We need to talk about #IndigenousDataSovereignty#GreenSky#ClimateSky#adapt#AoNZtheconversation.com/nature-marke...

‘Nature markets’ may help preserve biodiversity – but they risk repeating colonial patterns of Indigenous exploitation

Biodiversity credits could unlock new funding for nature restoration. But if this happens without consideration of Indigenous data sovereignty, it could create a new form of colonialism.

we're seeing similar things at UCs and WHEW, the intersection of DEI, already a neutered take on equity, with the flawed, narrow but generally accepted definitions of faculty excellence, the expansion of university administration and the conflation of students as customers is a shit show

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NYT Mag on DEI at U of Mich includes all of the campus culture wars & is likely to draw political scrutiny www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/m...

The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I. What Went Wrong?

A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.

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Nature and #wildlifethenarwhal.ca/bc-election-...@thenarwhalca.bsky.social @kaichan

Here’s what's at stake for nature in the B.C. election | The Narwhal

The outcome of the B.C. election could determine the trajectory for almost 2,000 species at risk in B.C.

Pretty disgusting to use the legal argument that Canada has no obligation to provide drinking water to Indigenous communities. This is Truth and Reconciliation? #Canada#Indigenous#Justice#FirstNationswww.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

'Diminished' hope: Yellowhead Institute to end reports on #TRC#CDNPoli#IndigenousChildren#ResidentialSchoolSurvivorswww.nationalobserver.com/2023/12/21/n...

Yellowhead Institute to no longer report on TRC calls to action

Canada has been so slow to carry out recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that an Indigenous-led think tank says it has decided to stop publishing an annual report tracking

SONG Hurricane Helene Mutual Aid + Rapid Response Resource Guide - docs.google.com/document/d/1...

SONG Hurricane Helene Mutual Aid + Rapid Response Resource Guide

Hurricane Helene Rapid Response Resource Guide https://songsouth.info/helenedisasterrelief Last updated 10/9/24 What this document is: A regularly updated resource guide that compiles a list of mate...

🧪 A study of 400,000 researchers across 16 fields found that 1/3 left science within 5 years of their first paper, and nearly 50% quit within a decade. Women were more likely to leave. #AcademicSky#PhDSky

Nearly 50% of researchers quit science within a decade, huge study reveals

Twenty years of publishing data across many countries and disciplines show women are more likely than men to leave research.

Poorest people will suffer more and more with climate change. However, the richest will face stronger impacts due to volatility in the global economy. It seems that the richest will need another strategy, because financing denialism to maintain privileges will not work. Definitely. 🧪

Global economic impact of weather variability on the rich and the poor - Nature Sustainability

It is hard to study weather-induced impacts on consumption as supply-chain effects cause a nonlinear economic response. Here consumption risks due to weather-induced production disruptions along suppl...

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