30 million+ marine records test if our #biodiversity knowledge "converges" as data grows showing: 🔵 Species richness and latitudinal patterns are stabilizing 🔵 But rarity-weighted richness remains highly inconsistent Link to paper: shorturl.at/58cN9 🌍

24% of global #grasslands remain structurally intact, largely due to cropland expansion However, impacts vary: high #fragmentation heavily hits temperate regions, #reptiles show strongest declines 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

This US 🇺🇸 study finds cooling our cities really is simple - integrate ‘living’ infrastructure into city planning by planting more #trees 🌳🌳helping #biodiversity, improving our #mentalwellbeing, improving #airquality 🌍 www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/05/16/t... #UrbanHeatIsland #Climate

Scientists warn that the world’s #rivers are running out of oxygen 🌍 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #FreshwaterEcology #ClimateChange

#Japan’s 🇯🇵 sacred shrine #forests ⛩️🌳 have potential as #OECMs (Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures). However, a survey reveals key challenges: urban #logging pressure and a lack of #biodiversitymonitoring 🌍 1/2 🧵 Full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Persian Gulf’s ecological treasures under threat from war 🌍 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... #EcologicalCrisis #IranWar #MiddleEast

#AtlanticForest Biome #Brazil 🇧🇷 has been decimated by #deforestation, #cattleranching, #sugarcane expansion, and #land-use change. Great to see #BirdlifeInternational advance the #AtlanticForestActionPlan to help protect, restore, and drive sustainable land use 🌍 www.birdlife.org/news/2026/05...

Amazing effort in #SanFrancisco records 3 million #wildlife observations with 106,000 people involved! 🌍 www.calacademy.org/press/releas... #CitizenScience #Ecology #BiodiversityAction

How can #urbanbiomes reshape #globalconservation? This paper introduces archipelagic technonatures - enclosed climates e.g. Zurich simulating Madagascar acting as data nodes reinforcing #North-South asymmetries but also offer vital spaces for #eco-restoration 🌍 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#LivingLabs are gaining traction, but how effective are they? A review of 769 papers (62 analyzed deeply) reveals: ➡️ #Landscape is diverse ( #agroecology, #sustainability). ➡️No "one-size-fits-all" approach. ➡️CRITICAL GAPS: Limited performance assessment & low replicability 🌍 l1nq.com/p9hwket

#Solar PV is booming but #biodiversityresearch has blindspots: ➡️76% of studies only look at operations ➡️Harmful in natural areas, but beneficial on degraded land. ➡️69% show eco-conscious maintenance boosts #wildlife. ➡️Data gaps in manufacturing & disposal 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"We found that individual flying foxes can literally travel thousands of kilometres a year, criss-crossing their entire range and sometimes multiple times," Dr Welbergen said. "They are not so much migratory as profoundly nomadic." www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08...

1/ New research explores the #30x30 #biodiversity target vs. 1.5°C #climategoals. The results show a massive geographic divide in who wins and who loses 🧵🌍 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Rewilding #Rewild #NatureAction #ClimateAction #ClimateChange

#Biodiversity #CSR is moving beyond climate governance into a multidimensional "nature economy” from #naturalcapital accounting to species distribution models, turning ecological complexity into actionable business data 🌍 Read more: shorturl.at/ozhMd #NaturePositive #TNFD #ESG #SustainableBusiness

One has to wonder whether or not humans have decided to throw the towel in and call it a day? 🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/... #HumanExtinction #ClimateDistaster

The Western Ghats #biodiversityhotspot sends a warning as dragonfly species extinctions become evident in India 🇮🇳 www.independent.co.uk/news/science... #Invertebrates #FreshwaterEcology

"There is a strong argument for taxing nitrogen fertiliser which accounts for 31% of energy used by UK agriculture and an even higher proportion of greenhouse gas emissions."

#InvasiveAlienSpecies (IAS), a major threat to global #biodiversity - this paper looks to model the future spread of over 9,000 non-native species by end of 21st C. 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Biogeography #LandUse #BiodiversityLoss

How much do you know about 5 converging environmental crises? ➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment of links between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate. 🌏 For just & sustainable futures! Watch the IPBES #NexusAssessment video here: https://youtu.be/8H6aW_j2oSA?si=kcnREIc_f2cZmw95

The #Bajo community in Southeast #Indonesia - award winning film (16 mins) youtu.be/xtBwopM8g7U?... #Fisheries #Fishing #Sea #CoralReef #IndigenousPeople

Unsustainable #hunting and #habitatloss threaten both #biodiversity and #livelihoods in the #CongoBasin, but a major shift is happening: #conservation is moving away from "militarized" tactics toward #community-led management 🌍 Book Chapter: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

For decades, #conservation has relied on counting plants and animals. But now a new perspective argues that #biodiversity measurement is at a crossroads A radical shift in how we organize and share data is needed to meet global targets 🌍 news.mongabay.com/2026/03/plen... #EcologyData #2030RoadMap

The US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, according to an analysis that finds it is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined. Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Where does #BlueCarbon go in next 10 years? This new global assessment identifies the top priorities for oceans 🌍 🌊: ✅ Centering #coastal communities & equity for positive impacts ✅ Improving GHG flux accuracy ✅ Scalable restoration ✅ Using AI & remote sensing Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cornell Duffield College of Engineering work on launching a new global database - Dynamic Atlas of Riverine #Ecosystems and infrastructure (DARE) to identify impacts on the world’s #rivers 🌍 news.cornell.edu/stories/2026... #Freshwater #Ecology

The cultural value of #SacredForests and their role in conserving #biodiversity in Moribane Forest Reserve, #Mozambique 🇲🇿 www.proquest.com/openview/721... #EcosystemServices #CulturalHeritage #IndigeneousPeoples #CulturalServices #Livelihoods 🌍

#CriticallyEndangered #bat discovered in #NewZealand 🇳🇿 located after 10 years, a few local rumours and a crime! 🌍 www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-n... #Bats #Biodiversity #Ecology #CitizenScience #NZEcology

Many #freshwater river courses around the world are protected by #RiparianBuffers but what role do they serve for #biodiversity? This #Nature paper explores the role these important #habitats play 🌍🌐 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #FreshwaterHabitat #AquaticEcology #Ecosystems #GlobalEcology

BirdLife International and International Financial Institutions join forces to help our #migratorybirds and flyways 🌍 www.birdlife.org/news/2026/03... #Birds #Ornithology #Migration

#RepublicOfKorea 🇰🇷 wins #UN World Restoration Flagship award for future-proofing and using holistic approaches to restore #forests after #climate-induced #fire www.unep.org/news-and-sto... #ClimateAction #NatureAction #PlanforNature #BiodiversityAction #NaturePlanning #LargeScaleAction

Governments failing people on #biodiversity planning in #Asia 🌍 news.mongabay.com/2026/03/many... #BiodiversityAction #NaturePlans #NatureStrategies #NatureRoadMap #2030RoadMap #NatureAction #PlanforNature

Paul Ehlich, Ecologist - Mongabay obituary 🌍 news.mongabay.com/2026/03/paul...

With the new #UnitedNations #HighSeasTreaty, German scientists investigate how new international #MarineProtectedAreas respond to #ClimateChange 🌍 www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #AAAS #MPAs #MarineEcology #Climate

International #climatelaw is currently better at managing political expectations than confronting material dangers The legal architecture must evolve from a system of voluntary, incremental steps to one that addresses the lived reality of #EcologicalBreakdown 🌍 opiniojuris.org/2026/03/17/i...

New paper looks into: 🔹 #GreenBonds, credits, #debt-for-nature swaps 🔹 Rwanda’s innovative blended finance model 🔹 Tackling #greenwashing & protecting #Indigenous rights #BiodiversityFinance must prioritize ecological integrity & equity link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/... #BiodiversityFinance 🌍

New study on the Gola-REDD+ initiative in #SierraLeone shows that #carbonfinance can help boost #biodiversity too 🌍 Use of #Bioacoustics and #DNAmetabarcoding found that REDD+ funded areas outperformed both community lands and non-funded protected areas 🧵 Downloadable paper: shorturl.at/5BiQn

Is your #university campus aiming to be #NaturePositive by 2030? This new paper looking at #carbonreduction initiatives and #biodiversity actions may well help 🌍 Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.1... (downloadable paper) #ClimateAction #BiodiversityAction #NatureBasedSolutions #NbS

“Earth has surpassed its #sustainable human #CarryingCapacity” 🌍 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #HumanPopulation #Ecology #SustainableDevelopment

New research from the #KochiCoast shows how combining hyperspectral imaging with #RandomForest models creates a "transferable framework" for protecting these vital #ecosystems 🌍 #BlueCarbon #Sustainability #EcoInformatics #RemoteSensing #MachineLearning #GIS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#WetlandRestoration falls either into #CarbonSequestration or #biodiversity protection, but why not both? This new review of 106 studies shows missing "synergy” sweet spot - while plants generally boost #CarbonStorage, #microbes are the real workers 🌍 PDF download: shorturl.at/9n6Bz #Climate

Long-term evidence from Indian 🇮🇳 dam construction to operation shows devastating impacts to #fish diversity 🌍 shorturl.at/ZBucN (unedited) #Freshwater #AquaticEcology #Biodiversity #Dams

#BiodiversityLoss and Global Stock Returns €$¥ 🌍 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (Abstract only unless you have access) #Investments #Stocks #Finance

Puzzled by how #nature could collapse and take you with it? A primer on #BiodiversityLoss here ⬇️ 🌍 www.natureworldnews.com/articles/727...

UNEP-WCMC share five ways to achieve transformational change to help #nature: 1️⃣ Rebalance power and accountability 2️⃣ Redefine prosperity through well-being and sufficiency 3️⃣ Protect and expand seed diversity 🌍 Cont… 🧵 www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/beha... #BiodivetsityLoss #BiodiversityPolicy

31,000 tree species worldwide analysed: ➡️forests will become increasingly dominated by fast-growing #tree species ➡️slower-growing more specialized species at risk of disappearing ➡️homogenization of #forests will have severe impact on tropical and subtropical regions 🌍 www.creaf.cat/en/articles/...

#FreshwaterEcosystems 💦 are facing a "perfect storm" of pollutants from #roadsalt and #microplastics to #pharmaceuticals Current efforts are not enough, a systemic step-change: better monitoring, stricter regulation, and #Nature-basedSolutions are needed 🌍 cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

‘What is the evidence on indirect drivers of #BiodiversityLoss worldwide?’ This paper attempts to answer the question… 🌍 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #Biodiversity #Ecology

The memories of #IndigenousPeoples reveal shift in #bird #biology and #ecology 🌍 news.mongabay.com/2026/03/bird... #Birds #Ornitholgy #Conservation #Mongabay

Biodiversity Council Australia celebrates women’s roles in #biodiversity and #conservation 🌍 biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/the-wom... #InternationalWomensDay