An important review - The ecology of plant extinctions - "Recent warm-edge extirpations demonstrate the growing impact of anthropogenic climate change & show that predictions of massive climate-driven extinctions later this century are plausible" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌾🌎🧪🌐

Probing obstacles to transformative change – including human practices and habits – contributes to charting pathways to a more just & sustainable world for people and nature.🌍🧪 —Astrid Schomaker, CBD Exec. Sec 💡Coming Soon: the @ipbes.bsky.social #TransformativeChange Report

Earlier this year, I received news that fake peer reviews were allegedly being submitted impersonating me and approximately six others I shared my story with Science to, hopefully, reduce the chance of this kind of breach happening again www.science.org/content/arti...

This is crazy, and a real eye-opener! What are the odds that one fake review tilts a decision in favour of a given manuscript? Irrespective, this clearly means that editors will need to verify the authenticity of reviewer email addresses, moving forward.

Of course, my first post here has to be on gibbons! India's only wild ape, trapeze artists swinging through the forest canopy, their calls ringing through the forests, and a flagship for the community based conservation efforts we are supporting. PC : @varunrgoswami.bsky.social