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Dominic Martin @dominic-martin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Our Matters Arising article "Overestimating outsourced biodiversity loss may misguide policy" is out in @nature.com today. We raise concerns that attributing biodiversity loss from shifting cultivation to international commodity trade may misguide policy. 📝: rdcu.be/ff6XH 🗞️ : shorturl.at/JCaUA

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Great thread highlighting our new 30x30 global study and two highly relevant papers on Ethiopia and Kenya. Thank you @wissevanengelen.bsky.social

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Prof. Kai Gehring @kaigehring.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Mein Beitrag „Bösewichte gehen viral“ ist draussen. Warum politische Narrative sich besonders stark verbreiten und was das für Erwartungen und Entscheidungen bedeutet. PNG mit den Seiten im Anhang. #Narrative #Wirtschaftspolitik Ganze Ausgabe mit vielen weiteren Beiträgen: www.ifo.de/DocDL/sd-202...

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

📍 First comprehensive ES mapping for Savannakhet Province. 🔗 Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... Grateful to all who made this possible and for the strong collaboration between @cdeunibe.bsky.social and @wyssacademy.bsky.social @unibe.ch!

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🛠 Why it matters: #Multifunctional landscapes — those that integrate forest conservation with diverse livelihoods — are key to balancing production, conservation & well-being. This study offers spatial insights to guide inclusive land use planning in Savannakhet Province. (Photo: © Amy Scott/ IUCN)

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🌱 What did we find? - ES supply is highest in forested/shifting cultivation areas - Food supply peaks in lowland monocultures — but at a cost - Demand is widespread, especially for pollination, water & cultural values - Trade-offs between food & species are real

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

We combined InVEST modelling with household surveys in 22 villages to assess 6 key ecosystem services: 🥗 Food 💧 Water 🌊 Water Quality 🐝 Pollination 🦉 Species 🏞️ Tourism #InVESTmodel #Fieldwork #Savannakhet #LandscapeEcology

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🌿 New publication alert! Under the exceptional analytical lead of @sandraeckert.bsky.social and grounded in fieldwork by Phetsaphone Thanasack, we mapped #ecosystemservice supply & demand across Savannakhet Province, #Laos. A first of its kind for the region. 🧵

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Wisse van Engelen @wissevanengelen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

In case you missed these: some great papers appeared in the last few days that address the relation between monetary wealth and environmental degradation/protection 🧵👇

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🧠 Authored by an amazing interdisciplinary team from across the globe with excellent intellectual leadership by Rachel Carmenta 🌏 📚 Carmenta et al. (2025). Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 📖 Read the full paper: bit.ly/3ZqNvlC @cdeunibe.bsky.social @wyssacademy.bsky.social

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

To bend the curve on biodiversity loss, we must bend the narrative. Let’s stop blaming poverty — and start addressing inequality, consumption, and colonial legacies. True conservation is just, inclusive, and transformative. 🌍🌺 #Transformation #Equity #SystemChange

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

3️⃣ We propose Connected Conservation — a model that: 🔁 Connects local stewardship with systemic drivers 💬 Embraces plural values & worldviews 💪 Shifts power to Indigenous Peoples & local communities 📉 Targets distant wealth-based drivers of biodiversity loss #ConnectedConservation

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

📊 Here's our conceptual model: It shows how hegemonic values, disciplinary lock-in, and governance inertia reinforce PBLA-informed conservation — and how Connected Conservation can counteract this by embracing plural values and systemic change.

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

2️⃣ Why does the PBLA persist, despite overwhelming counter-evidence? We identify 3 key forces: 🔹 Hegemonic values 🔹 Disciplinary dominance 🔹 Convenient governance Together, they obscure the role of wealth and power in biodiversity decline. 🏦🌿 #EnvironmentalJustice

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

1️⃣ The poverty-biodiversity loss association (PBLA) — the idea that poor communities degrade ecosystems — still shapes many conservation interventions. But: this assumption is flawed, colonial in origin, and ignores deeper drivers of biodiversity loss. #PBLA

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A telecoupling lens on our artisanal #gold project in the #Peruvian Amazon, led us to investigate whether #Swiss actors involved in the gold market would be ready to source responsibly produced gold. These insights are important to shape interventions that aim to improve the reality of miners.

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It‘s extremely uncommon to experience a rainy Christmas in #Senegal. Today is an exception - or maybe the new normal? In any case, it‘s the topic of the day here in Saly. Merry Christmas to you all!

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Glad for the invitation to the @ethzurich.bsky.social RESPONSE symposium where I stressed the need to approach sustainable land use in tropical forest frontiers through both local and global action, mobilising system, target and transformation knowledge.

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

7/ It was a huge pleasure to work on our second paper as a research collective. We honor the collective aspect of the work by attributing the first author position to a pseudonym, Dr. Care. And thank you, Wyss Academy for Nature and @cdeunibe.bsky.social, who enabled me to conduct this work!

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

6/ By aligning with values like care, inclusivity, and reflexivity, researchers can strengthen collaboration, deepen impact, and better contribute to systemic change. 💡 Curious to learn more? Dive into our paper for the full story! bit.ly/3OfOQFO

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Reaping what we sow: Centering values in food systems transformations research - Ambio

In many transdisciplinary research settings, a lack of attention to the values underpinning project aims can inhibit stakeholder engagement and ultimately slow or undermine project outcomes. As a rese...

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

5/ The takeaway? 🌟 Researchers striving for sustainability transformations must reflect on their own values—not just those of stakeholders. To create meaningful change, we need to embody the principles we advocate.

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

4/ In our paper, we present two cases from #Madagascar and #Tajikistan where centering values helped reshape collaboration and impact. These show how researchers can: ✅ Embrace reflexivity to challenge assumptions ✅ Foster inclusivity to broaden participation ✅ Build collective care into their work

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

3/ While much research focuses on stakeholder values in food system transformations, we shifted the lens inward. What about the values researchers bring to the table? 🤷‍♀️ Turns out, aligning researcher values with the transformations we study is critical.

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

2/ Our collective, The Careoperative, tackled this challenge head-on. Through a visioning process, we established four core values to guide our collaboration: ✨ Care 🤔 Reflexivity 🌍 Inclusivity 🤝 Collectivity Here’s how a values-centered approach transformed our research on food systems. 👇

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

1/ 🚨 Many transdisciplinary food or land system research projects stumble because they overlook a crucial aspect: values. Without addressing the values that underpin their goals, researchers risk losing stakeholder trust and derailing project outcomes. 🧵

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

Thank you to all contributing authors for coming together in this collaborative Synthesis, the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and @PaN_BES for hosting the Special Feature! @cdeunibe.bsky.social 7/7

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

III: Conservation and development research is vital for achieving transformative change and environmental justice. Implementing the methods identified can drive more just and sustainable decisions by activating key leverage points for deep transformative changes. 6/7

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

II: For researching, engaging in and implementing plurality requires disarming hegemony, challenging path-dependencies, ensuring future scenarios include diverse values and worldviews, and strengthen transdisciplinary research #partnerships. 5/7

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

I: Relying on conventional approaches in addressing global env. change neglects local nuance & risks hidden costs to well-being. On the other hand, exploring place-based values via bottom-up methods presents challenges in comparability, highlighting the need for #interdisciplinarity. 4/7

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

We identified crosscutting issues in the SF papers: (i) problems of reconciling scale and complexity, (ii) key challenges to overcome for a plural understanding of the social dimensions of landscape change and (iii) ways forward: the potential of an environmental justice framework. 3/7

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

📢 The Synthesis accompanies our new Special Feature now online in People&Nature: “What is lost in transition? Capturing the impacts of conservation and development interventions on relational values and human wellbeing in the tropics” bit.ly/special-feat... 🌍2/7

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

Guest Editorial in People&Nature w/Rachel Carmenta et al. We delve into dynamic landscapes of the #biocultural #diverse #tropics, exploring impacts of conservation and development on people-env. relationships. 🌿 A Synthesis paper for actionable insights on #pluralvaluation: bit.ly/PluralValues 📚 1/7

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

💲My own contributions would not have been possible without the support of @cdeunibe.bsky.social, Wyss Academy for Nature, and an @snsf-ch.bsky.social Scientific Exchanges scholarship for my visiting scholar stay at the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute. 🎓

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

🌐 We thank all authors for their important contributions to visibilizing pathways to just and sustainable futures! Our Special Feature emphasizes the critical need for a pluralistic approach in intervention design and evaluation. 🔄 Join us in advocating for more inclusive, impactful policies. 🌍🤝8/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

🌏Exploring nature stewardship in #Sulawesi villages: Yuliani et al. unveil community #motivations in forest preservation independent of conservation intervention. They find relational values are tied to identity, heritage, and spirituality shape local perspectives. bit.ly/SulawesiValues 🍃7/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

🌿Exploring impacts of land sparing vs land sharing interventions in the #BrazilianAmazon: Carmenta et al. challenge conventional metrics linking #relationalvalues to multidimensional well-being. Integrated approaches deliver more positive impacts in non-material values. bit.ly/BrazilianAma... 🌍🌳6/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

🌳@jorgegeopis.bsky.social, myself, et al. unravel the complexities of well-being in the face of protected areas and cash crop surges in #Madagascar. Findings reveal interconnections among capabilities and cognitive biases in #WellBeing perceptions. bit.ly/MadagascarFo... 5/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

🌱 Hoelle et al. advocate for a broader understanding of #relationalvalues (RV), going beyond 'desirable' values to include those less environmentally beneficial. Using cattle-based livelihoods as a case, they explore RV in 'simplified' landscapes. bit.ly/DesirableVal... 🔄🌍 4/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

🌐Betley et al. emphasize often-overlooked dimensions of #equity and the interplay between people and nature. They summarize progress in developing well-being constructs and highlight the necessity of holistic well-being frameworks for equitable sustainability policies. bit.ly/WBConstructs 🌍🤝3/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

Dawson et al. examine #Catimbau National Park #Brazil and the connection between Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and the landscape. Despite conservation benefits, strict protection clashes with local well-being underscoring the need for inclusive conservation. bit.ly/Catimbau 🤝2/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

📢 Special Feature Announcement! Now online in PeopleAndNature w/ Rachel Carmenta! “What is lost in transition? Capturing the impacts of #conservation and development interventions on relational values and human #wellbeing in the tropics” bit.ly/special-feat... 1/9

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 03/01/2024

Happy New Year from #thegambia! I hope that the fisherfolks, going out in these small pirogues, will continue to persist despite facing serious threats to their livelihoods from commercial foreign vessels, sand mining, climate change and so on! 🎣🐟🐠🐡

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

📕Our new paper reflecting on different methods used in trans-disciplinary and transformative research is out! Thank you for the great lead @minnakaljonen.bsky.social! 📝

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Now open: Call for sessions for GLP's 5th Open Science Meeting OSM5! Join the Global Land Programme in Oaxaca: 4-8 November 2024 "Pathways to Sustainable and Just Land Systems". event.fourwaves.com/osm2024/pages @juliegwen.bsky.social @erleellis.bsky.social

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

For our new Biodiversa+ project on Bridging Values for Just Conservation I had the honour to sign a collaboration agreement with Dean Dr. Chanda Vongsombath of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the National University of #Laos. Excited for our joint research on #nametphoulouey National Park!

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Julie G. Zaehringer @juliegwen.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

To start my presence here, I’m happy to share an important piece of thought brought forward by two excellent female scientists from #Madagascar, one of them my long time collaborator O. Ravaka Andriamihaja. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Global North–Global South research partnerships are still inequitable - Nature Human Behaviour

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