New research from #Newfoundland shows that adding #eDNA to acoustic and video seafloor maps significantly improves understanding of #biodiversity, especially for sessile species 🌍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... #MarineEcology

Well, this is interesting - results from this paper show #PES restored #forests are successfully sounding like mature forest again! Research in #CostaRica 🇨🇷 used #ecoacoustics at 119 sites 🌍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

#Ecosystemcollapse comes into focus as #security implications become clear 🌍 news.mongabay.com/2026/02/tipp... #Geopolitics #TippingPoints #BiodiversityLoss

@arcgispro.bsky.social storyboards Gabon’s 🇬🇦 #mangroves and impacts from #ClimateChange but documents issues from #urbanization and #OilandGas sector impacts 🌍 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/dfd7... #CoastalEcology #Carbon #Sequestration #GIS #Mapping

With #SustainabilityReporting from 2027, Japanese 🇯🇵 Corporates need to show their #biodiversity programs are working. This article looks at five perspectives which could help 🌍 www.dentsu.co.jp/en/showcase/... #ESG #BiodiversityAction

#Hydropower is making a comeback so good to see this long-term study and large-scale dataset made available from #Portugal 🇵🇹 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #FreshwaterEcology #Aquatics #Dams #Impacts #BiodiversityMonitoring

#Nature Editorial looks at the gaping evidence gap in #biodiversity #conservation. With the @ipbes.net conference on in Manchester, UK there’s an opportunity to fix the problem 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/d41... #ConservationEvidence #ConservationAction #BiodiversityLoss ##Ecology

A study looking at #butterfly communities in forest edges and farmlands of Taita Hills, #Kenya yielded 144 species underline the importance of these habitats 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Lepidoptera #Entemology #Insects #Africa #AgroEcology

Looking at #Biodiversity #DigitalTwins that utilise Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) principles to help transform research and decision-making 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s44... #BiodiversityDigitalTwin #BiodiversityAction #Ecosystems

Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare #frogs on private land theconversation.com/citizen-scie...

World #wildlife becomes samey, welcome to the Homogenocene 🌍 insideecology.com/2026/02/02/w... #HumanImpact #EcologyChange #UrbanEcology #BiodiversityLoss

#iNaturalist users show biased when collecting #biodiversity data 🌍 theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.... #BiodiversityData #EcologyData #CitizenScience

This paper looks at #mining, #quarrying impacts in #Brazil 🇧🇷 and consequences to important #biodiversity values and #EcosystemServices 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #BiodiversityLoss #BiodiversityImpacts #Ecology

#BiodiversityLoss in #Asia and the #Pacific - from India’s catastrophic loss in #vulture populations to SE Asia’s impacts on the #CoralTriangle - Human pressures on #ecology and #ecosystemservices feed through to economic losses too 🌍 360info.org/the-economic... #Ecology #Biodiversity #Impacts

Peaceful and safe #nature #wildlife haven - the Demilitarized Zone between North and South #Korea 🌍 earth.org/a-symbol-of-... #Environment #NKorea #SKorea #Ecology

#DigitalAgriculture and #BiodiversityMonitoring are using the same tools (#Drones, #AI, #IoT) but living in different worlds… 🌍 New research suggests that this gap could turn every smart farm into a massive data source for #conservation #AgriEcology #Biodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s44...

More from Finland 🇫🇮… Is it possible to map a country's entire #bird population in real-time? 🧵1 of 3 🌍 Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Birds #CitizenScience #AI #GIS #Ornithology #EuropeanBirds #NatureJournal

#FoodProduction is a leading cause of #BiodiversityLoss. But are food companies actually helping? New research on the Finnish 🇫🇮 food value chain identifies 161 actions across 20 categories 🌍 The catch… ? 🧵 see next post… #Biodiversity #Sustainability #FoodSystems #GroundedTheory

Can #urban #agriculture support #biodiversity better? This study across North America and Europe revealed landscape (surrounding environment) and local factors (gardening practices, plot characteristics) affect species diversity and abundance 🌍 hal.science/hal-05429105...

#Climate and #urban #heatisland effect could exasperate urban #biodiversity - a study from Zurich, Switzerland 🇨🇭 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s42... #UrbanEcology #CityNature #GreenCities #NbS #ClimateChange

#Ecologists from University of Arizona question the Sixth Mass Extinction event 🌍 scitechdaily.com/the-sixth-ma... #GlobalEcology #Biodiversity #Extinction

University of St.Andrews studies distribution of gray and harbor #seals in Northwest Europe - over 840 seals 🦭 tracked and mapped 🗺️ 🌍 phys.org/news/2025-12... #MarineEcology #MarineMammals

Here’s a new report from IUCN on #agriculture and #biodiversity in the #Mediterranean - #unsustainable practices dominate - but well-managed agriculture can become a key ally for #conservation iucn.org/news/202512/... #Ecosystems #Biomes 🌍

#NatureServe, the US 🇺🇸 nature database looks back at #biodiversity #conservation in 2025, noting major federal program shifts together with increased private-sector engagement 🌍 🧵 www.cbs42.com/business/pre...

Some times we have good news: today enters into force the High Seas Treaty, known as the #Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement Hope for the #ocean #OceanOptimism #MarineEcology #MarinePolicy news.un.org/en/story/202...

The rapid expansion of green ring-necked parakeets in the UK has sparked concern among scientists and conservationists, who worry that this invasive alien species may have negative impacts on native bird populations. Read more in The Guardian: https://ow.ly/ka7G50XWF3N

Most #SupplyChain literature is "mute" on #biodiversity risks. A new study attempts to fill this gap using 48 interviews across the #pharmaceutical supply chain to identify #bestpractices for biodiversity stewardship. 🧵👇

A look at #ponds in the Swiss 🇨🇭 landscape (pondscapes) near Geneva link.springer.com/article/10.1... (Open Free Access) #FreshwaterEcology #Aquatics

#EuropeanForests are shaped by #land-use history From species selection to management styles, choices made may impact #biodiversity and #climate resilience Understanding these drivers is key to mitigating loss across the continent 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap... #Europe #Trees #Forestry

What will be the hot #Conservation topics for 2026? therevelator.org/conservation... #Ecology #Biodiversity

Fiji 🇫🇯 media reports on local efforts to protect #MarineTurtles, #EcosystemEngineers of the sea in the #Pacific 🌍 www.fijitimes.com.fj/opinion-save...

A newly described glossy black snake species found only on Great Nicobar Island is named after the famous Australian, Steve Irwin - Irwin's wolf snake (Lycodon irwini) 🌍 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #NewSpecies #Herpetology #Reptiles

Well, well, this should upset things a bit… 😄🏳️‍🌈

Pulling out of 66 international organizations, Trump turns his back on science, facts, reason

The #30x30 initiative is a huge step for #biodiversity, but the math cannot be ignored 🌍 High-res mapping shows that low-income countries face higher opportunity costs to meet these targets To make 30x30 work, global community must provide compensation econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:wbk:wb...

‘How effective are oil palm agroforestry systems to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services? A systematic review protocol’ 🌍 agritrop.cirad.fr/615981/1/res... #Agroforestry #PalmOil

Deep sea test mining at 4,280m depth caused 37% drop in seafloor animal density and 32% loss in species richness 🌍 Areas untouched by drilling but hit by sediment plumes saw #biodiversity shifts www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MarineEcology

@Norwegian Institute of Nature Research (NINA) researchers conclude that financial institutions ability to assess #biodiversity is compromised without local data 🌍 www.nina.no/english/Abou... #Finance #ImpactData #Screening #Metrics #Data #TNFD #ESG

@jncc.bsky.social and @sei.org have developed the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator to quantify the impacts that #consumption has on the global #environment 🌍 jncc.gov.uk/news/measuri... #Indicators #Agriculture #Commodities #palmoil #Deforestation #Biodiversity

"all Fellows and Foreign Members are expected to follow the Nolan principles of public life, namely: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership." royalsociety.org/-/media/abou...

More than one ethical problem here: "For the purposes of these Regulations, “Misconduct” means all and any behaviour...which Council shall in its reasonable discretion consider to be seriously injurious to the reputation or interests of the Society." royalsociety.org/-/media/abou...

This research reveals state of #biodiversity in sub-Saharan #Africa On average, region lost 24% of its pre-colonial floral & faunal abundance Namibia & Botswana remain >85% intact, Rwanda & Nigeria have seen the steepest declines (<55%) 🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Conservation #Ecology

New @ipbes.net report states that businesses are impacting nature on which they depend 🌍 www.globalissues.org/news/2025/12... #NaturalCapital #BusinessAndNature #EcosystemServices

#Insects are so important for our global #foodsystems, yet they don’t get the same attention in #conservation policy New study of Brazil’s #RedLists shows underrepresentation of insects compared to #vertebrates 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Entomology #Brazil

Ecologists at University of Illinois lean on #eDNA to detect how species respond to tree restoration of #RiparianHabitats 🌍 phys.org/news/2025-12... #BiodiversityAction #NaturePositive #Agroecology #Trees #FreshwaterHabitats #Rivers #Agriculture

#BiodiversityLoss and #humanhealth are linked, but most of our "rules" for this relationship come from high-income nations 🌍 This new study from Accra, #Ghana, challenges these frameworks to create a more inclusive, global understanding of well-being 🧵

Open Book 📖 Resource: GROUNDED SOLUTIONS: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION IN MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 🌍 appgm-sdg.com/wp-content/u... #SustainableDevelopment #SEAsia

#ClimateChange is pushing #AtlanticForest #birds to the brink 📉 This new research from Brazil 🇧🇷 shows relying only on species counts isn’t enough. Protection must extend to Functional and Phylogenetic diversity too onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... #Conservation #Ornithology🦜 🌍

Forest therapy for chronic diseases: impacts of subtropical forest type and structure on health outcomes | Journal of Forestry Research link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The #CircularEconomy doesn’t get anywhere near enough traction and promotion as it should, so it’s really great to see this in-depth post and very useful resource looking at how the system is quietly changing and how this may help #Biodiversity 🌍 www.intelligentliving.co/circular-eco...