the just-launched WHO World report on #socialdeterminants of #healthequity
Thanks to 🇵🇪 & our co-sponsors 🇧🇷 🇯🇵 🇿🇦 🇨🇱 🇪🇸
Here is the World report: shorturl.at/1fSxG
Thanks to 🇵🇪 & our co-sponsors 🇧🇷 🇯🇵 🇿🇦 🇨🇱 🇪🇸
Here is the World report: shorturl.at/1fSxG
May 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Coming to #WHA78? Join us on Tues 20 May for our side event to hear how countries and partners are taking forward the recommendations of the just-launched WHO World report on #socialdeterminants of #healthequity
Thanks to 🇵🇪 & our co-sponsors 🇧🇷 🇯🇵 🇿🇦 🇨🇱 🇪🇸
Here is the World report: shorturl.at/1fSxG
Thanks to 🇵🇪 & our co-sponsors 🇧🇷 🇯🇵 🇿🇦 🇨🇱 🇪🇸
Here is the World report: shorturl.at/1fSxG
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“If microbes are controlling the brain, then microbes are controlling everything” —John F. Cryan
scottcanderson.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
scottcanderson.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
What is the Gut-Brain Axis and How Does it Work?
Your gut talks to your brain, and vice versa.
scottcanderson.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“If microbes are controlling the brain, then microbes are controlling everything” —John F. Cryan
scottcanderson.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
scottcanderson.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
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Emerging tech like Artificial Intelligence impact the environment through mining, emissions, water use, and e-waste. Yet, these effects are still under-researched.
UNEP Issues Note explores pathways for a sustainable transition: wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...
UNEP Issues Note explores pathways for a sustainable transition: wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Emerging tech like Artificial Intelligence impact the environment through mining, emissions, water use, and e-waste. Yet, these effects are still under-researched.
UNEP Issues Note explores pathways for a sustainable transition: wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...
UNEP Issues Note explores pathways for a sustainable transition: wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...
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Based on evidence from #COVID19, the review highlights how social protection can reduce the burden of public health and social measures during health emergencies.
Download the review here: shorturl.at/9CfVF
Thanks to everyone who worked on the review!
Download the review here: shorturl.at/9CfVF
Thanks to everyone who worked on the review!
Role of social protection in reducing the burden of public health and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic
To date, little is known at the global level about the nature and effectiveness of the social protection responses aimed at reducing the socioeconomic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health...
shorturl.at
December 21, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Based on evidence from #COVID19, the review highlights how social protection can reduce the burden of public health and social measures during health emergencies.
Download the review here: shorturl.at/9CfVF
Thanks to everyone who worked on the review!
Download the review here: shorturl.at/9CfVF
Thanks to everyone who worked on the review!