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Sometimes events can sneak up on you! A fabulous event this Friday - why the humanities make an important contributing to communicating climate science: bwf.org.au/2019/brisbane-… @BrisWritersFest @amandacniehaus

BirdlifeAustralia (@BirdlifeOz) is calling to sign the petition to save Moreton Bay, a #Ramsar site and EAAFP #FlywayNetworkSite, which is also important wintering site for the #Endangered #FarEasternCurlew. (photo credit. Duade Paton) #EAAFP #TakeAction bit.ly/2knFuNV

For those in Brisbane, we have a seminar coming up next week: There is no Planet B: environmental activism in Australia with Robyn Gulliver. Wednesday 11th September, 12 – 1pm, Seminar room, Global Change Institute (Building #20) University of Queensland , St Lucia.

This looks like a great postdoc opportunity - and I have been told that social scientists are very welcome!! birds.cornell.edu/home/postdocto…

An event of interest for those in Brisbane!

@RachelMillerST We are looking to set this up, but not sure if will be set up for this talk. Will keep you posted!

@NESS_aus Any chance there's a link for external people? :) Looks interesting!

PLease join us at our first NESS seminar for the year: Environmental communication – insights from Germany Dr Bernhard Goodwin Wednesday 6th March, 12 – 1pm Seminar room, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, St Lucia Please share with your networks - see you there!

@suepillans sharing the power of visual storytelling, to make things real, across ages, and cultures... #nessforum2018

Good news from Paul maxwell. Seagrass returns to parts of Moreton Bay as part of long term healthy waterways program. #nessforum2018

@JVercelloni at the #nessforum2018 sharing her research on VR and how technology has changed our capacity to appreciate reef aesthetics

#nessforum2018 Maxwell: But ch of audience means ch of challenge - for councils and utility companies, low marks were mobilising (used 2 say "F = funding"). But now local landholders don't feel implicated or empowered to react to poor catchment ratings. How to change?

Paul maxwell @hlthylandwater at the #nessforum2018 Seagrass is returning to areas of Moreton Bay - positive story!

#nessforum2018 Visual storyteller Grania Kelly talking about sense of place and the connections between art, science and spatial technology - giving voice to the landscape groundtruthnetwork.com

#nessforum2018 Grania Kelly: Visual art _Ground truth: Fire, Flood, and Human Endeavour_ -film focuses on drama of environmental change, relationship w landscape. Art (music/visual) using innovative tech to give voice to ch in land, bring science alive w/out judgement or comment.

The fabulous Ashley Hay from @GriffithReview sharing stories about the importance of stories when communicating climate change #nessforum2018

Robyn Gulliver #NESSforum0218 - so many ways to define success of environmental campaigns

Great turn out today at #Nessforum2018 Communicating to protect the environment... will be sharing the action!