Philippa Ryan
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Indigenous Penan and Kenyah residents in Malaysian Borneo have filed a lawsuit and a complaint with Malaysia’s sustainable palm oil certifier, accusing palm oil company Urun Plantations of clearing natural forest in its concession on the Belaga River in violation of its sustainability certification.
Cautious win for Indigenous groups in Malaysia as palm oil firm pauses forest clearing
Indigenous activists in central Sarawak state in Malaysian Borneo have declared victory, at least temporarily, after palm oil firm Urun Plantations agreed to a moratorium on clearing land in a…
news.mongabay.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Indigenous Penan and Kenyah residents in Malaysian Borneo have filed a lawsuit and a complaint with Malaysia’s sustainable palm oil certifier, accusing palm oil company Urun Plantations of clearing natural forest in its concession on the Belaga River in violation of its sustainability certification.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Malaysia is preparing to amend its Protection of New Plant Varieties Act to join the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) by 2026.
Some groups oppose any amendment to the law, arguing that it would undermine farmers’ rights & jeopardize agro-biodiversity.
Some groups oppose any amendment to the law, arguing that it would undermine farmers’ rights & jeopardize agro-biodiversity.
Malaysian small-scale farmers worry about rights under proposed seed law changes
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2, forthcoming, will report more on Malaysia’s seed quality bill. On an August Sunday morning, a rice mill roars in a public park in the busy Malaysian…
news.mongabay.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Malaysia is preparing to amend its Protection of New Plant Varieties Act to join the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) by 2026.
Some groups oppose any amendment to the law, arguing that it would undermine farmers’ rights & jeopardize agro-biodiversity.
Some groups oppose any amendment to the law, arguing that it would undermine farmers’ rights & jeopardize agro-biodiversity.
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Great work by @rosaliehermans.bsky.social & the team on developing a dicot phytolith baseline for NW Europe to make it easier accurately interpret archaeological and palaeoecological data!
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social @christophe-fire.bsky.social @caestromberg.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social 🌱🌿
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social @christophe-fire.bsky.social @caestromberg.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social 🌱🌿
So excited to share our accepted manuscript! It sets up a dicot phytolith baseline for NW Europe.
Phytolith researchers working on reference materials know how time-consuming this type of work is 🥵, I hope it will be useful to many.
Happy reading soon and feel free to reach out!
Phytolith researchers working on reference materials know how time-consuming this type of work is 🥵, I hope it will be useful to many.
Happy reading soon and feel free to reach out!
Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in North-western Europe: Establishing a baseline
AbstractBackground and Aims. The absence of a modern plant-based ‘dicotyledon’ phytolith reference baseline impedes the accurate interpretation of fossil p
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December 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Great work by @rosaliehermans.bsky.social & the team on developing a dicot phytolith baseline for NW Europe to make it easier accurately interpret archaeological and palaeoecological data!
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social @christophe-fire.bsky.social @caestromberg.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social 🌱🌿
@tloeffelmann.bsky.social @christophe-fire.bsky.social @caestromberg.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social 🌱🌿
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A study in Nature suggests that humans were living in the wet tropical forests of Africa as early as 150,000 years ago, representing the earliest known evidence for humans in this habitat type. https://go.nature.com/3Da89OW 🧪 🏺
March 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A study in Nature suggests that humans were living in the wet tropical forests of Africa as early as 150,000 years ago, representing the earliest known evidence for humans in this habitat type. https://go.nature.com/3Da89OW 🧪 🏺
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🚨New paper alert🚨
Adding ‘flavour’ to past cuisines: First steps towards a phytolith reference collection of modern Mediterranean herbs🌿
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adding ‘flavour’ to past cuisines: First steps towards a phytolith reference collection of modern Mediterranean herbs🌿
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adding ‘flavour’ to past cuisines: First steps towards a phytolith reference collection of modern Mediterranean herbs
Most aromatic herbs belong to plants within the onion subfamily (Allioideae Herb.), the mint family (Lamiaceae Martinov), the parsley family (Apiaceae…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🚨New paper alert🚨
Adding ‘flavour’ to past cuisines: First steps towards a phytolith reference collection of modern Mediterranean herbs🌿
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adding ‘flavour’ to past cuisines: First steps towards a phytolith reference collection of modern Mediterranean herbs🌿
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Genuine disaster, and genuine end-of-an-era stuff
USAID terminates nearly all its remaining 900 employees
"Virtually no one will be spared, not even political appointees," according to two senior USAID officials, as the remnants of USAID are folded into State
"Virtually no one will be spared, not even political appointees," according to two senior USAID officials, as the remnants of USAID are folded into State
USAID terminates nearly all its remaining employees
The remaining USAID employees were given an end-of-employment date in an email sent out today.
www.npr.org
March 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Genuine disaster, and genuine end-of-an-era stuff
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Pioneering forest garden in Devon at risk after landowner serves notice
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pioneering Devon food forest garden at risk after landowner serves notice
Thousands sign petition to save ‘vital’ Dartington Estate project that teaches agroforestry methods
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Pioneering forest garden in Devon at risk after landowner serves notice
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our new paper is out! In the Cambridge Archaeological Journal we present a fresh analysis of the spectacular Bronze Age cemetery at Başur Höyük and its implications for “early state formation” -
open-access, #aDNA, ritual killings, teenagers, and “cosmopolitics” 🏺
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
open-access, #aDNA, ritual killings, teenagers, and “cosmopolitics” 🏺
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Inequality at the Dawn of the Bronze Age: The Case of Başur Höyük, a ‘Royal’ Cemetery at the Margins of the Mesopotamian World | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core
Inequality at the Dawn of the Bronze Age: The Case of Başur Höyük, a ‘Royal’ Cemetery at the Margins of the Mesopotamian World
www.cambridge.org
March 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Our new paper is out! In the Cambridge Archaeological Journal we present a fresh analysis of the spectacular Bronze Age cemetery at Başur Höyük and its implications for “early state formation” -
open-access, #aDNA, ritual killings, teenagers, and “cosmopolitics” 🏺
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
open-access, #aDNA, ritual killings, teenagers, and “cosmopolitics” 🏺
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social is seeking 2 new people for its Board of Trustees. Help tackle biodiversity loss & inspire a love for plants and fungi!🍄
👉 Apply now: apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8512
Know someone that fits the bill? Please share!
#Defra #Kew #NewRole
👉 Apply now: apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8512
Know someone that fits the bill? Please share!
#Defra #Kew #NewRole
Appointment details – Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
GOV.UK
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk
December 31, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social is seeking 2 new people for its Board of Trustees. Help tackle biodiversity loss & inspire a love for plants and fungi!🍄
👉 Apply now: apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8512
Know someone that fits the bill? Please share!
#Defra #Kew #NewRole
👉 Apply now: apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8512
Know someone that fits the bill? Please share!
#Defra #Kew #NewRole
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🏺 British Academy & heritage orgs push for archaeology in UK schools! Prof Collins: "It bridges STEM & humanities while teaching crucial skills." Heritage sector's £15.3B impact shows growing career opportunities. Proposal includes new modules & assessment frameworks 🔍📚
#Education #Heritage #UKNews
#Education #Heritage #UKNews
British Academy Calls for Greater Role of Archaeology in School Curriculum
www.arch.cam.ac.uk
December 22, 2024 at 6:10 AM
🏺 British Academy & heritage orgs push for archaeology in UK schools! Prof Collins: "It bridges STEM & humanities while teaching crucial skills." Heritage sector's £15.3B impact shows growing career opportunities. Proposal includes new modules & assessment frameworks 🔍📚
#Education #Heritage #UKNews
#Education #Heritage #UKNews
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TOMORROW NIGHT!!
#Phytoliths : Doing Carbon Capture and Storage Naturally. Dr Martin Hodson
OXFORD CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE-
6.45pm-8.45pm Tuesday 10th December 2024 -
Department of Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road (north end), Oxford. More details: www.rowingservice.com/cafescientif...
#Phytoliths : Doing Carbon Capture and Storage Naturally. Dr Martin Hodson
OXFORD CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE-
6.45pm-8.45pm Tuesday 10th December 2024 -
Department of Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road (north end), Oxford. More details: www.rowingservice.com/cafescientif...
December 9, 2024 at 10:18 AM
TOMORROW NIGHT!!
#Phytoliths : Doing Carbon Capture and Storage Naturally. Dr Martin Hodson
OXFORD CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE-
6.45pm-8.45pm Tuesday 10th December 2024 -
Department of Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road (north end), Oxford. More details: www.rowingservice.com/cafescientif...
#Phytoliths : Doing Carbon Capture and Storage Naturally. Dr Martin Hodson
OXFORD CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE-
6.45pm-8.45pm Tuesday 10th December 2024 -
Department of Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road (north end), Oxford. More details: www.rowingservice.com/cafescientif...
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XXL transport containers: Two huge #Roman wooden barrels in an outstanding state of preservation, found in Xanten. Both had a capacity of approx. 1250 l and were used to transport #wine from the Mediterranean region to the Lower Rhine. They were recycled for lining wells.1/2
📷me
🏺 #archaeology
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🏺 #archaeology
December 7, 2024 at 7:37 AM
XXL transport containers: Two huge #Roman wooden barrels in an outstanding state of preservation, found in Xanten. Both had a capacity of approx. 1250 l and were used to transport #wine from the Mediterranean region to the Lower Rhine. They were recycled for lining wells.1/2
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🏺 #archaeology
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🏺 #archaeology
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Read our latest article “Musa species in mainland Southeast Asia: From wild to domesticate” @ PLOSONE.
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#musa #musadiversity #southeastasia #plantdomestication #conservation #biodiversity #cropwildrelatives #genomicdiversity #domestication
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#musa #musadiversity #southeastasia #plantdomestication #conservation #biodiversity #cropwildrelatives #genomicdiversity #domestication
Musa species in mainland Southeast Asia: From wild to domesticate
Many species are defined in the Musa section within its natural diversification area in Southeast Asia. However, their actual number remains debated as botanical characterisation, distribution and int...
journals.plos.org
November 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Read our latest article “Musa species in mainland Southeast Asia: From wild to domesticate” @ PLOSONE.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#musa #musadiversity #southeastasia #plantdomestication #conservation #biodiversity #cropwildrelatives #genomicdiversity #domestication
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#musa #musadiversity #southeastasia #plantdomestication #conservation #biodiversity #cropwildrelatives #genomicdiversity #domestication