Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds
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Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds
The title of this upcoming Nat Academy workshop is a sad reminder of the current politics of science. And also the stereotype that social science is cheap/free. Why not a workshop on "Doing Engineering Research with Little to No funding". Sigh...I feel bad for early career researchers right now...
Tree carbon no solution to fossil carbon. ππ (but ππ³π³π)
Climate Tipping Points Could Lead Us Astray... @bobkopp.net @thebulletin.org π doi.org/10.1080/0096...
Indigenous communities have long used fire to shape healthy grasslands. At Tanka Fund, we work w/Buffalo ranchers through prescribed fire education & land health assessments to restore balance & resilience to the prairie. Read more: www.tankafund.org/our-stories/... #BuffaloRestoration #TankaFund
Support Buffalo Restoration. Support @tankafund.bsky.social www.tankafund.org
Bring Back the Bison! #Landback #Rewilding Yellowstoneβs free-moving large bison herds provide a glimpse of their past ecosystem function @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More destruction of US Science: USDA plan to shutter Beltsville Agricultural Research Center marylandmatters.org/2025/08/29/m...
The most amazing Magical Adventure Story Forest at the Kenyan Coast!! Please support and share!! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
Well deserved- Congratulations!
New paper: The role of fire on Earth doi.org/10.1093/bios... BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social Fire affects all major components of the Earth system: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, anthroposphere, & biosphere. Fire is an intrinsic factor on our planet. π§ͺππ₯π³πΏπ wildfire
Native Species? πππΊπ¦ Cultural Paradigms in Conservation @lilyvaneeden.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/c/1lac31R~ea...
Human aspirations for better lives can be mobilized to ensure that the natural world thrives along with people. Says Pedro Conceição @undp.org Read his op-ed in the Financial Times, which builds on the paper published in Nature in June β¬οΈProud to be working alongside the @undp.org & others on this
True, but only the first time
ORCID ID loginsβ¦
Donβt ask what nature can do for you . . . @pedrotconceicao.bsky.social @UNDP on.ft.com/3HHFbIq
50% OFF Anthropocene: A Very Short Introduction www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
Definitely this: Restore the Lost Ecological Functions of People doi.org/10.1038/s415...
So not books, papers?
Good question! What kind of course?
Anthropocene is definitely longer than Europeβ¦
Actual Mason-Dixon survey marker, Hancock, MD. My thanks to @erleellis.bsky.social for taking me on the hike that let me see it. (The M is for Maryland: on the other side is a P for Pennsylvania.)
Really important and powerful session happening at #ESA2025 right now, with a message all ecologists/conservationists/environmentalists need to hear: People have *always* been part of nature, interacting dynamically with nonhuman beings and ecosystems, as long as humans have been on this Earth!
#ESA2025 Ecologists!πΈππ Put People in the Paradigm! with @jacquelyngill.bsky.social @charlescmann.bsky.social @shunkaha3.bsky.social 8AM Tomorrow (Wed 8/13) events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...
We CAN make a better future for all life on Earth. ππ§βπΎπ½ππ΄π¬ππ΅ββοΈπππ An aspirational approach to planetary futures rdcu.be/etpiQ
Doomed to Fail! ππππ§ͺπ Ecological politics needs to tell a more aspirational story. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
On Wednesday 8 am - 9:30 am, I'm giving a talk in a symposium organized by @erleellis.bsky.social, with talks by Joseph Gazing Wolf and @charlescmann.bsky.social. #ESA2025 events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What counts as progress? #GDP alone canβt capture it. The UNβs #BeyondGDP push reflects a wider call for metrics that look at wellbeing more holistically. Our paper explores how the HDI can evolve to meet that challenge: https://council.science/publications/human-development-index/
Progress for all life on Earth. ππ§βπΎπ½ππ΄π¬ππ΅ββοΈπππ An aspirational approach to planetary futures doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Indigenous cultural burning in the American Southwest @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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βif we plan restoration targets to match future climatic conditions and consider state transitions of currently natural ecosystems due to climate change, the potential for natural climate solutions related to ecosystem restoration is close to zeroβ
Restoring Ecosystems Can't Stop Climate Change πβπ³ππ Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Know your anthromes! anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
Know your anthromes! anthroecology.org/anthromes/gu...
Prevent Biome-ism! ππ Seven ways to prevent biomism @ambio-journal.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yes.
Check out our new special feature: Monitoring and Restoring Gene Flow in the Increasingly Fragmented Ecosystems of the Anthropocene www.pnas.org/topic/574 #biodiversity #evolution #ecology #popgen #ClimateEmergency
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Really nice metastudy of citizen science contributing to ecology & biodiversity research @inaturalist.bsky.social @aibsbiology.bsky.social ππππ§ͺππ iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
People sharing nature pics transform ecology @emilyanthes.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...
Agriculture evolved. It was not βinventedβ. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Agriculture evolved. It was not βinventedβ. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
We got beavers here tooβ¦
Amazed there is still bark on that tree!
What does progress mean in the Anthropocene? πππ§βπ€βπ§ anthroecology.org/a-new-way-to...
Artificial Light Lengthens Urban Growing Season More than Warming π‘π³π #Anthropocene @eos.org eos.org/articles/art...
Climate Polluters Are Legally Responsible Now (in International Court) π www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Most Americans really have no clue how far the US is being left behind.
Such an important ruling by the Int. Court of Justice. Simply put, states are responsible for the #pollution they allow, to the #climate as much to the #environment news.un.org/en/story/202... This is real #human and #planetary #justice, allowing for #TransformativeChange in how things are done
Photos of Anthropocene wilderness
Sea Slug Symbiosis www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
US EPA science shutdown endangers health of people and planet π π theconversation.com/the-us-envir...
Looking forward to your thoughts after reading, Simon!
Pre-ordered!
Onset of extensive human fire use 50k years ago π§π₯ππ @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #Anthropocene #Pyrocene
Proponents of the Sixth Mass Extinction admit it is unsupported βͺ@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.socialβ¬ ππ www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
I just wrote up my reactions to @erleellis.bsky.social @peterfrankopan.bsky.social et al.βs vitally important proposal for a new βNature Relationship Indexβ for measuring progress toward multispecies flourishing and planetary salutogenesis open.substack.com/pub/nilsgilm...
What if we measured progress not just by income or life expectancy - but by how well we live with the rest of nature? A major new paper proposes the 'Nature Relationship Index (NRI)' - a bold rethink of development metrics. Hereβs why it matters.π #NatureRelationshipIndex #GlobalThreads
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures Read the paper here for free! rdcu.be/etpiQ
An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures Read the paper here for free! rdcu.be/etpiQ
Why we need an Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @undp.org @naturerecovery.bsky.social youtu.be/RoUErFiAOjk
Empowering Peopleβs Aspirations to Shape a Better Future for Life on Earth ππ youtu.be/yFBXyrU0JBc?...
Wolf battle lines in EU πΊπ www.npr.org/2025/07/09/g...
Religion, politics & war shape wildlife evolution in cities ππ¦ππ www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Anthropocene Relics @humansandnature.bsky.social humansandnature.org/future-relics/ www.thebeautifulerror.com
Yes indeed.
EU looks to 'nature credits' to fill green funding gap π www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Does hunting benefit wildlife conservation? [yes it can!] π@esajournals.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Measuring human progress in a positive way @rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Planetary Thinking - a video βͺ@planetarythinking.bsky.socialβ¬ youtu.be/RcVP_vNplIE
We are seeking an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Associate with analytical skills and knowledge of biodiversity to plan and lead research on how biodiversity change is unfolding in the Anthropocene. Find out more and apply by 10 August jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
Measuring Our Relationship With Nature: A New Way to Think About the Future πππ @peterfrankopan.bsky.social bhttps://open.substack.com/pub/peterfrankopan/p/measuring-our-relationship-with-nature?r=4k8gq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline. The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
Hey @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, check out our Nature Relationship Index (NRI) β a new way to measure how well people and planet are thriving together. Might even score higher than Diet Dr Pepper. ππ #AnthropoceneReviewed #NRI www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I've also just written a post about this on another platform - that you can read here peterfrankopan.substack.com/p/measuring-...
What is the Nature Relationship Index (NRI)? ππ§βπΎπ½ππ΄π¬ππ΅ββοΈπππ youtube.com/shorts/gahdm...
UMBC's @erleellis.bsky.social has collaborated with a team of researchers across six continents to develop the Nature Relationship Index (NRI). The NRI will be the first standardized global metric that measures the quality of a nationβs relationships with nature. umbc.edu/stories/natu...
We asked Lead author @erleellis.bsky.social to tell us about the goals of the new Nature Relationship Index youtube.com/shorts/V1AmF... @umaryland.eduβ¬ @umaryland.eduβ¬
βItβs death by a thousand cutsβ: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs. More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Certainly "we are a vital part" of nature. (quote from page 2) We would never suggest that people are not a part of nature.
Read the paper here for free! rdcu.be/etpiQ
Can we expand the narrative and definition of human development to include flourishing with nature? Our new paper in Nature explores such a vision, and outlines a metric - the Nature Relationship Index - to sit alongside the Human Development Index. @naturerecovery.bsky.social
Can Nature & People Thrive Together? ππ§βπΎπ½ππ΄π¬ππ΅ββοΈπππ An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How can we create just & sustainable futures for people & nature? πβ¨ π§ͺ The @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment explores the deep shifts needed to tackle biodiversity loss. youtu.be/H9B4oO9CJAc
Anthropocene start date? Like a start date for the English language? What good is that?
In scienceβs new era, open and transparent cooperation remains key π§ͺ www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Join online next Thursday! Engaging Human Aspirations to Motivate Progress Towards a World Where People and Nature Thrive Together ππ www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/plane...
About 70,000 years ago, a new study suggests, our species learned to live just about anywhere. Later, that ability helped our ancestors expand from Africa across the world. Hereβs my story on the human niche [Gift link] nyti.ms/3ZBc7ID
Call for Papers on βIntegrative thinking and on-the-ground solutions to conservation and ecosystem restoration initiatives that contribute to arresting/reversing the environmental disasters of the Anthropocene, and human health/wellbeing consequencesβ πππ π www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
π£ call for papers! Join us in this amazing π΄π±π¦π€πͺπ’π πͺπ΄π΄πΆπ¦ organized by our PI Prof. Paolo Tarolli πTitle: βEarth-Surface Processes in the Anthropocene: Human Impact, Climate Change & Geomorphological Responsesβ πJournal: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms π Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026
Biodiversity declines when people leave the land (in Japan) @natsustain.nature.com π doi.org/10.1038/s418...
The Anthropocene Illusion by Zed Nelson #1π@worldphotoorg.bsky.social π www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-p...
Where is 1952?
Finally! Transformative Change - Summary for Policymakers available in final form @ipbes.net ππ
Human Intelligence Created the Climate CrisisβBut Itβs Also the Solution @hankgreen.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...