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Marta Talevi

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Assistant Professor, Environmental Economics, UCD. sites.google.com/view/marta-talevi

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 14/09/2026
NEW VIDEO TUTORIALS - How to navigate the World Inequality Database wid.world📊? Whether you're a researcher, journalist, student, or simply curious about inequality trends, learn how to: 👉Navigate the World Page 👉Navigate the Country Page 👉Download the Datayoutu.be/U-PijSQb-N0?...1n
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World Inequality Database - How to Navigate the World Page
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚨New paper Like most things in democracies, achieving climate action in the form of sustainable policy needs a significant amount of political mobilization. We investigate when & where this is more likely to happen across places on the climate frontline: the Global South🧵 📌 osf.io/preprints/so...
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🆕 Do language barriers hold back agricultural development? Today on VoxDev, Apoorv Gupta (Dartmouth), Jacopo Ponticelli (NU) & Andrea Teseit (Queen Mary University of London) discuss the economic impact of language barriers in India's agricultural communities: ow.ly/HycK50ZqzJa
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Do language barriers hold back agricultural development?
In rural India, language barriers restrict farmers' access to digital agricultural advice, hindering technology adoption and reducing crop yields.
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International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Energy poverty & gender inequality reinforce one another, especially in fragile & conflict-affected settings. Our new SFi synthesis paper explores how gender-responsive energy interventions can improve safety, resilience & livelihoods. Read more: theigc.org/publications...
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The gender-energy nexus in fragile contexts
This paper explores the gender–energy nexus in fragile & conflict-affected settings, examining how energy poverty disproportionately affects women and girls.
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Econometrica @ecmaeditors.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When treatment locations are as-good-as-random, how do we estimate causal effects on nearby observations? Use counterfactual locations, known ex-ante or predicted via neural nets, and quantify uncertainty based on the quasi-experimental design. buff.ly/BFRhcFW
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SETI Energy @setienergy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📣WEBINAR INVITATION🎙️🌿 📅 Date: April 15, 2026 ⏲️ Time: 9:00–10:15 AM (ET) / 2:00–3:15 PM (WAT) 🔗 Register here ➡️ duke.is/apr15seti #EnergyTransitions #Gender #Sustainability
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Joseph Shapiro @joseph-s-shapiro.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🚨New paper🚨 Understanding Support for Inefficient Environmental Policy Instruments Why do governments use costly enviro standards, not more efficient pollution taxes or cap & trade? Voters misunderstand some economic principles joseph-s-shapiro.com/research/Env... 1/🧵
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International Water Management Institute @iwmi.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Expanding Solar Irrigation Pump (SIP) adoption goes beyond tech & subsidies; it needs strong local support. IWMI is training KVK agents under #SoLAR (with Swiss Development & Cooperation) to boost uptake of SIPs and PM-KUSUM in Uttar Pradesh, India. 🔗 on.cgiar.org/4dvBinB @cgiar.org
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Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The debate on replicability and robustness in the social sciences isn't just academic. Selective reporting - especially in leading journals - undermines evidence-based policy. We illustrate this for the literature on infrastructure and rural electrification. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Selim Gulesci @selimgulesci.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
NIDE Workshop on Development Economics will take place on 22 June 2026 at Trinity College Dublin. Submit your papers via NIDE website: sites.google.com/view/nideecon/
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Network of Irish-based Development Economists (NIDE)
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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I’m hiring for a full-time one-year Research Assistant (“pre-doc”) position Come work at LSE doing research on energy markets and environmental economics. Great opportunity to build research skills ahead of applying to PhD programmes Deadline March 27th, apply here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Environment for Development (EfD) @efdinitiative.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Join the launch of our new course: Policymaking for Climate Action & Circular Economy! February 17, 1-2 PM CET, free, online Meet: Adil Najam, President, WWF International Thomas Sterner, University of Gothenburg Chantal Line Carpentier, (UNCTAD). www.efdinitiative.org/events/launc...
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Events | EfD - Initiative
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 02/03/2026
Please enjoy this message from the Norwegian consumer protection council www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...
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A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council
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NOVAFRICA @novafrica.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🚨 1 Week to Go! | #2026NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development ⏰Submit your paper by Feb 15, 2026! 🗓️ June 18–19 | Lisbon, Portugal 🎓 Keynotes: Abhijit Banerjee (@MIT), Isaac Mbiti (@NotreDame), Sandra Sequeira (#LSE) 🔗 Submit: bit.ly/4pKGkjs #NOVAFRICA2026 #CallForPapers
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Environment for Development (EfD) @efdinitiative.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
EfD Nigeria secures $1m IDRC grant for #climate #finance project in #Africa. ”The project aims to strengthen government #policies, #financial #systems, and #regulatory #frameworks to attract financing for climate action,” said Prof Nnaemeka Chukwuone. www.efdinitiative.org/news/efd-nig...
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EfD Nigeria secures $1m IDRC grant for climate finance project in Africa
A consortium led by EfD Nigeria has received a grant of one million Canadian dollars from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to implement a research project titled
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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The new Energy Economics & Policy course in our Data, Economics, & Design of Policy online MicroMasters program is open for enrollment! 🌱 Explore how policy & economics shape energy markets & climate outcomes. It's free to audit—enroll today: bit.ly/3L56NJz
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The Weiss Fund has a great new initiative for development economists on the PhD job market to support those taking up research positions in LMICs, offering supplementary income + research funds. Please share!
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Weiss Fellowship for Junior Researchers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Weiss Fund
The Weiss Fund Fellowship provides supplementary financial support for exceptional job market PhD candidates accepting positions in Weiss Fund-eligible countries and doing work aligned with the Weiss ...
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Andrea Albanese @andreaecon.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🎥 The recording of the Difference-in-Differences course by Prof. @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social , which I had the pleasure of organizing at @liser.lu , is now online! 📚 12 hours covering everything from the basics to advanced methods. 👉 Watch the course here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #EconSky
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Difference-in-Differences (DiD) | Training with Prof. Clément de Chaisemartin - YouTube
Join Prof. Clément de Chaisemartin in this in-depth training on Difference-in-Differences (DiD) — a powerful econometric tool for causal inference and policy...
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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Finished teaching a new course on energy markets and the clean energy transition last month. Was a blast and have lots of thoughts for next year. One takeaway is the value of going beyond academic journals/textbooks and incorporating media articles, podcasts, and video. Here's a few we covered... 🧵
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International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📣 We’re hiring! We're seeking a Country Office Administrator for the Zambia Evidence Lab in Lusaka. If you’re an excellent organiser w/ strong communication skills apply now. theigc.org/about/career... 🗓️Deadline: 15 Dec #ZambiaJobs #Admin
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Noise pollution from electric passenger rail harms babies' health. "I estimate that the annual cost of noise pollution due to harms to health at birth is $9.8 billion." Black, Hispanic, and the poorest Americans disproportionately bear these costs. This is such a cool paper!
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Climent Quintana-Domeque @climent.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
"On the (Mis) Use of the Fixed Effects Estimator" (by @dlmillimet.bsky.social and Marc F. Bellemare) published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics & Statistics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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On the (Mis) Use of the Fixed Effects Estimator
Data that span multiple units and time periods allow controlling for time-invariant heterogeneity correlated with the covariates. While researchers can do this in different ways, the fixed effects es....
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Most of us don't realize how many objects (payloads and debris) are in orbit around Earth. orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/protection/
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 22/11/2025
How to Reproduce this Book Exactly with LaTeX - great resource for writing Latex #linkoftheday github.com/BenjaminGor/...
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GitHub - BenjaminGor/Latex_Notes_Tutorial: Latex Book/Note Writing Tutorial
Latex Book/Note Writing Tutorial. Contribute to BenjaminGor/Latex_Notes_Tutorial development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Postdoc 2: Demand Flexibility Working with Erica Myers and Blake Shaffer A mix of independent research and also being part of a team implementing multiple field experiments on electricity demand flexibility. Details and apply here: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1706288...
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Electricity Economics, Demand Flexibility, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, ...
Postdoctoral Scholar in Electricity Economics, Demand Flexibility, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, ...
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
UCD Graduate Studies and I have produced a Research Group Handbook template for supervisors and researchers. The template outlines core topics, resources, and policies that groups can adapt to their needs. ➡️ Template and details: www.ucd.ie/graduatestud... @ucddublin.bsky.social 1/2
Title page of Research Group HandbookPoster on building community through a reserach group handbook, presented at the 2025 All-Island Research Culture Network Conference in Belfast.
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Man-yee Kan @manyeekan.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
How can time-use data help us better understand gender inequalities? Our latest article in Sociology Compass answers this question — have a look! dx.doi.org/10.1111/soc4... Yucheng Wu, Muzhi Zhou #timeuse
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Using Time Use Data to Investigate Gender Inequalities: Enduring Patterns and New Dimensions
Research on the gender revolution highlights the slowing convergence between men and women in paid and unpaid work time. This review considers both seminal studies from the 2000s and more recent anal....
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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2025
The CRAN Spatial Task View just got a proper table of contents (thanks to Krzysztof Dyba) -- easier to navigate all those R spatial packages now. 🌍 > cran.r-project.org/view=Spatial #RStats #RSpatial #OpenSource #gischat
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NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics @repec-nep-env.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The Traffic Noise Externality: Costs, Incidence and Policy Implications: Enrico Moretti; Harrison Wheeler
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Landscape Alliance @landalliance.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
What does co-creation really mean for agroecological transitions? Exploring theory and practice at the annual members forum meeting of the Agroecology TPP. Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/47osWcJ #aeTPP #Trees4Resilience
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Frikk Nesje @frikknesje.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
New publication: Designing Carbon Pricing Policies Across the Globe with Robert Schmidt and @moritzdrupp.bsky.social in Environmental and Resource Economics! We present the largest international expert survey on carbon pricing design (400+ participants, ~40 countries). Some highlights.
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Rob @robertferry.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
It is interesting to see how horse fodder and food was as much a part of our energy mix (20%) in 1820 as coal is today. In 1920 coal was up at 70%. Note these are percentages not quantities. visualizingenergy.org/americas-ene...
Chart showing United States energy transitions over 200+ years per energy source.
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Energy Stats UK @energystatsuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
New Article: Heat Pump Performance for Normal People A simple guide to how heat pumps work, why they feel different to gas, and how to run them efficiently at home. energy-stats.uk/heat-pump-pe...
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Heat Pump Performance for Normal People | Energy Stats UK
Heat pump performance for normal people. A simple guide to how heat pumps work, why they feel different to gas, and how to run them efficiently at home.
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AERE @aereorg.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
📢 Out now in the September 2025 issue of #JAERE! 📢 "Microeconomics of the Solar Rebound Under Net Metering" by Matthew E. Oliver, Juan Moreno-Cruz ( @jmorenocruz.bsky.social ), and Kenneth T. Gillingham. Read it here: buff.ly/v7T2nxE 📈📉 #Econsky
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Shreyas Sudhakar @shreyassudhakar.com · 25/09/2025
Would you be interested in an online heat pump class for homeowners? There's so much jargon and conflicting information in the HVAC industry - it's hard to separate fact from fiction. A structured course with easy-to-watch videos might help. What do you think? www.heatpumped.org/c/online-class
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Heat Pumped
This course gives you all of the knowledge you need to feel confident in choosing a heat pump and contractor for your home.
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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Cooking, Health, and Daily Exposure to Pollution Spikes" by Susanna B. Berkouwer and Joshua T. Dean. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Cooking, Health, and Daily Exposure to Pollution Spikes
(Forthcoming Article) - Many routine daily activities—such as cooking and commuting—cause large recurring pollution spikes that may impact health without significantly affecting average exposure. We s...
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Read the VoxDev article on this by @sberkouwer.bsky.social & Joshua Dean: voxdev.org/topic/health...
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The health impacts of average vs peak pollution exposure: Evidence from cooking in Kenya
Lowering peak pollution exposure through fuel efficient cookstoves reduces respiratory symptoms. But in areas with high average pollution, more must be done to improve clinical outcomes and reduce hea...
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International Initiative for Impact Evaluation @3ieimpact.org · 24/09/2025
For 15 years, the National Rural Livelihoods Mission has been transforming rural India. At its heart are women who are not just earning—they’re leading, deciding & shaping the communities. Discover stories of dignity, equality & aspirations—told in their own voices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cB8...
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Voices of change - the women of DAY-NRLM | 3ie
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AERE @aereorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
📢 Out now in the September 2025 issue of #JAERE! 📢 "Industrial Water Pollution and Agricultural Production in India" by Nick Hagerty ( @hagertynw.bsky.social ) and Anshuman Tiwari. Read it here: buff.ly/oAalYIW 📈📉 #Econsky
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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
@cephie.bsky.social has opened registration for its FREE online CPD course The Development of the Irish Economy. 🧐 Led by @ronanlyons.bsky.social, the course begins and ends with a live session, and six ‘offline’ sessions over eight weeks. 💫 Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/bpajamz9 #econsky
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Kai Kornhuber @kornhuber.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Join us for the next @iiasa.ac.at AI for Climate Science Seminar with Dim Coumou (VU Amsterdam/Beyond Weather) on AI for (sub)seasonal forecasting-boosting predictability and understanding teleconnections Register: iiasa.ac.at/events/oct-2... Past and Future seminars: iiasa.ac.at/projects/ai-...
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Jeffrey Wooldridge @jmwooldridge.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Weights for IPW and AIPW are automatically normalized. Holds for ATE and ATT. With MLE-based weights, the three estimators are all different, and the IPW and AIPW weights are not automatically normalized. We have an accompanying Stata command, teffects2.
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Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
#EconAdvice I'm looking for a short text or article that summarizes what the field of behavioral economics is about, and maybe some of its key findings. Written in a style that a smart undergraduate student can understand. What would you recommend?
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Nick Hagerty @hagertynw.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Out today in JAERE! We measure water pollution released at India's industrial clusters. Does it hurt agriculture? Surprisingly: Not by much Come for how we published a paper of null results & with no regression tables Stay for new ways to proxy for crop yields & map hydrological relationships 🧵
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
From things I've seen recently, I think many people would benefit from reading this. It's short, and it's free. 👉 rdcu.be/dbFbB
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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
⏰ Launching today! Interested in building your evaluation toolkit? Enroll in J-PAL’s free, self-paced Evaluating Social Programs online course on @MITxCourses to learn how to measure social impact. 🔗 Link: bit.ly/3VHBfLa
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Evaluating Social Programs
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 04/09/2025
🌍 In Cameroon, engineer Steve Djeutchou is turning banana peels into eco-charcoal — a clean fuel that could ease deforestation. After Mongabay’s coverage, students & donors reached out from across Africa. Support our work: www.mongabay.org/donate.
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Mongabay’s spotlight on eco-charcoal project boosts interest and funding that fights deforestation in Cameroon
In Cameroon, home to one of the largest forest massifs in Africa, the production of charcoal is a growing threat to the environment. However, one local engineer is turning waste into an opportunity,…
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Fascinating piece on how architects are rediscovering older technologies, materials and designs on how to keep cities cooler atmos.earth/the-future-o...
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The Future of Cooling Was Invented Thousands of Years Ago | Atmos
As buildings crack under record heat, architects are rediscovering ancient technologies.
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Landscape Alliance @landalliance.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Gender-transformative approaches (GTAs) are breaking barriers to equality. From Ethiopia to Colombia, CIFOR-ICRAF research shows GTAs boost family harmony & incomes, while strengthening women’s voices in resource rights. Read:🔗 bit.ly/4lFdhuF #AnnualReport2024 #TreesPeoplePlanet
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