Barron Joseph Orr
@barron0rr
The UN Land and Drought is hiring an expert with high level of skills and experience in professional editing of reports, technical documents and science-policy briefs. Apply by 4 January 2022! Details: bit.ly/3ehXfXA #jobalert #applynow #science #writer #editor #hiring #vacancy
The easiest way to unite as one and participate in #EarthHour is to switch off your lights 8:30pm local time wherever you are this Saturday, 26 March 2022. There are other ways to take part: earthhour.org/take-part UN Land and Drought #UNited4Land UNCCD Capacity Building Marketplace @UNCCDLibrary
Please join Youssef Nassef of UN Climate Change, Jyoti Mathur-Filipp of UN Biodiversity and me UN Land and Drought for an Imperial College London panel on the successes and challenges since the seminal Earth Summit 30 years ago. Friday, 22 May 2022 12:00 GMT imperial.ac.uk/events/147050/…
Join the Minamata Convention on Mercury & UN Biodiversity at this side-event during #UNPFII to build momentum on the role of #IndigenousPeoples, to advance the global environmental agenda & #MakeMercuryHistory. 🗓️ 3 May at 1pm EDT Register now: bit.ly/3kb3ejL #Post2020 #WeAreIndigenous
“If you can’t see it, you can’t solve it. Data is truly the key to our work.” Salima Mahamoudou World Resources Institute shares experience working with #GreatGreenWall communities at #UNCCDCOP15 Science Day. Join us in MET-07 this afternoon!
How do we achieve #LandDegradationNeutrality (LDN)? On the eve of the launch of the new Global Environment Facility (GEF) gef-8 cycle, UNCCD's Global Mechanism and stakeholders involved in implementation projects share the lessons learned on the road to LDN. 📍 bit.ly/3yDhmut 📸 Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Science Day UN Land and Drought #COP15 was vibrant and fantastic - moderated by the magnificent Lukwesa Burak World Agroforestry Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) highlighted the role of #youth in science- and importance of healthy and biodiverse #soil ecosystems for #GenerationRestoration Nature and People as One (NAPO) Ermias Betemariam CIFOR
📣 UN Biodiversity is at #UNCCDCOP15! Executive Secretary Elizabeth M. Mrema joined Forest Biodiversity Officer Jamal Annagylyjova & Head of Communications David Ainsworth at the Rio Conventions Pavilion, which brings together UN Biodiversity, UN Land and Drought & UN Climate Change. ➡️ riopavilion.org
Lead Scientist Barron J. Orr UN Land and Drought helping some of the Land Heroes to break down Global Land Outlook 2 #unccdcop15 #united4land “We have #OnlyOneEarth & we need to take care of her not just for us but also for our future generations.“ #WorldEnvironmentDay
If you are a scientist who specializes in land use systems (topic 1) or aridity trends (topic 2), please apply to serve on the UN Land and Drought Science-Policy Interface! (Application deadline 15 August 2022). #UNited4Land More info: unccd.int/news-stories/s…
What an honor to join @BISBonn 7th graders in their Individuals & Society class co-taught by glenn gutterman and Paula Ortega Gómez (she/her). Their insights about #landdegradation and its impact on biomes were AMAZING! UN Land and Drought #UNited4Land
Needed: Gender equality expert with excellent technical writing skills to support the UN Land and Drought Science-Policy Interface in the development of gender policy and implementation plan. Apply by 28 Feb: unccd.int/about-us/vacan… #United4Land
“Let’s adopt a growth mindset.” A call to action from GEO Secretariat Director Yana Gevorgyan at the opening of the #GEOSymposium. More info online 👇 earthobservations.org/symposium2023.…
I congratulate my friend Astrid Schomaker on her appointment. With her vast knowledge of the global #SustainableDevelopment agenda, she is a great gain for UN Biodiversity. I look forward to cooperate to address climate change, pollution & biodiversity loss through #renewables.