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Marta Berbés

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Prof at University of Waterloo Resilience, transformation, justice, futures, not necessarily in that order. Co Editor-in-chief Ecosystems and People @esandpeople.bsky.social

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jul 15

Excited to share that I’ll be teaching in the upcoming online short course on Resilience Science and Climate Change—a collaboration between @socses.bsky.social @resiliencealliance.bsky.social. The course will be online Oct 27-31. Check out more details and how to apply: socses.org/resilience-a...

Resilience Alliance/SocSES Online Short Course: Resilience Science and Climate Change – SocSES

The 2025 Resilience Alliance short course is being offered in collaboration with SocSES. The course is designed for graduate students (Masters and PhD) and post

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jul 15

Resilience Alliance/SocSES Online Short Course: Resilience Science and Climate Change – SocSES

The 2025 Resilience Alliance short course is being offered in collaboration with SocSES. The course is designed for graduate students (Masters and PhD) and post

socses.org

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · Jul 11

The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.

UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.

Our full statement below. ⬇️
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a line of heavily armed federal agents in riot gear standing in a field surrounded by tomato plants

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jul 11

Just the essentials for spending the afternoon reviewing a student’s thesis: highlighter, pens, stickies. Cheese platter.

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Is sustainability thinking too WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic)? New article by Rachelle Gould, Yolanda Jimenez Naranjo and @pattybal.bsky.social

Ecosystems and People @esandpeople.bsky.social · Jul 8

How WEIRD is your #sustainability thinking? This article explores how Western psychological #norms shape global sustainability efforts - often at the expense of more #relational worldviews from non-WEIRD cultures. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Didn’t think I needed another dystopian sci-fi to kick off my summer reading, but Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's “Chain-Gang All-Stars” proved me wrong. Gladiator fights for prisoner freedom in a privatised US prison system? Uncomfortably plausible.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · Jul 3

🆘Help us document and make visible the struggles for environmental justice!

The EJAtlas from ICTA-UAB is a tool to document environmental conflicts and visibilise the impacts that the extractive economy generates.

💰🙏The donations will be used to maintain it

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jun 6

In 1823, during his Black Painting series, Goya painted "Duelo a garrotazos", translated as "Duel with Cudgels". The painting depicts two men violently striking each other with cudgels while seemingly trapped in a muddy or barren landscape, often interpreted as an allegory of civil strife.

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thrilled to be part of this watershed moment in the field of social-ecological systems research. Coinciding w/ the launch of SocSES earlier this year, this publication takes stock of how far we've come as a community and the possibilities that lie ahead. ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss2/a...

Ecology & Society: Welcome home! Introducing SocSES: a society for inclusive and impactful social-ecological research

Underpinned by systemic thinking, social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as a critical field for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene, marked by a cross-scale focus, inter- and ...

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jun 3

I am, of course, of no help but thanks for the validation! I’ve been having the same wide range in quotes: Booking starts at $50, the rental car company starts at $700.

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · May 29

Of course! I was happy to support this effort. I am still waiting for the patio weather but yes, let’s make this happen.

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · May 29

The BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC survey report is out—a powerful act of testimony, care, and visioning, released on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Led with such honesty, rigour, and heart by my brilliant colleague @jaypitter.bsky.social. Dig in, reflect, share.

Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · May 25

Today marks 5 years since George Floyd was murdered in a bike lane. My practice has launched the BEING BLACK IN PUBLIC Survey Report. All findings outline challenges & positive experiences reflecting Black people’s public space insights & priorities.

SHARE!!!

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · May 27

I love the ferns. We plantef some a couple of years ago. They look nothing like yours but I still have hope.

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · May 27

When in doubt, plant some more native plants.

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · May 26

Community-rooted visions of the future are critical in uncertain times. I'm continually inspired by the work of this group of dedicated, uncompromising, and visionary organizers in the Waterloo Region. It's been a pleasure to support them, even in small ways. onemillionneighbours.ca/vision/

The Vision

What could an abundant, resilient, and inclusive region look like? The vision statements in these 15 sections can help us paint that picture. Each section represents a topic area like disability ju…

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · May 23

A good read if, like me, you feel you are trying your best and your best is simply not good enough.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · May 22

Grateful to everyone who shared their thoughts with me for this piece about the difference between how people imagined they would show up for a moment like this one, and how we're actually showing up—and how we can begin to close the gap between aspiration and action.

From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty

“Some days, my best efforts feel insufficient and overwhelming at the same time.”

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Mar 11

Here for you!

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Mar 10

Four SF/F/H books by women writers that I’ve recently enjoyed

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Mar 9

ArizonaForward recognized our arts-science collaboration AMBIENTE with the Environmental Excellence award. Working with these folks has fed my soul in so many ways and it's just wonderful to watch, even from a distance, the accolades roll in. Find out more: www.thesagrado.org/ambiente-pub...

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Mar 6

A lot of great urbanista and place-makers will be in Toronto this summer:

Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · Mar 6

Placemaking leaders from around the world will be coming to Toronto June 8-11 for the 2nd Global Placemaking Summit. Details at www.placemakingx.org/summit25

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Feb 20

👀 The new Society for Social-Ecological Systems (SocSES) is launching on March 27. This will be an academic home for inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability scholars. Link to registration below.

Society for Social-Ecological Systems @socses.bsky.social · Feb 19

Save the date! Celebrate the launch of SocSES with us – and learn more about our plans for building a home for SES research with you.

📅 Date: Thursday, 27 March 2025
⏰ Time: 15:30 – 17:00 Central African Time
📍 Location: Online (Zoom)

Register for the online launch event: lnkd.in/dDCR33DN

Save the date: the Society for Social-Ecological Systems is launching on March 27, 2025, at 3:30pm Central African Time. Register for the online launch event now.

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Feb 4

Feeling for my colleagues south of the border. Yesterday we received a stop-work order on a new NSF grant. Last week, my friend’s name appeared on a list identifying professors who were “DEI hires”. It hasn’t been a month.

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jan 24

Ecosystems and People (@esandpeople.bsky.social) is now on this space! We are an inter- and transdisciplinary journal on biodiversity, ecosystems & quality of life. Give us a follow!

Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jan 22

New publication led by Vanya Bisht and our group of community partners from South Phoenix where we outline the ‘barrio’ innovation, our way of co-producing knowledge to advance environmental justice. #CAPLTER doi.org/10.5751/ES-1...

Enabling “barrio” innovation: a grassroots approach for centering community initiatives in just sustainability transformations - Ecology & Society

Sustainability transformations are most meaningful when communities take ownership of their collective futures and guide transformative processes that are rooted in their local traditions and value sy...

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Marta Berbés @mberbes.bsky.social · Jan 15

Thanks to whoever made this labyrinth next to my campus building. It was a gift to take 10 minutes to walk through it and disconnect from whatever stage of late capitalism we are in. 🤍❄️

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Jan Kuiper @janjkuiper.bsky.social · Jan 15

Looking for a postdoc @sthlmresilience.bsky.social to join 'PLURALAKES: Co-creating desirable nature futures of temperate lakes', operationalizing @ipbes.bsky.social Nature Futures Framework for lake ecosystems 💧🎣🌱⛵️https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:788096/where:4/

Postdoctor in project PLURALAKES

Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC ) is a research centre on resilience and sustainability science at Stockholm University. The Centre advances the scientific understanding of the complex, dynamic inter

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