Jair Smits
@jairsmits.bsky.social
Managing Director Witteveen+Bos South-East Asia.
On a mission to restore nature through value creation and community engagement.
On a mission to restore nature through value creation and community engagement.
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Jair Smits
@jairsmits.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Jair Smits on LinkedIn: #mangroves #safesanitation #investinnature #sdg…
🎉 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁! 🌱
I am excited to share that we are kicking off 2025 with a project that is truly close to my…
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We are starting a new project in Bintan Indonesia, where we help 100 families with access to sanitation and plant over 2000 mangrove trees nearby the fishing community.
#indonesia
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America’s Senate has passed the most consequential legislation of Donald Trump’s second term. Here are ten charts to show what impact it could have on the country https://econ.trib.al/hayaIlf
Ten charts to explain Trump’s big, beautiful bill
The overhaul of taxation and spending would spell trouble for America
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July 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
America’s Senate has passed the most consequential legislation of Donald Trump’s second term. Here are ten charts to show what impact it could have on the country https://econ.trib.al/hayaIlf
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A US judge has ordered hundreds of terminated research projects at the US National Institutes of Health to be reinstated, calling the processes that led to their cancellation “bereft of reasoning”.
https://go.nature.com/4kOmXDy
https://go.nature.com/4kOmXDy
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
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June 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A US judge has ordered hundreds of terminated research projects at the US National Institutes of Health to be reinstated, calling the processes that led to their cancellation “bereft of reasoning”.
https://go.nature.com/4kOmXDy
https://go.nature.com/4kOmXDy
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A healthy ocean provides us with joy, food, and transportation —all of which mean jobs in the growing Blue Economy. 🚢🏊♀️🎣
🤔So if the ocean were a nation, how big would its economy be compared to other countries? Leave your guess in the comments!
👉Find the answer (and more): whoi.edu/ocean-matters
🤔So if the ocean were a nation, how big would its economy be compared to other countries? Leave your guess in the comments!
👉Find the answer (and more): whoi.edu/ocean-matters
June 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A healthy ocean provides us with joy, food, and transportation —all of which mean jobs in the growing Blue Economy. 🚢🏊♀️🎣
🤔So if the ocean were a nation, how big would its economy be compared to other countries? Leave your guess in the comments!
👉Find the answer (and more): whoi.edu/ocean-matters
🤔So if the ocean were a nation, how big would its economy be compared to other countries? Leave your guess in the comments!
👉Find the answer (and more): whoi.edu/ocean-matters
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📊🌡️ A new study in Science Magazine reveals an unexpected finding: #Heat disproportionately kills the young, not the elderly, with people under 35 accounting for 87% of heat-related lost life years in Mexico.
Full story: bit.ly/4d6gGjF
#ExtremeHeat
#UrbanHeat
Full story: bit.ly/4d6gGjF
#ExtremeHeat
#UrbanHeat
May 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
📊🌡️ A new study in Science Magazine reveals an unexpected finding: #Heat disproportionately kills the young, not the elderly, with people under 35 accounting for 87% of heat-related lost life years in Mexico.
Full story: bit.ly/4d6gGjF
#ExtremeHeat
#UrbanHeat
Full story: bit.ly/4d6gGjF
#ExtremeHeat
#UrbanHeat
Authoritarian State creation in fast Motion, only few months after elections; well explained by John Oliver.
#usa
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#usa
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Trump & The Press: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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May 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Authoritarian State creation in fast Motion, only few months after elections; well explained by John Oliver.
#usa
youtu.be/07JQr5W3970?...
#usa
youtu.be/07JQr5W3970?...
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New research turns Climate Science UPSIDE DOWN!
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
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May 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thriller to share our Nature+ team nomination for the Winsemius Community Impact Award and Business Achievement Award 2025.
#witteveenbos #naturepositive #singapore
Have a look at our intro video:
youtu.be/DxFEhc2NTho?...
#witteveenbos #naturepositive #singapore
Have a look at our intro video:
youtu.be/DxFEhc2NTho?...
Winsemius Business Achievement Award 2025 - Witteveen+Bos
YouTube video by DutchCham
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May 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Thriller to share our Nature+ team nomination for the Winsemius Community Impact Award and Business Achievement Award 2025.
#witteveenbos #naturepositive #singapore
Have a look at our intro video:
youtu.be/DxFEhc2NTho?...
#witteveenbos #naturepositive #singapore
Have a look at our intro video:
youtu.be/DxFEhc2NTho?...
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According to data from Coral Reef Watch, the worst global bleaching event on record has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, prompting scientists to warn that we are in “uncharted territory.”
Read more from @readfearn.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🌍🧪
Read more from @readfearn.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🌍🧪
Tracing the worst coral bleaching event in recorded history – video
Two years into the worst coral bleaching event on record, more than 80% of the planet's reefs have been affected
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May 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
According to data from Coral Reef Watch, the worst global bleaching event on record has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, prompting scientists to warn that we are in “uncharted territory.”
Read more from @readfearn.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🌍🧪
Read more from @readfearn.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🌍🧪
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Mooi moment im uit het kabinet te stappen.
April 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Mooi moment im uit het kabinet te stappen.
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The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
April 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
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They don't want peace
NEW: Two high-ranking members of Putin's inner circle reiterated Putin's June 2024 non-negotiable demands that any resolution of the war in Ukraine must result in regime change, extensive territorial concessions, and long-term limitations on Ukraine's military. 🧵(1/7) isw.pub/UkrWar041525
April 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
They don't want peace
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A new UN data platform is tracking the health of millions of lakes, rivers & wetlands on Earth — revealing pollution hotspots, drought impacts & signs of recovery.
Check out the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer — a bird’s eye view of our planet’s freshwater ecosystems. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Check out the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer — a bird’s eye view of our planet’s freshwater ecosystems. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
April 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A new UN data platform is tracking the health of millions of lakes, rivers & wetlands on Earth — revealing pollution hotspots, drought impacts & signs of recovery.
Check out the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer — a bird’s eye view of our planet’s freshwater ecosystems. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Check out the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer — a bird’s eye view of our planet’s freshwater ecosystems. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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Nature-based solutions harness the power of natural systems to help people and the planet thrive.
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution. www.unep.org/unep-and-nat...
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution. www.unep.org/unep-and-nat...
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Nature-based solutions harness the power of natural systems to help people and the planet thrive.
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution. www.unep.org/unep-and-nat...
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution. www.unep.org/unep-and-nat...
#Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong gave a clear cut speech in Parlement today on US actions on tariffs and what this means to the rule based globalisation, impact on global economy and Singapore.
The words were carefully chosen, but it is clear how Singapore views it
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The words were carefully chosen, but it is clear how Singapore views it
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PM Lawrence Wong on the impact of US tariffs on Singapore and the global economy
YouTube video by CNA
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April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong gave a clear cut speech in Parlement today on US actions on tariffs and what this means to the rule based globalisation, impact on global economy and Singapore.
The words were carefully chosen, but it is clear how Singapore views it
youtu.be/rvhSlvtubU8?...
The words were carefully chosen, but it is clear how Singapore views it
youtu.be/rvhSlvtubU8?...
Don’t know who this host for 11th hour at MSNBC is, but she’s good!
Limited in time? Watch 1:15-2:00. Exactly so!
#democracy
#usa
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Limited in time? Watch 1:15-2:00. Exactly so!
#democracy
#usa
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Business leaders threw support behind Trump. Now they're panicking over tariffs
YouTube video by MSNBC
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April 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Don’t know who this host for 11th hour at MSNBC is, but she’s good!
Limited in time? Watch 1:15-2:00. Exactly so!
#democracy
#usa
youtu.be/GUopdEslO5w?...
Limited in time? Watch 1:15-2:00. Exactly so!
#democracy
#usa
youtu.be/GUopdEslO5w?...
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❄️ March 2025: Arctic sea ice reached its lowest March extent in the 47-year satellite record. It was the fourth consecutive month with record low sea ice extent. Antarctic sea ice extent was the 4th lowest for March. Get the details in the #C3S Climate Bulletin climate.copernicus.eu/sea-ice-cove...
April 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
❄️ March 2025: Arctic sea ice reached its lowest March extent in the 47-year satellite record. It was the fourth consecutive month with record low sea ice extent. Antarctic sea ice extent was the 4th lowest for March. Get the details in the #C3S Climate Bulletin climate.copernicus.eu/sea-ice-cove...
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
Powerful inaugural lecture by Prof Patrick Verkooijen “the resilient endgame”. Worth watching and telling the story.
We need collective, global action on climate adaptation now. All of us are in this ‘endgame’. Watch from 16:16.
youtu.be/49QmUQIm8Ig
#climateadaptation
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We need collective, global action on climate adaptation now. All of us are in this ‘endgame’. Watch from 16:16.
youtu.be/49QmUQIm8Ig
#climateadaptation
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The Resilience Endgame: Scaling Up Adaptation for a Sustainable Future
YouTube video by Global Center on Adaptation
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April 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Powerful inaugural lecture by Prof Patrick Verkooijen “the resilient endgame”. Worth watching and telling the story.
We need collective, global action on climate adaptation now. All of us are in this ‘endgame’. Watch from 16:16.
youtu.be/49QmUQIm8Ig
#climateadaptation
@gcadaptation.bsky.social
We need collective, global action on climate adaptation now. All of us are in this ‘endgame’. Watch from 16:16.
youtu.be/49QmUQIm8Ig
#climateadaptation
@gcadaptation.bsky.social
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The #CarbonOffset industry cherry-picks data to push a misleading narrative ⚠️
SOMO and @datadesk.bsky.social analysed 2 of their reports; and expose 8 big flaws in their data and methodology.
This isn’t just bad science. It’s a dangerous distraction.
Read our analysis: www.somo.nl/discredited/
SOMO and @datadesk.bsky.social analysed 2 of their reports; and expose 8 big flaws in their data and methodology.
This isn’t just bad science. It’s a dangerous distraction.
Read our analysis: www.somo.nl/discredited/
Carbon Offset Industry - Discredited - SOMO
Eight critical flaws in industry reports expose how misleading data is used to promote the offset industry. Read more.
www.somo.nl
April 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The #CarbonOffset industry cherry-picks data to push a misleading narrative ⚠️
SOMO and @datadesk.bsky.social analysed 2 of their reports; and expose 8 big flaws in their data and methodology.
This isn’t just bad science. It’s a dangerous distraction.
Read our analysis: www.somo.nl/discredited/
SOMO and @datadesk.bsky.social analysed 2 of their reports; and expose 8 big flaws in their data and methodology.
This isn’t just bad science. It’s a dangerous distraction.
Read our analysis: www.somo.nl/discredited/
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How can governments drive business action #ForNature? 🌎
With 150 partners and companies, we developed 20 specific policy asks, including:
🌱 Ban land conversion in key protected areas
🛒 Set nature rules in public procurement
🔗 See all 20 asks: businessfornature.org/policy-recom...
With 150 partners and companies, we developed 20 specific policy asks, including:
🌱 Ban land conversion in key protected areas
🛒 Set nature rules in public procurement
🔗 See all 20 asks: businessfornature.org/policy-recom...
April 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
How can governments drive business action #ForNature? 🌎
With 150 partners and companies, we developed 20 specific policy asks, including:
🌱 Ban land conversion in key protected areas
🛒 Set nature rules in public procurement
🔗 See all 20 asks: businessfornature.org/policy-recom...
With 150 partners and companies, we developed 20 specific policy asks, including:
🌱 Ban land conversion in key protected areas
🛒 Set nature rules in public procurement
🔗 See all 20 asks: businessfornature.org/policy-recom...
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🎈 Lachgas (N2O) is een relatief onbekend maar niet onbelangrijk broeikasgas. De hoeveelheid in de atmosfeer is sinds 1980 met ruim 20% toegenomen. Het draagt sinds 1960 voor 6% bij aan de opwarming van de aarde. www.knmi.nl/over-het-knm...
April 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎈 Lachgas (N2O) is een relatief onbekend maar niet onbelangrijk broeikasgas. De hoeveelheid in de atmosfeer is sinds 1980 met ruim 20% toegenomen. Het draagt sinds 1960 voor 6% bij aan de opwarming van de aarde. www.knmi.nl/over-het-knm...
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Verwoestende aardbeving in Myanmar en Thailand, wolkenkrabber ingestort in Bangkok
Verwoestende aardbeving in Myanmar en Thailand, wolkenkrabber ingestort in Bangkok
Een aardbeving in ZuidoostAzi heeft veel steden in de regio in een woestenij veranderd. De impact lijkt op het eerste oog enorm te zijn. Het epicentrum van de aardbeving ligt in Myanmar, maar zelfs in de Thaise hoofdstad Bangkok, ongeveer duizend kilometer van Myanmar vandaan, is de schade enorm.
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March 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Verwoestende aardbeving in Myanmar en Thailand, wolkenkrabber ingestort in Bangkok
Project milestone: two villages in Senggarang are now open defecation free. Last Tuesday was the grand opening. What’s next? Planting 2000 mangrove trees after we first do small interventions to create favourable conditions.
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#WASH
#Indonesia
#nature
#mangroves
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#WASH
#Indonesia
#nature
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#nature #sanitation #wash #impact #bintan #indonesia #sdg | Jair Smits
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴!
Last Tuesday, we celebrated the grand opening…
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March 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Project milestone: two villages in Senggarang are now open defecation free. Last Tuesday was the grand opening. What’s next? Planting 2000 mangrove trees after we first do small interventions to create favourable conditions.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jairsm...
#WASH
#Indonesia
#nature
#mangroves
www.linkedin.com/posts/jairsm...
#WASH
#Indonesia
#nature
#mangroves