It's taken a very long time and much remains to be done, but we should cheer the coming into force of the UN's High Seas Treaty which will, for the first time, allow Marine Protected Areas to be created beyond areas of national jurisdiction 🐳 www.economist.com/internationa...

The Spanish region of Murcia is introducing more Iberian lynx into the wild. Hopefully this will happen in other places where this species has been extirpated. 🌰 🌍 www.ecoticias.com/naturaleza/l...

The climate crisis doesn’t belong to one group, sector, or nation. When we move beyond “us vs. them” thinking, we make space for collaboration, shared responsibility, and solutions that benefit everyone. 🤝 Join the movement: oneearth.org/donate

Nature is incredibly resilient, when given the space to breathe and recover… In this case by removing domestic grazers and/or excessively high densities of deer without native predators. Landscape scale rewilding is proven in #Scotland, by government, NGOs, and landowners. #GenerationRestoration

Undoubtedly large scale rewilding projects create most ecological value, but urban rewilding is unparalleled in reaching people deprived of nature. Inspiring actions match the strong commitment of @london.gov.uk bring well-being benefits and raise the city’s bar of ambition. #GenerationRestoration

Every piece of habitat restored and rewilded has value, but freshwater ponds are especially valuable. Great work by @froglife.bsky.social volunteers to restore nature around ponds can add significant benefits. #GenerationRestoration - one piece at a time

Following New York & Norfolk, The Netherlands is now betting on 'living infrastructure': How oysters 🦪 & mussels are being studied to strengthen coastal protection against erosion & sea level rise. Good for nature, good for people - #GenerationRestoration is providing vital nature-based solutions

"Current policies are taking the world to a 2.8 degree temperature rise...that spells catastrophe, yet the collective response remains pitiful." – @antonioguterres There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables

India’s Bengal tigers have made an extraordinary comeback. Conservation wins, soaring safari demand, and new luxury lodges are reshaping the country’s wildest places. (from the archive)

Great #sturgeon 🧵 from @drkatfish.bsky.social explaining the history, sharp decline, and slow recovery of Atlantic sturgeon being achieved on the east coast by dam removal & riverine habitat restoration With such extended lifespans, projects to recover populations of any sturgeon take decades

What could bring more festive cheer after the Winter Solstice than highlights from the largest #rewilding project in the Dauphiné Alps in southeastern #France? This is exactly what we need to inspire #GenerationRestoration @rewildingeurope.bsky.social could inspire @rewildingire.bsky.social?

In an era when many species are declining because of multi-pronged, seemingly intractable problems, the solution to protecting common loons is relatively straightforward. So why are these beloved birds still dying?

Fascinating attempt to rebuild an entire ecosystem from scratch in the North Sea by recreating long destroyed #oyster beds off Norfolk Initial trials look promising & could generate a transformative change #GenerationRestoration is building upon New York’s key project @billionoyster.bsky.social

An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth

This news is all over my timeline, but it might not be making its way into yours, so I’m making sure it is. It is a very bad development for both science and maintaining a safe society.

“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH

Consistently wonderful insightful & inspiring stories illustrated gorgeously @biographic.bsky.social never disappoints Quality storytelling for #GenerationRestoration

This should be a very worthwhile listen as IUCN brings together extensive expertise to develop #rewilding guidelines Both this @rewilding.org and Rewild the World podcasts are both well worth a listen 🎧 #GenerationRestoration needs to be inspired by great examples and experience

The #climate series Global Warning has now reached an audience of 8 million around the world since October. @aljazeera.com has made it free to watch. There’s a thirst for this kind of information. Please share it. #ClimateCrisis #PublicServiceBroadcasting #Journalism youtu.be/F8vI5_gN90g?...

The EU long-term budget must be ambitious. Parliament and a majority of European citizens agree: there needs to be sufficient funds to tackle common European challenges. 🔗 Read more: eubudget.europarl.europa.eu

More fabulous work by the AWC. These folks rule. 🌍 www.australianwildlife.org/news-and-res...

Fantastic efforts across Australia continue to control hugely destructive invasive species whose impacts are immense and diverse, & to rewild this remarkable continent with its native species… #GenerationRestoration applauds 👏🏼 @australianwildlife.bsky.social team & all its partners - Great work!

Glaciers set to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years - #climatecrisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage Research by @landervt.bsky.social et el Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Many, possibly the majority, of successful large scale ecosystem restoration projects are the result of collaborative partnerships This valuable river #rewilding in the West Tennessee River Basin is a great example demonstrating the art of the possible #GenerationRestoration

We could either be depressed that 90% of Ireland’s premier nature sites are in ‘unfavourable’ status, or use this report as an immediate call to action to make bold decisions that enable recovery of both species and habitats, using EU funding and common sense… #Rewilding #GenerationRestoration

#GenerationRestoration needs to use every tool available to secure the restoration and recovery of nature. Interesting concept of using glass waste to bolster coastal recovery given erosion problems. Which is most energy efficient - Recycling glass, or grinding it for sand, and making new glass?

Always good to see when removing obsolete barriers from rivers enables #swimways for migratory fish to be restored. Always astonishing to see how quickly fish respond to these changes too! Where next for dam & weir removal after this project in Cumbria, UK? #GenerationRestoration

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“They’re hardy,” WCS’s Jake LaBelle tells @nytimes.com of American eels. But they need protection despite their resilience. 🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...

I'm recruiting a #PhDstudent ! Deadline Feb 10th! Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Nature-friendly farming support—cut. Biodiversity Net Gain—gutted. Habitat protections—weakened for development. But electoral consequences coming. A third of voters chose candidates based on a party's environmental policies. @craigbennett3.bsky.social

Just 0.001% of humanity hold three times the wealth of poorest half, report finds - that's fewer than 60,000 people vs 4bn - World #Inequality Report says such extreme divides are no longer sustainable for societies or ecosystems 1/2 www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

So good to see that #Australia is finally investing in #oyster 🦪 reef restoration after dredging at scale and based with community groups So much they can learn from @billionoyster.bsky.social in New York for scale, as well as from @seawilding.bsky.social for communities #GenerationRestoration

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration has announced three new World Restoration Flagships Congratulations to Australia’s Shellfish Reef Building programme, Canada’s Respectful Returns initiative & South Africa’s Thicket Restoration for being true champions of #GenerationRestoration

Another fantastic story from the ever insightful & visually stunning @biographic.bsky.social

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When the problem is understood, its impact is known, and its solutions are proven + available, the only barrier is either political willingness to act, or funding (government or otherwise) to invest. Feral pigs must be eradicated to enable recovery and restoration #GenerationRestoration be bold!

So the Burren’s caves give up another secret, this time on native wild cats… What about bringing them back to take their rightful place @whittledaway.bsky.social? #Rewilding #GenerationRestoration

Just received my copy of ‘Generation Restoration’ by friend and colleague Tim Christophersen, formerly Coordinator of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, who knows this subject so well, and is a stubborn optimist. Looking forward to reading this so much - After all we are #GenerationRestoration

ICARUS 2.0 is go! Recently, we published a story on the satellite system that enables researchers to monitor everything from animal migration to species endangerment by equipping creatures large and small with smart tags. Today, SpaceX launched it! reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...

The value of eels is far more than economic, but evidently short term commercial income was considered more vital by delegates than restoring species and the ecosystems in which they exist #CITESSamarkand

Finally restoring peatlands is building momentum in Finland… We are #GenerationRestoration

Strong new evidence from across Europe, from both rural and urban areas, for the recovery of large carnivores. "many respondents express no strong position, suggesting that large carnivores are less polarizing than often portrayed" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In a new article on our blog, Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence @hobdy71.bsky.social details the momentous release of three rehabilitated Newell's shearwaters—a native Hawaiian seabird known locally as ‘a’o. www.safinacenter.org/blog/flying-free-on-kauai #conservation #seabirds 🌎

Big cats bring big challenges for conservation - Fortunately @jonathanslaght.com is there to witness & report back on the fate of Amur Tigers 🐅 I’m hoping this will be a new year gift - If only to myself!? #GenerationRestoration

“Heartbreaking scenes from Elit, Iran, where wildfire is damaging parts of the ancient Hyrcanian forests — a @unesco.org World Heritage treasure and one of Earth’s last temperate rainforests" Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health #Iran 🇮🇷

Ingenuity is vital for #rewilding cities - Whichever vacant lot, neglected corner, or stretch of canal exists, it is ripe for renewing space for nature, for the benefit of so many city dwellers desperately missing their connections to nature… We are #GenerationRestoration

Yet another valuable, fascinating and beautifully illustrated story from @biographic.bsky.social #DefendTheDeep

Important analysis of the impact of financing of nature by the EU on addressing biodiversity loss, showing evidently mixed results…