New from our Chair @diogoverissimo.bsky.social: if ads can endanger children's health, why do we let them sell environmental destruction unchecked? Lessons from the UK's junk food ad ban for biodiversity and climate policy. Read: www.linkedin.com/pulse/harmfu... #behaviourchange #socialmarketing

🌍 What language does biodiversity speak? 🦜🌳🐠 Languages like Portuguese and Malay are key for biodiversity, yet remain absent from global conservation policy. Language shapes who participates, whose knowledge counts and how effectively is implementation. www.currentconservation.org/speaking-the...

New article by ECI’s @diogoverissimo.bsky.social Speaking the Language of Life 🌿 Biodiversity conservation is global, but global environmental governance still relies on a small set of languages — shaping whose voices are heard and how policy is made. www.currentconservation.org/speaking-the...

🚨FUNDED PHD🚨'Economic carrying capacity & the future of rhinos in privately governed OECMs' @dice-kent.bsky.social, UK & International applications welcome - closing date 14th May🦏 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

New(ish) research alert: How does the public actually talk about wildlife online? Turns out, ‘Tiger’ is ~everywhere~…but people aren’t usually talking about that big Panthera cat 🐅. We created an open-source #ML and transformer #LLM pipeline to track #publicperceptions of #biodiversity. 🧵1/5

New podcast: ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social on why behaviour change is key to conservation and climate action, and how behavioural science can help drive impact Signals of Change (Karbon Economics), hosted by founder/editor-in-chief Mira Shah Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3YHE...

Can synthetic fur help save wild leopards? Ahead of World Leopard Day (3 May) research involving the ECI and partners suggests yes — showing how culturally grounded alternatives can reduce pressure on wild populations while respecting tradition. 🐆⬇️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/leopard...

🌿 Webinar: Mainstreaming Behaviour Change in Biodiversity Conservation Join our expert panel discussion on embedding behavioural science into conservation strategies. 📅 6 Feb, 14:30 CET 👉 Register: engage.iucn.org/group/18/hom... #Conservation #BehaviouralScience #IUCN

🤔Compared to what? In conservation the same intervention can look transformational or negligible depending on the counterfactual, yet this choice is often implicit. NEW preprint with Tanya O’Garra: a practical blueprint for selecting and reporting counterfactuals🌍 LINK doi.org/10.31235/osf...

Is the public actually talking about biodiversity? 🐾 Our new #OA paper in @ConBiology introduces an automated NLP pipeline to measure wildlife saliency and attitudes from digital media Essential for tracking GBF targets! 📈 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #ConservationScience #AI

Why are so few environmental criminals on Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ list? writes @diogoverissimo.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com buff.ly/6Zvsj08

"It is important to understand why nations aren’t using Interpol red list more effectively [..]. Finding out if it’s lack of will, resourcing, or understanding of how to prosecute the perpetrators could be key to tackling environmental crime..." theconversation.com/why-are-so-f...

🌍 New research! 🚨 Environmental crimes — from illegal logging to wildlife trafficking — make up only 2% of Interpol Red Notices. Global enforcement is potentially overlooking one of the world’s biggest criminal sectors. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...

Only 2% of Interpol Red Notices target environmental crimes ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social co-author of study finds Illegal logging, wildlife trafficking & pollution remain low priorities for global law enforcement Read more: www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/environ... #EnvironmentalCrime #ClimateAction

🎨🌿 NEW! “Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation” in FEE How can art & science team up to protect nature? 🖌️ Inspire creativity & empathy 🎭 Communicate complex issues 🌍 Build connections & action 👉 doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Nearly 70% of Dracula orchids — the famous “monkey-face” flowers 🐒🌸 — are threatened with extinction. Excited to have helped @orchiddelirium.bsky.social & colleagues from Colombia & Ecuador on this project More in @uk.theconversation.com 👇 theconversation.com/famous-monke... #Orchids #Conservation

New study by ECI's @diogoverissimo.bsky.social finds global biodiversity policies risk falling short by overlooking key languages like Portuguese & Malay, spoken where nature is richest. Making conservation guidance accessible across languages is vital. Read more 👉 www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/study-f...

🌍 Languages of Life | Línguas da Vida | Bahasa Kehidupan 🗣️🌱 Biodiversity doesn’t speak only English. 🌳🐒 If species cross borders, our words should too. New paper in @ConLetters : why saving life also means using more languages 🔗https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13139

Conservation runs on digital outreach campaigns—videos, memes, hashtags. But do they work? In a new blog for @ConsEvidence, Gabriel Caetano & I evaluate talk about the evaluation of two campaigns using culturomics (big digital data). 👉 about.conservationevidence.com/2025/09/25/c...

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...