Come on Bluesky Nederland let’s get the #DogsAtPollingStations party started #TK2025

Phew! Earlier this evening final votes on motions including adoption of 104 on critical minerals and 054 on #RightsOfNature then powerful closing ceremony at #IUCNcongress iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot... iucncongress2025.org/assembly/mot... Hats off to the motions team & chairs- we got there!

V useful stakeholderbijeenkomst organised by super talented international biodiversity team of #LVVN on #SBSTTA27 and many key decisions being prepared for adoption at biodiversity #COP17 in Armenia to boost #GBF implementation. Nice end to long week despite brainstrain of Dutch at 9am on a Friday 😆

Thanks @runblueofficial.bsky.social for organising #WorldRiverRun yesterday - raising awareness (and funds!) for river restoration and protection, which needs to be a much higher priority for action on water security, climate resilience, and biodiversity and nature #nederrijn #uiterwaarden 💦🦩🐟

May also need to have some conversations about the right trees in the right places #peatlands #trees #toplantornottoplant #mangroves #wetlandsCOP15 #COP15Zimbabwe

Exciting to hear at press conf before day 1 #WetlandsCOP15 Zimbabwe's determination to harness wetlands as #climate solutions & AMCEN declaration African group to bring wetlands to the heart of global negotiations on wide ranging topics #RamsarCOP15 #ZimbabweCOP15

Peatland power in the spotlight during #WorldWetlandsDay youth webinar with RePEAT, Youth Engaged with #Wetlands (YEW), Wetlands International, and speakers from other youth-led organisations and initiatives from across the globe

And back: Gland 🚆 Neuchâtel 🚊 Olten 🚆 Basel (time for a wander, some Ethiopian food, and a local ale) then #OBB #nightjet back to Utrecht all perfectly smooth and to schedule. With some ⛰️ tips for next time in Switzerland from other woman in very comfy sleeper compartment 🌟

Bonsior Nyon and your very picturesque bibliotheek! 12 hours door to door more or less. Lekker chill (and super productive) Sunday #TrainNotPlane

Too heavily in the flow of work so forgot to visit buffet car + short change in Bern + queues for food outlets = survive final 1h45 double decker direct to Nyon on the superfood that is leftover xmas cake. Made connection sans stress tho 😎 Both ICEs, 4h each, super smooth & on schedule 🙌 🚆 🩵 🎂

Relaxed change onto ICE173 departed Frankfurt bang on time having started in Berlin and going whole way to Interlaken Ost 😎 meaning an (8min…) change in Bern rather than Basel, then <2 hrs to go….Only disadvantage being that Kaffeemacher appears to be Basel-only phenomenon! ☕️ #TrainNotPlane

So here instead then… #TrainNotPlane this time Ede-Wageningen 🇳🇱 to Nyon 🇨🇭 for Ramsar Convention on Wetlands standing committee 64 #SC64 Stage 3 underway Utrecht - Frankfurt 🇩🇪 on the ICE153 after beautiful frosty tranquil cycle to station and regular train to Utrecht… You can do it #DeutscheBahn 😅