Can digital campaigns really boost conservation? 🐘🐸 Dr Diogo Veríssimo @ECIOxford shows how to measure their impact using digital data + culturomics. Read more ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-res... #Conservation #Biodiversity #BehaviouralScience #Culturomics

"Many factors other than one’s own abilities can affect the performance, recognition, and representation of scientists..." Thoughtful, data rich paper exploring language and gender as factors impacting metrics used in hiring, promotion and awards for scientists.

🚨 New paper in PLOS Biology! 📉 Women publish up to 45% fewer papers than men 📉 Non-native English speakers: –35% 📉 Triple barrier (woman + non-native English + low-income): –70% 🌍 Language & equity matter in science! 👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour... #EquityInScience #LanguageMatters #OpenScience

How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ

📢 NEW PAPER 📢 Are your digital conservation campaigns moving the needle? 🤔 New study combines #ConservationCulturomics + synthetic control to measure impact! This offers a cost-effective evaluation framework #Conservation #ImpactMeasurement #DigitalMarketing #Biodiversity Link shorturl.at/GRRdQ

Conservation work is often measured using numbers, but gathering real life stories from people who have different experiences and values can shape conservation efforts to make them more effective and fair. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... Co-authored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social

🦁 Which iconic animal is central to the identify of your sports team? A new study by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social ‬Researcher @ecioxford.bsky.social ‬urges sports teams, their fans and conservationists to join forces to protect the wildlife featured in team names, logos and mascots.

As part of the IUCN’s Behaviour Change Task Force, @diogoverissimo.bsky.social led an assessment of challenges, opportunities, and actionable recommendations to integrate behavioural sciences into conservation strategies. 👉 portals.iucn.org/library/node... @biology.ox.ac.uk

ECI’s Diogo Veríssimo co-authors study urging conservation to value stories & lived experiences as much as data. “Conservation is about people too.” Case studies from Japan, Kenya & Bonaire prove it. Read: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

This looks a must read for those interested in triple differences (DDD) designs. It shows that the standard way many estimate DDD is wrong. It shows why and gives you tools that work with covariates and staggered adoption. Bonus: free R package. arxiv.org/abs/2505.09942

Could your favourite sports team help save the planet’s most iconic wildlife? A study by ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social urges sports organisations to help protect the animals they associate with. www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/how-spo...

Can sports logos support conservation? A new paper led by Ugo Arbieu and co-authored by WildCRU’s @diogoverissimo.bsky.social discusses the potential of sports organisations as champions of biodiversity. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3ZLT26u @biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social

We believe sport can help save species. 🦁⚽ In our new @FrontEcolEnviron paper, we explore how professional teams, fans & conservationists can team up to turn iconic mascots into real-world action for biodiversity. 🌍🏟️ 📄 Read it: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #SportsForNature

🦋A coral reef, a butterfly migration, or even a local landmark. Read this fascinating new study, co-authored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social, that looks at how future conservation campaigns resonating more emotionally with audiences could inspire greater action. #SSD2050

Some interesting points on dealing with social desirability bias! blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

🎉Several IUCN Behaviour Change Task Force members, including our Chair, @diogoverissimo.bsky.social, will be speaking at the 9th World Social Marketing Conference in Alicante, Spain, this November! 🌎 Learn more: wsmconference.com #Biodiversity #Conservation #IUCN #IUCNBehaviourChangeTaskForce

How to reduce conflict between people and grizzly bears in rural communities "Since all the major threats to biodiversity stem from human activity, it will be impossible to prevent extinctions without changing our own behavior" - Dr Diogo Veríssimo, ECI knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Pandas are great, but conservation needs more than just cute mascots. New study by ECI’s Dr Diogo Veríssimo urges using any symbol — species, places, stories — that truly connect people to nature. It's time to rethink how we rally action. 👇https://tinyurl.com/2rntck65 #Conservation #Biodiversity

Saving beloved species isn't enough — but it's a good start. @diogoverissimo.bsky.social contributed to a discussion about the role species popularity and value play in conservation messaging when raising awareness about a species in peril. 👉 tinyurl.com/4ksyunj4 @biology.ox.ac.uk

With more than 3 billion people playing video games, how can these virtual environments, with gameful modes of human-wildlife engagement, help biodiversity conservation, pro-environmental engagement and behaviour. 👉 tinyurl.com/2k3e88v3 @katieblake.bsky.social @diogoverissimo.bsky.social

What makes a species, ecosystem, or even an event, a conservation flagship? Researchers propose a new framework for "flagship entities" - unique, communicable symbols that galvanise support for conservation. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3RQgfQB Coauthored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk.

This new paper on conservation flagships feels like a full circle moment for me. From my Master’s thesis to my PhD, this concept has shaped so much of my research journey. Now it's all come together in one framework — and it's open access: 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

🚨New tool alert: iehfc is a free, no-code R app for running high-frequency data checks in real time. From spotting duplicates to monitoring enumerators, it's designed for field teams, not coders. Game-changer for better data quality. 🔍 Read more: blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

How broadening the #flagship concept can help conservation capture more hearts — and save more #nature - our paper on the unifying theoretical framework for #conservation #flagships now published in Biol. Conserv. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... with @diogoverissimo.bsky.social and others #flagshipspecies

Thrilled to reveal my first lead author publication on how video games engage with conservation! 🎮🌱 Katherine Tubb, @diogoverissimo.bsky.social, and I replied to Chris Sandbrook et al.'s recent paper on the topic. Check out the short paper below 👇 doi.org/10.4103/cs.cs_59_25

We’re emotionally drawn to protect species like bees and polar bears because they reflect parts of ourselves. It makes climate change personal — and that’s a powerful trigger for action @diogoverissimo.bsky.social comments @salonnewsroom.bsky.social 👇 www.salon.com/2025/04/17/o...

Happy #Invertefest! Celebrate invertebrate biodiversity 🐛💕

The IUCN and Zoomarine Portugal have established the Center for Species Survival on Behaviour Change, creating a hub to connect conservation practitioners, researchers, and policymakers addressing biodiversity challenges. tinyurl.com/cfs57snr @diogoverissimo.bsky.social @iucn-bctf.bsky.social

“We are animals too, and as mammals with a certain biology, we are drawn to certain other species that have shared biological traits,” said Diogo Verissimo, a research fellow at the Environmental Change Institute. www.salon.com/2025/04/17/o...

Get this: Commerce is slashing $ to Princeton's world-renowned climate research b/c modeling changes to Earth systems is "contributing to a phenomenon known as 'climate anxiety,' which has increased significantly among America’s youth." No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...

Wrapping up 3 amazing days at #BehaviourChange Conference 2025 in Lisbon! Highlights: @diogoverissimo.bsky.social presentation on "Overcoming Barriers & Building Capacity" for behaviour change in conservation and the valuable connections expanding our network! #Conservation #Lisbon2025

Now in an issue! conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We’ll be at the Behaviour Change Conference 2025 (2-3 April), with pre-conference workshops on 1 April at NOVA National School of Public Health - Lisbon @diogoverissimo.bsky.social will join the pre-conference workshops. 📅 Will you be there? Let’s connect! #BehaviourChange #Conference

The effect of publishing peer review reports on referee behavior in five scholarly journals

Difference-in-Differences (DiD) is widely used but often messy beyond the basic 2x2 setup. This paper offers a clear framework to navigate DiD variants—covering covariates, weights, multiple periods & staggered treatments. A must-read for better DiD design arxiv.org/pdf/2503.13323

Find out more about the Task Force. A cross-commision workgroup from the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication. For more information about our work visit www.conservationbehaviourchange.org #IUCN #BehaviourChage #IUCNSSC #IUCNCEC

Interesting! "If one wants to know about who holds power or authority in households, who makes decisions on this, that, and the other, then insert such questions. Do not substitute a single, sloppy, and vague roster “who is head” question for such information" blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

We are advertising for a Professor in Physical Geography. Come and work with us at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Unintended effects of Japan’s wildlife trade bans on 3 species. Trade in these species dropped but shifted to other vulnerable species, highlighting the need for consumer research, monitoring and enforcement beyond banned species. tinyurl.com/mr352za2 @biology.ox.ac.uk @diogoverissimo.bsky.social

Is mining above ground worse than mining the seabed? Insightful take on a topic that is easy to paint in black/white blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

✨ Nature SPAM Filter, launched this week, is an easy and fun reading-based project to help wildlife globally. Look at real newspaper article titles from archives and complete a simple yes-or-no task to identify animals and wildlife in the news. Try it here: www.zooniverse.org/projects/dve...

Funder: Please list all your current and previous research funding in reverse chronological order.

Have you ever wanted to be a citizen scientist? Check out this new Zooniverse project from WildCRU's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social, which will help scientists to decide on the best AI tools for identifying wildlife-related news. Get involved 👇

This is REALLY common... PAPER: "introduction that motivates a causal research question; analysis framed in associational terms; discussion that interprets the findings causally; limitation section that says that findings should not be interpreted causally” www.the100.ci/2025/02/17/r...

Give us a hand!

Fuck you, @nature.org.

I will be there! Excited to be back in my home town to talk behaviour change..

Finally out ‼️📣🪲 We found #spillover effects caused by wildlife trade bans that increase the unregulated trade of threatened species. Ban is an important intervention but not enough for biodiversity conservation. #wildlifetrade #causalinference #OA conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This research took almost four years to publish. I appreciate the great co-authors who I enjoyed chats even in the garden during the Covid-19 era, like @diogoverissimo.bsky.social. I also thank many friends giving helpful comments and suggestions. @wildcru.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social

▶️ Preliminary results find the best LLMs are about as good as the best graduate and undergraduate coders (at 1/100th of the cost, and 100x the speed) ◀️ "We used LLMs to Track Methodological andSubstantive Publication Patterns in PoliticalScience and They Seem to do a Pretty GoodJob" osf.io/v7fe8