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Today is the World Environment Day 🌍🌱
Research shows that the more time you spend in nature, the more you are likely to protect it.
Therefore we would like to encourage everyone to go out and reconnect with nature!
Some interesting research here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
At our last coffee morning in May, we had @andreasheinem.bsky.social and Joey Pickard (@bootlegbryos.bsky.social) giving talks about peatlands.
Some recommended papers from the talk:
Heinemeyer et al. (2025) doi.org/10.19189/001...
Moody & Holden (2023) Natural England
Evidence Review NEER028
June ECR coffee morning next week
Informal session | climate change, peatlands, wetlands
Last month, we heard about the challenges and misconceptions surrounding peatlands, so join us for another informal session where we discuss the topic further.
Register here:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
On 8th May, our coffee morning is in collaboration with @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social group! Get excited about learning how peatlands and wetlands are affected and how they can help fight climate change!
When and where: 10-11 am GMT 8th May on Zoom
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌷Happy International Women's Day!🌷
Today, we celebrate the phenomenal women of our Climate Change Special Interest Group. We are truly proud to have so many women on board. Thank you for all your hard work!
#womeninscience
🌊Happy World Aquatic Animal Day🌊
Aquatic animals are often hidden from us, which could mean we forget about them. But climate change impacts all of us, even the hidden creatures under water.
Today is the day to research some facts about the animals living in the water!
#worldaquaticanimalday
Another month, another ECR coffee morning! ☕
This week we will be continuing the discussion from last month about climate change and rewilding. So come and join us!
When: Friday 6th March at 10-11am GMT.
Where: Zoom (register with the link bellow)
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Today our ECR coffee morning met and discussed the interactions of rewilding and climate science, with conversation sparked around land management, complexities of nature-based solutions, and how to move towards a rewilding career path for those soon graduating!
📆 Next ECR coffee morning: 1st May!
New paper: House sparrows from native ranges and stable climates show higher expression levels of key DNA methylation enzymes across tissues, suggesting these enzymes may help birds adjust traits during range expansions.
➡️ vist.ly/4t5yq
#ornithology #birds #epigenetics #expansion
💥New blog announcement💥
“Ten years on from the Paris Agreement”
Last week's 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris Agreement is a great opportunity to look back and reflect on how climate policy changed in the past ten years.
Read it on our website: besclimatechange.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/t...
