Ecological and economic assessments of native vertebrate pest control in France "There is no evidence of any benefit from control effort." @cesco-lab.bsky.social @recherche.mnhn.fr www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Are @ec.europa.eu proposals for #CAP for the period 2028–2034 fit to drive the scale of environmental and climate action Europe now needs? Read our latest briefing to find out 👇

French government about to lead a request to demote UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese (whom they likely assess as not sufficiently comprising her duties, by not letting the government of Israel getting away with the genocide it commits), using fake news 🤮

My paper with @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social @dralanjones.bsky.social et al. on our Earthworm Watch 🪱 #citizenscience project @nhm-london.bsky.social & @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social is out! We examined motivations of those who did, and importantly, those who didn't, take part doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Omnibus 10: Une approbation illimitée pour 49 pesticides dangereux dont le glyphosate et l’acétamipride ? Générations Futures demande des clarifications à la Commission Européenne www.generations-futures.fr/actualites/o...

Do agricultural diversification practices pay off in the long run? Our new paper synthesizes 100+ years of evidence showing that diversification practices become more profitable over time and delivers growing benefits for soils, biodiversity, and carbon. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The transition to alternatives to #meat & #dairy offers opportunities for farmers, e.g. the production of #legumes or the generation of revenue from payments for stewardship or provision of #ecosystem services. As the transition will be gradual… (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

🌊 The global community has made ambitious commitments to advancing ocean equity – what is missing is a transparent & replicable way to measure equity and track progress 🐠 📢 Our new @nature.com paper, the #OceanEquityIndex, offers a simple yet robust solution: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

There is much to be done, at all levels. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

👋 Agroecology-TRANSECT YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@agroecology... provides material to learn on the agronomic, social and political dimensions of #agroecology Next webinar (Jan.22) is on #intercropping and sustainable #pest management To register 👉 www.agroecology-transect.net/events/boost...

“Les consommateurs, eux aussi, devront accepter de payer leur alimentation plus cher.” Un des tabous auxquels les politiques refusent de s’attaquer (et nécessitant des politiques sociales fortes pour ceux qui n’ont pas le luxe de pouvoir choisir leur alimentation). www.viridarium.fr/news/et-si-l...

NEW Q&A: What Trump’s US exit from UNFCCC and IPCC could mean for climate action * Is Trump's move legal? * How could US rejoin? * What does it mean for COP * What about emissions reporting? Answer in the piece, inc quotes from top legal / climate / emissions experts www.carbonbrief.org/...

“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” 🧪 IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍

The EU has rightly set the bar high with its Consumer Agenda. Consumers’ concerns & expectations need to be central to any policy plan to raise the trust levels in the market, create incentives to increase product quality, empower consumers with information, more choice, and more ⤵️

Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists. You laugh and then you weep. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

⚖️ IIASA hosted the 2025 INQUIMUS conference, which explored how justice considerations can be centered in climate risk management, & adaptation endeavors in research & practice. It highlighted that justice aspects need to be placed at the center of managing climate risks iiasa.ac.at/blog/dec-202...

Africa’s forests have joined the Brazilian Amazon and Australian forests in becoming carbon sources rather than sinks. Around 2010 the previous storage of our carbon emissions flipped, mainly through deforestation and degradation. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #climatechange #deforestation #Africa

Land-use change undermines the stability of avian functional diversity - new #OA @nature.com paper with @patrickawalkden.bsky.social @josephtobias.bsky.social, combining #PredictsProject with #Avonet doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Reconnecting people to nature is key for biodiversity action. Our new study identifies 5 ways people relate to #Natura2000: 🐾 Learning 🏞️ Heritage 🪴 Care 🧑‍🌾 Multifunctionality 👭 Collaboration Revealing such narratives can build new alliances & place PAs at the heart of society. doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

Since I've got a lot of new followers debating the incremental and failed policies of the climate regime and the COP process, here's a reminder to check out the #COPOut Podcast, which focuses on apocalyptically optimistic climate conversations cece.american.edu/cece-launche...

🌍 Interested in the 2026 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)? Join our #YSSP26 Application Webinar for Europe & Asia to learn how to prepare a strong application and hear from alumni. 🗓 19 Nov 2025 | 1-2pm CET 📩 Register by 17 Nov: [email protected] ▶️ iiasa.ac.at/early-career...

To truly protect #biodiversity, we must harness #PredictiveModels to reveal which #ConservationBiology strategies succeed—and which fail. Read the PNAS News Opinion: https://ow.ly/iVsF50Xl1BL#biodiversity#PredictiveModels#ConservationBiology#GlobalBiodiversityFramework #GBF #conservation

BioAgora, together with sister projects @coop4cbd.eu & RESPIN, will co-organise a side event at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷. 📅 Science-Policy for Biodiversity & Climate: Experiences from Europe, Latin America & Africa 📍 Blue Zone 🕓 16:45-18:15 (local time) Read more 👉 bioagora.eu/news/bioagor...

NEW – UNEP: New country climate plans ‘barely move needle’ on expected warming | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @unep.org Read here: buff.ly/U0XaME9

A recent Science Advances special issue focused on #aquaculture, but seemed to have missed the mark in a multitude of ways. My incredible colleagues and I wrote this sweeping Open Access opinion article (with 80 citations!) in response. Hope it's useful! 🐟 🦐 🎣 doi.org/10.1111/raq....

The @ec.europa.eu’s move to “simplify” the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is a shameful surrender to political pressure. Forests are not bargaining chips🌳😬 See our full reaction➡️ www.wwf.eu?19703941/Eur... #Deforestation #Together4forests #ItsOurNature

Global deforestation hasn’t slowed in any significant way in the four years since 127 countries pledged to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by 2030. The newly published 2025 Forest Declaration Assessment shows that nations are 63% off track from meeting their zero-deforestation target.

The global whaling industry experienced a boom c. 1840-1950 as technology allowed whalers to hunt the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. Under standard models, we would have expected krill populations to have *exploded*. Instead, they DROPPED exponentially. Let's talk about the KRILL PARADOX.

Save the Date! Am 13. November 2025 findet der 11. @bokuvienna.bsky.social Nachhaltigkeitstag statt, unter dem Motto „Renaturierung & Biodiversität“. 📍 Eintritt frei – keine Anmeldung erforderlich. ➡️ Alle Infos unter short.boku.ac.at/nht2025 #BOKUNachhaltigkeitstag #Renaturierung #Biodiversität

🚂 A peine lancés et déjà supprimés ? Sauvons les trains de nuit Paris-Berlin et Paris-Vienne, un voyage bas-carbone largement plébiscité par ses utilisateurs agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/sa...

The BBNJ agreement comes into force! A victory for our oceans, planet and environmental multilateralism. Now the work begins. Quick, effective implementation is key. Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step to save not only our ocean, but also our future.

🚨 First call! 🚨 European Congress for Conservation Biology (Leiden, the Netherlands in July 6th to 10th 2026) is open for proposals: symposia, panels, workshops & training on effective biodiversity conservation. Deadline Oct 31st 2025 👉 eccb26Leiden.eu #ECCB2026

🧵 1/4 🔬💧 Over 600 scientists from across Europe have signed a joint statement calling on the EU to urgently update its water pollution rules. 📢 Freshwater ecosystems are collapsing - and outdated policies aren't keeping up. Full statement ➡️ www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sc... #HandsOffNature

#UN confirms: people in #Gaza suffer from a #famine. A famine "openly promoted" by the government of #Israel as a weapon of war.

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On l’a fait ! 500 000 signatures avec 200 000 signatures en moins de 10h ce samedi 🔥 Il est désormais possible qu’il y ait un (vrai) débat à l’Assemblée nationale sur l’abrogation de la loi Duplomb. Nouvel objectif 1 MILLION de signatures !! petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/...

A detailed and heartbreaking report on how Israel systematically destroyed Gaza’s bookstores, printing presses, and publishing houses. It turned centers of learning and knowledge production into ruins and ashes. Please share widely.

There are way too many things to be upset about these days, but I believe the destruction of public lands should be near the top of the list: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A couple years ago, I was approached by some scientists at The Nature Conservancy with a proposal: Would I help them create a better global restoration opportunity map? The resulting paper is now out, and I will explain my view of it in this thread. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A new global map of natural forest at 10-m resolution created by Neumann et al. create using Google DeepMind - preprint still in review but available here: eartharxiv.org/repository/v... 🌐 🌏 🧪

Nature Human Behaviour chose to highlight my article with Thomas Douenne and @linusmattauch.bsky.social by commissioning a Research Briefing. You can find it under paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41... And here in open access: github.com/bixiou/globa... A timely contribution before #FfD4!

The great land selloff in the reconciliation bill -- they are selling off huge chunks of the west and Alaska, what is now Forest service and BLM land.

📣 Call to Action for Biodiversity! 🌱 We urge the EU to boost biodiversity funding in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028+). 📉 80% of EU habitats are in poor condition — we need action now! All scientists please ✅ sign and 🔁 share in your networks fundnature.scientists4future.at

We are looking forward to welcoming @rachgarr.bsky.social to @oxmartinschool.bsky.social next week Wednesday (18 June) to talk about equity challenges in the environmental governance of food supply chains. Open to all! Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/talk-b...

🌿 How can we secure lasting funding for Europe’s nature network? Don’t miss this @naturaconnect.bsky.social webinar on financing the Trans-European Nature Network - from costs to innovative solutions and what’s next for EU funding 👇

Six actions for ecologists in times of planetary crisis: www.nature.com/articles/s41... ✅Explicitly recognize and address the #biodiversity crisis ✅Explore positive futures ✅Defend academic freedom ✅Go political ✅Inspire society ✅Address the colonial legacy of ecology Free to read: rdcu.be/eqjlk

This is incredibly unfair: high-income nations with large dairy sectors are looking to adopt a "no additional warming" target, avoiding the methane cuts needed to meet international targets and pledges. We have written an open letter to the NZ PM and I spoke to the FT👇🧵 www.ft.com/content/2ea6...