@marchant_robert

Ecologist at the University of York where I try to unravel interactions between people, ecosystems, climate through time and across space in East Africa

 York,
york.ac.uk/environment/research/kite/
Joined April 2013
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Very excited to see my first book has now been published. A great read if anyone has a spare pound, or more!! link.springer.com/book/10.10… @Palgrave
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Hello #bluesky goodbye grey X. For those who haven't shifted is like Twitter used to be...
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#InternationalDayoftheGirl2024
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Beautiful wildflowers all around Davos
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Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings, caffeinated minnows: animals radically changed by human drugs –...

Addiction, anxiety and sex reversal have been reported in species by researchers as a range of substances contaminates ecosystems

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Earlier yesterday, the Assistant Director Amboseli ecosystem Mr. @PaulWambi1 flagged off a procession from KWS kimana gate to Kimana town. This was after a brief meeting and discussion with the nearby local communities and partners. ^^MJ
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Amazing three days developing participatory scenarios with PhD researchers from Kenya, China and Thailand from mangrove to lion futures, from sustainable agriculture to city futures @MahidolU @YorkEnvironment @York_IGDC @YESIUoY
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Andy Dougill@AndyDougill1 May 2024
Celebrating my two years at @UniOfYork by preparing my inaugural talk for @YorkEnvironment on "Equitable Partnerships for Sustainable African Food Systems & Academic Empowerment" - pop by if you're in York on May 8th!
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Deadline extended to 30 April 👇🌍 #earthday #interdisciplinary
YESI@YESIUoY22 Apr 2024
📢@UniOfYork staff! Break out of your disciplinary silo + hone skills to lead interdisciplinary research on environmental sustainability challenges. Open to #artsandhumanities #socialsciences #sciences researchers. Deadline extended to 30 April➡️ ow.ly/8CUr50ReMNI
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Deadline for applications extended to 30 April due to the Easter break 👇
YESI@YESIUoY2 Apr 2024
🌟Join our team! We're looking for 2 dynamic theme co-leads specialising in socio-ecological systems/resilience. Help shape the future of YESI under @LindsayStringer's guidance. Open to UoY staff from lecturers to profs. Apply by 14 April➡️ ow.ly/psaB50QQa59
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Lets celebrate our beautiful #earthday and strive to keep it that way
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What could the world’s vegetation look like under long term climate change? Find out in our new paper 👇@YESIUoY @YorkEnvironment
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Today ⁦@nationaltrust⁩ rangers from North and West Lake District came to the farm for a day to learn about how a farm business works. What are the challenges and what are the opportunities? Today we focussed on economics.
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Ed Garrett@EdTGarrett14 Mar 2024
The post can be combined with undertaking a Masters by Research and there's the potential for fieldwork in Brazil. You'll be working with a great team of collaborators from São Paulo, Pará and Paraná.
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🌟 Breaking News! 🌍 Announcing the launch of The QUIN Institute for Sustainable Executive Education! 🎓 Elevate your knowledge, boost green skills & supercharge your career prospects with our certified online courses. Discover more ➡ quininstitute.com/ #QUINInstitute
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Happy Sustainability Week! Today we unveiled our climate stripes banner, knitted by many @UniOfYork colleagues. When you walk into @YorkEnvironment building, look up! #showyourstripes – at Heslington, England
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YESI@YESIUoY4 Mar 2024
🌱Introducing our new YESI Fellows project:"Geochemical Impacts of Urban Greening." Improving evidence accessibility for decision makers by integrating air + water impacts into urban greening evaluations. @AtmosChemYork @YorkEnvironment Read more➡️ow.ly/fcSo50QIOYV
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Today is #WorldWildlifeDay! With global warming decreasing the size of New Zealand’s alpine zone, a study found out what this means for the altitude-loving kea. But what other options do they have if the alpine zone disappears? loom.ly/mDxtv-k #OurChangingMountains
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I have prostate cancer, & at a younger age than is normal If you are going to get a cancer, then this is the longest of the short straws, and I have the strength of an oak and the heart of a lion Not a word will be said again, just courtesy to a community that means a lot 🌳
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ANP AD @PaulWambi1 & other officers got a chance to showcase the different technological advancements that our park is using to aid in conservation efforts to different media houses. Different stakeholders also displayed the technology being used in their daily operations.^MJ
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Amazing insights into the social-infrastructure-environment interactions through #Maya communities, past and present @ArchaeologyAmy @YorkEnvironment
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