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Ecologia Digital<p>"A single large-scale <a href="https://mato.social/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datacenter</span></a> can consume as much electricity as a small city with a population of around 50,000 people and requires millions of liters of water for cooling. As data centers occupy a significant amount of land, they are often built in agricultural or green landscapes. This high-margin business model directly enriches large tech companies while draining <a href="https://mato.social/tags/criticalresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticalresources</span></a> from <a href="https://mato.social/tags/localcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localcommunities</span></a>."<br><a href="https://algorithmwatch.org/en/infrastructure-intrusion-conflict-data-center/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">algorithmwatch.org/en/infrastr</span><span class="invisible">ucture-intrusion-conflict-data-center/</span></a></p>
regina_nyckelharpista<p>Gave a concert with my duo Akleja yesterday evening very locally, only a one hour drive from home - which means I was able to spend some time in my garden before heading out! This is the life, folks! I love playing local gigs, what a dream ❤️</p><p>Wishing you a good weekend and that you can make some time to listen to a piece of music in silence, go for a walk and smell some flowers 🌟🌷</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkmusic</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/folkInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkInstruments</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/livemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>livemusic</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nyckelharpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nyckelharpa</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/localCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/tradmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tradmusic</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/slowlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slowlife</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a></p>
Dr. Juande Santander-Vela<p>I’m happy to share that we’re looking for what we call a Communities Liaison: the person that will support the ongoing relationship of the observatory with the local communities in the San Pedro/Toconao area, including their leaders and elders.</p><p>Does it sound like something you can do? Please apply online <a href="https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/communities-liaison--part-time-grade-14/89.15E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">comeet.com/jobs/almaobservator</span><span class="invisible">y/F5.001/communities-liaison--part-time-grade-14/89.15E</span></a></p><p>Or please share it with other people who might find it a good fit for them!</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/ALMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALMA</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/atacamaLargeMillimeterArray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atacamaLargeMillimeterArray</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Liaison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liaison</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/FediHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediHire</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jobs</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/JobVacancies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JobVacancies</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>The long-term viability of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/waterway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterway</span></a> and its alleged economic benefits are put on trial against the wetland’s critical role as a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CarbonSink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonSink</span></a> in the fight against <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>. And that’s not all. Far from providing reliable transport, the project may destroy the very landscape that makes <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RiverNavigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiverNavigation</span></a> possible.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a> that rely on the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pantanal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pantanal</span></a> for their livelihoods oppose the project.</p><p>3/7</p>
Mojo ♻️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>abcfeeds</span></a></span> It's fascinating to see how Barcelona and other Spanish cities are pushing back against mass tourism to protect the quality of life for their residents. Unfortunately, in Australia, such a proactive approach seems far from reality. Despite the ongoing housing crisis and the growing strain on local communities, our governments continue to prioritise short-term profits over long-term sustainability. The idea of limiting tourism or curbing the spread of holiday rentals to secure homes for Australians would likely be dismissed as too radical. It’s a shame we don’t see more logic and foresight in addressing these critical issues.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/MassTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassTourism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ProtectOurCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectOurCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AirbnbCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirbnbCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/overpopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overpopulation</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Politics<p>Cohesion is more than a policy, it’s the guiding principle to strengthen and unite [Promoted content] <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/cohesion-is-more-than-a-policy-its-the-guiding-principle-to-strengthen-and-unite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/politics/</span><span class="invisible">opinion/cohesion-is-more-than-a-policy-its-the-guiding-principle-to-strengthen-and-unite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/cohesionpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cohesionpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Europeanintegration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europeanintegration</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/localcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localcommunities</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/promoted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>promoted</span></a></p>
ecosentido<p>A report published today by the Co-op Party has repeated calls for <a href="https://xarxa.cloud/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a> to be given the right to buy local assets.</p><p>The <a href="https://xarxa.cloud/tags/CommunityOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityOwnership</span></a> Commission report says this would help put communities in the driving seat to drive local economic and social renewal. <br><a href="https://xarxa.cloud/tags/solidarityEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarityEconomy</span></a></p><p>Co-op Party report urges Labour to back community right to buy local assets - Co-operative News<br><a href="https://www.thenews.coop/175089/topic/politics/co-op-party-report-urges-labour-to-back-community-right-to-buy-local-assets/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenews.coop/175089/topic/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/co-op-party-report-urges-labour-to-back-community-right-to-buy-local-assets/</span></a></p>
Ian Stronge<p>For major <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanningUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanningUK</span></a> is broken. </p><p>Here is a high-profile example from central <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> but similar examples are floundering in many large towns &amp; cities. </p><p>That's not to say the proposed designs are always the best, because the lack of partnership with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a> condemns <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>architects</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planners</span></a> to play pass-the-parcel with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanningGuidance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanningGuidance</span></a> treated as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanningRules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanningRules</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2023/12/03/new-entrance-to-london-bridge-station-scrapped-as-development-blocked/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2023/</span><span class="invisible">12/03/new-entrance-to-london-bridge-station-scrapped-as-development-blocked/</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p>More than £2bn of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ForeignClimateAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignClimateAid</span></a> channelled through consultancies since 2010 </p><p>Findings raise concerns among experts who say <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateFunding</span></a> works best when invested directly in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/13/uk-foreign-aid-climate-through-private-consultancies" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/oct/13/uk-foreign-aid-climate-through-private-consultancies</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryPoliciesInAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryPoliciesInAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Middlemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Middlemen</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forests</span></a> are an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/essential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essential</span></a> part of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/solutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solutions</span></a> &amp; their effective <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> requires <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/empowerment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>empowerment</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a> or IPLCs. Around the world, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IPLCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPLCs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/stewarded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stewarded</span></a> forests for generations. Due to growing <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EconomicPressures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPressures</span></a> to cut forests - current <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/incentives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incentives</span></a> designed to keep forests standing are <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/inaccessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inaccessible</span></a> to communities living in areas of&nbsp;high forest, low deforestation regions, or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HFLD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HFLD</span></a><br><a href="https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2023/04/12/forest-climate-finance-must-be-more-equitable-to-support-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.edf.org/climate411/2023/</span><span class="invisible">04/12/forest-climate-finance-must-be-more-equitable-to-support-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/StopDeforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopDeforestation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OneEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneEarth</span></a></p>
Julien Moreau<p>We just learned that <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/marinescotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marinescotland</span></a>, in conjunction with the agricultural department are launching a national plan to replace synthetic fibres that are overwhelmingly used in marine businesses with natural ones. They declared: "Despite the pressure from all the plastic manufacturers that Scotland is proud of, we decided that the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/localcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localcommunities</span></a> and the survival of the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> was our priority and we will be totally phasing out <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> from marine industries with Scottish products".</p>
PhoenixSerenity<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/JaneGoodall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JaneGoodall</span></a> is on a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/protect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/worldwide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldwide</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/empowering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>empowering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LocalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalCommunities</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/develop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>develop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/sustainably" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainably</span></a> . She joins Host Steve Curwood for an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/InDepth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InDepth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a> about this <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/holistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>holistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/approach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>approach</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> and how it all started when she was just ten years old and dreamed of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/studying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> in Africa.</p><p><a href="https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=23-P13-00011&amp;segmentID=6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">loe.org/shows/segments.html?pr</span><span class="invisible">ogramID=23-P13-00011&amp;segmentID=6</span></a></p>
sheislaurence<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@emilygorcenski" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>emilygorcenski</span></a></span> When humanity gets wiped out, we can all thank men like <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/JackDorsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JackDorsey</span></a> for whining they, who had the most privilege, couldn't do anything about it. Such a wimp, a turd, it's pathetic. I'll turn back to read the accounts of all the incredibly brave men &amp; women who at their level did &amp; do everything they can to <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/necropolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>necropolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cronyism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cronyism</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>, in <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/localcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localcommunities</span></a> across the world. All we have time for is inspiration. Best of luck to you!</p>