Rowan Stanforth

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We are only two days away from the most important election since devolution. Everyone in Scotland will have the chance to vote Green on the peach ballot. This video by @justatinyamount explains how to vote and how your vote is counted. 🗳️

Delighted to be awarded most Enterprising Environmental Intern for my work at the Scottish Government on the Climate Change Plan update. Thanks to @ShadeGreener and @GreenerScotland for the brilliant placement opportunity. 🌿🌎

Have you heard of doughnut economics? It’s an innovative model Amsterdam 🇳🇱 uses to build a green recovery from the corona lockdown. A model for many cities!

🌱☑️Today we are publishing our five principles to guide a green recovery from Covid-19 for Edinburgh in an open letter. ☑️🌱 You can read the open letter on the principles here: edinburghclimate.org.uk/news/edinburgh… @PCANcities @Edinburgh_CC @SamuelJGardner @kcrayner @EdCentreCC

LEAKED: Europe’s draft 'green recovery' plan. Focus is on building renovation, renewables and hydrogen as well as clean mobility and the circular economy, according to a leaked working document. Details and link to full doc here: euractiv.com/section/energy…

By staying home, you're saving lives every day. Let's not undo it now. The only change here in Scotland is that from Monday you can exercise, near your home, more than once a day. Please #StayAtHome, protect the NHS and save lives. Find out more at bit.ly/exercise1005

Take urgent action on six key principles for a resilient recovery post #COVID19, CCC tells Government. Read our new advice to the UK Prime Minister and First Ministers in #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland: theccc.org.uk/2020/05/06/tak… @BorisJohnson @NicolaSturgeon @DUPleader @fmwales

Against scientific advice, the Norwegian government announced today they will allow oil drilling in the Arctic within the marginal ice zone! Tag ministers @erna_solberg/@HoyreTina/@Rotevatn, and tell them the world is watching! #iskanten #SaveTheArctic naturvernforbundet.no/naturvern-i-ar…

Beautiful native velvet worm! This is Peripatoides novaezealandiae. The colours are so beautiful in real life and I love the way they move. Velvet worms are often called ‘living fossil’. That’s because over the 500 million years it has been alive, they have not changed very much!

Noticing our environment, observing interesting and beautiful things, and being more aware of the world around us can boost our wellbeing and self-esteem. #GratitudeDay Simply being in a green space can make you feel happier and healthier: butrfli.es/GardeningandWe…

Lynx photobomb! josarsby.com/news/2019/5/15… #it’sbehindyou #takeabreak

Mapping changes in temperature every year from 1850-2018

The Pango-Cam is a first-of-its-kind camera setup attached to a black-bellied pangolin’s back to provide unique footage of the animal’s behavior! #pangcam #pangolins #endangeredspecies ow.ly/Fgq150wbIU5

It’s official – the kākāpō population is a record 213 birds! There are probably more kākāpō alive today than at any time in the last 70 years. A huge milestone to occur during #ConservationWeek. bit.ly/34OC3ST | 📷: @takapodigs

To defend itself, the hawks moth caterpillar is able to mimic a predator

Feeding station on Tiritiri Matangi Island - lots of bellbirds and even the occasional hihi! #aucklandecology #birdsnz #conservation @docgovtnz

These tiny beetles are causing big problems for pine forests across North America on.natgeo.com/2KJZ13M

Great weekend measuring seedling diversity around Sakespear Regional Park, Auckland 🌳#plantecology #conservation