Seda Karaca Macauley
@sedakaraca.bsky.social
Nerdy and curious communications specialist in the development sector. Passionate about human rights, books, language learning, healthy living, history, philosophy, science, and house decor! A bit of a generalist with a love for exploring diverse topics.
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This massive mural in London is sending a powerful message: cities & nature must thrive together.
Supported by UNEP, Vesod’s "N6tur3" highlights the urgent need to restore urban ecosystems while protecting freshwater biodiversity.
www.decadeonrestoration.org/massive-ecos... #GenerationRestoration
Supported by UNEP, Vesod’s "N6tur3" highlights the urgent need to restore urban ecosystems while protecting freshwater biodiversity.
www.decadeonrestoration.org/massive-ecos... #GenerationRestoration
March 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This massive mural in London is sending a powerful message: cities & nature must thrive together.
Supported by UNEP, Vesod’s "N6tur3" highlights the urgent need to restore urban ecosystems while protecting freshwater biodiversity.
www.decadeonrestoration.org/massive-ecos... #GenerationRestoration
Supported by UNEP, Vesod’s "N6tur3" highlights the urgent need to restore urban ecosystems while protecting freshwater biodiversity.
www.decadeonrestoration.org/massive-ecos... #GenerationRestoration
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Bold action could cut nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions over 40%, benefiting the climate, ozone layer, and air quality.
Read the Global N₂O Assessment from @ccacoalition.bsky.social and partners: bit.ly/N2OAssessment
Read the Global N₂O Assessment from @ccacoalition.bsky.social and partners: bit.ly/N2OAssessment
March 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Bold action could cut nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions over 40%, benefiting the climate, ozone layer, and air quality.
Read the Global N₂O Assessment from @ccacoalition.bsky.social and partners: bit.ly/N2OAssessment
Read the Global N₂O Assessment from @ccacoalition.bsky.social and partners: bit.ly/N2OAssessment
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Longer periods of extreme heat can accelerate biological age by over two years in older people, according to a new #ScienceAdvances study.
Ambient outdoor heat and accelerated epigenetic aging among older adults in the US
Ambient outdoor heat, especially long term, may accelerate epigenetic aging in a diverse national cohort of older adults.
scim.ag
March 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Longer periods of extreme heat can accelerate biological age by over two years in older people, according to a new #ScienceAdvances study.
“I have yet to encounter a single human being who says, ‘There’s a bunch of plastic in my brain and I’m totally cool with that.’”
Researchers have found microplastics in human brains at much higher concentrations than in other organs.
#PlasticPollution
hscnews.unm.edu/news/hsc-new...
Researchers have found microplastics in human brains at much higher concentrations than in other organs.
#PlasticPollution
hscnews.unm.edu/news/hsc-new...
UNM Researchers Find Alarmingly High Levels of Microplastics in Human Brains – and Concentrations are Growing Over Time
University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers have detected microplastics in human brains at much higher concentrations than in other organs – and the plastic accumulation appears to be growing...
hscnews.unm.edu
March 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“I have yet to encounter a single human being who says, ‘There’s a bunch of plastic in my brain and I’m totally cool with that.’”
Researchers have found microplastics in human brains at much higher concentrations than in other organs.
#PlasticPollution
hscnews.unm.edu/news/hsc-new...
Researchers have found microplastics in human brains at much higher concentrations than in other organs.
#PlasticPollution
hscnews.unm.edu/news/hsc-new...
Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
Women's rights are not about special privileges; they are about recognizing and realizing women's fundamental human rights.
#IWD2025
Women's rights are not about special privileges; they are about recognizing and realizing women's fundamental human rights.
#IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
Women's rights are not about special privileges; they are about recognizing and realizing women's fundamental human rights.
#IWD2025
Women's rights are not about special privileges; they are about recognizing and realizing women's fundamental human rights.
#IWD2025
Proud to be part of a team that cares deeply. 🙌
I AM #ForEveryChild.
This call to action transforms our collective empathy into powerful change: www.unicef.org/i-am
I AM #ForEveryChild.
This call to action transforms our collective empathy into powerful change: www.unicef.org/i-am
Staying and delivering for children
The challenges facing aid organizations worldwide are many. The reasons to persist are more.
www.unicef.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Proud to be part of a team that cares deeply. 🙌
I AM #ForEveryChild.
This call to action transforms our collective empathy into powerful change: www.unicef.org/i-am
I AM #ForEveryChild.
This call to action transforms our collective empathy into powerful change: www.unicef.org/i-am
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The #ClimateCrisis cannot be solved by one country alone. #ClimateAction is urgently needed.
It’s time for countries to step up their efforts to curb the looming climate emergency.
www.unep.org/topics/clima...
It’s time for countries to step up their efforts to curb the looming climate emergency.
www.unep.org/topics/clima...
January 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The #ClimateCrisis cannot be solved by one country alone. #ClimateAction is urgently needed.
It’s time for countries to step up their efforts to curb the looming climate emergency.
www.unep.org/topics/clima...
It’s time for countries to step up their efforts to curb the looming climate emergency.
www.unep.org/topics/clima...
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The war in #Gaza is tearing children away from their parents. UNICEF family tracing services are working to bring loved ones together.
UNICEF Reunites Children Separated From Their Parents in Gaza
Every family separated by this devastating conflict — Palestinian and Israeli — must be reunited.
www.unicefusa.org
January 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The war in #Gaza is tearing children away from their parents. UNICEF family tracing services are working to bring loved ones together.
Picture this: a child born today in a remote village, her future hanging in the balance, shaped by the choices we make right now.
A new paper by @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social explores four scenarios shaping the #future for young people: uniceflink.org/4a2Uo0C
#forecasting | #trends
A new paper by @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social explores four scenarios shaping the #future for young people: uniceflink.org/4a2Uo0C
#forecasting | #trends
January 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Picture this: a child born today in a remote village, her future hanging in the balance, shaped by the choices we make right now.
A new paper by @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social explores four scenarios shaping the #future for young people: uniceflink.org/4a2Uo0C
#forecasting | #trends
A new paper by @unicefinnocenti.bsky.social explores four scenarios shaping the #future for young people: uniceflink.org/4a2Uo0C
#forecasting | #trends
So relatable. :) Happy New Year!
January 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
So relatable. :) Happy New Year!
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💬 "Hungry children struggle to concentrate, have low energy levels and are more likely to be involved in disruptive behaviour (which also affects others) and display higher levels of absenteeism."
How does hunger affect pupils' learning? 👇
How does hunger affect pupils' learning? 👇
Be it breakfast clubs or free school meals, we must take hunger out of the classroom - The Sutton Trust
Child poverty and hunger must be tackled and eradicated.
buff.ly
December 16, 2024 at 8:56 PM
💬 "Hungry children struggle to concentrate, have low energy levels and are more likely to be involved in disruptive behaviour (which also affects others) and display higher levels of absenteeism."
How does hunger affect pupils' learning? 👇
How does hunger affect pupils' learning? 👇
To those denying #ClimateChange: Human-caused global warming has intensified dry conditions on every continent, scientists confirm in a new report.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/c...
Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says
Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:08 PM
To those denying #ClimateChange: Human-caused global warming has intensified dry conditions on every continent, scientists confirm in a new report.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/c...
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3,300+ delegates of 170 countries & 440+ organizations met in Busan, Korea for the fifth round of negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution #INC5.
Unable to reach consensus, negotiators adjourned the meeting and agreed to hold a new session in 2025.
enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
Unable to reach consensus, negotiators adjourned the meeting and agreed to hold a new session in 2025.
enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
Summary report 25 November – 1 December 2024
enb.iisd.org
December 9, 2024 at 4:57 PM
3,300+ delegates of 170 countries & 440+ organizations met in Busan, Korea for the fifth round of negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution #INC5.
Unable to reach consensus, negotiators adjourned the meeting and agreed to hold a new session in 2025.
enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
Unable to reach consensus, negotiators adjourned the meeting and agreed to hold a new session in 2025.
enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 has highlighted how altered endothelial functions contribute to multiorgan health effects during the acute phase of COVID-19 and potentially to the longer-term consequences associated with #LongCovid.
Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/3OOaaCM
Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/3OOaaCM
Endothelial inflammation in COVID-19
Disrupted endothelial function underlies the multiorgan complications of COVID-19
scim.ag
December 10, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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The growth of the global food trade has brought huge benefits, but recent studies have underscored its costs. bit.ly/3BjiXcA
The burgeoning global food trade is a lifeline for billions. Is it breaking the planet?
Stunning photos document the vast, fragile enterprise that feeds us
bit.ly
December 3, 2024 at 2:37 PM
The growth of the global food trade has brought huge benefits, but recent studies have underscored its costs. bit.ly/3BjiXcA
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The number of people with significant #disability has risen to 1 in 6.
Persons with disabilities are often disadvantaged in health care access and face stigma, abuse and neglect.
👉 bit.ly/40XJSmq
#HealthForAll
Persons with disabilities are often disadvantaged in health care access and face stigma, abuse and neglect.
👉 bit.ly/40XJSmq
#HealthForAll
December 3, 2024 at 8:39 AM
The number of people with significant #disability has risen to 1 in 6.
Persons with disabilities are often disadvantaged in health care access and face stigma, abuse and neglect.
👉 bit.ly/40XJSmq
#HealthForAll
Persons with disabilities are often disadvantaged in health care access and face stigma, abuse and neglect.
👉 bit.ly/40XJSmq
#HealthForAll
No country is immune to child poverty.
It’s a global issue affecting low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
Here's what you need to know about child poverty via @unicef.org: uni.cf/3uOeFm8
It’s a global issue affecting low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
Here's what you need to know about child poverty via @unicef.org: uni.cf/3uOeFm8
December 3, 2024 at 9:03 AM
No country is immune to child poverty.
It’s a global issue affecting low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
Here's what you need to know about child poverty via @unicef.org: uni.cf/3uOeFm8
It’s a global issue affecting low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
Here's what you need to know about child poverty via @unicef.org: uni.cf/3uOeFm8
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Our window to avert climate catastrophe is narrowing.
The climate crisis is already causing immense suffering around the world.
We need to stop climate disinformation & inform the public to build momentum for climate solutions.
melissa-fleming.medium.com/a-new-global...
The climate crisis is already causing immense suffering around the world.
We need to stop climate disinformation & inform the public to build momentum for climate solutions.
melissa-fleming.medium.com/a-new-global...
A New Global Initiative to Stop Disinformation from Blocking Climate Solutions
Our window to avert climate catastrophe is narrowing. The climate crisis is already causing immense suffering around the world. We must…
melissa-fleming.medium.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Our window to avert climate catastrophe is narrowing.
The climate crisis is already causing immense suffering around the world.
We need to stop climate disinformation & inform the public to build momentum for climate solutions.
melissa-fleming.medium.com/a-new-global...
The climate crisis is already causing immense suffering around the world.
We need to stop climate disinformation & inform the public to build momentum for climate solutions.
melissa-fleming.medium.com/a-new-global...
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I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health:
Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns
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Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns
1/
November 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health:
Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns
1/
Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns
1/
Eye of the universe!
November 29, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Eye of the universe!
Istanbul can be so cool. Just been to these historic silos transformed into a cultural space.
The view is beautiful, plus there’s an amazing library inside!
#BookSky
The view is beautiful, plus there’s an amazing library inside!
#BookSky
November 29, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Istanbul can be so cool. Just been to these historic silos transformed into a cultural space.
The view is beautiful, plus there’s an amazing library inside!
#BookSky
The view is beautiful, plus there’s an amazing library inside!
#BookSky
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For those here who didn't know me on Twitter, here is the cover of my book on Ottoman Palestine, have a look at it if you are interested in what Jews and Palestinains were thinking and writing about in the years before WWI. Hopefully a new book cover will replace this with time (in the making now).
November 28, 2024 at 4:09 PM
For those here who didn't know me on Twitter, here is the cover of my book on Ottoman Palestine, have a look at it if you are interested in what Jews and Palestinains were thinking and writing about in the years before WWI. Hopefully a new book cover will replace this with time (in the making now).
I recently watched an intriguing documentary by @artefr.bsky.social.
Fascinating to learn that what we eat can subtly change our brain chemistry. It can influence our mood, memory, and even our decisions.
Fascinating to learn that what we eat can subtly change our brain chemistry. It can influence our mood, memory, and even our decisions.
November 27, 2024 at 12:49 PM
I recently watched an intriguing documentary by @artefr.bsky.social.
Fascinating to learn that what we eat can subtly change our brain chemistry. It can influence our mood, memory, and even our decisions.
Fascinating to learn that what we eat can subtly change our brain chemistry. It can influence our mood, memory, and even our decisions.
Hello world! 🙋♀️
November 27, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Hello world! 🙋♀️