A must-read special issue: “Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace’s legacy” royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202... I: Determinants of diversity & resilience. II: Measuring the state of biodiversity III: Biodiversity & natural capital IV: Future scenarios for nature

La #biodiversité canadienne étalée sur une carte www.ledevoir.com/environnemen... Pour en savoir plus sur Blitz the Gap: blitzthegap.org @biomcgill.bsky.social @qcbs.ca

Are you tracking developments in #biodiversity monitoring and its applications? We wrote a paper on addressing the challenges: Data to Decisions: the Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework (BMSF). Creating a cycle of trust from field data to policy reports 🧵 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

How do we measure life on Earth? 🌍🌱 The new summary report from the 2025 US-UK Forum on Measuring Biodiversity, hosted by the NAS and @royalsociety.org, explores tools, challenges, and solutions for tackling the #biodiversity crisis. Read here: bit.ly/460RB7R

📣 Out now: A #Biodiversity Observation Network to support conservation action and mainstream knowledge in #Canada www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/... A 🍁BON would consolidate what we know, grow our capacity to understand trends, mitigate risks, and guide policy to protect & restore nature.

The global plan for #biodiversity - the UN CBD's GBF - has a key feature, a monitoring framework to track progress. But, does it cover all the GBF's elements? We did a full gap analysis for the UN CBD. Our new open-access paper led by Flavio Affinito is out @natureecoevo.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️

Phew, I just gave a talk and animated a floor game about the impacts of roads on wildlife and the restoration of habitat connectivity during Eureka! Quebec’s biggest science festival #Montreal. Presenting to smart 8-12 yr olds took a different energy to my classes @mcgill.ca festivaleureka.ca/en/

On #BiologicalDiversityDay it’s important to remember that humanity has caused dramatic changes to the biosphere - only 6% of the combined weight of all mammals on Earth 🌏 is wild! 😳 From the fantastic research by: @liorgreenspoon.bsky.social Ron Milo and colleagues. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

So happy to share our Review paper A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What do we mean by ecologically well-connected landscapes? how do we define, monitor and manage for it? I tackled this during my keynote A Well-Connected Earth: Bridging Connectivity Science & Practice at the Canadian Ecological Connectivity Conference in Banff. site.pheedloop.com/event/CECC20...

Come join our team! We're hiring a Research Assistant for the Technical Support Unit of the @ipbes.net assessment on Monitoring #Biodiversity and NCPs. Job details & application process👇 mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill... Please apply through the website in the link above.

Canadian Geographic has released a fantastic new website "Right of Passage" about ecological corridors and connectivity in Canada rightofpassage.canadiangeographic.ca It includes an interactive map showing national priority areas for corridors: rightofpassage.canadiangeographic.ca/23-national-...

Leaving Hong Kong inspired by the ideation and collaboration during our 1st meeting for the Summary for Policy Makers. The SPM contains the key messages and will be a crucial output of the #biodiversity & NCP monitoring assessment bc the SPM is negotiated and adopted by the member states @ipbes.net

It was fantastic to meet with the executive secretary of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social, Astrid Schomaker, and the staff at the CBD secretariat, to present GEOBON’s plan to support countries with their biodiversity monitoring data and science needs. We have so much to do together ahead of COP17.

An interview where I reflect on a decade of work on biodiversity change and in particular the evidence for local biodiversity change - some of the most inspiring and heated debate happened at iDiv. It’s is great to be part of this podcast.

Oh my, I am thrilled to receive the ChangeMaker Prize awarded by @mcgill.ca for public engagement and my work to translate biodiversity science to policy and conservation in Quebec, Canada and internationally for @unbiodiversity.bsky.social and @ipbes.net . reporter.mcgill.ca/2025-preside...

A new study by @alexpigot.bsky.social and colleagues reveals the critical role of biodiversity in the functioning of ecosystems. @uclcber.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Just out: A geometric approach to beta diversity esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Led by the brilliant @clsong.bsky.social & Muyang Lu.

Just out in @currentbiology.bsky.social Pre-exposure to stress reduces loss of community & genetic diversity following severe environmental disturbance Rapid adaptation & species sorting combine to alter diversity Read more👇📄https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960982225000673

How do human drivers shape ecosystem services and their interactions? The answer impacts policy and management. We used Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN) to model ecosystem service interactions as a causal network for data from many Quebec landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New key finding: Landscapes of fragmented habitat have lower diversity, at all scales, than do unfragmented landscapes. Habitat fragmentation does not compensate for the loss of local (alpha) diversity by increasing the diversity among fragments (beta diversity). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rapid butterfly declines across the US during the 21st century Total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across the 554 species & species richness fell by as much as 28% across 7 regions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Breaking! Part 2 of CoP16 of UN Convention on Biological Diversity @unbiodiversity.bsky.social has just adopted the revisions of the documents on planning, monitoring, reporting, and review of progress to the goals and targets of the KM-Global Biodiversity Framework. This is fantastic news! 🥳

This week the Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science held its annual conference. Our theme “mobilizing science in support of conservation” created a buzz among the 300 attendees from across our network of universities and partners in conservation and gov. Thank you to all who made it happen.

A must read: Harnessing artificial intelligence to fill global shortfalls in #biodiversity knowledge www.nature.com/articles/s44... Led by Laura Pollock and a brilliant team of coauthors all part of the AI and Biodiversity Change Global Center www.linkedin.com/company/abc-...

Get simulating! #Biodiversity / #foodweb dynamics with #julialang. Classic bioenergetic model, consolidation of lots of add-ons & super fast. Very happy to share this, a result of amazing collaborators and a rich history of model development. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I'm off to Rome today for #BIOSPACE2025 I can't wait to attend the first international conference exclusively dedicated to the application of Satellite Remote Sensing to #biodiversity science & monitoring. A partnership bn @esa.int @geobon.org CEOS Watch online here 👉 biospace25.esa.int

Just out in BioScience Monitor social–ecological systems to achieve global goals for #biodiversity and nature's contributions to people academic.oup.com/bioscience/a... #openaccess perspective piece led by Ágnes Vári with @elenabennett.bsky.social

Warming and cooling catalyse widespread temporal turnover in #biodiversity Ecological communities change constantly as some species come while others go - this turnover is accelerated by rapid temperature change, communities becoming more dissimilar over time. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genetic diversity loss detected in 628 species worldwide. "Threats impacted 2/3 of the populations that we analysed, and less than half of the populations analysed received conservation management." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Harsher dry seasons due to climate change is linked to declining bird survival in the Amazon "...challenging the notion that pristine rainforests can fully protect their #biodiversity under increasingly severe climate conditions." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Just finished reading this fab new paper by @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social Bending the curve of #biodiversity loss requires a 'satnav' for nature royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... The satnav analogy helps to focus on forward-looking course corrections to our conservation policy + actions

Climate science infographic of the day #cllimatechange

25 yrs ago 😳 we found by experiment that the "inflationary effect" of env. variability allows sink populations to persist In this new paper, we show its generality & applied value: Metapopulations, the Inflationary Effect, & Consequences for Public Health👇 www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/EKIBA...

A morning, coffee-fueled, sketch of a Downy woodpecker visiting our bird feeder

Exciting opportunity - Last minute call for nominations for experts and fellows for the #IPBES methodological assessment of integrated biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity Fellows: www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan... Experts: www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...

I co-signed an open letter calling EU legislators and corporate leaders to work with the scientific community to build a science-based reporting framework for sustainability disclosures (e.g. for #biodiversity). 📖 Read the letter & the 5 principles we propose here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available! ➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate. 🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future! www.ipbes.net/node/85582

Nexus report by #IPBES is out and making the news “governments are underestimating or ignoring the links between five key areas - biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change.” This "siloed" approach has unintended consequences… bbc.com/news/article...

I learned so much #IPBES11 The experts showed exceptional knowledge, patience and openness as their text is scrutinized and revised during the negotiations of the Summary for Policy Makers. All the emotions are on display - fatigue interspersed with moments of joy as each key message is approved.

A starter pack for people studying how human affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning at global scale, across terrestrial and marine realms & conservation challenges. Sounds like Global Ecology ! sure I missed many people, reply to be added, and share to spread ! go.bsky.app/V6tN4cv 🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴

[new paper] You probably suspected that loss of pollinator diversity consistently reduces reproductive success for wild and cultivated plants, but here we quantify it: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Spontaneous applause 👏 is one of the best parts of the sometimes long negotiations on the Key Messages (KM) of the Summary for Policy Makers for IPBES assessments. The applause occurs after every KM is agreed and it affirms the power of consensus at the science-policy interface #IPBES11

If I was 25 yrs younger…I would apply for this fantastic postdoc! 👇

Improved understanding of and collaborations with Indigenous sciences are in order to comprehend principles of Indigenous knowledge systems that promote ecological sustainability and foster multispecies coexistence. 📑 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I am looking for a PhD student to start in fall of 2025 at MSU. Potential topics include trait-based approaches to plankton community resilience, temperature effects on communities, harmful algal blooms and many others. Please get in touch if interested. More info: www.kl-lab.group.

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I think a lot about biodiversity monitoring and growing capability to measure causes. So I was happily surprised to discover my flight had sensors to measure non-CO2 impacts (eg contrails) on climate change. The plane is part of IAGOS: in-service aircraft for a global observing system www.iagos.org

I’ve made it to Windhoek, Namibia! I’m attending the 11th Plenary session #IPBES11. I will give an update of progress of the #biodiversity monitoring assessment following our first author meeting.

I want to share an awe inspiring view I had of the Victoria Falls (sound on!) today - truly one of the wonders of the natural world. The full width of the Zambezi River plummeting 100 meters into the gorge. And this is the period of low flow!