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Assistant Prof @UCLA | http://tropicalforestscoping.com #Forests #Agriculture #TropicalEcology #RemoteSensing | she/her/hers sites.lifesci.ucla.edu/eeb-ordway/

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Institute/Center Director-Management - Hickory Corners, Michigan, United States Position Summary Questions regarding this position may be directed to the Search Committee Co-Chairs, Dr. Richard Kobe (kobe@msu.edu) and Dr. Andrea Case (caseand4@msu.edu). The position will remain o...

Kellogg Biological Station is searching for a new Director! KBS is unique in its ability to integrate lab and field research, as well as integrating fundamental research in ecology and evolution with applications to environmental problems. Questions to me or the search chairs. Please apply!

12.12.2024 15:38 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 9
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Scholarships | Congo Basin Science Initiative Discover CBSI Scholarships: funding opportunities for science students focused on the Congo Basin. Explore now...

🌍 Exciting opportunity from the Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI)!

πŸ“’ Fully Funded MSc & PhD Scholarships starting Sep 2025

πŸ” Join the 1st cohort of CBSI grad student researchers

βœ… Open to natls of Cameroon, DRC, Gabon, and Rep of Congo

πŸ“… Due 28 Feb 2025
πŸ”— congobasinscience.net/scholarships/

19.01.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To those claiming "This is normal for SoCal! It's always like this! There are always offshore winds in January! Vegetation dryness is irrelevant!", please reconsider your misinformation. This is intel intended directly for wildland fire personnel. #CAfire #CAwx #LAfires

18.01.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Yes, wildfires have always happened in California, but climate change is making them worse As the narrative of the Southern California wildfires has shifted to identifying the causes behind what could prove to be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history, a common refrain has emer...

"Yes, wildfires have always happened in California, but climate change is making them worse" by David Knowles for @yahoonews.com: www.yahoo.com/news/yes-wil...

14.01.2025 23:52 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Altadena Wildfires My house in Altadena burned down in the wildfires on Wednesday. It all happened quickly.

β€œMy house is one of many that burned down. This event, for me, has destroyed any boundary between my work as a climate scientist and the rest of my life.”

Read more from NASA JPL scientist Ben Hamlington:

14.01.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 1989 πŸ” 594 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 21

Is there a link between #ClimateChange & increasing risk/severity of #wildfire in California--including the still-unfolding disaster? Yes. Is climate change the only factor at play? No, of course not. So what's really going on? [Thread] #CAfire #CAwx #LAfires iopscience.iop.org/a...

09.01.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 789 πŸ” 365 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 73

Incredible, fast work by @uclasustainablela.bsky.social scientists demonstrating all the myriad ways that climate change led to extreme conditions causing larger, more intense burns in the #PalisadeFire and #EatonFire
sustainablela.ucla.edu/2025lawildfi...

16.01.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Evaluating the Impacts of the Ebony Project in Cameroon Help UCLA raise $15,000 for the project: Evaluating the Impacts of the Ebony Project in Cameroon. Your gift will make a difference!

Donate to an amazing group of students at @uclaioes.bsky.social working with 5 Cameroonian students to evaluating the impacts of the Ebony Project in Cameroon

spark.ucla.edu/project/44870

13.12.2024 20:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
https://ucla.box.com/shared/static/mb20vsfqz6b0at2fz75lc5zfbgy2s3m3.pdf

Join the Ebony Project team! We're hiring an Administrative Assistant at IITA Cameroon. Based in YaoundΓ©, this role supports planning, monitoring & reporting for the GEF 7-Ebony Project. πŸ•’ Apply by Dec 1! Info here: t.co/TUinB9MISL

26.11.2024 10:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ebony Project Tag along for this journey as we go through the collaborative efforts of Taylor Guitars and the Congo Basin Institute.

Explore how Taylor Guitars & @cbi-ucla.bsky.social UCLA planted 40,000+ ebony trees & advanced community conservation. Follow the Ebony Project interactive Esri StoryMap t.ly/lkmnP

10.12.2024 19:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From fieldwork in #Cameroon to submitting the #PANGEA white paper to a week of @agu.org, all in less than a month. Looking forward to a week of science and then hibernation.

09.12.2024 10:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UCLA at COP16: Progress in Biodiversity Conservation and Global Challenges Explore how UCLA researchers contributed to COP16 in Cali, Colombia, addressing biodiversity loss, advancing inclusive conservation policies, and navigating global challenges in implementing the 2030 ...

The @ucla-ctr.bsky.social made its mark at #COP16! CTR Co-Directors and founders joined global leaders addressing biodiversity loss & equitable conservation.
Read more t.ly/hxvCf
#COP16 #Biodiversity #UCLA
@elsaordway.bsky.social @ioes-ju.bsky.social

08.12.2024 18:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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News The PANGEA White Paper is out! See below for the draft white paper Final white paper PANGEA White Paper (English)Download PANGEA White Paper (French)Download PANGEA White Paper (Spanish)Download PA…

I'm delighted to share the final #PANGEA White Paper: tropicalforestscoping.com/news-2/

(English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, & Indonesian)

Thank you to the 800+(!) ppl who contributed their ideas, input, time, & energy. Truly a community concept for a #NASA Terrestrial Ecology Field Campaign

08.12.2024 20:35 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ForestGEO Staff Scientist - Research Ecologist, South & Central American Tropical Forests The Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) is a global network of forest research plots and scientists dedicated to the study of forest function and diversity.

**FORESTGEO STAFF SCIENTIST POSITION!** We are hiring a Research Ecologist to focus on Central and South American Forest Dynamics, to be based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Smithsonian staff scientist positions are excellent, as is the ForestGEO team! Come be our colleague!

02.12.2024 15:48 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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First Bluesky post!

Attending #AGU or in DC? Join us for the #PANGEA Town Hall to hear about the #NASA tropical campaign we spent this past year scoping!

When: Thursday, Dec 12, 12:30 -1:30 PM
Where: The Westin Washington, DC Downtown, River Birch Ballroom, 999 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

23.11.2024 21:25 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2