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Cory Whitney @human_ecologist

Migrant academic, ultra runner, research/ experiential teaching #decisionanalysis, #humanecology #agrobiodiversity, editor @ EBL & HER

Joined November 2008
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Climate change threatens wild edible plants, vital foods for nomadic pastoral communities in NW Kenya - Conservation and management measures are needed to support local dietary diversification. 🌿🌍 by @WYCLIFEAGUMBA #ClimateChange #KenyaFoodSecurity link.springer.com/article/10…
Title and abstract of 'Predicted changes in distribution and richness of wild edible plants under climate change scenarios in northwestern Kenya'

ALT Title and abstract of 'Predicted changes in distribution and richness of wild edible plants under climate change scenarios in northwestern Kenya'
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🌾 Headed to Goettingen for a workshop on 'Unlocking Agricultural Potential through Holistic Decision Analysis' 🚀 Experiential learning with #Agroforestry and #Agriculture examples and hands-on modeling and #DecisionAnalysis🌱 @EikeLuedeling @uniGoettingen
Poster outlining the content of the workshop 'Unlocking Agricultural Potential through Holistic Decision Analysis'

ALT Poster outlining the content of the workshop 'Unlocking Agricultural Potential through Holistic Decision Analysis'

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New #openaccess paper assessing the adoption processes for climate services and breaking down barriers for smallholder farmers, by @LuuGiang4, @EikeLuedeling, @lfreuden_lisa and @human_ecologist in Environment, Development and Sustainability link.springer.com/article/10…
Paper title: How to bridge the last mile in agro-climate service adoption? The importance of farmers’ needs, attitudes and interpersonal relations in understanding impact pathways

ALT Paper title: How to bridge the last mile in agro-climate service adoption? The importance of farmers’ needs, attitudes and interpersonal relations in understanding impact pathways

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lanusyncon@lanusyncon
2 Jan 2024
📑Read the latest #openaccess publication "Stakeholder engagement in agro-climate service planning" by @LuuGiang4 , @EikeLuedeling , @human_ecologist and @lfreuden_lisa in Climate Services Journal doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.202…
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Actionable agro-climatic services (ACS) require engagement of diverse stakeholders. We showcase participatory methods for designing and planning ACS interventions. The methods are widely applicable to complex system interventions. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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lanusyncon@lanusyncon
11 May 2023
🗓️Today, 5PM-6PM: @lfreuden_lisa will give a presentation on "Diversification of production systems for risk adaptation" witihin the ARTS Seminar Series @UniBonn More information⬇️ inres.uni-bonn.de/en/about/e…

ARTS | Seminar Series

Lecture series with the overarching theme "Agriculture in Times of Uncertainty and Risk" with Lisa Biber-Freudenberger on "Diversification of production systems for risk adaptation".

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"Conserving wild edible plants requires understanding local perceptions - integrating indigenous knowledge and scientific methods is key for effective conservation strategies" #CommunityConservation #WildEdiblePlants @WYCLIFEAGUMBA @ZEFbonn @UniPassau @BiovIntCIAT_eng @IITA_CGIAR
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Niklas Wagner@NiklasWagner5
5 May 2023
Living in #Bonn, having a spare room and caring for our #climate? Then host young climate activists for the #BonnClimateConference Register now on our #BedExchangePlatform for intercultural exchange and contributing to #climatejustice. bedexchange.klimadelegation.…
Klimadelegation@klimadelegation
5 May 2023
Attention #bonn residents! Do you have a spare room during the UN Climate Change Conference in June? Support young climate activists by hosting them through our platform we created together with @BonnFuture . Register now: bedexchange.klimadelegation.… #HostForClimate #ClimateAction
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lanusyncon@lanusyncon
24 Apr 2023
📢New publication with @human_ecologist , @lfreuden_lisa and @EikeLuedeling : Decision analytical methods for assessing the efcacy of agroecology interventions doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-0…
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IUCN CEESP@IUCN_CEESP
17 Feb 2023
What role should private #landowners play in wildlife #conservation in #Uganda? 🇺🇬🦓 Read researchers Antonia Nyamukuru and @human_ecologist's thoughts here: bit.ly/3YWTvQo
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Human Ecology Review 27:2 is out with a range of human ecology topics from environmental-ecopoetics to water-harvesting and conservation; cases from Brazil to Nigeria. Thanks to @dyball_rob @ANU_Press @ourANU doi.org/10.22459/HER.27.02.2…
Human Ecology Review Cover with contents and all editors http://doi.org/10.22459/HER.27.02.2022\

ALT Human Ecology Review Cover with contents and all editors http://doi.org/10.22459/HER.27.02.2022\
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Nice piece about ensuring sustainable, acceptable, and equitable futures with interspecies, and intragenerational justice. A nature–economy–society theory of change doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.202…
David Obura@dobura
5 Dec 2022
This has been a major effort to put out with colleagues on the Earth Commission @SafeJustPlanet . For #biodiversity and people to thrive, #conservation efforts must be #NaturePositive, #PeoplePositive and tackle the underlying causes of decline authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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Ecology and agriculture do not have to be at odds. Our @IUCN_CEESP piece on involving private landowners in wildlife conservation to protect wild animals when they are outside of Uganda's parks iucn.org/story/202212/wildli… @UniBonn @Makerere @wcs_uganda @ugwildlife
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Human values influence the prioritization and management of woody species - Read more in this case study in Awach Sub-county, Gulu District, Uganda doi.org/10.1007/s10745-022-0… @UniBonn @ZEFbonn @HumanEcology #ethnobotany #humanecology
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Nice application of participatory approaches and ethnobotany - for assessing the perception of wild edible plants - implications are for sustainable management, conservation and human nutrition doi.org/10.1007/s10745-022-0… @UniBonn @ZEFbonn @HumanEcology #ethnobotany #humanecology
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Was an honor to work with the students at the Alaska Ethnobotany Program (EBOT). 'Elitelta naunranek' – Let’s learn about plants! alaskaethnobotany.community.…
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Matin Qaim@MatinQaim
19 Oct 2022
We are recruiting three doctoral researchers in my group at @ZEFbonn to work on job markets, employment trends, and socioeconomic implications in rural #Africa. Please spread. We hope to get many brilliant applications from allover the world. @CRC228 zef.de/header/vacancies.html
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UN Biodiversity
@UNBiodiversity
21 Oct 2022
How do different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the way people interact with and value nature?🪵 🚣🙏🌿 @ipbes #ValuesAssessment proposes a new typology of values ⬇️ ipbes.net/media_release/Valu… #ForNature 🌱🌱🌱
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Lukas Pawera@LukasPawera
22 Oct 2022
"Planting woody plant species alongside crops could double the number of insect pollinators helping farmers produce food, new research has demonstrated for the first time." @physorg_com phys.org/news/2020-06-agrofo…

Agroforestry is 'win win' for bees and crops, study shows

Planting woody plant species alongside crops could double the number of insect pollinators helping farmers produce food, new research has demonstrated for the first time.

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Late to the party but I am very proud to see my friend @ediemukiibi take the helm at @SlowFoodHQ. Looking forward to working with you to support good, clean and fair food. We are lucky to get such a hardworking farmer and activist to lead the cause!
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