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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
@ecioxford.bsky.social
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Germinated in 1991 at the University of Oxford
One of the world’s first interdisciplinary research institutions, continuing to tackle the challenges of environmental change, its causes, impacts, and adaptive solutions.
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ECI is proud to be represented at #COP30Brazil by Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social

Tomorrow she joins Greenpeace, SOS Atlantic Forest & WWF to discuss aligning climate & biodiversity policies

➡️https://tinyurl.com/4fz3j3dm

#COP30 #Biodiversity #Forests #Amazon
Dr Erika Berenguer + Dr Aline Soterroni
Dr Erika Berenguer next to Dr Aline Soterroni from the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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New study co-authored by ECI’s Dr Marco Springmann finds global food systems already beyond safe planetary limits — but shows how we can bring them back within the boundary.

Urgent action is needed to transform how we produce & consume food🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4h3x7u

#FoodSystems #PlanetaryBoundaries
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Human activity is reshaping the Amazon’s biodiversity, ecology & evolutionary history - new research co-led by ECI's Dr Erika Berenguer @erikaberenguer.bsky.social & Dr Cássio Nunes @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Published as COP30 opens in Belém

➡️: tinyurl.com/3rre799x

#Amazon #Forests #Biodiversity
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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New ECI-led study finds plant-based diets could reshape global farming jobs — cutting costs by up to $995B a year & shifting labour from livestock to horticulture.

🔗 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/global-...

#FoodSystems #PlantBased #Sustainability #OxfordResearch #OxfordMartinSchool
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Why do we need the Amazon — and what happens if it disappears? 🌳

ECI researcher Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social joins the BBC’s Climate Question to discuss the future of the world’s largest rainforest.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4ZkE...

#AmazonRainforest #ClimateChange
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Only 2% of Interpol Red Notices target environmental crimes ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social co-author of study finds

Illegal logging, wildlife trafficking & pollution remain low priorities for global law enforcement

Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/environ...

#EnvironmentalCrime #ClimateAction
Hunting rifle pointing towards wooded area Pic credit: Sebastian Pociecha
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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“Science is synonymous with hope.”

Congratulations to Prof @ymalhi.bsky.social of @ecioxford.bsky.social & @naturerecovery.bsky.social, presented with the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology by the Government of Catalonia for his pioneering work on tropical forests.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/2zpc9pdd
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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We were delighted to host Brazil’s Ambassador to the UK in Oxford ahead of #COP30 for an event highlighting Brazil's new Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF)

Hosted by ECI's Dr Erika Berenguer @erikaberenguer.bsky.social & Dr Aline Soterroni @biology.ox.ac.uk

➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/pre-cop...
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Mitigation, adaptation, carbon removal — how do they interact?

ECI’s Camilla Hyslop offers a new framework to see the bigger climate picture.
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/facing-...

#ClimateRisk #NetZero #ClimatePolicy #RiskManagement
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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A tool co-developed by @ecioxford.bsky.social researchers helps explore how diets around the world can support both people & planet 🌍🥗

Featured in the latest EAT–Lancet report on healthy & sustainable food systems.

Read more ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-dat...

#PlanetaryHealth #HealthyDiets
October 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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New study by ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social finds global biodiversity policies risk falling short by overlooking key languages like Portuguese & Malay, spoken where nature is richest. Making conservation guidance accessible across languages is vital.
Read more 👉 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/study-f...
October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Parents may struggle to go green, but they can shape their kids’ eco-habits. Dr @samhampton.bsky.social (ECI) and Bath Uni research show guidance + policy could turn awareness into action .
➡️https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/uk-parents-struggle-go-green-could-shape-next-generation-says-eci-researcher
Father and son playing with recycled plastics in their kitchen
September 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Climate shocks are straining energy systems worldwide. In Nature Energy, ECI & KTH researchers outline a roadmap to break the vicious circle of rising costs & unreliable power by embedding resilience in planning.

➡️Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/roadmap...

#ClimateResilience #EnergySystems
September 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Why do people repair or replace?

ECI’s Dr Hazel Pettifor explores how incentives & behaviour shape repair choices — and the trade-offs for waste & emissions.

Watch the seminar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow1w...

#CircularEconomy #Sustainability
September 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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🌲✨ Fully funded DPhil at the University of Oxford!

Join ECI’s BioEO group to explore AI + remote sensing + forest resilience — and how it links to public health.

📅 Apply by 7 Nov 2025
🔗 www.geog.ox.ac.uk/study/gradua...

#PhD #Climate #Forests #AI
September 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Can digital campaigns really boost conservation? 🐘🐸

Dr Diogo Veríssimo @ECIOxford shows how to measure their impact using digital data + culturomics.

Read more ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-res...

#Conservation #Biodiversity #BehaviouralScience #Culturomics
September 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Our BeanMeals project is in a special issue of the Royal Society journal Philosophical Transactions B.
🌱 UK-grown beans can boost health, cut emissions & support local farmers. Dr John Ingram says beans spark thinking on food, farming & sustainability. Read more ⬇️
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/ecis-be...
September 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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What will food systems look like in 2050? 🍽️🌍
Led by Dr Bhawana Gupta, ECI researchers are mapping uncertain futures — from AI diets to ecological restoration — to shape resilient, fair food systems.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/59sv3mem

#FoodSystems #Foresight #Sustainability #Research
September 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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🚗⚡ New from Oxford researchers: Public EV funds should prioritise local charging hubs over motorway stations.

“Local hubs are a lifeline for drivers without off-street parking.” – Dr Labib Azzouz

Read more 👉 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/who-sho...

#EVCharging #NetZero
September 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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ECI’s Diogo Veríssimo co-authors study urging conservation to value stories & lived experiences as much as data. “Conservation is about people too.” Case studies from Japan, Kenya & Bonaire prove it. Read: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
August 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Could your favourite sports team help save the planet’s most iconic wildlife?

A study by ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social urges sports organisations to help protect the animals they associate with.

www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/how-spo...
July 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Prof Michael Obersteiner, ECI Director, delivered the keynote at EITFood’s livestock innovation event, highlighting that the biggest GHG emissions come not from animals directly, but from land use change.
Thanks to hosts #EITFood & partners #ABPFoodGroup & #Zoetis.

bit.ly/3zbnMfG
June 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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New global index to track how people + nature thrive together

@ecioxford.bsky.social + @naturerecovery.bsky.social join @undp.org and partners to propose the Nature Relationship Index.

➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/new-glo...

#NatureRecovery #NRI #PlanetaryFutures
June 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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📢 New report launch!
🌍 How can we keep food fair + available as climate, conflict + trade shocks grow?
Our new framework shows 3 key ways: buffer, adapt + transform.
📅 Thurs 12 June | 🕓 4–5:30pm
📍 Atmosphere Room, SoGE (Oxford)

HYBRID - In person or online via Teams: tinyurl.com/y4ha5a85
June 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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The clean energy shift is more than tech—it’s a full system transformation. 🌍
New brief by @janrosenow.bsky.social and Dr Barbrook-Johnson on feedback loops + patterns shaping progress.

🔗 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/clean-e...

#EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #NetZero #SystemsThinking
June 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM