In case you are wondering, this is how this year's #Taiwan military drill looked like inside NTU. Yes, that in the back is a couple posing for wedding pictures #loveconquersall

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One of the advantages of answering the phone with "Aló" instead of "Wei 喂" while in Taiwan is that if it is just advertisement (or even a scam) they will just hang up on you, while if they are really looking for you, they will start and continue talking, whether in Chinese or English #Foreigners

Last semester we designed proposals for an ecological park intended to promote #BiodiversityConservation and environmental stewardship. However, most focused on improving the human experience, a community garden, a foot-soaking pond; without even evaluating impact to wildlife.

Grant rejoinders: Avoid using comments from a +ve Assessor to rebut another Assessor who is more critical of aspects of your proposal. For assessors, it’s easier to say something is great than spend time detailing issues. Responses need to come from your deep knowledge of your proposal. #grants 🧪

Not all #microplastics are the same, and lumping them into a single discussion can create confusion.

Microplastics differ in size, shape, polymer composition, additives, and the contaminants they adsorb from the environment. As a result, their impacts can differ substantially.

“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed.

“As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV

Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems – the impacts on soil invertebrates and bees - FREE webinar 30th April, 12 noon CET.

Find out how microplastics disrupt the world of bugs, and what needs to happen to preserve these terrestrial ecosystems.

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#soilscience

How long have you been #composting? In Taipei I don't have a house with garden like in Peru, but I joined forces with other students and we do it in campus. #Foodwaste from the cafeteria, sawdust from the Forestry department, and vegetable plots for all of us to enjoy #recycle #waste #greencities

Across #Asia, it’s common to see #macaques around temples and hiking rest stops, ready to snatch fruit, but also packaged foods (cookies, drinks, anything inside a #plastic bag). We see them shifting to this new diet and its #waste.
#wildlife #plasticpollution #microplastics

During my #research I found out that porcupines are also ingesting #plastic, their feces contained a median of 2.1 #microplastics /gram. Because of the sodium deficiency in their diet they gnaw on objects like plywood resin, rubber smeared with sweat or salt, etc.
#pollution #wildlife #HongKong

I just noticed that a word I learned during my first lessons of Mandarin when I was in Peru, mamahuhu馬馬虎虎， I actually have not used it while living in Taiwan. I use 還好 instead. I wonder what else is in those books that I don't use often in daily life.

From food wrappers to polyester fibers, everyday #plastics are easily ingested by wildlife living near us.
We measured microplastics in feces from feral cattle, water buffalo, boars, macaques, and porcupines in Hong Kong’s peri-urban areas. 85% of samples contained microplastics 😟.

Exactly!

#Recycling doesn't work, especially without caps on plastic production.

Recycling alone cannot end the plastic pollution crisis

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

A call to ban non-essential microplastics used in cosmetics, festival and holiday decorations

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#micoplastics
#plasticpollution
#christmas
#holidays
#festivals
#glitter
#fakesnow

In a place where using paper/plastic plates and cutlery everyday for every meal, seeing the delivery of food in #reusable lunch boxes was such an extraordinary and beautiful sighting. #StopPollution #SmallActionsMatter