Some fantastic insights bring presented into tropical #ecosystems, changes, challenges and links to #livelihoods at the EuropeanTropical Forest Congress @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

Exciting start to the tropical congress with Bavarian music. Opening insights on the importance of historical perspectives to understand #biodiversity, #sustainability and livelihoods @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social #ECTE2026

Stunning dry valleys are the defining feature of the #Yorkshire wolds - supporting diverse #grasslands through crystal clear chalk streams. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social

🎥 Keeping it cool We need to take urgent #ClimateAction to keep #GlobalWarming below 1.5°! more📖 www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/... more📖 www.un.org/en/climatech... PL RP🩷💚💙 graph via WWF #climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateActionNow #renewables

🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌴🍂🌳🐝🪳Karrikins: characterised in 21st century from long-known fact some plants need smoke to stimulate germination. Most #BUC2026 knew this! Karrikins perceived by plant protein KAI2 found even in Arabidopsis, so maybe have role in all plants.

Through #BIOFIN, countries are unlocking biodiversity finance at scale. Since 2018, the initiative has helped mobilize $2.7B for nature—with 91 countries now developing Biodiversity Finance Plans to drive long-term action. thegef.org/newsroom/fea... @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #BiodiversityFinance

Happy New Year - hoping the horse brings happiness and opportunity @ruihuangart.bsky.social

Exploring Community and Government forest #conservation in #Nigeria provide the evidence on how management, local security, and collaboration are essential for forest #sustainability @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Harbours old and new from restored Coble sailing boats to a celebration of #Bridlington as the shellfish capital of Europe. #yorkshire

The "hidden curriculum" of research grants🎓✨ Securing funding for sustainability is a win—but what happens after the award arrives? Join us for an honest look at the "post-award" skills you need, with insights from @helendavies.bsky.social + @rob-marchant.bsky.social More info 🔗 buff.ly/T3uzMlp

Guess who’s turning 217 today? It’s Charles Darwin! 🥳 Born in 1809, he transformed the way we understand the natural world. He developed the theory of evolution by natural selection in his 1859 best-seller, ‘On the Origins of Species’. Send him your birthday wishes in the comments! 👇

Grand Prize Winner of the solutions summit: Vibrant Planet Data Commons & The Kalispel Tribe of Indians — An AI-powered decision support tool that assists communities in fire mitigation and restoration, built on deep collaboration with Tribal Nations youtu.be/AkjL-OHRjak?...

Between life or loss, clean or polluted, plentiful or depleted, the choice couldn’t be clearer. It’s time to #BeatPollution in all its forms.

Every business depends on biodiversity, and every business impacts it. The first-ever Business and Biodiversity Report finds that businesses are central to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, and outlines concrete actions. Read @ipbes.net's press release: www.ipbes.net/node/97532

A wonderful way to start the week with news that vertical farms are spreading across the #Maasai community by the Enduata Emaa Organisation - supporting community #resilience and #diversification

At the third part of #INC5 in Geneva yesterday, Ambassador Julio Cordano of Chile was elected as Chair to guide negotiations on an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment: bit.ly/4kmXmlH #PlasticsTreaty

🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🧪🌳🐝 More #BUC2026 teams! Aberdeen - 2025 champions, Cambridge 2024 champions, Eden Project several times semifinalists, Edge Hill teams from start 2016, Essex new this year, Edinburgh another Scottish team! Welcome to all!! @camplantsci.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Inspirational work and wassailing at Carr House farm across the organic #crop rotation demonstrating how #farming and wildlife #conservation can coexist along some of the worlds most northern chalk rivers. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social

Amazing to see the scale of #IPBES 12th plenary under the UK host. Despite the US pulling out of this globally important initiative, navigating #biodiversity, #climate change and development challenges, there is support from across the world to ensure IPBES delivers. @yesiuoy.bsky.social @ipbes.net

Exciting conversations exploring the interaction between climate and health that opened up some really interesting insights into buildings, society, partnerships, and futures. @yesiuoy.bsky.social

The before and after of hedge laying. Although it seems brutal, the new growth from the hedge base will create great habitat and a solid hedge @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

Wetlands have accompanied the growth of communities and cities. Today, more than ever, strengthening knowledge and our relationship with these ecosystems is key to sustaining life and the development of our societies.

After a dark, wet and cold winter it is uplifting to see snowdrops and celandines out with bluebells on the way…..

A privilege to spend a day behind the scenes at @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social collections and the conversations it sparks - from #biodiversity changes to ecosystem restoration, from human environment interactions through to #art and engagement @ypsyork.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

Storm #Chandra whipping up some good #sea foam at Hornsea - this natural substance results from the wind and waves mixing the l seawater with dissolved organic matter like algae, proteins, sperm and fats. @holdernessnews.bsky.social

A winter of #storms, #rain and high #seas is battering the #coastline along Robin Hood’s Bay with significant erosion, exposure of fossils and the addition of this new inter-tidal #tree.

Oyster catchers are one of the stars of the beach now when there are five together that’s a fine constellation #beach #birds #yorkshire @rspb.bsky.social

puffer fish gas bladder looks like a molar 👍🏻

Fantastic paper by Paul Lohmann and colleagues. Review of interventions to promote sustainable food consumption or reduce food waste. 306 effect sizes extracted from 139 experiments in 110 papers. Small effect sizes found, with choice architecture interventions being the most promising.

These molluscs are believed to be one of the most imperilled groups of animals in the world

Much of Madeira’s land has transitioned from Laurasilva subtropical #rainforest to Eucalyptus plantations #fungi #fungifriends

🧪🌿🌾🪾🌹🏵🪳🐌🌍 What should be the required and optional content in Biology or Biological Sciences degrees? The case for including plants as required content in latest issue of newsletter of Botanical University Challenge botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/ ##BUC2026

#BBCWinterwatch just featured Pine Marten distribution in Northern Ireland using NBN Atlas maps. Of ~13,000 UK records, 1,532 are from NI. A great reminder of how vital wildlife data is for understanding nature’s changes. See who provided the data on the NBN Trust website - bit.ly/winterwatch2...

📖Published! Soil depth-dependent relationships between biodiversity and function in subtropical forest conversion 🌴 Our results indicate that the effect of forest conversion on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships depends on soil depth🌱 Read more: buff.ly/ICFq3Ya

Some 15 years after first developing our KESHO Participatory scenario this spatial modelling tool has now been used to explore mangrove futures in Lamu, Kenya and their economic and social valuation. @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌿 Nature is the Solution—a new podcast from The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts—is almost here! Travel across the state to discover how nature‑based innovation is building a more resilient future for people and wildlife. 🎙️ New episodes every other Tuesday starting tomorrow!

From sugarcane through a hundred year old press to a fine glass of poncha #Madeira

With hundreds of different flowers in #Madeira, it has been a pleasure for the #senses. Even if flower lovers prefer spring #flowers can be found all year round.

One of my all time favourite habitats - grotty industrial estate gravel! #UrbanPlants Now is a great time to test your skills on basal rosettes - then revisit later in the year to see how wrong you were! What do we have here then?! See what you come up with! My best guesses below... 😉

Love this initiative! 🌍✨ It's amazing how sharing our stories can ignite change. Let's inspire each other and make a difference together! #climateaction #sustainabilitystories

Great article comparing success of restoration initiatives led by governments or by locals. Local action wins, and builds communities too. #restoringnature #localaction #climateaction #plantatree theconversation.com/why-restorin...

Este mural integra o projeto Planet A with no Planet B ! An amazing mural reflecting on the climate crises and biodiversity emergency, particularly impacting our world’s oceans #Madeira @yesiuoy.bsky.social

“Involuntary parks” — lands emptied by war, pollution or conflict — can become accidental refuges for wildlife. From the radioactive Hanford Reach to the disputed Kuril Islands, nature often rebounds without people, raising hard questions about conservation, recovery and responsibility.

Pääsette heti näin aamusella verryttelemään pohjoissaamen kielen taitojanne (suomenkielisenäkin varmasti tuloillaan). Eli Yle Sápmin tekemä juttu tänään avautuvasta "Saamenmaan lainsuojattomat ikimetsät"- näyttelystä. yle.fi/a/74-20203418

Researchers from our Dept. of Biochemistry and @uni-kiel.de led by @sunsicker.bsky.social show in @pnas.org that the loss of plant diversity has an impact on the odor signals emitted by plant communities—with consequences for their interactions with other organisms. www.ice.mpg.de/527832/PR_Me...

The Valley of the Nuns typifies the beauty, #resilience, challenges and fragility of #mountain social ecological systems - invasive exotic eucalyptus cheek by jowl with old endemic plants, isolated communities and poor roads connected with new infrastructure #Madeira @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social

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Anyone working in the broad field of development and sustainability shouldn't miss this!

Extensively planted #Eucalyptus plantations across large swaths of #Madeira (with a diversity of one🙄) have largely replaced the diverse Micronesian ecosystem characterised by laurel forest, tree heather and tree ferns. #invasive plants

Make a difference! Can you turn complex ecological data into clear insights for Wales Peatland Action? Become our Specialist Peatland Biodiversity Metric & Reporting Advisor! £42K-£46K+ Closes 28/01/26 swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/vacancyinfor... #jobs @natreswales.bsky.social #HighNatureLowCarbon