Green Cities Expert & Executive Coach. Worked at Roche, Lend Lease, The Nature Conservancy. Board member Nature Sacred

Joined May 2014
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Cities vs. nature? Not at all – the way to attain great cities is to embrace and invest in nature bit.ly/2t1aAw8

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I spoke with @JoeyGardiner about how nature can help communities thrive: check out the case for greener cities in the latest issue of @wsp #NatureBasedSolutions bit.ly/2lI334O

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Some call it the lungs, others the heart of the planet. 💙 It’s undeniable: the ocean is vital for life on Earth. Here's how we protect it: links.nature.org/f6zrq
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The @IPCC_CH's latest ocean report has grim news for coastal and island communities: extreme sea-level events that once occurred every 100 years could happen annually by 2050. But #NatureBasedSolutions can still help, if we act now. #SROCC bit.ly/2l5lnVj

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When it comes to climate action, the devil is in the details, blogs @LynnScarlett1. Real change takes determination: links.nature.org/kmnvd
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Exactly - urban green spaces can improve health outcomes and social cohesion, but science-based implementation is essential. @wef bit.ly/2kD5Cod

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Natural climate solutions are critical to addressing climate change, but they are underdeployed & underfunded. Orgs like @nature_org and leaders like @GeorgeMonbiot & @GretaThunberg are showing the world it’s not too late—nature can make all the difference.bit.ly/2kSIK4t

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The findings in the upcoming #IPCC ocean and ice report are expected to be dire. But the last thing we need is panic that leads to paralysis. Let's turn our concerns into ambitious action: links.nature.org/8vx57 #SROCC
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We often say that “children are the future.” The #climatestrike makes it clear: young people are our present, our inspiration, and the reason we have to act now on climate change.
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The #IPCC ocean and ice report releases on September 25. We're tackling: -What to expect -Why it matters -What we can do about it Learn more: links.nature.org/2edlg
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The message from @UN's recent reports couldn't be clearer: business as usual is a threat to climate, biodiversity, land and ocean. And every degree of global warming counts: links.nature.org/gjd4r
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And it goes way beyond perceptions of health! Lots of studies now showing quantifiable links between nature and health outcomes, although the quality and strength of evidence varies among the particular nature/health pathways.
#MondayMotivation Planting an additional 10 #trees on a city block can improve peoples’ perceptions of their health, comparable to being 7 years younger. ow.ly/A1yn30o7SOy 🌳 @Cities4Forests
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Well done, @LynnScarlett1 !! 👏
Thrilled that @nature_org’s VP of policy @lynnscarlett1 weighed in on climate threats--and reasons to be optimistic--this morning on @WBEZ @WBEZmorning! CC: @wdolipschi @Gelasia2010 @AMaybanks @nature_wonks @sallyjewell
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Excited to see the appropriation by Congress for money to increase community resilience, rather than just reconstruction. Let's just hope the program is implemented well eenews.net/climatewire/2019/…

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Smaller tech startups play an important role in solving local urban challenges—big companies can promote sustainability (and even turn a profit) by supporting their efforts bit.ly/2zO0zFy @nature_org @techstars
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An important new paper on income and heat wave risk in dozens of US cities. I feel scooped somewhat, as I am working with USFS to map trees and ecosystem service provision for hundreds of US cities, but we aren't quite done yet npr.org/2019/09/03/754044732…

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The quality andquantity of water flowing into thousands of cities around the world is directly dependent on the landscapes through which it flows bit.ly/2z4F5nuvia @nature_org
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An interesting study of how the shape of urban greenspace affects the reduction in air temperature doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.…

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