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Official account of the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University & Research. https://www.wur.nl/en/research-results/chair-groups/environmental-sciences/forest-and-nature-conservation-policy-group.htm
🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
New paper just out in @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social proposing a harms-based approach to #politicalecology. Rosaleen wrote a full thread about it, so go check it out!
In the NL the history of captive breeding & release of pheasants has shaped their current role in conservation efforts. A new paper examines how pheasants inhabit shifting identities within contemporary landscapes & the dynamic interactions btwn hunters and wildlife. humanimalia.org/article/view...
This article from @mongabay.com was based on a recent paper by @verinaingram.bsky.social (see 👇) highlighting that incongruent perceptions about deforestation, unsustainable practices, and ineffective policies challenge implementation of the #EUDR. (2/2)
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In Cameroon, cocoa farmers are not yet ready to comply with the #EUDR and are often unaware of “zero deforestation” commitments. Without improved ownership by smallholders over sustainability issues, forest loss is likely to remain rampant (1/2) 🌍🍫🌳
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Apply now for the Summer School on #Human-Nature Relationships for #TransformativeChange! This PhD summer school will be held on Sep 22-26 on the WUR campus (incl. days in the 🌲🌳). Deadline to apply: April 8. Click here to learn more: www.wur.nl/en/activity/...
The transition to a #Bioeconomy is often seen as key to reduce reliance on fossil resources and achieve the #SDGs. But who will benefit from these tech and institutional changes? @pmacclay.bsky.social & @jsellare.bsky.social address this in their new paper 👇
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A close-up photo of a jaguar’s face, Overlay text reads “Call for nominations of experts for the second global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Deadline: 28 March 2025, #GlobalAssessment2”
🌿Are you an interdisciplinary expert on #biodiversity & nature's contributions to people?
Here's your opportunity to be an author on the new @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment2!🌍
🎯Academics, Indigenous knowledge-holders, practitioners etc.🧪
Apply by 28 March: www.ipbes.net/second-globa...
New article led by Agata Konczal (FNP) using the concept of ’green frontiers’ to discuss recent forest dynamics in Europe. They highlight how env. discourses are reshaping landscapes and communities, often reflecting historical patterns of dispossession and exploitation.
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In a new article, Arjen Buijs (FNP) and Kris van Koppen (ENP) explore the historical development of conservation discourses in the 🇳🇱. They highlight the role of fundamental vs instrumental motives & the impacts of negative feedback loops in public engagement. 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A new report from @FAO.org, Global forest products facts and figures 2023, shows a fall in global trade in wood and paper products 📉🌲🗞️
🔗Read more here: ow.ly/m4sF50Uo6en
#WoodProducts #ForestProducts
Interested in learning more about #deforestation-free supply chains? Join this online course designed to provide the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively manage deforestation-free supply chains & address the changes mandated by the #EUDR
www.emma4eu.eu/train/advanc...
The Rethinking Wild Europe workshop just kicked off at @univie.ac.at! For the next two days, we will discuss everything related to the politics and ethics of #rewilding & #wilderness in #Europe. Check out the programme below and follow the thread for live updates 1/ cetep.eu/rethinking-w...
New report by @w-u-r.bsky.social researchers on how Colombia could design a monitoring & traceability system to comply with the #EUDR. The report highlights the need for continued support to new tech & data, standardization of requirements & empowering farmers. Full report here: edepot.wur.nl/685420
New paper co-authored by Bas Verschuuren exploring how transcendental experiences during nature #tourism in China can help alleviate societal pressures, feel a deeper sense of unity, alter perceptions of time and space, and confront existential fears.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A graphic from the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers. Figure SPM.2 The framework of transformative change for a just and sustainable world. Section A indicates views, structures and practices (the inner golden spirals) being strongly shaped by the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and nature’s decline (solid grey ring). Section B shows shifts in views, structures and practices breaking the influence of the underlying causes when they are guided by the four key principles of transformative change (blue ring). Section C illustrates a just and sustainable world, with prevailing views, structures, and practices aligned with the principles of transformative change. This framework can be used by different actor groups to help identify where and how they can promote, accelerate and scale the process of transformative change towards a just and sustainable world.
The @ipbes.bsky.social #TransformativeChange Assessment Report examines fundamental changes required for a future where people live in harmony with nature.🌍🧪
Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️
Learn more: www.ipbes.net/transformati...
Research by FNP's Arjen Buijs on how to accelerate citizen initiatives was featured in the TO2MORROW Magazine by the Dutch Ministry of Econ. Affairs! The researchers collaborated with two citizen initiatives to help them enhance their impact on sustainable transformations. www.wur.nl/en/show/citi...
The INTERCEDE project (which FNP is a partner of) has just published their first newsletter. Make sure to sign up to be up-to-date with our work on market-based solutions for the forest sector in Europe!
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