🥾💚 "Interviews during a walk in rural Switzerland show how aesthetic experiences are examples of bidirectional relationships with nature, in which aesthetic values can be characterised as relational values" 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️

🚶‍♀️🌳 Combined storytelling and mapping approaches for increasing community engagement with woodland creation and expansion projects 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/s7kknOK

🌍Unearthing the soul of the soil! 📖 Analyzing 1,200 years of Persian poetry reveals how the word "khāk" (soil) evolved from a symbol of humility & creation to national identity. Poetry is a living archive of eco-empathy. #Ecopoetry #SoilScience ➡️

🌺Wilting wildflowers and bummed-out bees: Climate change threatens US state symbols "Could your state flower disappear? New research shows climate change is pushing state symbols out of their home ranges." @LaurierResearch 📖 Read the paper here ➡️ buff.ly/GPOcy23

🌿Linking perceptions of weeds with approaches to weed management "Knowing why land stakeholders manage weeds in a particular way is important as we look to make land management processes more sustainable in future" 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/Pz3LmkA

🦜"The right photo can move hearts AND inspire action. Close-up shots & familiar/natural settings evoke emotions that can increase willingness to act for wildlife." 🌱 @meghaniamh @MTZed @BehaviourWorksA @Deakin 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/1gkv2bN

🌎️ Rural landholders in Costa Rica expressed diverse reasons why they cleared secondary forest, and also diverse reasons why they might allow regrowth to persist 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/SHcMDAC

🪼 Cryptic invaders fly under the radar. New EU-wide survey shows most people misidentify freshwater jellyfish, yet direct encounters drive concern & support for action. Boosting citizen science could transform IAS detection & policy. 📖 Read here! ➡️ buff.ly/A3UJwaa

🚨 Introducing the Human-Nature Relational Values (HNRV) survey: a new tool to study how kinship, reciprocity, identity, and well-being shape our relationships with the more‑than‑human world. #RelationalValues #Sustainability #EnvPsych 🦋 📖 buff.ly/KitcmCM

🏘️ Urban design informed by embodiment, multisensory engagement, and affordances has the potential not only to deepen our understanding of human–nature relations, but also foster the cultural conditions necessary for biodiversity conservation 📖 buff.ly/x77Npbm

☀️ What's there beyond the sun and the sea? Detecting tourists' interest towards nature in a mass tourism destination using social media data "Growing receptive tourism numbers may cause increasing pressures on fragile ecosystems of the Canary Islands" 📖 Read more ➡️ buff.ly/lAYe5Sj

🥾 Mixed-methods systematic review exploring the associations underpinning active outdoor play with connection to nature and environmental stewardship. 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/W6Z0ZMf

🚨 This June, BES is hosting a two-day event to explore how we can deliver effective nature-based solutions to provide stacked benefits at greater scales. (1/2) 📅29-30 June 📍National STEM Learning Centre, York Register for tickets today 👇 buff.ly/ruF7Fk9

🚨 May issue now live! ➡️ buff.ly/UnG36Ns Mediterranean green snails, shown on our cover image, spend most of their life underground. They emerge after rainfall, revealing the ecological value of archaeological sites as biodiversity refuges. Photo credit: Antonio Romano. 🐌 buff.ly/Ubt1fHA

⛰️ ‘We want to be the hosts of this story’: Learning from community-led approaches to data governance of land use for nature recovery @forestresearchuk.bsky.social @gsabiosphere.bsky.social Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes➡️ buff.ly/1ETZSDv 📖Read the full paper here➡️ buff.ly/TJ7n3eo

🌎️ What does Indigenous-led conservation look like? In northern Alberta, Nations are reclaiming stewardship of boreal caribou through the Tâdzié-Sagow Atihk Plan—grounded in Dené and Cree laws and challenging provincial land management policies. 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/ZPFEmrm

🪶 How does recreational activity affect wildlife? New article led by Amber Cowans links habitat selection theory with a social-ecological systems perspective to show how recreationists and wildlife influence one another #RecreationEcology 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/IPnVJk3

🪵Who cares for forests? New case study explores relationships between humans and nature in industrial forestry in Finland. Tensions arise between practical care, instrumental attitudes towards forests and the need for socio-ecological transformation 📖 Read the paper here ➡️ buff.ly/3NVqQJh

🌲New study! "Findings from Western Canada highlight tools to estimate human activity in parks & better assess ecological impacts. Multiple, integrated measures of human activity are needed for evidence-based park management & coexistence" 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/iRvSHZv

🌍️ Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/tUE5lBx

🌿 One questionnaire—Two points in time: Has plant species knowledge of laypeople changed over a period of 20 years? 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/Re0VQ5B

🚨Call for proposals to organise a workshop and thematic session at the BES2026 Annual Meeting closes soon! Submit a proposal and help shape the agenda of Europe's largest ecological conference. Deadline: 15 May ⏱️ Submit today ➡️ buff.ly/ADn6348

Call for proposals to organise a workshop and thematic session at the BES2026 Annual Meeting closes soon! If you have an exciting and timely topic, submit a proposal and help shape the agenda of Europe's largest ecological conference. ⏰Deadline: 15 May Submit today 👇

New podcast!🎧️ Francis Mullan and Clint Penick discuss their recently published paper, "nesting biology shapes climate vulnerability of social bees", as well as their own experiences as animal ecologists and the future of their research field. podcast here: buff.ly/Jk3ZyvB paper here: buff.ly/4FjX66g

🪴Why do people buy illegal succulents online? New study finds that motivations are experiential & financial. Buyers justify actions by downplaying harms or denying responsibility, showing how love for nature can paradoxically contribute to its harm. 📖 buff.ly/OkH2wXu

🛣️ Community perceptions and management of the fleshy-fruited invasive alien plant Pyracantha angustifolia: Insights from South Africa's Montane grasslands 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/U66ufXF

🐟️ New study! Mosquito net fishing in SW Madagascar offers vital income and food but drives ecological decline. Solutions must link poverty, equity & sustainability. #SmallScaleFisheries 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/hSUX3ST

💧 Beyond our backyard: Unravelling how social-ecological fit drives the formation of inter-regional collaborative networks for water governance in the Yellow River Basin 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/a8PMwOU

🚨 New podcast episode out now! Tune in to hear Dr. Jessica van der Wal speak about how human communication used to cooperate with honeyguides varies regionally, much like human language does.. 🔊Listen on Soundcloud ➡️ buff.ly/ZiyHl1p 🔊Listen on Spotify ➡️ buff.ly/fNUdYkf

🌿 New study analyzes 111 papers focused on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands and conservation outcomes. 75% show that Indigenous lands deliver conservation outcomes that are at least equal to state protected-areas. 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/D41kpCz

🗺️ Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/4hNpos8

❄️ Antarctica is often seen as protected by science, yet much of this knowledge is not reaching decision-makers when it is needed. This new study shows how current knowledge systems limit timely action, as pressures from climate change and human activity intensify 📖 Read more! ➡️ buff.ly/JAq9gkj

🍃 The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon "The Amazon is a living pluriverse, a place home to multiple worldviews, knowledges and management systems where social and ecological vitality are inseparable and interconnected" 📖 buff.ly/YCk3KYJ

🌎️Participatory fuzzy cognitive model reveals shallow and deep leverage points for agroecological adoption in Oaxaca, Mexico. The study illustrates a novel approach for bridging theory and practice toward a more equitable, sustainable future 📖 buff.ly/78HIXfo

🚨Sign up for our next MEE live! 💡Richard Shefferson will be joining us in the free online webinar to go through ADAPT3- adaptive dynamics and community projection in the R programming language. 🔎Find out more and register here 👉️ buff.ly/c3p6K1e 🧪🌍️

🪸New review shows how reciprocity can reframe human–ocean relationships. Across cultures, reciprocal practices deliver ecological benefits, rely on social institutions, and move beyond the extract/protect divide... 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/yj3FwQV

🚣‍♀️ New research in Bristol reveals how ethnic minority communities engage with nature for wellbeing through composite narratives. Despite access constraints, urban greenspaces remain vital resources. 📖 Read more here! ➡️ buff.ly/QXUo7Kd

🚣A canal expansion project in the Panama Canal has coincided with an increase in marine fishes entering the canal's freshwater interior, Lake Gatun. New analysis of the lake's social-ecological network reveals system-wide changes... 📖Read more here! ➡️ buff.ly/k6aky85

🌟 Read our new 'behind the paper' blog from author Douglas Sheil! "Get the human relationships right, and the wildlife wins too. Get them wrong, and no fence in the world will hold. If you fund, design, or run human-wildlife conflict projects please read our article" 📖 buff.ly/9zov0mA

🚨 Youth networks are driving positive change for people and nature in environmental governance. New study highlights their achievements and barriers, and offers recommendations to overcome them @MarieMRouyer @cefemontpellier @GYBN_CBD 📖 Read more! ➡️ buff.ly/cq46TFW

🌍️New study cuts through failed Human-Wildlife Conflict fixes in Uganda! Interviews with local people reveal how many interventions fail due to low trust, poor planning and lack of local ownership. Solutions: Co-design, transparency & building trust 📖 buff.ly/t3H7FKj

🌟 We are very excited to announce that the winner of the 2025 Rachel Carson prize is Crystal Arnold! 🏆️ 📖 Read about Crystal and her paper here ➡️ buff.ly/rvfb7J7 📖 Read about the prize and the shortlisted papers here ➡️ buff.ly/iBtQX6f

🎣Small scale fisheries support millions across Africa and Asia. Despite growing pressures, many communities show strong resilience. This new paper explores five pathways for moving from vulnerability to viability @V2VPartnership 📖 Read the paper! ➡️ buff.ly/znqWUI8

📱Exploring perceptions of Italian urban wildlife on TikTok New study of 2,000+ Italian TikTok shows how urban wildlife is seen online. This content shapes visibility across species, pointing to new opportunities for biodiversity communication 📖 buff.ly/cgGyYHP

🌲Managing species means managing relationships. New study explores how collaboration among forest district managers aligns with species co-occurrence, and how it relates to perceived management effectiveness. 📖 Read the full paper here! ➡️ buff.ly/cYjBPVG

🌍️ Stability in tapia woodlands amid non-native expansion: Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and remote sensing to track 73 years of tree cover in Madagascar 📖 Read the full paper here! ➡️ buff.ly/AwZCke4

Major environmental challenges are often tied to conflict. Yet ecological research rarely reflects voices from conflict-affected areas. A new @peopleandnature.bsky.social study explores how to address this, focusing on Korea’s Demilitarised Zone. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🌍️ Historical social processes leave land legacies that impact data, even in contributory science. New study finds that data gaps in eBird and iNaturalist observations can be predicted 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/tMsb84r

🐻 Data gaps and heterogeneity limit our understanding of human–wildlife interactions: A continental study of Andean bears 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/Cbu2pyM

🐌 Archaeological sites are not only cultural heritage but also key biodiversity refuges. New global review reveals strong taxonomic and geographic biases, major knowledge gaps, and the need for integrated management of nature and heritage. 📖 buff.ly/1e1H04a