Works at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, is a professor of Sustainability Science at Humbolt University, and also advises the German government on environmental issues.
Fediverse address:
@W_Lucht@mstdn.social
Tagged: Environment, Green Issues and Climate Change
Norfolk Bea
Environmental activist helping to clean up the coast and save birds and other wildlife in Norfolk, England.
Fediverse address:
@NorfolkBea@mastodonapp.uk
Seed the Commons
Grassroots organisation campaigning in favour of environmentally sustainable and fair food systems that do not exploit animals, and against massive corporations controlling agriculture. Based in San Francisco, California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@seedthecommons@mastodon.social
Climate Psychology Alliance of North America
Non-profit volunteer organisation of professionals in mental health and psychology, looking at the psychological aspects of the climate crisis and promoting psychological shifts towards tackling the crisis.
Fediverse address:
@climatena@climatejustice.social
Zack Labe
Climate scientist at NOAA and Princeton University, working on disentangling patterns of climate change from climate variability using data-driven methods. Especially interested in the Arctic.
Fediverse address:
@ZLabe@fediscience.org
Karachi Bachao Tehreek
Housing rights and climate activist collective from Karachi in Pakistan.
Fediverse address:
@karachibachaotehreek@sunbeam.city
Umweltbundesamt / German Federal Environmental Agency
Germany’s main Federal agency for protection of the environment.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Umweltbundesamt@social.bund.de
Martha Crawford
Writer, former psychotherapist, member of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. Essays published in Slate, Vox, New York Magazine.
Fediverse address:
@shrinkthinks@spore.social
Niklas Jordan
Technologist interested in natural hazards, Earth observation, climate, data science, open data, low-cost technology, human rights and tech ethics. Founder of DisasterTech, maintainer of OpenSpaceData.org, host of the Hotspot podcast.
Fediverse address:
@niklas@niklas.social
European Society for Environmental History
Organisation promoting the study of European environmental history, and connecting environmental historians in Europe and elsewhere.
Fediverse address:
@eseh@historians.social
Scientists for Future Deutschland
German branch of the campaign by scientists to save the planet from environmental destruction due to climate change. They are letting the world know the science of climate change, conducting research themselves and helping climate scientists to network.
Fediverse address (in German):
@S4F@climatejustice.global
GIGA Institute
German Institute for Global & Area Studies
Fediverse address (in German):
@GIGA_Institute@social.bund.de
Petra Geefeconomie
Posting about environmental sustainability and permaculture, living off the grid, and the “giving economy”.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@Geefeconomie@mastodon.green
KostNixLaden Bochum
A free shop in Bochum, Germany, which distributes surplus stuff like clothes and other goods. Anyone can take what they need or donate what they don’t need.
Fediverse address (in German):
@kostnixladen@ruhr.social
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Organisation rescuing and rehabilitating orphaned elephants, rhinos and other wildlife in Kenya. Also helps fight poaching of endangered species, and takes part in initiatives to improve the local environment and community living standards.
Fediverse address:
@sheldricktrust@mindly.social
Water Audit California
Public benefit corporation advocating for restoring California’s high-impact watershed ecosystems.
Fediverse address:
@WaterAuditCA@mastodon.social
Blockade Australia
Non-violent direct action group that fights against global warming, for example they have forced coal ports to shut down by chaining themselves to machinery.
Fediverse address:
@Blockadeaustralia@aus.social
Canada’s National Observer
Canadian news site focused on the climate crisis, energy, politics and social issues. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@NatObserver@flipboard.com
The Molecular Ecologist
Blog for the scientific community of the journals Molecular Ecology and Molecular Ecology Resources.
Fediverse address:
@molecologist@genomic.social
Brian J. Enquist
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, USA. Interested in biodiversity, ecology, climate change, scaling, physiological ecology, macroecology and open science.
Fediverse address:
@bjenquist@mastodon.social
bioRxiv Ecology Bot
Unofficial bot posting the Ecology section of the bioRxiv preprint RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_ecology@ecoevo.social
Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen / German Advisory Council on the Environment
Expert advisory body publishing reports for the German Federal Government on environmental policy and analysis of environmental topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umweltrat@social.bund.de
EarthDay.org
Official site run by the founders of Earth Day, which encourages people to consider the environment on 22nd April each year.
Fediverse address:
@EarthDayorg@flipboard.com
Bits & Bäume (“Bits & Trees”)
German campaign group which aims to build bridges between technology fans and environmentalists.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@bits_und_baeume@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@bitsundbaeume_berlin@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Dresden branch, in German):
@BitsUndBaeumeDresden@dresden.network
Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen / German Advisory Council on Global Change
Indpendent scientific body advising the German Federal Government on the climate crisis and other threats to the planet’s ecosystems.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@wbgu@social.bund.de
Sea Ice Remote Sensing at the University of Bremen
Research group using data from satellites to monitor sea ice in the polar regions (the Arctic and Antarctica).
Fediverse address:
@PolarBremen@mas.to
Images of Protest
Photographs from demonstrations in the UK over the past 20 years that the photographer has attended.
Fediverse address:
@imagesofprotest@mstdn.social
Victor Venema
Climate scientist at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Bonn, Germany. Works on statistical homogenisation methods and accuracy of climate trends. Also the admin of the fediscience.org Mastodon server.
Fediverse address:
@VictorVenema@fediscience.org
GardeningWell
Family in Ireland documenting their eco-friendly sustainably maintained garden.
Fediverse address:
@gardeningwell@mastodon.ie
Georgia Watson
Researcher and ecologist, working with the University of Wollongong node of the Australian Research Council’s special research initiative “Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future”, studying moss and biodiversity monitoring.
Fediverse address:
@Ecologee_@ecoevo.social
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Studying ecological interactions with molecular, chemical and neurobiological techniques. Account posts news about latest research.
Fediverse address:
@MPI_CE@wisskomm.social
Josh Lepawsky
Professor of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. Particularly interested in researching pollution and waste from electronics.
Fediverse address:
@jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
Fridays For Future Nigeria
Young people’s environmental campaign group based in Nigeria, fighting against global warming and other environmental destruction.
Fediverse address:
@FFF@climatejustice.social
Repair Café Isle of Wight
Volunteer group holding regular sessions to repair textiles, appliances, computers, phones, gadgets etc free of charge, in order to reduce the environmental impact of throwing things away and buying new replacements. The group is based on the Isle of Wight in the south of England.
Fediverse address:
@repaircafeiow@masto.ai
Dr Farhana Sultana
Professor of Geography and the Environment at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York USA. Interested in climate change, climate coloniality, sustainability, water justice, international development and political ecology.
Fediverse address:
@farhanasultana@mastodon.social
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Scientific journal publishing concise, readable reviews in all areas of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Fediverse address:
@TrendsEcolEvo@mstdn.science
Climate Clock Bot
Bot posting IPCC data on how much time is left to prevent a temperature rise of more than 1.5C, and what percentage of the world’s energy comes from renewables.
Fediverse address:
@ClimateClockBot@botsin.space
Susan Kaye Quinn
Speculative fiction author with PhD in Environmental Engineering, interested in hopepunk and solarpunk.
Fediverse address:
@susankayequinn@wandering.shop
Open Source Gardens
Organisation connecting gardeners all around the world, encouraging the use of open source seeds and similar philosophies. Posts in English and German.
Fediverse address (main):
@opensourcegardens@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@opensourcegardens@tube.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (blog):
@handwritten@notes.opensourcegardens.info
Dr Grace Lindsay
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University, interested in the brain and in climate. Author of “Models of the Mind: How physics, engineering, and mathematics have shaped our understanding of the brain”.
Fediverse address:
@Neurograce@mastodon.online
The Restart Project
Grassroots initiative to help people fix electrical, electronic and other devices instead of throwing them away. The project helps organise Restart Parties all around the world, where volunteers show how to fix broken gadgets and machines.
Fediverse address:
@restartproject@mastodon.green
Dr Dan Killam
Environmental scientist and “eclamgelist” at San Francisco Estuary Institute. Killam is particularly interested in clams, and often posts about them.
Fediverse address:
@dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
BE4FOSS (KDE Eco)
Initiative supported by KDE to certify free open source software as ecologically sustainable.
Fediverse address:
@be4foss@floss.social
Ecology & Ecosystem Modelling at Potsdam University
Department for Ecology and Ecosystem Modelling at Potsdam University in Germany. Combines research on Theoretical Ecology and Experimental Aquatic Ecology / Limnology.
Fediverse address:
@EcoModPotsdam@ecoevo.social
Erin Brockovich / The Brockovich Report
Blog run by Erin Brockovich, the famous American paralegal, environmentalist and consumer advocate.
Fediverse address:
@ErinBrockovich@flipboard.com
Ethical Revolution
Runs a website giving people practical options for a more ecologically sustainable and positive future, featuring the guide “26 steps to a better world”.
Fediverse address (main):
@ethicalrevolution@climatejustice.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@ethicalrevolution@spectra.video
Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS) / Federal Office for Radiation Protection
German government agency tasked with protecting people and the environment from harm caused by radiation. Part of the German Federal Environment Ministry.
Fediverse address (in German):
@strahlenschutz@social.bund.de
Dr Michael E. Mann
Climatologist and geophysicist, director of the Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Particularly focused on climate change, Mann has played a major role in uncovering the history of the Earth’s climate in his work for the IPCC and other organisations.
Fediverse address:
@MichaelEMann@fediscience.org
Bundesamts für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung / Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management
German Federal Government’s office for regulating, licensing and supervising the disposal, storage, handling and transport of high-level radioactive waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@base@social.bund.de
Jake Rayson
Wildlife and forest garden designer, also climate activist, based in West Wales in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@natureworks@mas.to
Nithin Coca
Freelance journalist based in Japan and focused on Asia, particular topics of interest include the environment, human rights, energy, sustainability and supply chains.
Fediverse address:
@ncoca@social.coop
Don Meltz
Land use planner using GIS and spatial analysis, adjunct instructor at Marist College teaching GIS courses. Mapping enthusiast and helping to create ecologically sustainable communities.
Fediverse address:
@GeoDon@mapstodon.space
GreenFediverse
Project listing Fediverse instances that use environmentally friendlier energy sources for their hosting.
Fediverse address:
@greenfediverse@chaos.social
Euronews Green
Environmental and sustainability news from the European news service Euronews.
Fediverse address:
@euronewsgreen@flipboard.com
Greenpeace Aotearoa
Aotearoa (New Zealand) branch of the international NGO campaigning to protect the environment and stop climate change.
Fediverse address:
@greenpeace@mas.to
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Climate Protection)
Official account for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Climate Protection.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMWK@social.bund.de
Prof. Dr Juliette de Meaux
Professor at the Institute for Plant Sciences at the University of Cologne in Germany, working in plant genetics, ecology and evolution.
Fediverse address:
@MeauxJuliette@ecoevo.social
Umweltministerium Hessen (Environment Ministry of Hesse)
Official account of the Environment Ministry in the German State of Hesse, handling the environment, climate protection, agriculture and consumer protection.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umwelthessen@social.hessen.de
Dr Cathy Tuttle
Expert on urban planning and design, campaigning for more public transport, cycling and walking in urban areas. Founder of the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways project.
Fediverse address:
@CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it
Inside Climate News
US-based non-profit news organisation covering climate change, energy and the environment. Winner of 2013 Pulitzer prize for national reporting.
Fediverse address (Flipboard):
@InsideClimate@flipboard.com
Fediverse address (journa.host):
@insideclimatenews@journa.host
Rewilding Magazine
Magazine all about the re-creation of self-sustaining ecosystems, from individual projects like pollinator-friendly gardens to national initiatives such as the reintroduction of large mammals in conservation areas.
Fediverse address:
@rewildingmag@spore.social
Professor Dr Wolfgang Cramer
Ecologist and geographer at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) in France, whose main aim is to do everything possible to mitigate the climate crisis, and help other scientists to do so as well. Works with the IPCC and MedECC, and supports non-violent climate activism.
Fediverse address:
@wolfgangcramer@fediscience.org
EURACTIV Energy & Environment
News about European Union energy and environmental policy via the EURACTIV news site.
Fediverse address:
@euractiv_green@eupolicy.social
Dave Walker
Cycling cartoonist, author of the cycle-themed book “From A to B”, draws amusing and thought-provoking diagrams about sustainable transport and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@davewalker@mastodon.social
Primo Natura
Sharing links to environmental articles from established news sources, book reviews and photos.
Fediverse address (main):
@primonatura@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (book reviews):
@PrimoNatura@books.theunseen.city
Fediverse address (photos):
@PrimoNatura@pixey.org
The MarineBio Conservation Society
Non-profit marine conservation and science education group, promoting knowledge, research and protection of ocean life. Founded in 1998, staffed by volunteers around the world.
Fediverse address:
@marinebio@mastodon.world
Nicole
Makes compost and worm bins at home, using them to maintain a garden and grow food. Discusses the process and issues of making compost.
Fediverse address:
@compost@regenerate.social
OpenSourceSeeds
Project to protect plant varieties from patents by giving them libre licences.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@opensourceseeds@mastodon.social
Dr Katharine Hayhoe
Climate scientist, professor of Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University, Chief Scientist at the Nature Conservancy organisation. Science communicator campaigning to stop global warming.
Fediverse address:
@kathhayhoe@climatejustice.rocks
Greenpeace EU
European branch of the NGO campaigning aganst climate change, pollution and environmental damage.
Fediverse address:
@GreenpeaceEU@eupolicy.social
Hacking Ecology
Group creating free open source hardware and software for monitoring water and environmental data.
Fediverse address:
@hackingecology@mastodon.social
LibreCast
Aims to provide a next generation internet with better privacy, more decentralisation, less spam and better energy efficiency by using “multicast”.
Fediverse address:
@librecast@chaos.social
Leo Burtscher
Staff astronomer at the observatory in Leiden University in the Netherlands, studying the nuclear regions of active galaxies. Also co-founder of Astronomers For Planet Earth, a grassroots pressure group which campaigns to stop global warming.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@leo@mastodon.green
Jeff Hollister
Research ecologist focusing on lakes and algal blooms, working at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Interested in rstats and geospatial data.
Fediverse address:
@jhollist@fosstodon.org
Yekuhl
Gardener and solarpunk/permaculture fan who grows plants, flowers, berries etc, and does seed swaps.
Fediverse address:
@yekuhl@mastodon.green
Jack Ryan
Not a spy, but actually a science journalist at the ABC in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@dctrjack@aus.social
Ruth Mottram
Climate scientist at the Danish Meteorological Institute, studying ice and the atmosphere in the Arctic, Greenland and Antarctic.
Fediverse address:
@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
Ecology Guppe Group
Discussion group about ecology and related topics. (Click here ⧉ for more info about discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@ecology@a.gup.pe
The Conversation Climate News
News articles related to global warming, written by qualified experts in the field being discussed. Run by a non-profit, there are no ads or paywalls.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationClimate@newsie.social
Tomas Wyns
Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer sharing photos of the night sky, professional climate and industrial policy designer at Brussels School of Governance.
Fediverse address:
@tomaswyns@mstdn.social
Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung / German Council for Sustainable Development
Indpendent council of public figures advising the German Federal Government on sustainability policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RNE_DE@social.bund.de
Mongabay
Environmental news site covering international ecological news, run by a non-profit and supported by readers’ donations.
Fediverse address:
@mongabay@mastodon.green
Industry Decarbonization News
Newsletter about climate mitigation in industries and sectors where decarbonisation is more difficult.
Fediverse address:
@industrydecarbonization@mastodon.online
Solarpunk Presents Podcast
Podcast exploring people and projects that are trying to create an environmentally sustainable future.
Fediverse address:
@solarpunkpresents@climatejustice.rocks
National Drought Mitigation Center
The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in Nebraska USA. Tracks drought conditions in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@droughtcenter@mastodon.world
Scientist Rebellion India
Scientists in India demanding action on the climate crisis.
Fediverse address:
@SciRebIND@social.rebellion.global
Sentient Media
Non-profit organisation looking at effect of factory farming on animals and the environment.
Fediverse address:
@sentientmedia@newsie.social
Samantha Day
Geography PhD candidate at King’s College London, studying forest governance in Cambodia with a poststructuralist political ecology approach.
Fediverse address:
@samday@climatejustice.social
Dr Joseph Pierce
Head of Department in Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Urban geographer, interested in place, housing, mobilities and justice.
Fediverse address:
@joepierce@mastodon.scot
Claudia Matosa
Comic artist and writer based in London, often featuring sci-fi, environmental and technological themes.
Fediverse address:
@claudiamatosa@mastodon.art
Erkki Mervaala
Researching climate communications at the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, PhD student on how the media frames discussion of the climate crisis and economic growth. Also researching transitioning towards an ecowelfare state.
Fediverse address:
@mervaala@mastodon.social
Greta Thunberg
Swedish climate change activist, part of Fridays For Future.
Fediverse address:
@gretathunberg@mastodon.nu
The Narwhal
Canadian online news magazine featuring investigative journalism about environmental issues.
Fediverse address:
@thenarwhal@mstdn.ca
Michael Slezak
National Science and Environment Reporter at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Winner of the 2017 United Nations Association of Australia Media Award for Climate Reporting.
Fediverse address:
@mikeyslezak@aus.social
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) – Houston Chapter
Houston, Texas, USA branch of the environmental pressure group, promoting progressive legislation against climate change.
Fediverse address:
@CCLHouston@mastodon.social
Landscape Research Group
Multidisciplinary academic organisation founded in 1967, combining social and scientific approaches to environmental issues. Publishes the Landscape Research journal and runs the Landscape EXchange online resource.
Fediverse address:
@aboutlandscape@mas.to
Ecology and Evolution at University of Lausanne
News from the department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@dee_unil@ecoevo.social
Humanum
Paints beautiful delicate watercolours based on the natural world and protecting the environment, mixing natural imagery with abstract shapes.
Fediverse address:
@humanum@mastodon.art
Civil Eats
News site about the US food system, particularly its environmental and social impacts. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@CivilEats@flipboard.com
Utopia.de
German environmental website about sustainability and how to be an ethical consumer.
Fediverse address (in German):
@utopiade@flipboard.com
Stelliform Press
Small indie literary press which publishes award-winning works about environmental issues and the climate crisis, often in the sci-fi, cli-fi, fantasy and horror genres.
Fediverse address:
@StelliformPress@mastodon.online
Dr Jürgen Knödlseder
Astrophysicist working on gamma-ray astronomy at IRAP (CNRS) in Toulouse, France. Also interested in the impact of scientific research on the environment.
Fediverse address (in English, French, German):
@jknodlseder@astrodon.social
Parents For Future
An international environmental campaign to stop global warming. You can follow the Swedish and German branches on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Swedish):
@parents4future_se@climatejustice.global
Fediverse address (in German):
@parents4future@climatejustice.global
Rick Thoman
Climate specialist in the International Arctic Research Center at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Interested in Alaskan climate, environment and Indigenous cultures and langauges.
Fediverse address:
@AlaskaWx@alaskan.social
Denise Gutzmer
Nebraska resident, weather and science enthusiast, works at the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Fediverse address:
@DeniseGutzmer@mindly.social
Nico Fröhberg
Marine science PhD student concentrating on the organic complexation of trace metals as they enter the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@NicoFroehberg@fediscience.org