Christian Schöb
@schob.bsky.social
Plant community ecologist with particular interests in crops. Head of the Agricultural Ecology group at IICG-URJC and co-founder of Agroecology Solutions
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How can #CropWildRelatives help build more resilient and sustainable food systems?
The new video of our #COUSINproject, coordinated by @schob.bsky.social shows 2.5 years of progress across Europe - conserving and using wild diversity to develop crops better adapted to climate change.
How can #CropWildRelatives help build more resilient and sustainable food systems?
The new video of our #COUSINproject, coordinated by @schob.bsky.social shows 2.5 years of progress across Europe - conserving and using wild diversity to develop crops better adapted to climate change.
July 16, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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How can #CropWildRelatives help build more resilient and sustainable food systems?
The new video of our #COUSINproject, coordinated by @schob.bsky.social shows 2.5 years of progress across Europe - conserving and using wild diversity to develop crops better adapted to climate change.
How can #CropWildRelatives help build more resilient and sustainable food systems?
The new video of our #COUSINproject, coordinated by @schob.bsky.social shows 2.5 years of progress across Europe - conserving and using wild diversity to develop crops better adapted to climate change.
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📰Christian Schöb, IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article "Plant diversity modifies multi-trophic interactions in croplands, grasslands and forests", published in Science Advances @science.org.
👀Read it here👇
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👀Read it here👇
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Plant diversity modifies multi-trophic interactions in croplands, grasslands and forests
Plant diversity differentially affects trophic interactions across ecosystems.
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July 24, 2026 at 10:53 AM
📰Christian Schöb, IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article "Plant diversity modifies multi-trophic interactions in croplands, grasslands and forests", published in Science Advances @science.org.
👀Read it here👇
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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👀Read it here👇
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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Christian Schöb, investigador y subdirector del IICG-URJC, ha colaborado en un estudio global que ha sido publicado en la prestigiosa revista Science Advances hace un par de semanas.
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Christian Schöb, investigador y subdirector del Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (IICG-URJC), ha colaborado en un estudio global sobre cómo la diversidad v...
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August 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Christian Schöb, investigador y subdirector del IICG-URJC, ha colaborado en un estudio global que ha sido publicado en la prestigiosa revista Science Advances hace un par de semanas.
👉🏻 Lee la noticia completa: iicg-urjc.es/el-investiga...
👉🏻 Lee la noticia completa: iicg-urjc.es/el-investiga...
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Christian Schöb @schob.bsky.social, investigador del IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social, participará el próximo 9 de septiembre en el Clustering Event de proyectos europeos relacionados con agricultura y sostenibilidad que se celebrará en la sesión precongreso del 194 EAAE - ...
September 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Christian Schöb @schob.bsky.social, investigador del IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social, participará el próximo 9 de septiembre en el Clustering Event de proyectos europeos relacionados con agricultura y sostenibilidad que se celebrará en la sesión precongreso del 194 EAAE - ...
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🌱 Christian Schöb, researcher at IICG-URJC, will participate as an invited speaker at Session 4.2. “More than simple: increasing tree and shrub complexity in agroforestry” at the 8th European Agroforestry Conference 2026, on Thursday, June 23, 2:00 p.m. at the Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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June 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🌱 Christian Schöb, researcher at IICG-URJC, will participate as an invited speaker at Session 4.2. “More than simple: increasing tree and shrub complexity in agroforestry” at the 8th European Agroforestry Conference 2026, on Thursday, June 23, 2:00 p.m. at the Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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📢 From 25 to 27 May, the third General Assembly of the EU funded project COUSIN – Crop Wild Relatives utilisation and conservation for sustainable agriculture (@cousinproject.bsky.social ) took place in Scandicci (Italy). Project led by @schob.bsky.social , researcher at the IICG-URJC.👇
June 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM
📢 From 25 to 27 May, the third General Assembly of the EU funded project COUSIN – Crop Wild Relatives utilisation and conservation for sustainable agriculture (@cousinproject.bsky.social ) took place in Scandicci (Italy). Project led by @schob.bsky.social , researcher at the IICG-URJC.👇
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🎥Christian Schöb y Daniel Hagos, miembros del IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social, y otros miembros del equipo, en el programa La Besana Verde de Canal Extremadura @cextremadura.bsky.social, hablando sobre su trabajo en la Estación Experimental Aprisco de Las Corchuelas,...
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May 25, 2026 at 9:08 AM
🎥Christian Schöb y Daniel Hagos, miembros del IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social, y otros miembros del equipo, en el programa La Besana Verde de Canal Extremadura @cextremadura.bsky.social, hablando sobre su trabajo en la Estación Experimental Aprisco de Las Corchuelas,...
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A new study by Kammer, @schob.bsky.social and colleagues shows C₃ plants acclimated to ambient (~40 Pa) or reduced (~30 Pa) CO₂ still reduce stomatal frequency as CO₂ rises, with lower-CO₂ plants having smaller apertures, highlighting consistent yet environment-sensitive responses.
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Stomatal responses of differently CO2-acclimated plants to natural and experimental CO2 gradients
Stomata, the microscopic pores in the epidermis of plant leaves, facilitate gas exchange between the leaf interior and the external environment and thus play a pivotal role in the global carbon,…
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May 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A new study by Kammer, @schob.bsky.social and colleagues shows C₃ plants acclimated to ambient (~40 Pa) or reduced (~30 Pa) CO₂ still reduce stomatal frequency as CO₂ rises, with lower-CO₂ plants having smaller apertures, highlighting consistent yet environment-sensitive responses.
plos.io/4tQQUY2
plos.io/4tQQUY2
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🌱 El pasado jueves, 6 de noviembre, Christian Schöb (@schob.bsky.social ) y José María Iriondo (@txiriondo.bsky.social ), investigadores del IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social , participaron en la Jornada "Extremadura: Parientes silvestres de los cultivos, clave para la agricultura del futuro"...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌱 El pasado jueves, 6 de noviembre, Christian Schöb (@schob.bsky.social ) y José María Iriondo (@txiriondo.bsky.social ), investigadores del IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social , participaron en la Jornada "Extremadura: Parientes silvestres de los cultivos, clave para la agricultura del futuro"...
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The deadline is fast approaching!
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The deadline is fast approaching!
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
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Crop wild relatives for climate change-resilient crops project (COUSIN), an internacional (EU Horizon Europe) project lead by Christian Schöb ( @schob.bsky.social ), IICG researcher has the following latest publications:
🔹COUSIN is now on the EU CAP Network: https://n9.cl/g3ufy
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🔹COUSIN is now on the EU CAP Network: https://n9.cl/g3ufy
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October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Crop wild relatives for climate change-resilient crops project (COUSIN), an internacional (EU Horizon Europe) project lead by Christian Schöb ( @schob.bsky.social ), IICG researcher has the following latest publications:
🔹COUSIN is now on the EU CAP Network: https://n9.cl/g3ufy
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🔹COUSIN is now on the EU CAP Network: https://n9.cl/g3ufy
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🚨Today starts the II International Symposium ‘Agrobiodiversity along the value chain’ organised by #CROPDIVA and #LEGENDARY Projects
👨🔬@schob.bsky.social , researcher at the #IICG, will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
👨🔬@schob.bsky.social , researcher at the #IICG, will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
May 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🚨Today starts the II International Symposium ‘Agrobiodiversity along the value chain’ organised by #CROPDIVA and #LEGENDARY Projects
👨🔬@schob.bsky.social , researcher at the #IICG, will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
👨🔬@schob.bsky.social , researcher at the #IICG, will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
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🚨#CROPDIVA and #LEGENDARY Proyects welcome guests from all over the world for the II International Symposium ‘Agrobiodiversity along the value chain’
🗣️@schob.bsky.social of the #IICG will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
🗣️@schob.bsky.social of the #IICG will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
May 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨#CROPDIVA and #LEGENDARY Proyects welcome guests from all over the world for the II International Symposium ‘Agrobiodiversity along the value chain’
🗣️@schob.bsky.social of the #IICG will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
🗣️@schob.bsky.social of the #IICG will give a conference called ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
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🚨 Research by VUB and ETH Zurich shows millions of children will suffer most from heatwaves, crop failures, floods, fires and storms due to climate change. We must act now to protect their future!
➡️ go.ethz.ch/2i
➡️ go.ethz.ch/2i
Climate change: Children suffer the most
Millions of children will be affected in unprecedented ways by heat waves, crop failures, river flooding, droughts, forest fires and tropical storms during their lifetime under current climate policy ...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🚨 Research by VUB and ETH Zurich shows millions of children will suffer most from heatwaves, crop failures, floods, fires and storms due to climate change. We must act now to protect their future!
➡️ go.ethz.ch/2i
➡️ go.ethz.ch/2i
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🎉Congratulations to the Aprisco Experimental Station!🎉
🙌It has been accepted in the category ‘Research Infrastructures’ as a full member of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures.
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🙌It has been accepted in the category ‘Research Infrastructures’ as a full member of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures.
@schob.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🎉Congratulations to the Aprisco Experimental Station!🎉
🙌It has been accepted in the category ‘Research Infrastructures’ as a full member of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures.
@schob.bsky.social
🙌It has been accepted in the category ‘Research Infrastructures’ as a full member of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures.
@schob.bsky.social
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We are hiring 2 PhD candidates working on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes. Daily supervision by myself, @dominic-martin.bsky.social @iris-hordijk.bsky.social @lucianachr.bsky.social and Merel Hofmeijer. Details & application here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
PhD position - Resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes
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April 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
We are hiring 2 PhD candidates working on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes. Daily supervision by myself, @dominic-martin.bsky.social @iris-hordijk.bsky.social @lucianachr.bsky.social and Merel Hofmeijer. Details & application here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
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One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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April 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Summer droughts reduce #grassland yields and forage quality. More drought-resistant than herbaceous species, certain #trees can provide supplementary #forage of good nutritional value in summer. #ClimateChange
➡️ www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/en/2025/04/f...
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Fodder Trees: a Supplementary Forage Resource for Livestock - Agrarforschung Schweiz
Sommerliche Trockenperioden verringern den Ertrag und die Futterqualität von Grünland. Gewisse Baumarten sind widerstandsfähiger gegen Trockenheit als Gräser und können im Sommer zusätzliches Futter m...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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A partir del minuto 24:30, Elisa Pizarro explica el trabajo con la conservación de parientes silvestres de los cultivos y el #CropDiversityExperiment, de @schob.bsky.social
¡No te lo pierdas! 👇🏽
¡No te lo pierdas! 👇🏽
La vuelta a la España digital - Episodio 9: Agromatch. Extremadura
Emisión del programa La vuelta a la España digital titulado Agromatch. Extremadura. Todos los contenidos de TVE los tienes aquí, en RTVE Play
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April 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A partir del minuto 24:30, Elisa Pizarro explica el trabajo con la conservación de parientes silvestres de los cultivos y el #CropDiversityExperiment, de @schob.bsky.social
¡No te lo pierdas! 👇🏽
¡No te lo pierdas! 👇🏽
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The #CESAB open a call to fund IdeaShare & DataShare projects, advancing BIODIVERSITY research & interdisciplinary collaboration
💡 IdeaShare: develop new concepts, models & methods
📊 DataShare: assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets
📆 deadline: september 2025
👉 bit.ly/4loI2oI
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💡 IdeaShare: develop new concepts, models & methods
📊 DataShare: assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets
📆 deadline: september 2025
👉 bit.ly/4loI2oI
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[Call for proposals IDEASHARE & DATASHARE 2025] - Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité
The FRB-CESAB, in partnership with the HEIRS (hub for Human Evolution Research Synthesis), with the support of the PNDB, are launching a call to fund two types of complementary groups: the IdeaShare a...
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April 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The #CESAB open a call to fund IdeaShare & DataShare projects, advancing BIODIVERSITY research & interdisciplinary collaboration
💡 IdeaShare: develop new concepts, models & methods
📊 DataShare: assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets
📆 deadline: september 2025
👉 bit.ly/4loI2oI
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💡 IdeaShare: develop new concepts, models & methods
📊 DataShare: assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets
📆 deadline: september 2025
👉 bit.ly/4loI2oI
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Oferta de #trabajo para hacer muestreos de #POLINIZADORES en Madrid. El contrato de mayo a octubre, 20 h semanales y 800 euros mensuales.
Posibilidad de hacer el #TFM asociado. Seguro que @abejassilvestres.bsky.social o @buzzy-bee.bsky.social conocen interesados. Link en el siguiente post:
Posibilidad de hacer el #TFM asociado. Seguro que @abejassilvestres.bsky.social o @buzzy-bee.bsky.social conocen interesados. Link en el siguiente post:
March 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Oferta de #trabajo para hacer muestreos de #POLINIZADORES en Madrid. El contrato de mayo a octubre, 20 h semanales y 800 euros mensuales.
Posibilidad de hacer el #TFM asociado. Seguro que @abejassilvestres.bsky.social o @buzzy-bee.bsky.social conocen interesados. Link en el siguiente post:
Posibilidad de hacer el #TFM asociado. Seguro que @abejassilvestres.bsky.social o @buzzy-bee.bsky.social conocen interesados. Link en el siguiente post:
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Können geografische Herkunftsbezeichnungen (z.B. AOC) genutzt werden um den Anbau pilzwiderstandsfähiger Rebsorten attraktiver zu machen und Pflanzenschutzmitteleinsatz zu reduzieren?
Agrarpolitik-Blog, lead Lucca Zachmann
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/03/13/d...
Paper doi.org/10.1002/aepp...
Agrarpolitik-Blog, lead Lucca Zachmann
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/03/13/d...
Paper doi.org/10.1002/aepp...
March 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Können geografische Herkunftsbezeichnungen (z.B. AOC) genutzt werden um den Anbau pilzwiderstandsfähiger Rebsorten attraktiver zu machen und Pflanzenschutzmitteleinsatz zu reduzieren?
Agrarpolitik-Blog, lead Lucca Zachmann
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/03/13/d...
Paper doi.org/10.1002/aepp...
Agrarpolitik-Blog, lead Lucca Zachmann
agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/03/13/d...
Paper doi.org/10.1002/aepp...
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🆕 in Ecological Monographs: Summer-blooming plants in a hot setting cool their flower heads, creating a "refrigerated floral layer" that aids pollination
📄Flowers that cool themselves: Thermal ecology of summer-blooming thistles in hot Mediterranean environments
tinyurl.com/mr2mkjrz
📄Flowers that cool themselves: Thermal ecology of summer-blooming thistles in hot Mediterranean environments
tinyurl.com/mr2mkjrz
March 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🆕 in Ecological Monographs: Summer-blooming plants in a hot setting cool their flower heads, creating a "refrigerated floral layer" that aids pollination
📄Flowers that cool themselves: Thermal ecology of summer-blooming thistles in hot Mediterranean environments
tinyurl.com/mr2mkjrz
📄Flowers that cool themselves: Thermal ecology of summer-blooming thistles in hot Mediterranean environments
tinyurl.com/mr2mkjrz
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Applications Open for Our Summer School Until 31 March 2025! 🚀
📅 Dates: 4 - 16 August 2025
📍 Base Location: ETH PBLabs
🌿 Field Trips & Excursions 📚 Case Studies 🤝 Discussions with Stakeholders
Read more: bit.ly/3EjJFmE
#SustainableFoodSystems #SummerSchool #ETHZurich
@usyseth.bsky.social
📅 Dates: 4 - 16 August 2025
📍 Base Location: ETH PBLabs
🌿 Field Trips & Excursions 📚 Case Studies 🤝 Discussions with Stakeholders
Read more: bit.ly/3EjJFmE
#SustainableFoodSystems #SummerSchool #ETHZurich
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Summer Schools
The call for applications for the 2025 Summer School
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March 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Applications Open for Our Summer School Until 31 March 2025! 🚀
📅 Dates: 4 - 16 August 2025
📍 Base Location: ETH PBLabs
🌿 Field Trips & Excursions 📚 Case Studies 🤝 Discussions with Stakeholders
Read more: bit.ly/3EjJFmE
#SustainableFoodSystems #SummerSchool #ETHZurich
@usyseth.bsky.social
📅 Dates: 4 - 16 August 2025
📍 Base Location: ETH PBLabs
🌿 Field Trips & Excursions 📚 Case Studies 🤝 Discussions with Stakeholders
Read more: bit.ly/3EjJFmE
#SustainableFoodSystems #SummerSchool #ETHZurich
@usyseth.bsky.social
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📖Adrián Escudero, director del IICG, acaba de publicar un nuevo libro en @tundraediciones.bsky.social "Biodiversidad. Entre la urgencia por frenar su pérdida y su complejidad".
⚠️Puedes pedirlo ya en preventa👇
⚠️Puedes pedirlo ya en preventa👇
Bienvenido a Tundra Ediciones
Web de Tundra Ediciones
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March 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📖Adrián Escudero, director del IICG, acaba de publicar un nuevo libro en @tundraediciones.bsky.social "Biodiversidad. Entre la urgencia por frenar su pérdida y su complejidad".
⚠️Puedes pedirlo ya en preventa👇
⚠️Puedes pedirlo ya en preventa👇