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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
@ecioxford.bsky.social
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Germinated in 1991 at the University of Oxford
One of the world’s first interdisciplinary research institutions, continuing to tackle the challenges of environmental change, its causes, impacts, and adaptive solutions.
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Global trade could lose $14B/yr from disruptions at maritime chokepoints like the Suez and Bab el-Mandeb. New ECI study shows how conflict, piracy & extreme weather ripple through supply chains. By Dr Jasper Verschuur, Dr Johannes Lumma & Prof Jim Hall.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/96amj8sz
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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New research by ECI's Dr Amelie Paszkowski shows over 22M people in Bangladesh live on land rapidly reshaped by erosion and shifting rivers — with the poorest most exposed. A major step in mapping these hidden hazards using fully open data. 🌍📡
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/hidden-...
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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From AI for resilience to wildfire science and traditional knowledge, ECI's Dr @manumachadoeco.bsky.social brought her expertise to #COP30 in Belém. A valuable voice on fire and climate risk. 🔥🌍
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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New Nature Energy @nature.com study shows the UK can reach net zero faster, cheaper & with fewer risks by cutting energy demand.

ECI’s Prof Christian Brand @profchristianbrand.bsky.social led the transport analysis in this unique gov–research collaboration.

➡️: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/less-en...
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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At COP30 in Belém, ECI's Dr Erika Berenguer joined a panel at Dialogues of the Pyrocene, discussing causes, impacts, and solutions to the Amazon fire crisis — an important conversation for climate and communities. @erikaberenguer.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Great connections and climate care at COP30 in Belém 🌍💚💙
ECI’s Erika Berenguer and DPhil student Cláudia Coleoni joined Atlantic Fellows, Rhodes Scholars, OxCAN and Oxford alumni for a warm, collaborative meet-up on climate justice.
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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We’re celebrating Dr Brenda Boardman, awarded an Honorary Doctorate by The Open University for pioneering work on fuel poverty and energy justice. Huge congratulations to a founder of the ECI and a true force for change.
➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/celebra...

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November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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At COP30, Prof Yadvinder Malhi joined scientists from the Amazon, Congo & Borneo for the 2025 Amazon Assessment Report launch. Discussions focused on deforestation, fires, climate impacts, Indigenous communities & conservation pathways. @ymalhi.bsky.social

Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
Panels of speakers sat on chairs on the stage beneath a presentation
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Amazon researchers Dr Erika Berenguer (ECI) & Ane Alencar: “Putting out fires without prevention is a losing battle.”

They discuss Amazon fire impacts and gender barriers in this Sumaúma interview: tinyurl.com/bdhnjfmy

@erikaberenguer.bsky.social @anealencar.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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ECI researcher Dr Francesco Fuso Nerini:

"AI enables major benefits, but without smart planning its energy & water use could soar."

Study warns US AI servers may use 10% of electricity by 2030.

🔗: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/ai-coul...
#SustainableAI #NetZero
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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ECI is proud to be represented at #COP30Brazil by Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social

Tomorrow she joins Greenpeace, SOS Atlantic Forest & WWF to discuss aligning climate & biodiversity policies

➡️https://tinyurl.com/4fz3j3dm

#COP30 #Biodiversity #Forests #Amazon
Dr Erika Berenguer + Dr Aline Soterroni
Dr Erika Berenguer next to Dr Aline Soterroni from the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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New study co-authored by ECI’s Dr Marco Springmann finds global food systems already beyond safe planetary limits — but shows how we can bring them back within the boundary.

Urgent action is needed to transform how we produce & consume food🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4h3x7u

#FoodSystems #PlanetaryBoundaries
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Human activity is reshaping the Amazon’s biodiversity, ecology & evolutionary history - new research co-led by ECI's Dr Erika Berenguer @erikaberenguer.bsky.social & Dr Cássio Nunes @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Published as COP30 opens in Belém

➡️: tinyurl.com/3rre799x

#Amazon #Forests #Biodiversity
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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New ECI-led study finds plant-based diets could reshape global farming jobs — cutting costs by up to $995B a year & shifting labour from livestock to horticulture.

🔗 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/global-...

#FoodSystems #PlantBased #Sustainability #OxfordResearch #OxfordMartinSchool
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Why do we need the Amazon — and what happens if it disappears? 🌳

ECI researcher Dr @erikaberenguer.bsky.social joins the BBC’s Climate Question to discuss the future of the world’s largest rainforest.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4ZkE...

#AmazonRainforest #ClimateChange
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Only 2% of Interpol Red Notices target environmental crimes ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social co-author of study finds

Illegal logging, wildlife trafficking & pollution remain low priorities for global law enforcement

Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/environ...

#EnvironmentalCrime #ClimateAction
Hunting rifle pointing towards wooded area Pic credit: Sebastian Pociecha
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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“Science is synonymous with hope.”

Congratulations to Prof @ymalhi.bsky.social of @ecioxford.bsky.social & @naturerecovery.bsky.social, presented with the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology by the Government of Catalonia for his pioneering work on tropical forests.

➡️https://tinyurl.com/2zpc9pdd
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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We were delighted to host Brazil’s Ambassador to the UK in Oxford ahead of #COP30 for an event highlighting Brazil's new Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF)

Hosted by ECI's Dr Erika Berenguer @erikaberenguer.bsky.social & Dr Aline Soterroni @biology.ox.ac.uk

➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/pre-cop...
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Mitigation, adaptation, carbon removal — how do they interact?

ECI’s Camilla Hyslop offers a new framework to see the bigger climate picture.
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/facing-...

#ClimateRisk #NetZero #ClimatePolicy #RiskManagement
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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A tool co-developed by @ecioxford.bsky.social researchers helps explore how diets around the world can support both people & planet 🌍🥗

Featured in the latest EAT–Lancet report on healthy & sustainable food systems.

Read more ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-dat...

#PlanetaryHealth #HealthyDiets
October 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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New study by ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social finds global biodiversity policies risk falling short by overlooking key languages like Portuguese & Malay, spoken where nature is richest. Making conservation guidance accessible across languages is vital.
Read more 👉 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/study-f...
October 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Parents may struggle to go green, but they can shape their kids’ eco-habits. Dr @samhampton.bsky.social (ECI) and Bath Uni research show guidance + policy could turn awareness into action .
➡️https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/uk-parents-struggle-go-green-could-shape-next-generation-says-eci-researcher
Father and son playing with recycled plastics in their kitchen
September 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Climate shocks are straining energy systems worldwide. In Nature Energy, ECI & KTH researchers outline a roadmap to break the vicious circle of rising costs & unreliable power by embedding resilience in planning.

➡️Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/roadmap...

#ClimateResilience #EnergySystems
September 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM