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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

General tickets for @orfc.bsky.social are now live! 🌾🐝 🌳Over 2 full days you can expect 145+ dynamic in-person talks & interactive workshops exploring the most pressing topics of our time. 🔗For more information check out our event listing: ow.ly/56Xr50ZT2gU

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DRAGONS @dragonsproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#DRAGONS is now on the #EU CAP Network! This brings our work closer to farmers, foresters, advisors and rural communities — helping connect #biodiversity research with practical action in #agriculture, #forestry and rural areas. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/mwkmwkkt @greenformation.bsky.social

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WATERSENS project @watersensproject.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎥 What is WATERSENS all about? Our new video is here! 💧 Discover the challenges we are tackling and how WATERSENS is working towards smarter and more #sustainable #watermanagement. ▶️ Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wJ...

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Official WATERSENS video

YouTube video by WATERSENS project

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · 08/07/2026

Join our upcoming webinar to learn more about plant-blindness in One Health and how we can approach this issue in policy and health decision-making 🌱 📅 23 September 2026 ⏰ 15:00 CET 💻 Online on Zoom 🔗 Sign up for the webinar here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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WATERSENS project @watersensproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

💧 Final days to share your input! The WATERSENS survey on Decision Support Systems for decentralised water management closes soon! Are you working in #watermanagement and #technology? Share with us your experience. 🕒 15–20 min | 📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026 🔗https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTCG68P

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Can a biodiversity app do more than collect data? The City Nature Challenge shows how citizen science, education and community engagement could help build stronger relationships between people and local nature. mydaisy.eu/from-an-app-... #Biodiversity #CitizenScience #DAISY

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From an App to Action: How Citizen Science Can Change Our Relationship with Nature - My Daisy

Can a biodiversity app change how communities relate to nature? Through the Coventry-Warwickshire-Solihull City Nature Challenge, DAISY explores how digital citizen science, education and community en...

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The results are in 🦋📢 A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount! While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations. Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7

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SPARK4B+ @spark4bplus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Six places. Six future pathways about what can work better. @greenformation.bsky.social, @unibergen.bsky.social, @uvigo.bsky.social, @unihohenheim.bsky.social, @stockholm-uni.bsky.social, @lundsuniversitet.bsky.social, @lundsuniversitet.bsky.social & more. More: greenformation.net/2026/09/09/s...

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SPARK4B+ @spark4bplus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What is SPARK4B+? Read more: tinyurl.com/3u7fa22a @greenformation.bsky.social, @unibergen.bsky.social, @uvigo.bsky.social, @unihohenheim.bsky.social, @stockholm-uni.bsky.social, @lundsuniversitet.bsky.social, Coventry University and more...

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · 11/09/2026

Getting ready for the Open poster session at #Neobiota2026 💻 📹 Watch Helen Bayliss from Coventry University talk about her poster on the OneSTOP #LivingLabs 🔎 Learn more: lnkd.in/dgtxb998 👉 Access all #Neobiota2026 posters: lnkd.in/dgtxb998

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Transformation Gap – What 344 EU-funded projects reveal about #biodiversity, #equity and #transformative_change Explore “The transformation #gap” #infographic! Read more: mydaisy.eu/the-transfor... @greenformation.bsky.social

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DAISY_HorizonEurope @daisyproject.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

3 futures for #Europe – but which #economy delivers for both #biodiversity and #equity? More: mydaisy.eu/3-futures-fo... #eu #transformation #transformationchange #daisy @greenformation.bsky.social @spark4bplus.bsky.social

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WATERSENS project @watersensproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

💧 Save the Date! On 21 September, 14:00–15:30 CEST, WATERSENS, DECIRE-WATER & NAMOR join forces for #WorldWaterMonitoringDay. 🔎 Discover how three Horizon Europe projects are advancing #watermonitoring for more #resilient #watermanagement. Register 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/028d19...

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This guide from Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR Landworkers' Alliance & Organic Research Centre introduces a practical method for farmers & growers to assess non-crop plants as indicators of soil conditions.🌱🌼 🔗 ow.ly/lEm750ZJetI ✏️Credit: CAWR/ Alix Villanueva

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The OneSTOP and DAISY projects will present their work and engage with visitors at the annual EcoFest in Leamington Spa. Come and join us at the Pump Room Gardens, 10 – 5 tomorrow, Saturday, 5th of September: bit.ly/3Sri3U9

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you wanted to catch up on any of our previous seminars then take a look at our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@CAWRCoventryUniver…

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Francis Rayns & Judith Conroy presented a webinar for Garden Organic members, based on CAWR’s NERC funded REPAS project that explored citizen science as a way of quantifying environmental contamination. As well as highlighting the problems some practical tips for managing plastic use were suggested.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Francis Rayns recently attended an open day in Essex to see trials being conducted as part of the project ‘Empowering English farmers to produce peat-free composts for horticulture’. This ADOPT funded work is evaluating different methods of composting willow, which could be more widely used on-farm.

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · 21/08/2026

🔎 The next member of #TeamOneSTOP we focus on is Coventry University. 🦋 They are coordinating the collaboration between all 5 #LivingLabs, and are in charge of the UK Living Lab 🇬🇧 ➡️ Learn more about the Living Labs and their activities: onestop-project.eu/living-labs

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The OneSTOP and DAISY projects will present their work and engage with visitors at the annual EcoFest in Leamington Spa. Come and join us at the Pump Room Gardens, 10 – 5 on Saturday, 5th of September: bit.ly/3Sri3U9

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Liliane Binego visited Biovision Africa Trust and the African Institute for Culture & Ecology (AFRICE) in Uganda. Engagement with Biovision Africa Trust focused on strengthening the EU AGROECOLOGY Partnership WGI and assessing agroecology scaling methods in East Africa.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Professor Dr Ulrich Schmutz, WP11 ‘Agroecology at Scale” lead, of the 300-million, 10-year Agroecology Partnership (AP) Horizon Project visited Terre et Cité and the University Paris-Saclay. Both have joined the partnership project and work in WP11.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The 3rd meeting of the OneSTOP Living Lab, organised by Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz & Helen Bayliss took place in July at Ryton Pools Country Park to discuss first results from the air eDNA sampling conducted there last year. Also see the new Plant Alert app: bit.ly/44ZkiRg

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ulrich Schmutz & Rosemary Venn attended the bi-annual international EURAF agroforestry conference. A presentation titled “Valuing silvo-arable ecosystem services for agroforestry certification” was given which included ecological economics & post-capitalist valuing of nature.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Publication Spotlight: Leo Faedo has authored a new paper 'Floristic composition and land use potential of an urban agroforestry system in the city of Lages, Santa Catarina, in the southern region of Brazil: an observational study'. doi.org/10.55905/rdelosv19.n82-028

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Julia Wright chaired a session at the Groundswell Farming Festival, discussing Hi-TEK (Traditional Ecological Knowledge) approaches for improving seed & plant health using paramagnetic rock organised as standing stones or more complex design structures.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The SCALE-it, WINN-ORGANIC & AGROECOLOGY Partnership projects were showcased at the Groundswell agricultural festival at Lannock’s Farm, Herts. This was a valuable opportunity for CAWR researchers to experience the richness of UK agriculture & attend talks & demonstrations.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

As part of the Royal Society-funded APEX research project, Liliane Binego & Stanley Oramah travelled to Uganda, to examine the Mpanga River Catchment Management area, a priority sub-catchment within the Albert Water Management Zone of Uganda’s Ministry of Water & Environment.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Researchers working in CAWR’s Agroecological Farming Innovations cluster led by Francis Rayns visited Millpiece Gardens in Bubbenhall. Gareth Davies gave a tour of polytunnels and beds growing various vegetables, fruits and salads as well as agroforestry and rewilding areas.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ulrich Schmutz as WP11 Agroecology Partnership (AP) together with Judit Fehér, co-lead from KVANN Norway, attended the joint 3-project conference on ‘pesticide-free’ farming at the Research Infrastructure (RI) Julius Kühn Institute for cultivated plant research in Berlin-Dahlem.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In July, Julia Wright joined colleagues in the Agroecology Partnership to present a framework of ethical principles for co-creation for Agroecological Living Labs, at the 16th International Farming Systems Association Conference, hosted at CIHEAM, Montpellier.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

CAWR PhD David Anene attended the Microplastics Conference, held at the University of Birmingham in July. His research examines the role of human behaviour in addressing the complex challenge of microplastic pollution, with a particular focus on exposure arising from face masks.

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · 06/08/2026

🌱 Our upcoming webinar will focus on the concept of “plant-blindness” in One Health 📅 23 September ⏰15:00 CET ✍ Register and find out how plants can be better integrated into the One Health approach: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🔎 Learn more: onestop-project.eu/news/join-on...

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Peat is still widely used in horticulture. A recent article in The Guardian described the issues of its use and the ongoing lobbying of government to make its use illegal; this highlighted ongoing work by CAWR to develop effective alternatives: bit.ly/454SLxJ

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sara Delaney also spent time with Garden Organic’s Anton Rosenfeld & CAWR’s Francis Rayns as she explored the citizen science & research co-creation which forms the history of Garden Organic & CAWR: bit.ly/3RvEuqS

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Garden Organic: a victim of their own success?

A hot Friday afternoon agroecology collage

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

ZALF researcher Sara Delaney has published 2 further articles on the Coventry Agroecological Living Lab. In her post for The Aggregate, she describes Food Union’s Marc Hammond as an ‘Agroecology Superhero’ given the range of activities he is involved with: bit.ly/4fTmmiL

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Ivan Kourtchev has been awarded a British Mass Spectrometry Society small research grant for the project "Enhancing confidence in PFAS identification using AI-guided non-target analysis." It will test whether an AI-guided approach can improve confidence in PFAS identification.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

In June Dr Leo Faedo presented several research projects developed by CAWR at the international conference, Agriculture for Life, including SCALE-it, WINN Organic, Agroecology Partnership & TERRA. He lectured to the Faculty of Horticulture about a health-based approach in agriculture.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Prismita Nursetyowati (Mita), a third-year PhD student, presented her poster “Linking Sanitation Behaviour to Emerging Contaminant Risks in Riverbank Communities” at the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Water Treatment 2026 in Mikkeli, Finland.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

See the publication: Qambemeda N, Mandela P, Binego L, Mombo F, Schmutz U. Analysing the economics of agroforestry within land use & land cover change: The case of the Baga-Kisimagonja ecological corridor of Tanzania. Land Use Policy, Volume. 169, 2026: bit.ly/4oX6OOW

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Ulrich Schmutz & Liliane Binego joined the 2026 Farm Woodland Forum Annual Meeting at Reading University, sharing insights on EU Agroecology Partnership. UNDERTREES project evidence highlight Agroforestry’s real potential, from long-term trials to stronger sustainability metrics.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Katharina & Helen shared posters & leaflets at the 22nd Non Native Species Stakeholder Forum in Bristol & made a display at CAWR for INNSweek. Katharina also gave a well-attended public webinar on ‘Using citizen science to prevent future spread of invasive non-native plants’.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

CAWR's Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz & Helen Bayliss have been promoting the new OneSTOP PlantAlert app for gardeners to record spreading ornamental garden plants that are proving difficult to control: bit.ly/44FQqsK

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Dr Ivan Kourtchev has been awarded access funding to use the advanced atmospheric simulation facility in INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy. The project is "PFAS -bacteria interfacial interactions in bioaerosol-mediated atmospheric transport (PFAS-BIOAIR)".

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Work continues on the WINN ORGANIC project to improve access to organic food through novel on-farm technologies. To test the impact on sustainability, CAWR's team is contributing to the development of a user-friendly digital tool. Adrian Evans & Judith Conroy conducted some focus groups.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Over the 30th-31st May weekend Shavena Vigneswara Kumar curated a public exhibition bringing together the work of Tamil creatives, community groups & academics to explore relationships to Tamil histories & heritage, as part of her PhD project.

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Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR @coventrycawr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

CAWR's been awarded a new project funded by Defra & GCBC, (£794,517 total value), entitled ‘Enhancing biodiversity, climate resilience & livelihoods through more sustainable & equitable cattle value chains in communal rangelands of South Africa’ running from July 2026-June 2029.

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