Here is the place where life emerged from water onto land – traces of a tetrapod can be found there. It can be reached from Kraków in just an hour and a half.

The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!

Today, late in the afternoon we have officially closed the 8th #ForumCarpaticum. This year in Bratislava at the @comeniusuni.bsky.social . Great event, fantastic speakers and lots of energy around. Hope to meet again in 2027 in another Carpathian country!

Old-growth forests, remote sensing, 19th century forest practices, traditional landscape, large carnivores, LiDAR data, invasive species, palaeoclimate, holocene climate change, grassland change - a short list of topics we touched during #FC2025 @egrabska.bsky.social @simonegingrich.bsky.social

This was definitely one of the most interesting pieces I have ever worked on. The fascinating diversity of perspectives and the wealth of sources made it really unique. Special thanks to @laenavarro.bsky.social and @chikichanka.bsky.social !

Historical land use changes are useful in predicting current biological plant invasion. Check the Hungarian example - link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Wolves and bears as scapegoats in the political struggle Science has been ignored in recent decisions on large carnivore management in Europe. All left to emotions, the pathway to authoritarianism @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Last week @g4biodiv.bsky.social team from @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social was taking part in the #XXEGC #grassland #conference in Oulu. Great event and fascinating talks - we hope to take part also next near, showing the project progress!

OK, so we decided not do skip a GeoTdF year, but this stage is so boring that it's begging for some geo-info! We're riding along the North Sea coast towards Dunquerque. But even as recent as 20.000 years ago, there was no coast here! During the last ice age, the Channel was dry!

There is no gender-based discrimination in Polish Road Cycling Championship in media coverage. No media mention either Women or Men medalists... So: Kasia Niewiadoma and Rafał Majka. @wyborcza.pl @rmf24.bsky.social @tvpworld.bsky.social @tvp.info @radiowajedynka.bsky.social @tokfm.bsky.social

WUI matters not only for the wildfires. What is even more interesting, in the Carpathians, past WUI matters much more in carnivore damage prediction than current WUI. Check out our analysis focused on 🐺 and 🐻!

Rožmberk is the largest fishpond in the world. It's area is 4.9-6.5 km2, depending on the water level. It is one of the five hundred fish ponds, constructed from the 13th century onwards in Třeboňsko region in South Bohemia.

Thank to beavers we still have some water in the forests.

How the building number and density changed in Poland over the last 50 years? Check out a great paper (and map) lead by Piotr Szubert - doi.org/10.1080/1744...

Once a year, our Institute looks particularly nice! #InstituteofGeographyandSpatialManagement @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social

🌎 Call for Applications!! The GLP Early Career Network & START are offering 5 Small Seed Awards (USD 1000 each) for projects led by ecr's & practitioners tackling Land System Science challenges. More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1qHkX... Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The last time the Vistula flowed here was at least a few hundred years ago. Maybe even a few thousand. But in the forest you can see its proximity.

To też jest prawda o puszczy niepołomickiej.

Byłem w Końskich, zanim to było modne :)

🚨 Call for Applications: Four Fully Funded 4-year PhD Positions! 🚨We are looking for four PhD students under the themes: Land Use and Water. Geography: Central Asia, Colombia and Ecuador. Students will be based in Germany. Details and application:

One more week to apply for the two #TenureTrack professorship that are open the #Geography Department of #Humboldt-University Berlin! Great opportunities for postdocs with an interest in working on human-environment systems and global change - deadline April 11. @humboldtuni.bsky.social

Ale poza wszystkim, w puszczy wiosna. I kleszcze :/

W tym roku susza nam właściwie nie odpuszcza. Zagrożenie pożarowe w lasach może być zaraz wyzwaniem. Tymczasem ktoś (nie wiadomo kto...) wjechał ciężkim sprzętem do Puszczy Niepolomickiej, by zniszczyć tamy bobrowe. Porównanie zdjęć z 03.2025 (sucho) i 10.2024 (mokro). @michalzmihorski.bsky.social

Najlepsza Tarcza Wschód - podmokłe, zawalone drzewami, bezdrożne lasy naturalne. Żaden pojazd nie przejedzie, mało kto przejdzie pieszo.

Today we have not only the first day of spring, but also the International Forest Day! 🌲🌳🌳🌲🦡🐺🦌

W puszczy wiosna. Choć wczesna.

Together with @egrabska.bsky.social we invite you to submit your abstracts to our session "Historical Ecology and Geography: New Perspectives for Conservation and Management" during the #ForumCarpaticum2025 Join us 9th-11th September in Bratislava! Deadline: March 31, 2025 - tinyurl.com/35zabzv8

Currently we should have a (spring or mid-winter...?) thaw. All the snow has gone just a few days ago. And this is how it looks like from the forest river perspective. Sad, very sad perspective. Only beavers work hard to show us the difference.

Porównanie kryteriów na stanowisko profesora. Co ciekawe, słowo 'habilitacja' się w analizie nie pojawia ;) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Productive discussions on G4B grassland habitat and diversity remote sensing and protection with our partners at Humboldt University today. #G4B @g4biodiv.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @biodiversaplus.bsky.social @tkuemmerle.bsky.social

Sztuczne budki lęgowe w lesie cieszą mnie zdecydowanie mniej niż widok takich naturalnych :)

W połowie września zrobiłem zdjęcie pięknego dębu na tym wysokim brzegu Bugu. Popatrzcie na zdjęcie, bo drzewa już nie zobaczycie.

Why Europe doesn't want to be a leader of positive transformation any more?

🚨 Wilk nie będzie już ściśle chronionym, a jedynie chronionym gatunkiem w obrębie Konwencji Berneńskiej. 🔴 Skandaliczna poprawka, o którą wnioskowała Unia Europejska, została przyjęta i wejdzie w życie za 3 miesiące. 🔴Odstrzały redukcyjne wilków staną się bardzo realne w wielu krajach Europy.🧵

Szkoda, że rządzącym co rok trzeba przypominać o tym, że Polska musi inwestować w przyszłość. Ale dobrze, że w końcu widoczny jest efekt.