Recovering optimist. Desperately seeking hope.https://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3mi7roey4c22o📣 Calling all scientists receiving federal science funds in the US! A proposed OMB policy will impose sweeping compliance requirements to inhibit diversity in collaborations. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/becky-chaplin-kramer_the-general-services-administrations-radical-share-7444086274484838400-K67i?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAADTgAQBuyCLf2lXRimBKPxkxCfaczAjED8 Post a public comment here by TOMORROW 3/30: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/GSA-GSA-2026-0001-000129 Mar 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7roey4c22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3mhbekswfz222Happy St Patrick's Day! Here is an important message for this day that usually means mostly revelry. There is a lot to celebrate about the Irish tradition but its indefatigable fight for justice is the most important piece to carry with us, especially right now. 🇮🇪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbekswfz222https://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3me7kpb3ra22tHey #conservation sky 🌎🌍🌏! Do you feel like you've been living a double life lately, working to save biodiversity while fighting to save democracy? Me too. And I can't keep quiet about it anymore. I hope you won't either. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-minneapolis-manchester-becky-chaplin-kramer-hqdjc06 Feb 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7kpb3ra22thttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3m5hr6de4ps2a📣 Calling all researchers and pracitioners working on Natural Climate Solutions! 🌎 Major funding opportunity! Allen Family Philanthropies just released an RFP for accelerating NCS in the US. Anticipated support for 6-7 projects for a total of $10M. https://www.allenphilanthropies.org/accelerating-ncs-rfp12 Nov 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hr6de4ps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3m36n7d2ewk2tOver 30% of food in the US ends up in the trash instead of feeding people. This waste is costing us money and hurting the planet! The US has two bi-partisan(!) bills in the works right now to take action to prevent food waste. Tell your reps to support them! https://protect.worldwildlife.org/page/88959/action/114 Oct 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36n7d2ewk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lv2mxskrc224Postdoc alert! 📣 Come work with an amazing team of researchers to assess the economic and social benefits provided by natural lands in the US through one of these two new postdocs at SNAPP! Are you quantitative? Or more qualitative? We're looking for both! More info: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/becky-chaplin-kramer_snapp-qualitative-research-fellow-united-activity-7355688748610670594-BDgR https://www.linkedin.com/posts/becky-chaplin-kramer_snapp-qualitative-research-fellow-united-activity-7355688748610670594-BDgR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAADTgAQBuyCLf2lXRimBKPxkxCfaczAjED828 Jul 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2mxskrc224https://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lpr6k3cbfs2gHappy #BiodiversityDay! 🌎 Biodiversity supports seed dispersal, which shapes the composition and structure of many ecosystems. The myriad benefits to people provided by those ecosystems would not be possible without these unsung heroes. Read more in our paper just out in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpr6k3cbfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lpjplf4eok23The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is set to be completely eliminated in less than two weeks. I’m attending this“Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” this Thursday - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/790009/?referring_vol=10956379&rname=Rebecca&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=532267319 May 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjplf4eok23https://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3loa36zilxc23Calling all US citizens who understand that #conservation is a global issue! 🌎 There are so many issues that need your voice right now but make sure you're heard on this before it's too late: tell Congress we need to keep funding international conservation! https://protect.worldwildlife.org/page/82646/action/103 May 2025 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3loa36zilxc23https://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3ln4rmy437s2pCelebrate 🌍 Earth Day 🌎 with @worldwildlife.org! What better way to mark the occasion than by recognizing the diverse ways the Earth nourishes us, and the solutions that will keep both us and the planet healthy? Join us on April 22: https://wwfus.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r5RkHrUkSbmUL4p28JuL6g#/registration [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4rmy437s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3ll6bv7nakc2pJoin WWF for the another installment of Solutions for the Planet’s Interlinked Challenges. This Weds, March 26, 10 am ET, we'll examine the interlinkages through the lens of climate, finding solutions that also work for biodiversity, water, food & health. Register here: https://wwfus.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E89GSYmMT_2Wv0SPz8dptA#/registration [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2025 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6bv7nakc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lkvvangvbc2xEPA staff wrote an open letter to the American Public about the risks to communities of reneging on the IRA: https://www.ehn.org/epa-environmental-justice-trump-2671362228.html It urges us to share this story and educate ourselves about EPA's environmental justice programs edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/EJ-Grants/21 Mar 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvvangvbc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3ljqinw5tqk2dLOVE THIS! No money to manage federal lands? Return them to their original caretakers! https://time.com/7262838/us-public-lands-return-indigenous-people/06 Mar 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqinw5tqk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3ljaxb3xhdk2uThe illustrious @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social brought so much to this effort to highlight Wildlife's Contributions to People - particularly their role in shaping ecosystems in ways that even impact climate mitigation! Did you know losing seed dispersers reduces forest carbon sequestration by 57%?? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljaxb3xhdk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lil372aafs2d📣 Hey conservationsky! 🌍 We recently launched the WWF Fuller Science for Nature Seminar Series, Solutions for the Planet's Interlinked Challenges. This series brings together experts from the two most recent IPBES assessments (Nexus & Transformative Change): https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/solutions-for-the-planet-s-interlinked-challenges20 Feb 2025 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lil372aafs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lhuw3l7pxc2aWelp. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02246-911 Feb 2025 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhuw3l7pxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lcuhhnploc2pExcited to join this panel discussion about Healing our land through science and Earth Intelligence at UNCCD #COP16Riyadh Livestreaming in 5 min here: webtv.un.org/en https://webtv.un.org/en09 Dec 2024 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcuhhnploc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lcubtt6h5c2iAt #COP16Riyadh GEO panel on the Global Ecosystem Atlas globalecosystemsatlas.org - exciting developments and case studies in Saudi Arabia and Maldives integrating high resolution satellite data, local knowledge & AI to monitor land health #HealingOurLand #MapEcosystems09 Dec 2024 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcubtt6h5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lcg2ybsb2k27Noticed the white pelican for the first time on my regular running route.Thanks @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for bringing some wonder back into my daily life! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcg2ybsb2k27https://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lcdouvascc2lWhat's up #conservation bluesky! 🦤 Tired of bad/sad/mad tipping points? Want to hear about some positive tipping points? Join us at the Lovejoy Symposium this Thursday! worldwildlife.org/lovejoy2024 Fully virtual for the first time ever, so you can join from anywhere in the 🌍! #conservationscience https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/2024-lovejoy-symposium02 Dec 2024 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdouvascc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lbzklo36j22mHappy Thanksgiving! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzklo36j22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3lbpx3ne62s2iWOW bluesky just blew up! I guess I should pay attention to it now...24 Nov 2024 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpx3ne62s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3kskeapdghl2v🌍 Exciting Opportunity! CONVEI is awarding grants ($100K-$125K) OR fellowship to advance the  assessment of the values of Earth science information across a range of decision-making contexts. 🛰️🌱 Apply here: www.worldwildlife.org/projects/convei-collaborative-network-for-valuing-earth-information#rfp https://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/convei-collaborative-network-for-valuing-earth-information#rfp15 May 2024 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3kskeapdghl2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3kjqrdcujlc2tOur new paper out yesterday shows the co-dependence of ecosystem services. In a previous effort we mapped the planet's critical natural assets for people and now we've mapped the areas that support those critical areas by providing moisture regulation. Open access at: https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2023.2424 Jan 2024 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjqrdcujlc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3kio6tuijok2tOnly 18% of global lands critical for biodiversity and supporting human well-being are protected and more than a third show high potential for development. Our paper out today shines a light on these high value areas & the need for strategic spatial planning so people & nature can thrive together! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jan 2024 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3kio6tuijok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/beckyck.bsky.social/post/3kio6dywtck2uNow, how to begin? My first tweet was a haiku. Good or bad omen?11 Jan 2024 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:yip3ra5ae5dzhnskservusrk/app.bsky.feed.post/3kio6dywtck2u