From the abundance of birds, bats and butterflies to air and water pollution and nature finance, the UK Biodiversity Indicators provide a wealth of data on the status and trends of nature. Overall, they paint a sobering picture, but also provide glimmers of hope. www.linkedin.com/posts/dave-s...

That’s a wrap on the First Authors' Meeting of 🏡 IPBES #2ndGlobalAssessment! Huge thanks to our fellows, authors & experts for their dedication this week, setting the vision and foundations for the next 3 years. 🌍 Grateful to UNESCO for hosting us! 🧪 https://www.ipbes.net/second-global-assessment

🪸UK Overseas Territories launch strategy to benefit wildlife We have been working with the UK Overseas Territories for a quarter of a century - building understanding, partnership, evidence, capacity and friendship. #TogetherForNature 💚

I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a... @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Very proud of our CEO Gemma Harper who has been awarderd the Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Mentor of the Year! Congratulations! @jncc.bsky.social @jncc-ceo.bsky.social.

🌏 Biodiversity loss has deep-rooted causes—from power imbalances to short-term priorities. These shape indirect & direct drivers like land/sea use change, exploitation & climate change. Graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment ⤵️

🎉 Congratulations to our Centre Director, Prof @ymalhi.bsky.social, on being awarded the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology! 🌿 A well-deserved recognition of his pioneering research on tropical forests and global leadership in ecology. 🔗 naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/4071 @ecioxford.bsky.social

On Tuesday a special pre-COP30 event was held in Oxford, co-hosted by Aline Soterroni from Biology and @erikaberenguer.bsky.social from @ecioxford.bsky.social Brazil’s Ambassador to the UK, Antonio Patriota, opened the event, Forests and the Future: Brazil’s Path to Climate Solutions bit.ly/3JbgqW5

Public write up of our recent @consletters.bsky.social paper. "Our results were clear: across both countries, our experts judged that #political will and #law enforcement were by far the most important factors for protecting #forests... theconversation.com/protecting-b...

UNSG Antonio Guterres: “I will never give up on my commitment to climate action, on my commitment to biodiversity, … on my commitment to help and support all the democratic movements … around the world .. fighting hard to preserve … our mother nature.”

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

At the beginning of September, we took part in another of JNCC's committee meeting over two days in Peterborough. Various discussions on the UK's biodiversity strategies were covered and we contributed our perspectives on these issues. You can read more about the meeting in this post, and... 🧵 1/2

Nature recovery and climate action must go forward hand in hand to protect people and planet. Excited that @jncc.bsky.social and @thecccuk.bsky.social are working closely together.

🌍 JNCC’s Chair @hdavidcooper.bsky.social & Rachel Wade joined a powerful lecture by Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Rep for Nature, at Trinity College, Oxford. With #COP30 on the horizon, Ruth spotlighted the UK’s global nature priorities & the path to nature recovery #KMGBF 🌿 #TogetherForNature

Pleased to have contributed to Apolitical’s new COP Presidency Toolkit with some insights from experience at the CBD. The toolkit will be officially launched by Apolitical at this year’s COP30 at the UK Pavilion, 10am on 21st November. apolitical.co/en/pages/cop...

“We meet at a decisive moment. Multilateralism is strained, yet a new spirit of cooperation is emerging." This #IUCNCongress is our chance to turn understanding into unity & unity into action – Razan Al Mubarak, IUCN President at opening ceremony.

A student of nature, Jane Goodall taught us about humanity. A great leader and an inspiration for many. May her example continue to inspire us to care for our planet and each other. And to never give up.

Great news for biodiversity!

In Gaza, children are starving, families are shattered, and our teams are barely surviving. The world must act now. 📄 Full statement by Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the #2states4peace conference: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...

Congratulations to the youth of Vanuatu in leading the initiative that led to this incredibly important at ICJ opinion. “climate impunity is no longer allowed and that those who have caused the greatest harm are required to provide remedy to people most affected.” @vishal-prasad.bsky.social

OUT NOW: The laid-out version of the FULL @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Report 💥 Explore how fundamental change can halt biodiversity loss and secure just and sustainable futures for all. 🌏🧪 Access the full report in English⬇️ https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment

“We need look no further than the horror show in #Gaza —with a level of death and destruction without parallel in recent times,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council. The UN system is being denied space, safety, and the conditions to save lives.

“Entire families, entire neighborhoods, an entire generation are being wiped out.” UNRWA Lazzarini says to The Hague Group Emergency Conference of States in Bogotà. The war on #Gaza is not just a humanitarian catastrophe — it’s a crisis for the rules-based international order.

Two-year-old Laila Khatib was shot in the head by Israeli forces while inside her home in the occupied #WestBank. According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Israeli forces have repeatedly used unnecessary, disproportionate, and often lethal force against Palestinians.

“How can we justify this level of indifference, this level of passivity, this level of hypocrisy?,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini tells TRT about the situation in #Gaza. An unbearable tragedy is unfolding before our eyes. #CeasefireNow

Facts about #Gaza: 🚨 Food is running out 🚨 Those seeking it risk being shot. 🚨 Field hospitals receive dead bodies 🚨 Starvation rates among children hit their highest levels in June. UN Security Council briefing by Tom Fletcher, unocha.org #CeasefireNow

Read the #BiodiversityDay 2025 statement by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations This year's theme is "Harmony with nature and sustainable development." #KMGBF #GlobalGoals cbd.int/sites/defaul...

Congratulations Natalie and @ymalhi.bsky.social !

Happy International Biodiversity Day.

Congratulations to Willow and Gemma and to the entire JNCC team! I feel privileged to be joining a great team. bsky.app/profile/jncc... bsky.app/profile/jncc...

I am delighted to have this opportunity to contribute to nature recovery across the UK. I look forward to working with colleagues on the Committee and the team of dedicated professionals at JNCC to help turn science into action for nature, people and the planet.

Let’s celebrate all pollinators and the role they play to feed us and nurture life on this #WorldBeeDay.

An important step and another sign that multilateralism can prevail even in challenging times.

At #COP16Colombia Parties to @unbiodiversity.bsky.social adopted a landmark decision operationalizing the multilateral mechanism for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of #DSI, including the #CaliFund. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social explains:

🌿Are you an interdisciplinary expert on #biodiversity & nature's contributions to people? Here's your opportunity to be an author on the new @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment2!🌍 🎯Academics, Indigenous knowledge-holders, practitioners etc.🧪 Apply by 28 March: www.ipbes.net/second-globa...

A reminder that IPBES is seeking experts for the 2nd global assessment on biodiversity. This will be a hugely important report for the future of biodiversity. Experts are needed, especially, interdisciplinary experts and those from the Global South.

Excited to be joining @naturerecovery.bsky.social as an Oxford Martin School Visiting Fellow. Looking forward to working with @ymalhi.bsky.social and team on biodiversity science and policy. Implementing the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework has never been more urgent.

As I move on after more than 23 years working with CBD colleagues, government delegates, indigenous peoples & local communities, women & youth, civil society, business & academia, I am proud of what we have achieved together; immensely grateful for the opportunity to serve multilateralism. #KMGBF