Irina
@irinaherzon.bsky.social
educator and avid learner, environment and empathy
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Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators
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Pollinators need more space and 10% habitat is not enough says a new study just published in Science
Pollinators such as wild bees, butterflies, and hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science and led by Gabriella Bishop and other scientists at Wageningen Universit…
jeffollerton.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
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Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social:
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
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June 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social:
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
"The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations".
We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
Excited to share that our review on the global polycrisis has been published in Annual Reviews!
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Excited to share that our review on the global polycrisis has been published in Annual Reviews!
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski,
Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
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Learn more here doi.org/10.1080/1571...
Thanks! @cazamazac.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social #NikoRaty #KaisaKurki
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Thanks! @cazamazac.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social #NikoRaty #KaisaKurki
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Planetary plate puzzle: a serious game for deliberating sufficient future diets
The debate around dietary change, particularly the importance of culturally acceptable changes, has become highly polarised, hindering societal transitions towards sustainability. Serious games hav...
doi.org
May 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms: new paper out in AGEE doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
www.helsinki.fi/en/news/envi...
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Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms | University of Helsinki
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki emphasises the important role of low-intensity cattle grazing in maintaining biodiversity on modern farms.
www.helsinki.fi
September 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms: new paper out in AGEE doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
www.helsinki.fi/en/news/envi...
@aksulehikoinen.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social @johanekroos.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social et al.
www.helsinki.fi/en/news/envi...
@aksulehikoinen.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social @johanekroos.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social et al.
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Come join us in restoring landscape features in intensive agricultural lands: Learn more about the LAFERIA project and how you can engage!
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
September 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Come join us in restoring landscape features in intensive agricultural lands: Learn more about the LAFERIA project and how you can engage!
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours.
🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
And again, the same results, no matter how many times and in what context analysed: it is not enough to have "better" beef, we need to have less of it (and much less) phys.org/news/2025-03...
April 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
And again, the same results, no matter how many times and in what context analysed: it is not enough to have "better" beef, we need to have less of it (and much less) phys.org/news/2025-03...
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A 30 year study showed that the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) came top of eight healthy dietary patterns studied: developed by Harvard, the AHEI prioritizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and healthy fats.
#plantbased #sustainable
www.sciencealert.com/a-30-year-st...
#plantbased #sustainable
www.sciencealert.com/a-30-year-st...
A 30-Year Study May Have Found The Single Best Diet For Healthy Aging
Would you add a few more vegetables and whole grains to your diet in return for a healthy old age? A new study has broken down in detail the food groups that increase the likelihood of healthy aging –...
www.sciencealert.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A 30 year study showed that the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) came top of eight healthy dietary patterns studied: developed by Harvard, the AHEI prioritizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and healthy fats.
#plantbased #sustainable
www.sciencealert.com/a-30-year-st...
#plantbased #sustainable
www.sciencealert.com/a-30-year-st...
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Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
www.nature.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic?
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
An excellent response: youtu.be/k10gHRbFK9E?... #Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations
#Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations | Feb 24, 2024
YouTube video by ONEST NETWORK
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March 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
An excellent response: youtu.be/k10gHRbFK9E?... #Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations
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Suomalaiset syövät yhä enemmän broileria. Se ei ole ympäristön näkökulmasta pelkästään hyvä asia, saatikka huoltovarmuuden. #KariKoppelmäki nostaa tärkeitä seikkoja esiin broilerintuotannosta.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
Ruoka | Tutkijan mukaan Suomessa nauta voi olla usein parempi valinta kuin broileri
Broilerintuotanto on vähiten yhteydessä kotitilan peltoihin. ”Kaikkein teollisin tuotantomuoto”, tutkija sanoo. Hänen mukaansa Suomessa nauta voi olla jopa parempi valinta luonnon kannalta.
www.hs.fi
March 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Suomalaiset syövät yhä enemmän broileria. Se ei ole ympäristön näkökulmasta pelkästään hyvä asia, saatikka huoltovarmuuden. #KariKoppelmäki nostaa tärkeitä seikkoja esiin broilerintuotannosta.
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
They use internet - our common resource (courtesy of Timothy John Berners-Lee), as well as results of everyone's creativity deposited online and our personal data. Fair commercialize is possible only if everyone who ever posted anything on internet is paid a dividend!
Protect OpenAI's non-profit mission
Elon Musk is basically running the US (into the ground). Mark Zuckerberg's net worth went up by $5.8 billion in a single day this week and his company Meta is a hotbed of lies and hate that is poisoni
act.sumofus.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
They use internet - our common resource (courtesy of Timothy John Berners-Lee), as well as results of everyone's creativity deposited online and our personal data. Fair commercialize is possible only if everyone who ever posted anything on internet is paid a dividend!
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"We've grown up with this idea that more #FossilFuels means more prosperity which couldn't be further from the truth today. Fossil fuels are [becoming] the greatest cause of premature death on the planet. Heat waves, air pollution, toxicity in our daily lives, extreme weather & climate change."
On this month's #ClimateLens: Canadian #climate champion #TzeporahBerman (@tzeporah.bsky.social) on Alberta's zombie coal problem, #TradeWar, #LAWildfires, ACTIVATING the global climate majority & so much more!
www.podcastics.com/episode/3478... #abpoli #StopCoal #GrassyMountain #Activism #yyc
www.podcastics.com/episode/3478... #abpoli #StopCoal #GrassyMountain #Activism #yyc
Tzeporah Berman: Hope is Something We Create
Finding Common Ground in the Energy Transition
www.podcastics.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"We've grown up with this idea that more #FossilFuels means more prosperity which couldn't be further from the truth today. Fossil fuels are [becoming] the greatest cause of premature death on the planet. Heat waves, air pollution, toxicity in our daily lives, extreme weather & climate change."
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"Climate advocates should emphasize the feasibility and scientific support for dietary change as a form of individual action and reclaim earlier, more ambitious dietary change goals that were diminished in part due to industry opposition."
Through intentional campaigning, the meat and dairy industry pushes against one of the only effective actions an individual can take to curb climate change: diet. See Loredana Loy & CSSN Director Jennifer Jacquet's article in @climate-policy.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action
The oil and gas industry has regularly deflected responsibility towards individual consumers. In contrast, here we show that the US animal agriculture industry has not only avoided notions of indiv...
www.tandfonline.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Climate advocates should emphasize the feasibility and scientific support for dietary change as a form of individual action and reclaim earlier, more ambitious dietary change goals that were diminished in part due to industry opposition."
Across the US, total butterfly abundance fell by 22% between 2000 and 2020
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
www.science.org
March 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Across the US, total butterfly abundance fell by 22% between 2000 and 2020
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
#biodiversitycrisis @science.org
The Women's Day I spent in company of amazing women from across the world (some online) in Oxford. I have received something called Suffrage Science Award. Happy, honored, empowered, humbled… www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/anno...
Announcing the 2025 Suffrage Science Awardees in Engineering and Physical Sciences
The Suffrage Science Awards honour pioneering women in science, with the March 2025 awards focusing on Engineering and the Physical Sciences
www.bioch.ox.ac.uk
March 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Women's Day I spent in company of amazing women from across the world (some online) in Oxford. I have received something called Suffrage Science Award. Happy, honored, empowered, humbled… www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/anno...
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Breaking News: Declaring that “we are at a crossroads in history,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said that European countries would increase military spending and assemble a coalition to defend Ukraine.
Trump News and Live Updates: E.U. Leader Calls for ‘Surge in Defense’ for Ukraine
After a summit of European leaders in London, Prime Minister Kier Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” would be assembled to defend Ukraine, but he did not name the countries expected to particip...
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Breaking News: Declaring that “we are at a crossroads in history,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said that European countries would increase military spending and assemble a coalition to defend Ukraine.
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Staff writer @anneapplebaum.bsky.social joined @npr.org's Morning Edition to discuss what Donald Trump's alignment with Russia means. Listen to the conversation here: www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...
Historian Anne Applebaum breaks down what Trump's alignment with Russia means
Historian Anne Applebaum says America's shifting alliances with anti-democratic nations, particularly Russia, raise questions about the state of world order and long-standing alliances.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Staff writer @anneapplebaum.bsky.social joined @npr.org's Morning Edition to discuss what Donald Trump's alignment with Russia means. Listen to the conversation here: www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...
@laferia-project.eu Landscape Features Reintroduction in Intensive Agricultural land - aims to support landowners with the best available evidence on opportunities in reintroducing and maintaining landscape features of benefits to farmers and society @helsinki.fi and many others
☀️ Good morning from Portugal.
The LAFERIA consortium is finally together!
We’re starting off the day with a round of introductions, as we prepare for deep dive into the world of LAFERIA.
#LAFERIAlaunch
The LAFERIA consortium is finally together!
We’re starting off the day with a round of introductions, as we prepare for deep dive into the world of LAFERIA.
#LAFERIAlaunch
February 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@laferia-project.eu Landscape Features Reintroduction in Intensive Agricultural land - aims to support landowners with the best available evidence on opportunities in reintroducing and maintaining landscape features of benefits to farmers and society @helsinki.fi and many others
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In case you were wondering, the 2-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly is currently at 1.57°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.
February 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In case you were wondering, the 2-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly is currently at 1.57°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.
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🚨🚨 The election of Friedrich Merz might be a turning point for European politics offering hope for Ukrainians amid the Trump nightmare. The new chancellor declared that " he wanted Europe to gain full “independence” from the United States on defense. "🧵
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Germany’s Merz offers hope for Ukraine amid the Trump nightmare
With European security in the balance, Friedrich Merz could lead a new Western alliance, without America. But will Germany let him?
www.politico.eu
February 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🚨🚨 The election of Friedrich Merz might be a turning point for European politics offering hope for Ukrainians amid the Trump nightmare. The new chancellor declared that " he wanted Europe to gain full “independence” from the United States on defense. "🧵
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...