LLMs are already changing how academic research is conducted. In our new article, we review emerging applications of LLMs in ecology and conservation, analyze key risks and possible solutions, and discuss how these tools can be used effectively and responsibly. doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

Natura 2000 sites play a crucial role in protecting Europe’s riparian habitats, but designation alone is insufficient. Agriculture and urbanization continue to exert growing pressure, especially outside protected areas. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

LLMs are already changing how academic research is conducted. In our new article, we review emerging applications of LLMs in ecology and conservation, analyze key risks and possible solutions, and discuss how these tools can be used effectively and responsibly. doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

Thanks for helping get the word out! 💯% agree there should be more focus on the global biodiversity crisis BUT #IPBES12 in Manchester is getting some attention: since Sunday: 85 articles in 9 languages in 23 coutries...& that's before the launch on 9 Feb of the major new #BizBiodiversity Report!

An alternative paper, with a ‘narrower’ remit (and a more credible set of data points that actually support the conclusions) would be the more recent: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

In this preprint (link in the comments), we review emerging applications of LLMs in ecology and conservation science and discuss limitations, risks, and future directions. As LLMs become increasingly integrated into scientific workflows, we hope this work will be useful to ecologists and others.

A study comparing media coverage and internet searches related to recent climate & biodiversity COPs reveals that the biodiversity COP received far less attention.⏳ Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together. More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w

Join us in June for the ATBC Annual Meeting in Yunnan, China, hosted by the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden! Proposals now open for sessions & workshops.

This looks incredibly useful! A curated list of global #spatial datasets for #biodiversity conservation and beyond, compiled by #researchers from Australia and Indonesia. 🌍📊 frontiersrepository.wixsite.com/resources

We compared global media coverage and search interest in COP15, COP27, and the singer Taylor Swift. Despite COP15’s importance, it received far less attention—even in biodiverse countries. Closing this gap is key to mobilising the action needed for biodiversity goals. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#ERGAReads | How much media attention does #biodiversity get? 📉 Not nearly enough. This study compares media & search interest in #COP15 vs #COP27 and... Taylor Swift 🎤🌍 Bridging this attention gap is crucial to achieving global #conservation goals. 🔗 rdcu.be/eiJ0A

💡 Spotlight | Dr Christos Mammides (@cmammides.bsky.social), an associate professor of conservation science, explains how biodiversity loss measurably receives less media coverage than climate change – and pop icon Taylor Swift.

In 2008, I gave a talk on the lack of media coverage of biodiversity relative to climate change, and how Beyonce got far more coverage than either issue. 17 years on, not much has changed — except these researchers used Taylor Swift to make their point. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Is #RegenerativeAgriculture the solution to delivering for both food and nature? A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to explore the evidence. 👇 https://shorturl.at/s9TM4

We compared global media coverage and search interest in COP15, COP27, and the singer Taylor Swift. Despite COP15’s importance, it received far less attention—even in biodiverse countries. Closing this gap is key to mobilising the action needed for biodiversity goals. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

New paper in Global Ecology and Conservation using @gbif.org mediated data: The vulnerability of endemic vertebrates in Sri Lanka to climate change 🇱🇰 #CiteTheDOI: ❌ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03515

Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature Kowarik+ doi.org/10.1038/s443... "urban biodiversity is people’s primary contact with nature" "Biodiversity-sensitive and socially inclusive urban governance and urban planning are key to developing biodiverse, green cities"

Is a revolution of standards in public life the key to tackling the intertwined environmental crises we face? My review of the new book by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social, published in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41....

Interested in #biodiversity monitoring using #acoustic methods? Our latest article presents a large (>1.5TB) #ecoacoustic dataset recorded on the island of #Cyprus. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or are interested in collaborating on this dataset! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

10. In the meantime, a plant-based diet requires much less land and produces far less harm than the average, animal-heavy diet.

🚨 620,000 wild birds were trapped and killed in Cyprus in autumn 2024!🚨 The latest BirdLife Cyprus report reveals a worrying rise in bird trapping in the Republic of Cyprus. Trapping with nets increased by 76% compared to 2023, mainly due to the unchecked activity of organized trappers.

I've started an ecoacoustics starter pack! Very aware that there are many more people in the field than are currently on this list, so please reach out if you'd like to be added/have colleagues who should be! 🐦🐸🎙️ go.bsky.app/NekQiFj

Such an honour to be featured in @nature.com's Changemakers series, about why I decided to tackle #languagebarriers, what I want to change etc. www.nature.com/articles/d41... A big thanks to Mariana Lenharo for covering our project so many times.

Lessons from the early years of Mongabay -Perseverance matters more than perfection -Focus on adding value -Resourcefulness beats resources. -Iterate relentlessly. -Impact outlasts metrics. -Recognize luck www.butlernature.com/2025/02/07/s...

A recent article by Mongabay discussing a study we conducted in Sri Lanka in which we examined the impact of forest fragmentation on birds using translocation experiments. The work was led by Salindra Kasun Dayananda #biodiversity #conservation #habitat #fragmentation 🌳 🐦

Happy to be part of this #global effort to put together an annotated #acoustic dataset 👇 🔊🐦

Now accepting applicants for 25-26 intake of our #StatisticalEcology MSc: bit.ly/3ooHNyc. A unique opportunity to develop skills at the interface of #statistics and #ecology (some partial scholarships available too). Please help me share!

Long-term ecological #research projects apart from being highly demanding, it deserves extra respect from the scientific community; funding agencies should consider the benefits of such projects #ecology #science #nature #evolution @ipbes.bsky.social @esci.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...

I now have 67 #conservation, #ecology (& relevant multidisciplinary) journals listed here: bsky.app/profile/did:... 🧪🌏

✨️Can sustainable agriculture promote biodiversity and yield? 🚨Spoiler alert: Yes! In our latest manuscript we synthesized thousands of studies and found that sustainable agriculture increases biodiversity without compromising agricultural production.

A few years ago, we published a study in Biological Conservation* exploring which countries lead in #conservation science and the potential disconnects between where #research is generated and where it’s most urgently needed. 🧵

🚨new paper explores the utility of acoustic indices for measuring biodiversity in Cyprus, China, and Australia @cmammides.bsky.social Findings: 1) No single index was effective across regions. 2) acoustic indices may not yet provide the accuracy needed to monitor bird species richness effectively.

Really nice new #ecoacoustics paper by my BCT colleague Lia Gilmour about the negative impact of anthropogenic noise and positive impact of natural soundscapes on wellbeing journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Chaplin-Kramer and colleagues argue that wildlife are central to human well-being but often overlooked in policy and management. go.nature.com/4jdjVbv

Read our recently published #preprint on @researchsquare, with more than 5,000 minutes of audio annotatated: WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring #ecoacoustics #birds #AI www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...

This looks incredibly useful! A curated list of global #spatial datasets for #biodiversity conservation and beyond, compiled by #researchers from Australia and Indonesia. 🌍📊 frontiersrepository.wixsite.com/resources

Not just the content, but that graphic! How did you do that?

This week, I attended the 2024 XTBG-Nature Reserve Bureau meeting, focused on #bridging the gap between #researchers and #practicioners. Monitoring was a key theme, and we shared our work on #acoustic monitoring. Such initiatives are essential for aligning research with practical conservation needs!

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birds are still declining in Europe - and farmlands are mostly affected. New data from PECBMS now available pecbms.info/european-wil... 🦤🌏🪶

Biodiversity is incredibly complex, so how do we define a unit of nature? A biodiversity credit market could help fund nature recovery, but there are also risks of relying on offsetting. New review with @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social 👇 bit.ly/3Bp1Juz @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Fascinating and ecologically informed read in @theguardian.com about the pathways ecosystems take following rural land abandonment, and how the presence of people can sometimes help nature recovery more than inhibit it www.theguardian.com/news/2024/no...

Updating the #IUCN status of marine fish using AI shows that x5 more species are threatened with extinction than previously thought! see our study in Plos Biol with @nloiseau.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🔑 This silent extinction affects 12,7% of marine fishes (1337 species) ! 🧪🌐🌍🦤🦑

I write about the latest studies and research in the geospatial and econ space. If this is up your alley, then give us a follow @yohaniddawela.bsky.social for more.

Check out this great starter pack of conservation scientists! curated by @martinjung.bsky.social This is reminding me of the science Twitter glory days and I'm so here for it (with promises for this site to be even better) 🌎🧪

The diet of free-ranging cats varies between continents. Cats prey most frequently on birds in Europe and North America, while predation on mammals is greatest in Australia. Paper in @ecography.bsky.social: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #bioinvasion #InvasiveSpecies

Recent study estimates large global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions & substantial associated #climatechange #mitigation effects www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌳🌿🌴🍃 #reforestation #naturalprocesses #trees #tropics #forests

Making starter packs seems to be the hot thing and I noticed that we don't have one for conservation scientists (🧪), so here we go go.bsky.app/3CZDnb2 So if you are an active researcher and would like to be added, reply here. Please no journalists or NGOs, there are other starting lists for that ;)