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The answer is NO! A #policymaker spends most of their time reading, understanding and writing! They really do not have the time to find out if a particular piece of #research is will support their work. 🌲 Scientists and researchers! 🌲 The work you do is amazing, but it is not finished until it is communicated. Or put into action even! Make it easier to implement your #scientific work by creating popular versions of your #researchpaper or work more broadly. Some easy things to do are: - creating one-pager summaries - writing accessible short articles - make comics explaining why the public needs to care - record yourself talking about it; make it personable! - explain it to me like I am 10 The impact of your research starts with YOU.

While #forests may seem like a naturally green occurrence many “forests” in the UK are products of timber plantations. Neat rows of a single species are planted close together forming a monoculture. These are managed to out-compete native forests and reduce risk of other species growing there. In essence, disrupting the possibility of healthy ecosystems. Widespread incentives of tree planting as a carbon sequestration strategy is, in many respects, reducing the amount of living, thriving ecosystems in exchange for more of these monocultures for value extraction (timber, wood, etc.). However, cutting down large amounts of these non native trees and better managing the wildlife will give the native forests room to recover and replenish over time, bringing greater ecosystem value to the most nature depleted nation in Europe. Animation by Lauren Erazo #rewildingbritain #forestry #carbonsequestration

Are you a tardigrade?

Mangroves are important protectors of coastlines and havens for live, marine and human alike. Yet, in the 21st Century alone, human activities have eradicated an estimated 35% of worldwide #mangrove ecosystems. But all is not lost. Around the world, scientists, communities, and conservationists are hard at work on the ground investigating ways we can support the restoration, recovery and resilience of mangrove ecosystems. In this article we talk about why mangrove ecosystems are so important, some of the ways they have been threatened, and one project looking at their restoration in Mexico. #sciencecommunication #tropicalscience #climateeducation Illustration by Oli M.

Is the #circulareconomy the "innovation opportunity of a generation", as Sebastian Munden of WRAP said? - Can old mattresses lead to new business ventures? - Can discarded wool be utilised for the construction industry? - What challenges do business owners face when thinking about #sustainability? We heard these and many other stories last October at the #CircularEconomyHotspotCymru, an event we attended to improve our understanding of circularity, #systemsthinking, and the challenges and opportunities this space can provide. This article summarises some of the stories we heard at the conference, and brings additional context to some of the claims made one the spot. If it makes you think of something, or if any claims within need further discussion, drop us a comment.

"What does it mean for #Wales to take care of all of its people and live within planetary boundaries?" Kate Radworth, author or Doughnut Economics, challenges the models of economic, business and lifestyles of the last century. But how can we follow those models when we already live in a new age with a different climate and natural systems? Powerful, thought-provoking words at the Wellbeing Economy Cymru Festival of Ideas. More #sketchnotes coming soon.

Laypeople (the public) gain knowledge not from direct sources (researchers, or the scientific process itself) but from a Trusted source. That is where #sciencecommunication operates as a field. It is therefore imperative that those of us who work in the field learn from those who question the very process of knowledge acquisition to better test and improve our methodologies. In this short article, Ian Cooke Tapia recounts how talks by two philosophers of science can help us identify the actual processes taking place when we're creating science communication digital content. Shout out to Anatolii Kozlov and George K. Barimah for inspiring this article.

In this short article, Ian Cooke Tapia recounts a talk by Georgia Wells in which she talks about how #ScienceCommunication helps us visualise and imagine the #DeepSea, a place they would never reach on their own. But, most importantly, Wells invites us to question the systems by which we "know" the Deep Sea and build our own understanding of the world. #conference #scicommsouthwest #epistemiology

The UK ends a 142 year history of using coal for power. The shutdown of the last coal-fired power plant of Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire. And with this, a decommissioning process begins. Perhaps the cooling towers will remain and become beautiful sculptures to remind us of our history, but that is doubtful. With this event, it is a good time to look at the United Kingdom's historic responsibility. Responsible for 4% of cumulative fossil fuel emissions, having released 78 billion tonnes of CO2 since 1750. While the UK has decreased their carbon emissions drastically since 1950, totalling around 1% in 2017, they have historically been a large emitter. Even in 1950, the UK accounted for the vast majority of global CO2 fossil fuel emissions, and it they were for 50% of total emissions until 1882. This is part of our Historic Emissions project. More #infographics coming soon. Data source: Our World in Data and Carbon Brief

The UK ends a 142 year history of using coal for power. The shutdown of the last coal-fired power plant of Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire. And with this, a decommissioning process begins. Perhaps the cooling towers will remain and become beautiful sculptures to remind us of our history, but that is doubtful. With this event, it is a good time to look at the United Kingdom's historic responsibility. Responsible for 4% of cumulative fossil fuel emissions, having released 78 billion tonnes of CO2 since 1750. While the UK has decreased their carbon emissions drastically since 1950, totalling around 1% in 2017, they have historically been a large emitter. Even in 1950, the UK accounted for the vast majority of global CO2 fossil fuel emissions, and it they were for 50% of total emissions until 1882. This is part of our Historic Emissions project. More #infographics coming soon. Data source: Our World in Data and Carbon Brief