Taylor Ricketts
@taylorhricketts.bsky.social
Ecologist. Professor. Director of @gundinstitute.bsky.social. Proud husband and dad.
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The hottest year on record, followed by the hottest year on record: "...things are not going to be the same anymore."
#UVM prof. and Gund Fellow Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux speaks to @wcaxtv.bsky.social about the wide-ranging impacts of a warming climate in Vermont: go.uvm.edu/aj5yq
#UVM prof. and Gund Fellow Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux speaks to @wcaxtv.bsky.social about the wide-ranging impacts of a warming climate in Vermont: go.uvm.edu/aj5yq
Vt. sees record-breaking heat in 2024
Experts say it’s a wake-up call to a changing climate that already had them alarmed.
go.uvm.edu
January 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The hottest year on record, followed by the hottest year on record: "...things are not going to be the same anymore."
#UVM prof. and Gund Fellow Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux speaks to @wcaxtv.bsky.social about the wide-ranging impacts of a warming climate in Vermont: go.uvm.edu/aj5yq
#UVM prof. and Gund Fellow Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux speaks to @wcaxtv.bsky.social about the wide-ranging impacts of a warming climate in Vermont: go.uvm.edu/aj5yq
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!
➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.
🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!
➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.
🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!
➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.
🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!
➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.
🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
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Facing complex issues like declining biodiversity means integrating diverse viewpoints & variables.
@taylorhricketts.bsky.social & colleagues from across the world collaborated on the @ipbes.bsky.social report to address these issues.
From @nytimes.com' @catrineinhorn.bsky.social: go.uvm.edu/6ctex
@taylorhricketts.bsky.social & colleagues from across the world collaborated on the @ipbes.bsky.social report to address these issues.
From @nytimes.com' @catrineinhorn.bsky.social: go.uvm.edu/6ctex
A Biodiversity Solution Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight.
We tend to look at environmental problems in isolation. A holistic approach would be more effective, a new report says.
go.uvm.edu
December 17, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Facing complex issues like declining biodiversity means integrating diverse viewpoints & variables.
@taylorhricketts.bsky.social & colleagues from across the world collaborated on the @ipbes.bsky.social report to address these issues.
From @nytimes.com' @catrineinhorn.bsky.social: go.uvm.edu/6ctex
@taylorhricketts.bsky.social & colleagues from across the world collaborated on the @ipbes.bsky.social report to address these issues.
From @nytimes.com' @catrineinhorn.bsky.social: go.uvm.edu/6ctex
The @gundinstitute.bsky.social specializes in exactly the kind of integrated research and solutions that are the focus of this #NexusAssessment just adopted by #IPBES. Proud to have been part of it.
We look forward to learning more... keep your eyes out for a conversation with Convening Lead Author and Gund Director @taylorhricketts.bsky.social, coming in January!
Plenty of coverage coming up in the meantime, too!
Plenty of coverage coming up in the meantime, too!
After years of work and hours of perseverance, the #NexusAssessment Report has been approved by the Plenary at #IPBES11.
Kudos and congratulations to the experts on this monumental achievement!
Kudos and congratulations to the experts on this monumental achievement!
December 16, 2024 at 10:18 PM
The @gundinstitute.bsky.social specializes in exactly the kind of integrated research and solutions that are the focus of this #NexusAssessment just adopted by #IPBES. Proud to have been part of it.
Just back from #IPBES11. 3 years of work by 130+ researchers from all over the world - all presented, debated, and adopted last week in #Namibia. Really proud to be part of the #NexusAssessment expert team!
After years of work and hours of perseverance, the #NexusAssessment Report has been approved by the Plenary at #IPBES11.
Kudos and congratulations to the experts on this monumental achievement!
Kudos and congratulations to the experts on this monumental achievement!
December 16, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Just back from #IPBES11. 3 years of work by 130+ researchers from all over the world - all presented, debated, and adopted last week in #Namibia. Really proud to be part of the #NexusAssessment expert team!
Deforestation can make bednets less effective. Whoah. New findings from Tafesse Estifanos and team at @gundinstitute.bsky.social. These interactions between nature and health are everywhere, as highlighted this week by the #NexusAssessment here at #IPBES11 in Namibia .
Lose too much forest, and the fight against malaria is harder to win. That's the takeaway from new #UVM research.
When deforestation rates exceed 50%, bed-nets lose their effectiveness against malaria. Read more: go.uvm.edu/ei3s4
@taylorhricketts.bsky.social @peopleandnature.bsky.social
When deforestation rates exceed 50%, bed-nets lose their effectiveness against malaria. Read more: go.uvm.edu/ei3s4
@taylorhricketts.bsky.social @peopleandnature.bsky.social
Deforestation Reduces Malaria Bed Nets’ Effectiveness
When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn’t just a loss of trees; i...
go.uvm.edu
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Deforestation can make bednets less effective. Whoah. New findings from Tafesse Estifanos and team at @gundinstitute.bsky.social. These interactions between nature and health are everywhere, as highlighted this week by the #NexusAssessment here at #IPBES11 in Namibia .
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The excitement is in the air! 🎉 The #IPBES11 plenary has officially kicked off! Get ready for a week packed with two thrilling new @ipbes.bsky.social assessments: #Nexus and #TransformativeChange. It’s going to be an exhilarating week for everyone at the #science - #policy interface! 🌍✨
December 10, 2024 at 7:54 AM
The excitement is in the air! 🎉 The #IPBES11 plenary has officially kicked off! Get ready for a week packed with two thrilling new @ipbes.bsky.social assessments: #Nexus and #TransformativeChange. It’s going to be an exhilarating week for everyone at the #science - #policy interface! 🌍✨
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And we’re off! David Obura, @ipbes.bsky.social Chair, is kicking off #ipbes11
Loads of work still happening in the background - it’s going to be a busy week!
Loads of work still happening in the background - it’s going to be a busy week!
December 10, 2024 at 10:48 AM
I'm here in #Namibia with the amazing #NexusAssessment leadership team, getting ready for an intense week presenting our work to #UN delegates to @ipbes.bsky.social. It all starts tomorrow!
Actions to address global challenges affecting #biodiversity, water, food, health & the climate system are often taken without sufficient regard to the interlinkages between them.
—Astrid Schomaker, CBD Exec. Sec
Coming soon: @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Report, don't miss it!🔔🌍🧪
—Astrid Schomaker, CBD Exec. Sec
Coming soon: @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Report, don't miss it!🔔🌍🧪
December 9, 2024 at 7:24 AM
I'm here in #Namibia with the amazing #NexusAssessment leadership team, getting ready for an intense week presenting our work to #UN delegates to @ipbes.bsky.social. It all starts tomorrow!
Great, pivotal job at the @gundinstitute.bsky.social. Join us!
We're #hiring a Director of Communications!
We seek a candidate who will improve public understanding of environmental issues and increase the visibility of the Gund Institute as a world-class center of research and solutions for people and nature.
Learn more & apply! go.uvm.edu/05wau
We seek a candidate who will improve public understanding of environmental issues and increase the visibility of the Gund Institute as a world-class center of research and solutions for people and nature.
Learn more & apply! go.uvm.edu/05wau
November 20, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Great, pivotal job at the @gundinstitute.bsky.social. Join us!