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Conservationist Krissy

Nature Communication • Sustainability • Mental Health

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How are you feeling? Gutted because the sun's ☀️ just come out but you're stuck at home? - Are you wistfully dreaming of picnics and sundowners 🍺 at the park with your friends? We all feel it. - You need your daily dose of #VitaminN! A coalition of UK orgs have just launched this campaign but don't panic if you live in an urban area 🏢, you can still do this from your house/flat/whatever. Maybe you're already doing it and haven't realised. - Have you been noticing nature more: hearing birdsong 🐦; watching bees 🐝 ; enjoying the recent bloom of flowers 🌻? That’s your dose. - It can be as simple as hanging a pot of flowers out your window. Can't get hold of a hanging pot? You can make your own from a milk carton 🥛 - check out @bemoresquirrel for ideas! - No matter the activity, it'll put a spring in your step. And when you can get outside, take even just a few minutes to notice nature - when you get that feeling? When it hits you? You feel like a boss!! Terrrust me. - #Touchnature #smellnature #feelnature #benature

I strike for the climate 🌏. And I strike for nature 🐋. • NGOs and the rest of civil society are facing a challenge - how do we continue this conversation during a scary pandemic?? • Major climate negotiations (CoP and CBD)- due to be held in the autumn have been delayed until 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ - a decision supported by leading UK NGOs. The movement has an opportunity to strengthen its position and rally even more support ✊🏼. • This is also an opportune moment to highlight the KEY link between the decline in climate and nature! The biodiversity convention (CBD) is focussed on reversing biodiversity decline. They are set to agree a post-2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ framework - we need this to be ambitious! • They are ONE & THE SAME - you simply cannot restore the climate without restoring nature and, with the nation stuck at home and being encouraged to connect with nature 🌿🌻, we can show people just how valuable nature is and how easy it is to live sympathetically alongside it. • Healthy planet = healthy humans. Your quality of life literally depends on the quality of the health of our planet. #cop26 #climatemovement #climatestrikeonline

2020 – The Super Year…..or so it was - So this year was dubbed to be the SUPER YEAR for all things climate and nature. What with the withdrawal bill, the Conference of the Parties (CoP) being held in the UK for the first time (!!), and the Biodoversity Convention set to agree an ambitious framework for biodiversity’s recovery! 💪🏼⭐️ - Unfortunately, the unforeseen has happened – an acute emergency that takes centre stage 🦠. How do you maintain/build momentum around the climate AND nature crises in the face of that, without bordering on eco-fascism? Illustrating the link between the climate 🔥 and nature crises 🌿 for the public is a huge priority and it cannot wait. - It’s a tough conversation to have and it’s one I’ve seen a lot of on socials. Eco-facism is unacceptable but we do have an opportunity here: a) the conversation around climate and nature’s decline cannot be halted – it’s about rephrasing; b) the examples of nature ‘taking a breather’ are not to be ignored, there is a discussion to be had here as she (mother nature) is displaying an incredible ability to bounce back. - So what is that conversation? How do we address this? I think these examples, such as the dolphins 🐬 returning to Venice’s waterways, are highlighting a Vision For The Future. It’s not about development OR nature (well, sometimes it is), it’s about integration. - It’s about nature flowing through our urban dwellings: it’s about green 💚rooftops, wildlife corridors 🦡, nature highways, renewable energy, etc. There is a way for us to work with the natural world and enhance quality of life for both humans and wildlife. - Thoughts? #visionforthefuture #integratedliving #livealongsidenature

RUNS WITH PUPPER 🐾 - Lockdown week 1 ends tomorrow 🤹🏼 How’s it been? Hubby and I have been doing early morning workouts🤸🏼‍♂️, I finally did a food shop 🥦🥕(only took 3 hrs!), and we’ve see an increase in wildlife 🤩🐝 We had a chiffchaff in our garden this weekend - the first this year 👌🏼 - I’ve also been connecting even more with the conservation and wildlife community on here: there are some silver linings! ☀️ - I’ll soon be taking part in a few lives - talking about working in the conservation sector and connecting with nature 🌿, and I’ll be hosting my own call (I’m thinking Zoom) for all of you that voted ‘Yes’ (97%) to learning about what I do and how I got here 😊 So watch out for deets on that. - Share some positivity if you can 👇🏼 Have you learned anything new; done anything particularly fun; or discovered something about yourself recently? Or are you finding things a bit tough? 💛 - #lockdown #seethelight #ifoneonlyrememberstoturnonthelight

Nature is getting louder 💛🌻 CHECK THAT SUNSET (sound on) 🌅 - I saved my one - rationed - excursion for the end of the day when the sun was getting low and the roads were quiet. It was pure bliss 💙 - The bumbles are getting super active and we’ve had great diversity around here already. We’ve had Ruderal bumblebees (I cannot find any other species that fits what I saw), buff-tailed, red-tailed, and a tree bumblebee, and honeybees. I also saw a stunner of a bee-fly in the garden and hoverflies! (Swipe for ID) 🐝 - We have a fairly small patch of wild flowers/grasses 🌾🌻 and we’ve had all these bar the tree and red-tailed in it; just goes to show, all you need is to give nature a little breathing space and it’ll do the rest 💪🏼 - Following in @lucy_lapwing steps and keeping a wildlife hit list (from the house) while in quarantine. Tell me what you’ve seen appear in your patch👇🏼💚 - #Naturefinds #natureonyourdoorstep

How ya doing?? 💙 - To those of you who have no choice but to work, my thoughts are with you ✊🏼 - To the health professionals on the front line, thank you for your bravery and dedication 💛 - To the poor souls with no home, my heart goes out to you. Please support your local foodbanks. - To those self-isolating, here are some things I’m doing to keep my spirits up: - 🖍 Colour - super therapeutic. 🍰 Bake - if you forget the butter, it’s fine 😆🙈 🤸🏼‍♀️ Home workouts; run; cold water swim. 🥘 Meal prep 🤷🏼‍♀️🙈. 🐶 Dance with pooch. 🗣 Skype your friends and family - have dinner over Skype, watch TV over Skype, workout over Skype... 👀 Bird watch. 🥕 Start a veg patch! 📺 Basic - watch light hearted movies/series (TV suggestions in my highlights). 📚 Read the book that’s been sitting on the shelf for years. 🧶 Learn a new craft. 🐝 Build a bug hotel. 🍃 As always and as suggested by the powers that be - get out (avoiding others) and walk. Walk your nearby trails; drive somewhere quiet nearby and just enjoy the isolation. You may learn you’ve been missing it all along! - I understand how lucky I am that I work from home and I don’t live in a built up area, so getting out and avoiding people is easy. Sending you all strength and love no matter your situation. - Please practice compassion and support those around you. Mental health issues will be exacerbated at this time, so please be patient with your loved ones. - #practiceselfcare #wellbeing

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