Sasha Kosanic

"Its publication marks a watershed moment in the evolution of the field of social-ecological systems." – Katrina Brown, Patricia Balvanera, and Craig R. Allen, Editors-in-Chief, Ecology and Society

🎉 New paper: Introducing SocSES – Why SocSES, and why now? 🎉

Read the open-access paper in Ecology and Society here 🔗 tinyurl.com/22zhetsc and visit the SocSES webpage that accompanies the paper here 🔗 tinyurl.com/35zuaamk

Discover world-class footage of our changing planet. Open Planet is a global library of high-quality climate and nature footage. It is free to use for educational, environmental and impact storytelling.

Looking for high quality free videos?🎥 Introducing: Open Planet! 🧪🌍

A rich free-to-use video library to help storytellers create impactful content for our planet.

Find world-class footage to tell your stories about #biodiversity & nature ⤵️🌿

openplanet.org #ForNature

Fasting for weight loss is all the rage: what are the health benefits? Intermittent fasting has gained a following, in part because of tantalizing hints that it can boost cognition, fend off cancer and even slow ageing.

Intermittent fasting for weight loss has gained a following, in part because of tantalizing hints that it can boost cognition, fend off cancer and even slow ageing. A feature in Nature reports on the research and health benefits. #nutsky 🧪

“Bears are like family”: Indigenous insights on human-polar bear coexistence Our entire project started with a cup of tea. Through storytelling, our coauthors share how braiding methodologies from Indigenous ways of knowing and social sciences helped us gather knowledge to inform inclusive research and polar bear management strategies.

Katharina Miller, Dominique Henri and Michael Lickers write a Behind the Paper post about their research in Communications Earth & Environment that explores how Indigenous communities in Canada have coexisted with polar bears and what the future holds for these communities. 🧪

Why climate education is more important than ever How can education better prepare young people for the challenges of climate change? At the next Virtual Coffee Break, Evelyn Araripe, an expert in climate and sustainability education, will provide in...

Climate education needs to move to the center stage of climate action. Why? Join the virtual coffee break on 26 March and find out.🍃

#Humboldtian Evelyn Araripe is an expert on this topic and will share her insights from research and policy work. ⬇️

www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/en/events-co...

In Depth: A trip into Possible Landscapes - PLUS Change Have you ever thought about how we could live with our land? Not just use it, but really live with

What does it mean to live with the land? How can we create sustainable & inclusive landscapes? Led by Biobased Creations, 300+ people from across the Practice Cases reimagined Europe’s landscapes through art, stories & local knowledge
🌿Explore their Possible Landscapes: pluschange.eu/in-depth-a-t...

Save the date: the Society for Social-Ecological Systems is launching on March 27, 2025, at 3:30pm Central African Time. Register for the online launch event now.

Save the date! Celebrate the launch of SocSES with us – and learn more about our plans for building a home for SES research with you.

📅 Date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 – 17:00 Central African Time
📍 Location: Online (Zoom)

Register for the online launch event: lnkd.in/dDCR33DN

Karen O’Brien for Quantum Social Change | Karen O'Brien | Substack Exploring the possibilities and potentials of quantum social change for climate action and global sustainability. Click to read Karen O’Brien for Quantum Social Change, by Karen O'Brien, a Substack pu...

Great blog by Karen O'Brien on quantum social change😀!
quantumsocialchange.substack.com?r=51ntwf&utm...

An aerial image of a forest on the banks of a dark green lake. Overlay text in a circle reads "Violence linked to extractive industries is often perpetrated by men against women, overlooked, and likely underreported - IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment."

On #IWD2025, let's highlight the unseen impacts of environmental exploitation: gender-based violence that often goes unreported. 🌍🧪

Environmental justice and women's safety are inseparable. 📢

@ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment

#ForAllWomenAndGirls

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SocSES Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES) - a global community advancing research, practice, and collaboration for just and sustainable futures. Join us ...

After years of discussion a

Social-Ecological Systems Society (SocSES)
socses.org

is launching
March 27 2025, 2:30 - 4pm CET

you can register for the virtual launch event here

zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Image shows an artistic digital composition with the IPBES logo featuring three women's profiles against a dark technological background illuminated by neon blue and purple lights. Abstract neural network patterns and digital elements flow around their faces. The text at the bottom reads "Building Better Futures with Women in Science”. The overall aesthetic combines futuristic technology elements with human portraiture, using a color palette of deep blues, purples, and cyan highlights. Digital grid patterns and flowing energy-like effects create a sci-fi atmosphere suggesting technological advancement and scientific progress.

Land or resource tenure insecurity, as well as declines in nature, have greater impacts on women & girls, who are most often negatively affected.
—IPBES #GlobalAssessment

We need solutions for women, by women!🗣️👩‍🔬

Empowering #WomenInScience is crucial for a sustainable future.🌱🔬

Photo of tree-rich agricultural landscape on Mount Kilimanjaro with the peak in the background

Open PhD position with the amazing Berta Martín-López
at Leuphana University Lüneburg within our Kili-SES project!

The PhD will focus on understanding the role of initiatives’ values, rules and knowledge for social-ecological transformations at Mount Kilimanjaro.

www.leuphana.de/en/universit...

I think this is my favourite report cover of all time. Any others?

This is the first trial to assess the clinical efficacy of a vaccine against Ebola disease from the Sudan species of the virus. It is also the first clinical trial of the vaccine during an outbreak. IAVI, the provider of the vaccine, conducted trials for safety and immunogenicity. bit.ly/3WLdFy1

Happy to share our paper, in which we reflect on the implications of (more) interdisciplinary thinking in nature-based solutions design and evaluation, applied to 🏖️🌊
Link to #openaccess paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
More info in @linkedin.com post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Tanzania’s Maasai are being forced off their ancestral land – the tactics the government uses Tanzania is using conservation as a pretext for land grabs and human rights violations.

Conservation land grab in Tanzania 🌍 @tekgw.bsky.social
theconversation.com/tanzanias-ma...

Mind matters: investigating academia’s ‘mental health crisis’ Adam Levy discusses some of the systemic changes needed to make the academic workplace both a happier and healthier place.

Academia and 'mental health crisis'

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

An aerial image shows a landscape divided between lush green forest on the right and patchy agricultural land on the left. The road between the two areas runs vertically through the image. The text reads: "Call for Fellows: IPBES Spatial Planning Assessment. Deadline: 24 January 2025." The IPBES logo appears in the upper-right corner.

Call for Fellows! 🚨

@ipbes.bsky.social is seeking #EarlyCareer experts to join the Biodiversity #SpatialPlanningAssessment. Contribute to crucial work on conservation, restoration, land/sea use planning & connectivity! 🌍

🗓 Apply by 24 Jan 2025

🔗 More info: www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...

This morning, 9:30am ET

I was very excited to give a talk at hashtag #BES2024 on our research importance of different NCPs for local communities in Madagascar and Ecological grief including people with disabilities!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...