Brown et al shared that social marketing evaluation shows limitations of #ivory demand management due to weak integration of key principles for behavior change.🐘 doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70191 #conservation #science

My first PhD paper is out today in Conservation Biology! @society4conbio.bsky.social Freely available to read here: doi.org/10.1111/cobi... Tldr 🧵 below!

New paper! @molly-rc-brown.bsky.social1st PhD paper is out. It evaluates 55 interventions aimed at managing demand for ivory from Asian consumers, & shows that while quality has increased over time (& effectiveness?) there's still a lot to do. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1/5🧪🌍

Myself, @mpetel.bsky.social and Allison Bishop are seeking presentations for our panel on rights in environmental governance at #POLLEN2026 in Barcelona, June 29th - July 3rd 2026. Fancy joining us? Submit your abstract here by 5th December: nomadit.co.uk/conference/p... @pollenetwork.bsky.social

🎉 Hard to believe it’s already been a month since I passed my PhD viva! Still feeling very grateful, proud, and a little bit in disbelief that I am #PhDone!

Really excited to hear about this initiative ‘Naturalists for Palestine’, sign up everyone! naturalistsforpalestine.org

Really glad to see this exciting and fun work from my PhD out - huge thanks to @janehillyork.bsky.social @cmbeale.bsky.social and Dr Blanca Huertas! Next summer, going to go to Sulawesi to link two of these regions with present day surveys! 🦋

Excellent advice from Hugh Possingham on monitoring conservation projects and why most Monitoring and Evaluation is flawed. youtu.be/qa6Ewt-W5mU?...

It’s time for women and allies to speak up. To say ‘not in our name’ to the discrimination and exclusion of trans people. Are you with us? ✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter https://goodlaw.social/wu1u

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community 🏳️‍⚧️ We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

What do we mean when we say that carnivores and other wildlife are "habituating" to people? Who actually habituates to whom? Is this bad or god? Who decides? All of this and more in our new paper, expertly led by @ethanddoney.bsky.social, out now in @peopleandnature.bsky.social.

🌿 Numbers aren’t the whole story. A new perspective piece highlights how qualitative approaches—like interviews, storytelling, and participatory methods—can uncover why conservation efforts succeed (or don’t). 📚Read more from Sharkey et al at doi.org/10.1111/csp2... #Conservation #Science

🆕 Publication alert! I’m excited to share a new paper I co-authored, just published in a special issue of Conservation Science and Practice: 👉 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📢Protest Static demo Sat 26 Apr | 1PM St Helen’s Square, York This event is organised by York LGBT forum We're deeply disappointed by today's Supreme Court ruling defining "woman" by biological sex.

Another interesting project awarded last year was Transparent tusks: Open research practices in ivory research by @molly-rc-brown.bsky.social Molly's work brought to light stories of the ivory trade, a challenging area for open and inclusive practice, through interdisciplinary outreach activities 🐘

Join us for the new CASCADE webinar series! In our opening webinar on 21st March, we will be joined by Sarah Chaytor (CAPE) and Nils Bunnefeld (@eklipse-europe.bsky.social) to discuss how to improve linkages between academia and policy. Register here 👉 forms.office.com/e/Avv4aXfE4H

Engaging day exploring the pressing issues around #climate finance, #nature positive development, future foci and how links between Government and universities can help to navigate multiple future challenges @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

Eight interdisciplinary PhD opportunities open @anthropocenebio.bsky.social !

Net Zero needs behavior change. For decarbonization, we need to understand how to enable and encourage green choices (fairly). That’s means shifting: how we heat our homes, how we travel, and what we eat and consume. Don’t ask me, check the latest IPCC report ⬇️ 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...

hey everyone! i made a list of some useful starter packs (primarily biology/earth sciences with a few bonus things thrown in) to share with friends who have joined bsky in the last week and thought it may be useful for some people here too! 🌍🧪 #SciSky #BioSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

🚨Fully-Funded UK PhD Opportunity!🚨 I’m hiring a #PhD exploring the complexities of #biodiversity change across space and time 🌐. Join @cmbeale.bsky.social and me at #York and for this exciting opportunity! Please share and/or message me if interested. More info and how to apply: shorturl.at/Zu7ED

CASCADE is now here, and definitely worth following if you're interested in how #UKHE can help contribute to global conservation targets! 🌍

we are recruiting a PhD student to work on illicit and unregulated conservation translocation (e.g. #beaverbombing, unregulated release of 'native' butterflies), particularly the conservation and policy aspects. Funded by NERC, in collaboration with Natural England. yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/eco...

Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...

Thoroughly enjoyed my time at York St Peters primary school recently, so I wrote a quick #blog about the refreshing #conservation enthusiasm that filled the day ✨👩‍🏫 Read here: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene... @uniofyork.bsky.social @uoyopenres.bsky.social

▪️ Open postdoc position ▪️ 🔎🧬🐘 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work with me on mapping the genomic legacy of the elephant ivory trade in Europe using ancient DNA. Hosted by Lund University 🇸🇪 with Bengt Hansson Please RT! Info and apply here: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

🔊 Looking forward to participating in the inaugural SCB online Conservation Social Science Conference on Weds Nov 20th! ⏰: 11:00 🇺🇸 | 16:00 🇬🇧 | 00:00 🇨🇳 #BehaviourChange #SocialScience #ConsumerDemand #IWT

I’ve been invited to St Peter’s School in York today to talk to the KS2 students about all things elephants and wildlife crime 🐘 It’s a challenging topic for anyone, esp. 6/7 year olds! Looking forward to seeing their posters and hearing about what they have learnt on their trafficking course.

Atmospheric morning in Ljubljana ahead of the first day of the European Social Marketing Conference 🇸🇮 #ESMC24

Yesterday at #CoP16 CASCADE launched an evidence synthesis"Behaviour Change for Achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework". You can read it here: cascade.ac.uk/evidence-pol... Led by the marvelous Molly Brown it brought together a great, global interdisciplinary team. Take home 🧵🌍