@MynasLab

David Edwards' group @SheffieldAPS researching biodiversity conservation, tropical land-use and climate change, and environmental economics.

 The University of Sheffield
edwardslab.group.shef.ac.uk/
Joined May 2018
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. @JoliRumi believes that involving the indigenous people in the policy formation and ensuring their livelihood and food security are important prerequisites for implementing REDD+. ✒️ @sahanaghosh8. india.mongabay.com/2023/04/i…

[Interview] Conservation scientist Joli Rumi Borah on integrating traditional knowledge in research

Armed with the idea that shifting cultivation is primitive and unsustainable, based on a certain narrative she was exposed to in the academic world, Assam-born researcher Joli Rumi Borah had her...

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1/ (Another) New Paper Alert 📢 How well do #IndigenousLands and #ProtectedAreas maintain #ForestIntegrity across the #Tropics? And given long human-use influence in tropical forests, how are these areas associated with land-use intensity? Link here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Cell Press@CellPressNews26 Oct 2022
Forests in protected Indigenous lands are healthier, find @sheffielduni David P. Edwards, @jocelynesze, @dylan_childs, @lromancarrasco Read more in @CurrentBiology: cell.com/current-biology/ful…
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New paper alert!We show how the mosaic landscapes in traditional shifting cultivation help sustain both #biodiversity & #carbon stocks in #Nagaland.Thanks to @LansothungLotha,it comes with a #Nagamese abstract too! #jhum The value of shifting cultivation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Our @jocelynesze @ScienceShef has done research that shows #Indigenous lands are generally good for conservation. In this interview she talks about that, and how colonial thinking can hinder local peoples from managing their land. grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/ind…
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NEW PAPER out in @EcographyJourna from my work @DICE_Kent. We show forest conversion in Wallacea causes replacement of endemic species by a cohort of shared ubiquitous species with potential negative consequences for ecosystem resilience. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… RTs appreciated.
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#CONVIVA #policybriefs week! Today we can share our first policy brief of four: it introduces #ConvivialConservation, a novel approach to protecting biodiversity built on #coexistence, (cultural and bio)diversity and #justice. (1/) conviva-research.com/wp-cont…
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The State of the World’s Birds - a thread based on our new paper in @AnnualReviews annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10… 1/9
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Very excited to announce that my first PhD chapter is now published! The paper in @Ecol_Evol, in collaboration with @ConservationOrg, determines the overall effect of removing problematic climbing plants from degraded tropical forests using meta-analytic techniques…
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New paper "Mixed protection of threatened species traded under CITES" where we look at the legal international trade in vertebrates to answer questions on patterns of threat in trade. A thread... 1/n cell.com/current-biology/ful…

Mixed protection of threatened species traded under CITES

Morton et al. report that non-threatened species dominate CITES-listed wildlife trade presence and volume, with declining volume trends across most categories of threat. However, there is little...

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Despite a lack of data, some think a ban on #wildlife trade would benefit the environment and #biodiversity. However, bans could be terrible - for people and ecosystems. Find out more in this interview with @OMorton212 (@aps @sheffielduni). grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/ban…
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🌴A massive congratulations to our Maria Wang Mei Hua (@MynasLab @SheffieldAPS @UoS_Management @sheffielduni)! Maria is lead author on this report from @StandMighty on the potential in the #rubber industry to become more sustainable. #agroforestry #ClimateAction
Mighty Earth 🌍@StandMighty18 May 2021
NEW: Mighty Earth's major new report with the Global Agroforestry Network (GAN) says switching from monocultures to rubber agroforestry can tackle climate change and drive sustainability in global rubber supply chains . #rubber #agroforestry #ClimateAction mightyearth.org/2021/05/18/n…
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💚💻🌏Come along to our free sustainability webinars. We've events about #soil, #water and #SocialHousing. Features a range of experts all excited to share their knowledge. Starts May 12th. Info & FREE tickets⬇️ @ShefUniNews @Sheffunisustain grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/web…
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💡770 million people lack access to adequate electricity. But how can we empower them without increasing emissions? Grantham Scholar @reenasayani @SSoA_news thinks solar mini-grids might be the answer⚡️ #MachineLearning #SDG7 #energytwitter grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/ene…
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What do people do when they leave the Grantham Centre? Well, @CDyngeland (from @sheffieldgeog & @SheffieldAPS) continued work on sustainability & social protection - producing one of the biggest studies in this area. We caught up with her to learn more. grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/sus…
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'I am especially interested in how ideas rise on the government agenda and gain attention from policy makers – and why they sometimes slip away.' Did you see this interview with @mateko3? A must-read for anyone hoping to influence policy in the UK.
A photo of Gloria Mensah alongside a quote about the need for scientists to understand social and political barriers to new technology being taken up by policy makers.

ALT A photo of Gloria Mensah alongside a quote about the need for scientists to understand social and political barriers to new technology being taken up by policy makers.

Grantham Centre@granthamcsf25 Nov 2020
What can the ups and downs of carbon capture tech in UK policy teach scientists? Gloria Mensah @mateko3 (@ShefUniPolitics @CBESheffield @sheffieldpsy) says it can help researchers understand how policy gets made - & what they can do to influence it. grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/sci…
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Great to see research by @sheffieldplants & Grantham Scholar @_felixlim on green alternatives for sheep farmers in the Conversation. Thanks to @GeorgeMonbiot for highlighting it. #Food #ClimateChange #research
George Monbiot
@GeorgeMonbiot17 Sep 2020
I've been trying to say this for a long time, and have been called a long list of names for my pains! Good to see it gaining traction. theconversation.com/britain-…

Britain needs to grow more trees – are sheep farms the answer?

New research finds forest regeneration on sheep pasture is an economically viable way to fight climate change.

theconversation.com
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🇬🇧🍲🌍Find out why #Brexit could have a huge impact on UK agri-food policy & #foodsafety in this interview with @Geo_Asiamah. ⬇️grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/bre… #Food #Sustainability @jameswilsdon @RuthieLittle @sheffieldgeog @InfoSchoolSheff
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🪱 Meet the earthworm CSI & discover how worm DNA can help soil health. Interview with Grantham Scholar @joe_llanos from @SheffieldAPS @sheffielduni. @earthwormsoc @Sheffunisustain - grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/wor… #soilscience #biodiversity #scicomm
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Is it feasible to reconcile rubber expansion with biodiversity conservation? Read our latest paper exploring this question @CurrentBiology! @RubberPlatform @ElliWoTo doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.0…
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help pls: what's a simple but effective method to test the strength of multiple spatial variables in explaining land use change (binary response)? so many methods, some publications account for spatial autocorrelation, some don't #spatial #statstwitter #rstats
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