David Nogués Bravo
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Professor at GLOBE, University of Copenhagen | Head of the Biodiversity Section
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David Nogués Bravo
Stephen Murphy (smurph)
about 1 month ago
The whole thread of papers (core ones per
@noguesbravo.bsky.social
below) is a really interesting and useful set of insights into the promises and perils of rewilding. I introduced discussion on the series in my rewilding class - next year, I'm doing a whole class on just this set of papers.
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We publish two papers on the inadequacy to introduce the European Bison in the Iberian Peninsula. Lack of evidence of previous presence, wrong habitat/climate conditions, legal aspects...and much more
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The conservation management of European bison requires strong evidence and careful risk assessment: A response to “Comment: Nores et al. (2024) fail in their attempt to demonstrate the inappropriateness of an eventual introduction of the European bison to Spain as a rewilding initiative”
Click on the article title to read more.
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.70262
about 1 month ago
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Can rewilding save the planet? I gave my answer on BBC Radio's The Inquiry — and so did some of my colleagues. Tune in and see if you agree.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Inquiry - How can rewilding help combat climate change? - BBC Sounds
As rewilding initiatives grow there’s a concern some risk doing more harm than good
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct7242
2 months ago
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Spain helped birth the United States in 1781 The Spanish Army, represented in this painting, defeated the British at Pensacola so Washington could win. Now Trump says Spain isn't ally enough. The irony is staggering
3 months ago
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Polar bears in Svalbard seems to be doing all right under fast warming. Here my take for
@elpais.com
on a new paper
elpais.com/ciencia/2026...
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Estos osos polares han logrado prosperar en un mundo que se queda sin hielo
Las poblaciones de Svalbard han mantenido su condición corporal a pesar de haber perdido más de tres meses de mar helado al año
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2026-01-29/estos-osos-polares-han-logrado-prosperar-en-un-mundo-que-se-queda-sin-hielo.html
4 months ago
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Just about to take my flight back home, Denmark, with @SAS. All my support to the Greenlanders. Viva Groenlandia!
4 months ago
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My Danish Pension Fund, where I have my pension, is selling its US Bonds….well done!!!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Danish Pension Fund AkademikerPension to Exit US Treasuries
The Danish pension fund AkademikerPension is planning to exit US Treasuries by the end of the month, amid concerns that the policies of President Donald Trump have created credit risks too big to igno...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/danish-pension-fund-akademikerpension-to-exit-us-treasuries
4 months ago
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I was unable to make it for the
#TIBS2026
meeting but sending here greetings and Happy New year to all the good friends and colleagues that are know enjoying the conference in Aarhus
@tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social
4 months ago
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We are changing the path of evolution in the natural world, and bears are a good example. Thanks to
@elpais.bsky.social
and to @MACriado for the interview Is always great to talk to
elpaiscyt.bsky.social
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
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Los osos están cambiando su conducta, su forma y hasta su genética por culpa de las presiones humanas
Algunos pardos están menguando, ya hay polares adaptados a un mundo sin hielo. “Ha habido una selección a favor de los individuos más tímidos”, señala un biólogo
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2025-12-28/los-osos-estan-cambiando-su-conducta-su-forma-y-hasta-su-genetica-por-culpa-de-las-presiones-humanas.html
4 months ago
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Strong momentum at the “Biodiversity & Human Health” symposium I organised last Monday. The message was clear: We need coordinated efforts linking biodiversity, climate and health to guide policy and action. Grateful to all who joined
www.biodiversityhealth2025.com
5 months ago
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Our new paper Just in
@globalchangebio.bsky.social
Climate change is boosting suitability for key malaria vectors across Africa. Between 200M-1000M more people could live in high-risk areas by 2100
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#climatechange
#malaria
#globalhealth
#biodiversity
#Africa
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Climate Change Favors African Malaria Vector Mosquitoes
Malaria is a deadly parasitic disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. This study investigates occurrence patterns of malaria mosquito species to predict how climate change will affect their range ...
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70610
6 months ago
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Today we publish a new paper at The British Medical Journal on the links between biodiversity, climate and health in relation to the hashtag#COP30 in Brazil Here we argue that climate resilience depends on nature—and both are vital for the health of people.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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The Amazon is one of Earth’s major climate stabilisers—we must protect the rainforest and its biodiversity
The twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change have clear implications for human health and must be central to discussions at COP30, argue David Nogués-Bravo and Helena Alves-Pinto The acce...
https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2186/article-info
7 months ago
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I am organizing a one-day symposium (no online option) on Biodiversity and Health in a Warmer World Learn more here
www.biodiversityhealth2025.com
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Biodiversity & Health Symposium 2025 | Copenhagen
Join leading experts in Copenhagen for a one-day symposium on the critical links between biodiversity, climate change, and health. Register now.
https://www.biodiversityhealth2025.com/
7 months ago
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Harms of introduced large herbivores outweigh benefits to native biodiversity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Harms of introduced large herbivores outweigh benefits to native biodiversity - Nature Communications
Using impact assessment frameworks, this study shows that the introduction of large mammalian herbivores outside their native range has predominantly caused negative impacts on native biodiversity globally. The authors advise caution regarding their further intentional introduction for conservation purposes.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-63807-2
7 months ago
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"Biodiversity loss is a public health problem – let's treat it as such"...this is the topic of a popular science article I just wrote for a Danish Media Outlet. Check it here:
naturmonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...
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Professor: Tab af biodiversitet er et folkesundhedsproblem – lad os behandle det som sådan
Landene har forpligtet sig under FN’s konvention om biologisk mangfoldighed til at anerkende sammenhængen mellem biodiversitet og menneskers sundhed.
https://naturmonitor.dk/nyheder/debat/article18446414.ece
8 months ago
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reposted by
David Nogués Bravo
PLOS Global Public Health
9 months ago
ICYMI: PLOS Global Public Health published a really stellar Review article last month: Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration by
@noguesbravo.bsky.social
,
@sarahwhitmee.bsky.social
, and Liz Willetts
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration
Despite over a decade of progressive commitments from parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), integrated biodiversity and health indicators and monitoring mechanisms remain limited, h...
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0004624
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reposted by
David Nogués Bravo
Elisabetta Canteri
9 months ago
🦌 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🦌 Our paper on wild
#reindeer
and
#caribou
is out in Science Advances! Thanks to the team: Eric Post,
@nmschmidt.bsky.social
, Stuart Brown,
@noguesbravo.bsky.social
and Damien Fordham that co-lead this research.
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines
Rangifer population dynamics over 21,000 years reveal that future climatic warming will cause losses that surpass safe boundaries.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu0175
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Today we publish a new paper on the past and future resilience of the reindeer under global change...the future looks grim
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines
Rangifer population dynamics over 21,000 years reveal that future climatic warming will cause losses that surpass safe boundaries.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu0175
9 months ago
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reposted by
David Nogués Bravo
CMEC
9 months ago
📢 Biodiversity loss is not just about nature: Researchers call for the need to bridge the gap between nature and public health in
@plosglobalpublichealth.org
🔗 🌍
@noguesbravo.bsky.social
macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/re...
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Researchers call for tools to link nature and public health
New study urges governments to rethink how the measure and address the health of both people and the planet.
https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/researchers-call-for-new-tools-to-link-nature-and-public-health/
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I publish today a new paper! has been great to work with Liz Willets and Sarah Whitmee in this piece on
#biodiversity
and
#health
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration
Despite over a decade of progressive commitments from parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), integrated biodiversity and health indicators and monitoring mechanisms remain limited, h...
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0004624
11 months ago
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Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions!
macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
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Open Positions
Positions and vacancies at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate
https://macroecology.ku.dk/people/positions/
11 months ago
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Applied botany: last autumn I went to pick up berries of prunus spinosa…now I can taste my own home-made patxaran here in Denmark :-)
11 months ago
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@harvard.edu
motto is Veritas. No motto can be more adequate right now.
#JesuisHarvard
12 months ago
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We can now predict the loss of genetic diversity—from space!!! This is the breakthrough of our new paper, led by Spyros Theodoridis
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Satellite-observed mountain greening predicts genomic erosion in a grassland medicinal herb over half a century
Biodiversity is under threat due to habitat transformation, yet monitoring its loss—particularly at the genetic level—is challenging. Theodoridis et al. show that vegetation change captured through sa...
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00436-1
about 1 year ago
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Spring at the marsh in Furesø. The Furesø lake is a vestige of the last Ice Age and deepest lake in Denmark
about 1 year ago
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Romulus and Remus—the so-called “de-extinct” dire wolves—won’t fix the biodiversity crisis. CRISP can’t replace conservation. We need to tackle habitat loss, climate change, and other real drivers of extinction. Prevention, not reconstruction, is key Artwork by Mauricio Anton
about 1 year ago
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NEW PAPER: Some of us, led by
@hernmoral.bsky.social
, just published on the critically endangered regent honeyeater, which has plummeted from hundreds of thousands to fewer than 300 individuals in just a century.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
about 1 year ago
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Is coming closer and closer, isn't it?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Influenza of avian origin confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire
Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) has been confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/influenza-of-avian-origin-confirmed-in-a-sheep-in-yorkshire
about 1 year ago
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Spanish parliament approves hunting wolves in north Spain...does not seem like a sensible decision
elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
via @el_pais
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El Congreso aprueba que el lobo se vuelva a cazar al norte del Duero con los votos de PP, Junts, Vox y PNV
La propuesta se ha votado escondida como enmienda en la ley del desperdicio alimentario
https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2025-03-20/el-congreso-aprueba-que-el-lobo-se-vuelva-a-cazar-al-norte-del-duero.html?ssm=TW_CC
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
David Nogués Bravo
Sergio Vicente
about 1 year ago
Los científicos españoles que trabajan en cambio climático se ven acosados y amenazados por su trabajo.
www.eldiario.es/ballenablanc...
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Acoso a los científicos climáticos: “Me da miedo, al final la gente sabe dónde trabajo y cómo me llamo”
El odio a los científicos que estudian y comunican el cambio climático se desboca de la mano de las redes sociales, sin que las víctimas puedan defenderse de los insultos y hasta de amenazas de muerte
https://www.eldiario.es/ballenablanca/crisis_climatica/acoso-cientificos-climaticos-da-miedo-final-gente-trabajo-llamo_1_12112490.html
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The Big North…how fortunate I feel to had the chance over the last few days to embrace it and enjoy it
#protectArctic
about 1 year ago
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Was great to be part of this study! Main finding: fast speciating mammal groups holds lower intra specific genetic diversity. Thanks Ana for leading us
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about 1 year ago
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Bird flu is spreading across Antarctica
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
via @el_pais
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La peor crisis de gripe aviar jamás registrada se extiende por la Antártida
Una expedición española halla el virus potencialmente letal “en todas las especies animales detectadas en cada sitio”
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2025-02-14/la-peor-crisis-de-gripe-aviar-jamas-registrada-se-extiende-por-la-antartida.html?ssm=TW_CC
over 1 year ago
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There is a silent extinction happening—one that we cannot see with our own eyes. The genetic building blocks that sustain biodiversity are vanishing. In a recent interview with Kristeligt Dagblad, I explain how to prevent it
www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/danmark/klod...
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Klodens dyr og planter har et genetisk problem
Variationen af gener hos dyr og planter indskrænkes kraftigt. Det gør dem sårbare, men vi kan nå at vende udviklingen, siger professor
https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/danmark/klodens-dyr-og-planter-har-et-genetisk-problem
over 1 year ago
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I had the chance to provide some insights on the on-going loss of genetic diversity. Give space to nature and connect habitats may be the best way to prevent genetic erosion
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Wide range of Earth’s species are showing a decline in diversity
The loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors
https://www.science.org/content/article/wide-range-earth-s-species-are-showing-decline-diversity?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content
over 1 year ago
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Stoping the global loss of genetic diversity. Here my take on this matter. Published today in Nature
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Conservation strategies aided by assessment of global genetic diversity
Assessment of how genetic diversity has been changing.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00083-6
over 1 year ago
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We are hiring! Postdoc opportunity: Drivers of biodiversity change across time Join us in the ATEMPO project, led by Associate Professor Naia Morueta-Holme, to explore how climate and land use change influence biodiversity over time and shape ecosystems in Greenland and Denmark.
lnkd.in/dWxjQcUX
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Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen hiring 2-year Postdoctoral Researcher on Drivers of Biodiversity Change Across Time in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark | LinkedIn
Posted 8:43:02 AM. We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join our team for a 2-year position starting March 1st,…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
https://lnkd.in/dWxjQcUX
over 1 year ago
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This week a group of us (40 scientists from 25 research institutions across 9 countries), published an study presenting scientific evidence against the introduction in the wild of European bison in the Iberian Peninsula
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Rewilding through inappropriate species introduction: The case of European bison in Spain
The increasing pressure to release bisons as a wild species in Spain, as an ecological analogue of the extinct steppe bison Bison priscus, makes it an excellent example to reflect on whether the rewi...
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.13221
over 1 year ago
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Many thanks for such a warm welcome!!! I have pending many follow backs :-) they will come soon. Happy to be part of this community
over 1 year ago
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Hola
bsky.social
colleagues. Much looking forward to connect with many of you here. Some recommendations for a beginner?
over 1 year ago
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