Scientist, farmer and social researcher particularly interested in PAR and citizen science, STS, and partic. adaptation to climate change. Views are my own!
Kenya
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And this is where I go: mas.to/@bhaberma. Hope to see you there!
Birgit Habermann retweeted
“Very loose terms like ‘nature-based solutions’ are being bandied about in international summits without clear definitions, & they’re open to being mobilized in the interests of all kinds of agendas”
IDS Director @mleach_ids on new research w/ @IPESfood
theenergymix.com/2022/10/30/…
Birgit Habermann retweeted
How does #Drought #Insurance work? Continue listening on your favourite #podcast listening platform
Listen: ilri.org/podcast
Spotify: spoti.fi/3TURv8D
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Birgit Habermann retweeted
Also, please see our recent publication by Ndung'u et al. They showed that when accounting for only milk and meat output of smallholder systems, emissions intensities were lower than believed.
mazingira.ilri.org/2022/06/0…
Birgit Habermann retweeted
Join this great panel on Thursday October 27, 4pm Nairobi to discuss the synergies, linkages and issues related livestock, nutrition and climate. ilri-org.zoom.us/meeting/reg… @ILRI @LandOLakesV37 @GAINalliance @Cornell @GlobalFoodTeam @EricksenPolly @NamukoloC @StellaNordhagen
Birgit Habermann retweeted
Simplistic and one-sided narratives about livestock and animal products are misleading and dangerous 🐂
Ahead of #WorldFoodDay on Sunday, we ask how can the livestock sector contribute to an environmentally just future? Answer: Pastoralism! @PASTRES_erc
ids.ac.uk/news/new-primer-on…
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Stop being silent and embarrassed. Stop the myths and the blame. Be informed.#Worldmenopauseday imsociety.org/education/worl…
Program Leader- Sustainable Livestock Systems: ILRI offers an exciting opportunity to lead a significant program of research on the sustainable development of the livestock sector in low- and middle-income countries. >>g.co/kgs/hva9ht
Birgit Habermann retweeted
🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨
Can pastoralists show us the future of animal agriculture?
Read answers to this questions and more in our new primer on "Livestock, Climate and the Politics of Resources" produced in collaboration with @TNInstitute .
Find it here: tinyurl.com/2wpewddf
Birgit Habermann retweeted
This is the most thorough documentation of the anthropogenic threats to traditional pastoralism I've seen. I still see too much environmental discourse saying pastoralism is somehow a problem, but this shows why and how pastoralist livelihoods AND wildlife are under pressure
New Article: Wildlife and pastoralists are rapidly running out of space in Kenya, with over 40,000 km of fencing proliferating on private land across the famous Amboseli, the South Rift, Loita and Mara ecosystems. 🧵frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
Yes and esp. science is never neutral #Latour and many others.
A ‘fact’ is never a ‘fact’. It is shaped by context, by geographical location, by ideological framework. Nobody comes without their own values.
—Tara Garnett of @UniofOxford & @TABLEdebates at a @LD4D_community webinar
Birgit Habermann retweeted
I've spent much of my career in comms trying to figure out how to generate attention for major catastrophes like the one now unfolding in the Horn of Africa--I have to say, without much success.
Imagine having your crops go from thriving to nothing due to extreme weather events in 2021. People in Africa are the most impacted by hunger, with about 120M people suffering a hunger crisis. We must act now! #ActOnClimate
Sign the open letter: actions.oxfam.org/internatio…
Pioneer farmers: we scientists/extensionists/policy makers have to overcome our biases and listen to them as modern innovators. They are making the future while we talk about it. Thanks @ArndtClaudia for bringing this to attention!
We need to quantify the #ClimateChange adaptation & mitigation strategies.
We have pioneer farmers already innovating.
We should encourage them!
—@ILRI scientist @ArndtClaudia’s keynote at #GainingGround workshop advancing climate-smart agriculture in Africa
@GRA_GHG
Birgit Habermann retweeted
Check out our new blog post on the latest research from @ILRI Mazingira reviewing #GHG emissions from #livestock in #Africa. This is a good summary if you don't want to read the whole article!
@ArndtClaudia @sonja_leitner
New research on livestock #GHG emissions show methane emissions may be lower for cattle in Africa than previously reported. Major data gaps still exist. More research is needed to reduce emissions, improve productivity and meet Africa’s climate goals.
ilri.org/news/recent-progres…
This was a great meeting where also the PCSL pioneers of adaptation participated and gave important feedback. Well done Leah Gichuki, Reagan Siamito, @lipinakoinet @edwimarty and Mazingira team @sonja_leitner @model_farmer @ArndtClaudia Jesse Kagai et al!
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