Laura Harrison
@l_j_harrison
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Ecologist @YESIUoY Research & impact in ecosystem services, health & food systems | @BreathworksMind trainer | She/Her
Yorkshire
Joined February 2010
Thanks to our workshop participants who prompted us to summarise evidence on what we know and don't know about how nature-based activity programmes support health. I really enjoy creating visual summaries! @TCVNorth @MyForumCentral @HortonComFarm @SmileF_Hull @YESIUoY
1/2 An interactive online tool is now available to help organisations provide evidence of how the natural environment can benefit your health & wellbeing. We've been working with @UniOfYork & @NaturalEngland on this exciting project. See our resources https://t.co/S8Uj7Otj0N
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I'm enjoying seeing my ecology research connect with my @BreathworksMind mindfulness teaching at Leeds Mindfulness Co-op in our interdisciplinary review on a safe and just operating space for human identity led by @Tom_H_Oliver
york.ac.uk
Techniques to improve mental health and wellbeing, such as mindfulness and meditation, may also encourage people to look after the environment, researchers have found.
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How is our sense of self-identity critical for dealing with the climate and biodiversity crisis? Are Western societies trapped in a vicious cycle of growing individualism and deepening environmental decline? Find out in our Lancet planetary health review https://t.co/WhVXpTEmgh
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I'm leading a mindfulness walk near York with my @BreathworksMind hat on soon - I'll be sneeking some ecology in there too!
mindfulnesscoop.co.uk
Join us for a meadow mindfulness walk on Sat 10 April at Three Hagges Woodmeadow near #York Places limited to 5 so be quick to book https://t.co/p1rFBhBTAx
@BreathworksMind #Mindfulness #mentalhealth #nature
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Parliament is looking for expert insights into topics relating to COP26! 🌍 If you have relevant expertise, please join our database to help Parliament access it quickly. The survey closes 2 August 2020 👉
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A New York Times article reported Britons 'cavorting in swamps' during lockdown - let's celebrate peatland habitat restoration on #BogDay
Happy #BogDay! Explore the wet and wonderful world of peatland habitats within the nation’s forests and find out why restoring bogs is vital 👇 https://t.co/7WNz10dBU7
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Do you think conservation science should inform policy? Then please give this survey on barriers its use a look
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We would be grateful if you could fill in this short survey to help us with our work. We are interested in barriers/solutions to improving the use of conservation science in policy-making globally....
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We are seeking a Manager of Volunteers @Haggewoodstrust near York
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Lovely to catch up with @nercbess researchers @Ellen_BESS @EcoEvans1 @helenhoyle1 @brionyan @LynnDicks @ECantarello #BES2016
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Listening to Alison Hester sum up what's happened in ecology in 2016 reminds me of this cartoon #BES2016 @BritishEcolSoc
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Ecology of Christmas lights - lightbulb deer browsing means no lights present below browse level on most trees. #BES2016
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Good advice, and equally don't patronise or second guess #bes2016 @hugepossum
.@hugepossum Lesson 1 of science/policy interface: "don't humiliate policymakers" #BES2016
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Great discussion going on at #BES2016 urban session about cultural #ecosystemservices , engagement & meadows. @BessUrban
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C capture in urban soils @Mark_A_Goddard Calcium carbonate 'a bit like coral growing in the soil' #BES2016
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.@UKLadybirds I think @will_fincham has managed four film titles in one Petri dish (science is cool too!)
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Extrapolating plant population demography across space? Approach with caution #BES2016 @ShaunCoutts1 @y_buckley
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Willcock: Neglecting social science aspects when running ecosystem service (ES) models can lead to poor predictions re: use of ES #BES2016
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OPAL Earthworm Identification Guide appears in Farming is Magic film - https://t.co/6bvqQeqyzV
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