Kirby
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PhD student researching the Organic Geochemistry of Congo peatlands 🌍@uniofleicester
Joined November 2022
An open letter to the @uniofleicester from the PGRs in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment @GeologyLeics @LeicesterGeog
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Sign the petition to dissolve @GeologyLeics @GeologyLeics as a School, as well as the School of Chemistry, to create a School of Chemical, Earth and Environmental Sciences. The plan is to make anyone redundant who does not fit.
change.org
Save Geography at the University of Leicester
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Katy is the first to measure greenhouse gas emissions from Falklands peatlands, helping national reporting and empowering farmers to manage land sustainably. Learn about climate-focused research at our Leicester Open Day on 13th Sept. 👉 https://t.co/sX40IPRpsU
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How do you re-create a timeline of deforestation before the satellite era? With corals, of course. https://t.co/zuNHXVFLJH
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Trace elements in coral reefs provide a timeline of how Borneo's rainforests have been altered by industry.
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Former PhD student Walid Naciri's research published in Scientific reports. Raed the popular summary on the @uniofleicester website. Coral cores reveal historical environmental change caused by human land use change. @LeicesterPalaeo @GeologyLeics
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Kirby Robinson’s research @uniofleicester focuses on the Congo peatlands - one of the planet’s most carbon-rich ecosystems. By studying how tropical peat forms, degrades, and responds to environmental change, Kirby is helping reveal and protect its long-term stability.
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Hannah's @uniofleicester Research in Borneo is revealing how land-use change like deforestation for oil palm drains peatlands, releasing dissolved organic carbon into rivers & oceans. This overlooked part of the carbon cycle has global impacts on water quality & coral reefs
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News | King’s Birthday Honour recognises researcher’s dedication to saving peatlands 👉 https://t.co/A7twRwaV4s
#CitizensOfChange
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Interested in tropical peatlands? On 17-18 February, we have the first ever scientific conference on African peatlands, at the Royal Society in London. Free to attend+streamed online (w/ French subtitles). Register here:
royalsociety.org
Discussion meeting organised by Professor Simon Lewis FRS, Professor Ifo Suspense Averti, Professor Corneille Ewango and Professor Angela Gallego-Sala.
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News | Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’ PhD student Zoe Lipkens is researching the adoption of peatland policies by landowners and managers. 👉 https://t.co/oi8WfXnZp7
#CitizensOfChange #COP29 | @LeicesterGeog
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Wetlands are Earth’s kidneys, boosting biodiversity🦀, filtering water💧, storing carbon🫧, supporting livelihoods🏃♀️, and protecting against floods and storms🌪. Learn more about their vital role. via Government of Republic of the Philippines Environmental Management Bureau
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Our new paper in @NewPhyt is out today! We investigated stem CO2 efflux along a logging gradient in Malaysian Borneo and show how it is driven by the different in investment strategies in logged and old-growth plots. Read here :
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Stem respiration constitutes a substantial proportion of autotrophic respiration in forested ecosystems, but its drivers across different spatial scales and land-use gradients remain poorly unders...
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Catch a conversation between me and Josh at @NHM_London chatting about peat and having some sphag-fun! https://t.co/flQJTSt0Bb
@SAERI_FI @LeicesterGeog @UK_CEH
#peatlandsmatter
#forpeatssake
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Had a wonderful time presenting my recent work on @CongoPeat at #EGU24 in BG3.18 thankyou to the convenors for such an insightful and exciting session! 🍃🌳
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Another science filled day at #EGU24 excited for the tropical forest and peatland sessions today @Kirby_Robinson_
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My first time at #EGU24 Looking forward to presenting tomorrow!
#CongoPeat Project Associate @Kirby_Robinson_ @GeologyLeics will present a poster at EGU24 on deciphering the chemistry and using plants to understand the peat found in the central Congo peatlands. 🗓️Tue 16 April 🕐16:15-18:00 Session X1.37
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@CongoPeat project team has really done significant work in the past 5 years to understand the tropical peatlands of the tropical Congo bassin. @ucl @UniversityLeeds @CassieDummett @UKRI_News @lera_miles @shonajjenkins @LgetaU @DargieGreta @SimonLLewis
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Myself + @NickGirkin have a letter in @ScienceMagazine where we looked at all 195 nationally determined contributions following COP28 + found only 43 mention #peatlands explicitly.We highlight the importance of recognising them as natural climate solutions https://t.co/3rv67il2ns
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"In the Congo Basin, scientists don't know if there's a tipping point because we do not yet have the data," said @SimonLLewis. The Congo Basin Science Initiative launched at @3basinssummit last month to learn about and protect the vital ecosystem. More: https://t.co/OXksUxdwiR
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Leading researchers have launched a major scientific initiative to investigate and protect the fragile Congo Basin Forest in central Africa, one of the world’s most important ecosystems.
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Happy #WorldPeatlandDay ! From the tropics to the high latitudes peatlands are one of the most important natural carbon capture and storage systems on our planet.
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