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Hey indie publishers: Brief Ecology is looking for new and upcoming eco-fiction to review! We like eco-horror, eco-gothic, eco-anti-gothic, eco-weird, eco-literary, and whatever else we're not picky. Get in touch if you've got titles that you think fit!

In 2026, Solarpunk Magazine will publish a series of articles by Palestinian journalist Aya Al-Hattab, reporting directly from Gaza amidst the ongoing Israeli invasion. This six-part series, titled "Radical Hope from Gaza," will appear in each of our bimonthly issues throughout the year. Read more:

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Our latest Eco-Update is out! A new study on sea turtle migration, a panel on China's climate targets hosted by @carbonbrief.org, and an eco-fiction review of @mireillegagne.bsky.social's Horsefly from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social 🌐🌎🧪🏡👇 www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

Release Steve Held. Abolish ICE.

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Wherein I review Horsefly, a disgustingly great piece of eco-horror from @mireillegagne.bsky.social and @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

Our latest Eco-Update is out! A new study on sea turtle migration, a panel on China's climate targets hosted by @carbonbrief.org, and an eco-fiction review of @mireillegagne.bsky.social's Horsefly from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social 🌐🌎🧪🏡👇 www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

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Good morning everyone. Today, in "One day, one paper", US coastal radar shows offshore bird migration is 13-20% lower and more concentrated (fewer peak nights) than terrestrial migration. These patterns enable dynamic conservation, like targeted wind turbine curtailment, to mitigate collision risk 🌎

NEW – Analysis: Half of global emissions covered by 2035 climate pledges after UN summit in New York | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/gV0HmBt

Is your work somewhere in the realm of nature-society relations? Whether you’re in the sciences, humanities, or interdisciplinary, the Nature and Society feed is a place for cross-disciplinary visibility 🏡👇

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There is no war on cars. There is a relentless war on cyclists and pedestrians and if we even try to protect ourselves they rip down the barricades so they can continue the attack.

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If you want the Forest Service to be anything other than just a logging company get in those public comments, people

60+ countries have now ratified the #HighSeasTreaty, triggering the 120-day countdown to its entry into force in January 2026. 🌊 A historic step—but major players like the USA, Canada, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, and more, are still missing. 🌍🌐🧪 highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif...

Abandoned by FEMA, the historic crab & oyster hub of Crisfield on Maryland's Eastern Shore will somehow have to deal with sea level rise and climate impacts on its own. #ClimateHeritage🌎

"Cutting down the Amazon will bring extreme rain, wind and heat. We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme and varied." 🌍 www.newscientist.com/article/2497...

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New data released. "New warnings of water contamination from farm pollution in Wisconsin While all eyes have been on Iowa this summer, where levels of harmful nitrate contamination of water supplies spiked well above federal safety standards" 🧪🌿🌎 www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/new-...

NEW: Lighthiser v. Trump made history this week with the first live testimony in a U.S. constitutional climate case if successful, it would not only rein in climate pollution; it would also protect democracy by limiting Trump's executive overreach @tylermcbrien.com for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎

"If carbon pollution produced by wealthy nations in the Global North are deposited into forests in the Global South, that is a land claim. It's, literally, using land as a resource to deposit pollution." - @benlockwood.bsky.social (published Aug. 9th, 2025) www.briefecology.com/p/colonizing...

Weird fiction CEO Zach Gillan has told analysts that people without weird fiction may one day be at a "significant liminal disadvantage" compared to those who do use the texts:

"The Cure for What Ails You," my story about an experimental drug that finds you true love, is live now on Porter House Review!

"[...] a collection of specific, place-based fiction that nonetheless challenges our notions of spatial and temporal fixity. It's both fun and thought-provoking, and if you like short, weird fiction then I highly recommend this one." 🌿 Thank you for your review @benlockwood.bsky.social! 🖤👽

Cuba’s energy transition offers lessons for all of us fighting for a Green New Deal: join us tomorrow for a virtual panel: actionnetwork.org/events/power...

A new Eco-Update is live. New research on forest management, a tragic heat-related death in Florida, a book cover release, eco-fiction review of @apexmag.bsky.social's The Map of Lost Places, and more www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

Can Australia really be a responsible climate actor if it keeps developing major new gas projects as global emissions continue to rise? 🌐 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

| decision-making about marine biodiversity should be opened up much more widely, at all stages of the policy-making process, to ensure that all of those affected by conservation policies have a fair chance to be involved in formulating policies and priorities 🧪🌎🦑

Climate issues are labor issues

A new Eco-Update is live. New research on forest management, a tragic heat-related death in Florida, a book cover release, eco-fiction review of @apexmag.bsky.social's The Map of Lost Places, and more www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

🌳 New paper out from our lab 🌲 We looked at how different harvest intensities and types influence timber production, carbon storage, tree biodiversity, and species composition in northeastern Appalachia 🧪🌎🍁 Just-In at CJFR 👇 doi.org/10.1139/cjfr...

Good morning everyone. Today in "One day, one paper", habitat fragmentation significantly reduces insect pollinator abundance and richness. Preserving large habitats is essential to mitigate declines and sustain ecosystem services 🌎

An interesting case study on the climate mitigation potential of sacred forests on Ethiopian Orthodox Church land ⬇️

Climate change increasingly alters the interactions between forest disturbances. Here we present a framework for quantifying dist. interactions and compile evidence for their impacts. Led by @dudney-joan.bsky.social with @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social & @julieedtree.bsky.social doi.org/10.1146/annu...

A sobering eulogy for the magnificent old-growth Teakettle forest that just burned in the s Sierra, and how USFS leadership repeatedly failed to support the mgmt actions that likely would have saved it from severe fire effects. A telltale ex of the bigger crisis in our national forests & at USFS. 🌎

Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it: rdcu.be/eEcIt

Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this! The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems 📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!

Our op-ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican today highlights the potential losses from closure of the nine US Forest Service Regional Offices, namely local leadership knowledge and capacity, experienced people, and priceless documentary records: www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...

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"One pattern that struck me while reading was the pervasiveness of life. It's virtually impossible to find a place on Earth that isn't inhabited." My review of Alex Riley's upcoming book, Super Natural, from @wwnorton.com 🌎🧪👇 www.briefecology.com/p/a-planet-r...