✈️ "As an academic, should I worry about my conference #carbonfootprint? ... As we progress from a discourse of #climate “change” to the realities of climate emergency, every #plastic bottle, tote bag and flight matters." PhD candidate in the @guardian: theguardian.com/education/20…
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What is @ipbes doing to reduce the flying it requires? #flyingless
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Hi Garry, earlier this year IPBES hosted a pilot web conference on Land Degradation and Restoration knowledge needs and gaps which had nearly 1000 participants. As this was quite successful, we will implement additional web conferences to improve accessibility and our footprint.

Jun 13, 2019 · 8:17 AM UTC

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That’s great to hear, as reducing @ipbes ‘s footprint is missing from the work plan. I look forward to seeing more such initiatives within the assessments & task forces