Sam Collins
@samcollins12.bsky.social
Freelance writer focused on sustainable food systems #onecgiar #unfao
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Are you an Early Career Researcher looking to take the next steps into editing? 💭🧪
If yes, you might be a great fit as a Research Highlights Editor! Research Highlights are commentary papers that contextualise research within the wider field 📚🌏
More info 👇
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If yes, you might be a great fit as a Research Highlights Editor! Research Highlights are commentary papers that contextualise research within the wider field 📚🌏
More info 👇
bit.ly/4o0bTV8
Research Highlights Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society
Join the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 01 Nov 2025.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Are you an Early Career Researcher looking to take the next steps into editing? 💭🧪
If yes, you might be a great fit as a Research Highlights Editor! Research Highlights are commentary papers that contextualise research within the wider field 📚🌏
More info 👇
bit.ly/4o0bTV8
If yes, you might be a great fit as a Research Highlights Editor! Research Highlights are commentary papers that contextualise research within the wider field 📚🌏
More info 👇
bit.ly/4o0bTV8
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Come work with me as a writer/editor/data journalist at @pewresearch.org: pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
September 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Come work with me as a writer/editor/data journalist at @pewresearch.org: pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
#USAID for #nobelpeaceprize? Love the idea floated by @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Who could be invited to collect it? 🤔
Who could be invited to collect it? 🤔
August 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
#USAID for #nobelpeaceprize? Love the idea floated by @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Who could be invited to collect it? 🤔
Who could be invited to collect it? 🤔
Great to see a reallization of the need for shade on ever hotter beaches around the #Mediterranean. Here in #Turkey, we have seen this model of huge adjacant square umbrellas everywhere and it works perfectly.
#climatechange #summer
#climatechange #summer
August 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Great to see a reallization of the need for shade on ever hotter beaches around the #Mediterranean. Here in #Turkey, we have seen this model of huge adjacant square umbrellas everywhere and it works perfectly.
#climatechange #summer
#climatechange #summer
Dear @markradcliffe.bsky.social From today it seems your listeners outside the UK cannot get BBC Radio 6 music anymore if I have understood well. Weekends are just not going to be the same:-(
July 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dear @markradcliffe.bsky.social From today it seems your listeners outside the UK cannot get BBC Radio 6 music anymore if I have understood well. Weekends are just not going to be the same:-(
It was a long but enjoyable job working with the amazing team to write this #OneCGIAR report - cannot wait to watch the livestream of the launch on Thursday at #CGIARScienceWeek- join me! 👏 #WithScienceWeCan
📣 Join @cgiar-emd.bsky.social and @felicitasr.bsky.social at #CGIARScienceWeek as they launch CGIAR’s flagship report, Insight to Impact: A decision-maker’s guide to navigating food system science, on April 10 at science week!
More: on.cgiar.org/4jcBkjJ
More: on.cgiar.org/4jcBkjJ
April 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It was a long but enjoyable job working with the amazing team to write this #OneCGIAR report - cannot wait to watch the livestream of the launch on Thursday at #CGIARScienceWeek- join me! 👏 #WithScienceWeCan
Cutting the jobs of those who look after the future of our #food at the national plant germplasm system in the US? Great plan. #agrobiodiversity #genebank
Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
President Trump’s effort to remake the government is a direct challenge to a decades-long effort to build a civil service stocked with experts. Critics say it will backfire.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Cutting the jobs of those who look after the future of our #food at the national plant germplasm system in the US? Great plan. #agrobiodiversity #genebank
Sigh. I truly hope it gets published anyway one way or another ...
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sigh. I truly hope it gets published anyway one way or another ...
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🚨 We're hiring! Join CGIAR as we evolve into a future-ready organization to tackle global food, land, and water challenges. Open roles in legal, finance, advocacy, and more!
📅 Deadline: Feb 6, 2025
🔗 Details & apply: on.cgiar.org/2RUHriX
#Careers #OneCGIAR #NowHiring
📅 Deadline: Feb 6, 2025
🔗 Details & apply: on.cgiar.org/2RUHriX
#Careers #OneCGIAR #NowHiring
Careers
As an international organization, we value the importance of an enriching and productive working environment, and believe that our employees play an important role in working towards our vision of a w...
www.cgiar.org
January 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🚨 We're hiring! Join CGIAR as we evolve into a future-ready organization to tackle global food, land, and water challenges. Open roles in legal, finance, advocacy, and more!
📅 Deadline: Feb 6, 2025
🔗 Details & apply: on.cgiar.org/2RUHriX
#Careers #OneCGIAR #NowHiring
📅 Deadline: Feb 6, 2025
🔗 Details & apply: on.cgiar.org/2RUHriX
#Careers #OneCGIAR #NowHiring
Thank goodness there are still people who are passionate about saving #seeds to ensure our future food supply, whatever the weather #cgiar
The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank – podcast
During the siege of Leningrad, botanists in charge of an irreplaceable seed collection had to protect it from fire, rodents – and hunger. By Simon Parkin
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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December 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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White Christmas (1942) is a climate change song
December 21, 2024 at 2:47 AM
White Christmas (1942) is a climate change song
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Are you working on evidence use in biodiversity conservation? Then you might be interested in submitting an abstract to our cross journal @britishecolsoc.bsky.social special feature marking 20 years of evidence-based conservation #bes2024 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/evidence-bas...
We particularly welcome contributions on topics such as:
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December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Are you working on evidence use in biodiversity conservation? Then you might be interested in submitting an abstract to our cross journal @britishecolsoc.bsky.social special feature marking 20 years of evidence-based conservation #bes2024 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/evidence-bas...
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Cracking PhD opportunity at Reading. Agroforestry trees for #soil health, climate resilience, and food security #Agroecology #FoodStudies
PhD Studentship in Ecology and Agri-Environmental Research: Agroforestry trees for soil health, climate resilience, and food security at University of Reading
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a PhD Studentship in Ecology and Agri-Environmental Research: Agroforestry trees for soil health, climate resilience, and ...
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 14, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Cracking PhD opportunity at Reading. Agroforestry trees for #soil health, climate resilience, and food security #Agroecology #FoodStudies
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At the meeting of #CGIAR governing bodies I spoke about the relevance of agricultural research to fight hunger and to insure sustainable healthy nutrition. The challenges are immense in times of #climatechange as well as loss of #biodiversity and fertile #soil. www.cgiar.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:05 AM
At the meeting of #CGIAR governing bodies I spoke about the relevance of agricultural research to fight hunger and to insure sustainable healthy nutrition. The challenges are immense in times of #climatechange as well as loss of #biodiversity and fertile #soil. www.cgiar.org
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JOBS 🧵: @Politico.com's E&E News is hiring a climate finance reporter and an energy and public lands reporter (Arlington, Va.).
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December 8, 2024 at 10:11 PM
JOBS 🧵: @Politico.com's E&E News is hiring a climate finance reporter and an energy and public lands reporter (Arlington, Va.).
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The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association will host the One Village Project's Visionary Incubator in Texas in March — empowering young changemakers (ages 20-30) to tackle pressing environmental and social challenges.
Know someone who should participate?
visionaryincubator.watershedassociation.org
Know someone who should participate?
visionaryincubator.watershedassociation.org
December 2, 2024 at 10:30 PM
The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association will host the One Village Project's Visionary Incubator in Texas in March — empowering young changemakers (ages 20-30) to tackle pressing environmental and social challenges.
Know someone who should participate?
visionaryincubator.watershedassociation.org
Know someone who should participate?
visionaryincubator.watershedassociation.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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🌳 Nature Insight podcast is back! 🎙️
Beyond species & ecosystems lies a vital layer of #biodiversity: genetic diversity.🌍🧪
In Episode 1, our host Brit chats with Dr Sean Hoban & Dr Laura Bertola about why this hidden layer is key for conservation.
bit.ly/3Ow0Wef
Beyond species & ecosystems lies a vital layer of #biodiversity: genetic diversity.🌍🧪
In Episode 1, our host Brit chats with Dr Sean Hoban & Dr Laura Bertola about why this hidden layer is key for conservation.
bit.ly/3Ow0Wef
December 4, 2024 at 9:06 AM
🌳 Nature Insight podcast is back! 🎙️
Beyond species & ecosystems lies a vital layer of #biodiversity: genetic diversity.🌍🧪
In Episode 1, our host Brit chats with Dr Sean Hoban & Dr Laura Bertola about why this hidden layer is key for conservation.
bit.ly/3Ow0Wef
Beyond species & ecosystems lies a vital layer of #biodiversity: genetic diversity.🌍🧪
In Episode 1, our host Brit chats with Dr Sean Hoban & Dr Laura Bertola about why this hidden layer is key for conservation.
bit.ly/3Ow0Wef
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At the International Court of Justice, the Philippines underscore the many ways in which #ClimateChange affects the country, putting special emphasis on children, pregnant women, elderly people, and people with respiratory diseases
“When we are not being drenched, we are scorched”
“When we are not being drenched, we are scorched”
December 3, 2024 at 11:57 AM
At the International Court of Justice, the Philippines underscore the many ways in which #ClimateChange affects the country, putting special emphasis on children, pregnant women, elderly people, and people with respiratory diseases
“When we are not being drenched, we are scorched”
“When we are not being drenched, we are scorched”
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Are you 18-30, live in a European city and keen to promote a #fairer, more #sustainable and #accessible food system? Applications now open! #Opportunity
learning.eitfood.eu/news/transfo...
learning.eitfood.eu/news/transfo...
Transforming Tomorrow: Join the Menu for Change Challenge! | EIT Food Learning Services
EIT Food, the Seeding The Future Foundation, the FutureFoodMakers, and the Young Professionals Platform (YPP) invite you to join the Menu for Change Challenge – a competition designed for young change...
learning.eitfood.eu
November 30, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Are you 18-30, live in a European city and keen to promote a #fairer, more #sustainable and #accessible food system? Applications now open! #Opportunity
learning.eitfood.eu/news/transfo...
learning.eitfood.eu/news/transfo...
November 26, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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go.bsky.app/LjV86zg A work-in-progess starter pack for the IPBES stakeholder community
November 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
go.bsky.app/LjV86zg A work-in-progess starter pack for the IPBES stakeholder community