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Emma Redfern

@emmaredfern.bsky.social
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Started out in Scotland now living in Northern Kenya. Inequality, climate change, education and indigenous issues. This is how it all looks from the dusty acacia plains. linktr.ee/rememberthegoat

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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 6h
Have you looked up the last couple of nights? The moon has been very bright. The moon is always bright in Kenya, but here in Argyll there is often so much cloud I forget the moon is even there. Not so over this last full moon period however, which has coincided with a spell of good weather.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/09/2026
Rescued from wildlife traffickers in 2016 and reintroduced to the wild in 2024, a critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla named Lulingu has given birth in DRC’s Virunga National Park. Conservationists say the birth marks a major milestone for the world’s largest primate. mongabay.cc/M62FJ2
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Reintroduced Grauer’s gorilla gives birth in DRC national park, ‘makes us happy’
Lulingu, a Grauer’s gorilla (Gorilla beringei), was reintroduced to Virunga National Park, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024. In May 2026, Lulingu gave birth to a new baby, bringing…
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Reuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026
JUST IN: King Mohammed VI ‌appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party ‌came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said reut.rs/4e5QO94
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Olng'arua School and Community Education Centre @olngarua.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rich countries take scenes like this for granted in their schools. Of course there is time to play and experiment with art materials. It is regarded as an important part of early childhood education. Yet it is almost completely lacking in most schools in poor countries. Could there be a link?
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The low pressure system is passing us by to the west and the worst of the wind is out beyond those islands. Even so is a bit breezy here this afternoon, with some strong gusts, and the light is moody. Argyll, Scotland.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No, this is not Kenya.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today was dreich! Which of course is not uncommon in Argyll. Until about 5pm, when the sun came out and everything was lit up with golden light and the colours of autumn. Lovely.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nature will find a way, just so long as we get out of the way! Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily www.optimistdaily.com/2026/08/rain...
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Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily
A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They drilled for oil in the Chalbi Desert in northern Kenya in the 80s. They found no oil but left behind a 40 year legacy of cancer and unexplained livestock death. BP is using all its power to avoid responsibility and the Kenyan Government simply ignores it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgiI...
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Isiolo court hears landmark pollution case pitting BP against 299 Marsabit residents
YouTube video by NTV Kenya
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Renewable energy isn't automatically great for the environment, we need to make it that way. This article is full of positive lessons being learned in the offshore wind industry. - The Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms atmos.earth/science-and-...
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The Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms | Atmos
Offshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life. But their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habit.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Half of England now officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought - “flash drought” developed quickly because of unusually low recent rainfall and very high temperatures (and despite wet winter) #climatecrisis Story by @pippaneill.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half of England officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought
Environment Agency names seven regions affected by unusually hot and dry weather and shortage of water
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Starting July 19, 2026, the European Union officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothes, shoes, and accessories. Instead of sending perfectly good products to landfills or burning them, companies must now donate, recycle, or repurpose them." via No one Cares
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Yellow-necked spurfowl outside my house, back when things were green. substack.com/@rememberthe...
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Emma Redfern (@rememberthegoat)
These are some yellow-necked spurfowl. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-necked_spurfowl I never thought much about the names of birds until I came to live in Kenya. In the UK we have birds with n...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Despite all the noise today I'd really like you to read this, as I think it's crucial. The government's in the process of p*ssing up to £264 billion into the ground, at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Yes, £264 *billion*. It's utterly mad, and has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot
There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Muddy, and a little bit grumpy. Stand well back. Ngare Ndare Forest. Meru County. Kenya.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I love this! Solar panels between train tracks in Switzerland. For congested countries, where land is already parcelled up and used, this is a great idea. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/emission...
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Solar energy from railways shows first positive results in Switzerland
The world’s first removable solar power plant, installed alongside a railway line, is now operational in Switzerland. It is attracting interest in Italy, France and Asia.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A June evening in Argyll, Scotland. Just before 10pm, waiting for the sun to set.
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four years
In at least 21 of the 30 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
NATO fighter jets have been scrambled after Lithuania's Crisis Management Center issued an alert to Vilnius residents about a suspected military drone in Lithuanian airspace.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Undocumented Immigrant Offending Rate Lower Than U.S.-Born Citizen Rate - A government funded study.... docs.house.gov/meetings/ju/...
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📣 Just out: our new study on the 'cold blob' in the Northern Atlantic. Is that due to ocean currents bringing less heat there, or due to more heat being lost through the sea surface? Our data analysis strongly suggests it's due to #AMOC slowing. 🌊 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
This is completely crazy! easternherald.com/2026/06/13/u...
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The US Is Pulling Up a $386 Million Climate Ocean Sensor Network
NSF dismantling Ocean Observatories Initiative as very strong El Niño forms. Edson, Robbins, McLean: an irreparable blind spot in U.S. climate observation.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Already this year a town in northern Kenya, Mandera, has recorded the highest ever June temperature in the country. Now we have an El Niño, and while climate changes make the impacts less predictable, we can be fairly sure it's just going to get hotter.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We knew it was coming, now it's official. El Niño conditions have been met in the Pacific. Will the expected extreme weather events bring the world's crazy politicians to their senses? Almost certainly not. www.noaa.gov/news-release...
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El Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters
Prolonged period of above-average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific expected to peak this winter
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School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology @soest.hawaii.edu · 09/06/2026
New research from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa reveals that tectonic stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in Southern California has reached historically high levels, suggesting the potential for a large, damaging rupture that could impact Los Angeles and vicinity. 🧪
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Stress is accumulating in ‘earthquake gate’ of San Andreas fault system
New research led by earth scientists at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa revealed that tectonic stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in Southern California has now reached...
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
A perfect, calm summer evening in the Sound of Jura on the west coast of Scotland.
A boat on a flat calm sea, with a rocky island and land in the distance.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is peak wildflower time on the west coast of Scotland. The early flowers, like primroses, are still out, the later ones, such as this sea pink, are just getting into their stride.
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Dogma2097 @dogma2097.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It's not Giant Pandas, but there's currently more Sumatran Tigers in Scotland than Reform MSPs. And if that changes in the next couple of hours, I have an interesting plan.
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Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Laikipia, Kenya. Both these photos were taken yesterday, about 50m apart. One area was fenced 6 months ago, the other open to communal grazing. In much of Kenya's rangeland, land restoration doesn't need complex or expensive action. You just need to keep the livestock off. #landrestoration
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The rains have come early this year, very early. Here, on the equator, weather and the seasons used to be predictable to within a day or two. Now they are out by up to a month, or no longer have recognizable patterns. #climatechange #Kenya #Africa
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Sun halo over Isiolo today. #Kenya
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Sudan. We should not look away. Despite all the other crises, this is happening on our watch. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp
On 11 April Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries attacked the country’s largest displacement camp. The extent of the brutality remains unclear, but some accounts are now emerging
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
An elephant, a sunset and the Ewaso Nyiro river. Bliss. #Kenya
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
We need to pay closer attention to Svalbard. - Because Russia certainly is. www.politico.eu/article/we-n...
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We need to pay closer attention to Svalbard
NATO members and other allies would do well to start thinking about how they’d respond if Russia took action against one of its most remote geographies.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Cameroon’s Baka people say they are part of the forest: that’s why they look after it "Sharing should take place with other people, forest spirits and animals, but also with ancestors and future generations" theconversation.com/cameroons-ba...
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Cameroon’s Baka people say they are part of the forest: that’s why they look after it
The Baka people of Bemba village, Cameroon, show how sharing is a viable forest management and conservation technique.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sworn in as Namibia’s first female president aje.io/nny36f
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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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meanwhileincanada.bsky.social @meanwhileincanada.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Canada's 10 seasons: Winter Fool's spring (you are here) Second winter Mud, potholes, and allergies Hope Summer False Fall Second summer Fall Hello darkness my old friend
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
California condor rebounds from extinction. In 1987 there were only 22, there are 561 today, with 344 flying free. This recovery stems from innovative breeding techniques, genetic research, and cross-border collaboration between US and Mexican institutions. buff.ly/98BJsxN #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Return of the California condor
North America’s largest bird disappeared from the wild in the late 1980s. Reintroduction work in the United States and Mexico has brought this huge vulture back to the skies. This is the story of its…
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The volcanic landscape of the lower part of the Nyambene Hills. Scoria cones galore! Very arid, but rain showers in the distance hint that in a few weeks the yellow could turn to green (for a short while). Meru County, #Kenya
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Looking north from the volcanic slopes of the Nyambene Hills. Beyond the scoria cones in the forground are the hills of Shaba National Reserve and in the far distance is Ololokwe and Warges in Samburu County. #Kenya
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The United States of America is truly an alternative universe. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tennessee man shot by his dog while lying in bed
A bullet grazed the Memphis man’s thigh after his one-year-old pit bull got his paw stuck in a gun’s trigger guard
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This Is Europe’s War Now www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/o...
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Opinion | This Is Europe’s War Now (Gift Article)
Ukraine wants a peace deal — it just doesn’t want to end up destroyed by peace’s terms.
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Emma Redfern @emmaredfern.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Why aren't more people aren't talking about what happened in 2019? When Zelenskyy refused to fabricate evidence against Hunter Biden for Donald Trump. Does DT look like a man who forgives and forgets? He's been looking for ways to humiliate Zelenskyy ever since. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump’s style of petty domination was in full display with Zelenskyy | Moira Donegan
Trump and Vance, I think, never really intended to have a conversation with Zelenskky. Instead, they wanted to look tough on TV
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Until you've led your nation against a brutal invasion for three years, until you've witnessed the aftermath of war crimes in your towns, until you've met thousands of bereaved families of soldiers - you don't get to criticise Zelensky for not sitting silently while Trump and Vance parroted Putin.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The hardliners were rooting for a Trump victory in November because they knew it would accelerate America’s collapse. They were smarter than a lot of American voters.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
King Charles will meet Zelenskyy tomorrow. A little bit of a Royal FU to Trump. Smart move.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Macron says he’s prepared to open discussions about France providing a nuclear umbrella for all of Europe.
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