Not necessarily an academic concept but certainly perceived as #academic #jargon...
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 @IPBES
19 Mar 2018
Anyone who thinks #EcosystemServices is an academic concept should try living a few days without clean water! Congrats from #IPBES6 to #WorldWaterForum8 and @UNESCO on launch of World Water Development Report
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As was climate change until the reality of everyday impacts brought it into the wider public eye. There's a shared responsibility to make #biodiversity and #EcosystemServices at least as relatable. Science and Policy for People and Nature
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Here in the US the term #climatechange is still very polarizing and many, therefore, avoid it in the #publicsphere... The US is a extreme case, but not alone.
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Replying to @Fisher_DanaR
The politics of language is always important but the role of @IPBES is explicitly to avoid policy prescription. By presenting all decision-makers with the best-available evidence and policy options we aim to empower better-informed choices

Mar 19, 2018 · 1:52 PM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES
As an actor within this network, it's important to think about how YOU frame your work for maximum uptake--key lessons from the #SocialSciences