Today we visited our friend Mike Hopkins, botanist extraordinaire and curator of the National Institute of Research in the Amazon -INPA, herbarium. Thiago enjoyed a little tour and explanation of how the exsiccates are stored and their importance.

So, some 29 years ago difference in the Rio Negro, Amazon, Brazil

@brunalab.bsky.social this reminded me of you

Feeling home…

Satellite Imagery xkcd.com/3173/

Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict, says Pope Leo www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

“The unexpectedly lethargic response to Jair Bolsonaro’s incarceration has caused some to wonder if his grip over the Brazilian right has been shattered” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Fifteen Years xkcd.com/3172/

snapklik.com/en-gb/produc... @tomphillips.bsky.social

Ian Hislop from @privateeyenews.bsky.social was spot on when he said people have become used, during last Tory governments, to change PMs at a blink of an eye. Next general election is in 2029. Unless dissolution of parliament is requested by sitting PM, and maybe other circumstances.

Please contact your MP asking them to support the 10-minute motion against pointless & toxic waste incinerators - coming up this Tuesday in Parliament

www.theguardian.com/environment/... “The talks were hauled back from the brink of collapse in an all-night session into Saturday morning, after a bitter standoff between a coalition of more than 80 developed and developing countries, and a group led by Saudi Arabia and its allies plus Russia.”

Curiosidade de u é ola! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Cop30 live: Deal agreed at Cop after long negotiations

Cold inside the house

It's not just Jays, but Rooks are also agents of natural colonisation of woodland, dispersing and planting tree seeds that start off new woodlands. #rewilding

Biodiversity Without Borders is a newly established, non-profit company limited by guarantee, created around a principle that has guided my work for decades: biodiversity does not follow political, administrative, or institutional boundaries.

I’m pleased to share that Biodiversity Without Borders Ltd is now officially incorporated. 🌿 The idea behind it is simple: biodiversity doesn’t recognise borders — and neither should our efforts to understand and protect it.

🖕🏼Trump!

Leave our Beeb alone you fat, orange twat!

How bizarre that @theguardian.com calls Belém a “small Amazonian city”. One of the largest cities in northern Brazil and the capital of the state of Pará. The metropolitan area has over 2 million inhabitants, making it the eleventh largest in the country. @tomphillips.bsky.social ,what do you think

@theguardian.com Hi, I’ve been trying to send a pitch for response to your article on Nature Connectedness. It’s not offensive, no swearing and just adding information. For some reason I keep receiving a “message blocked” reply. I tried to send it as a 300 word letter but got the similar message.

Saturday lunch: BBQed lomb chops marinated in black garlic and black pepper. Sourced from The Art of Meet, in Arbury Court, Cambridge.

Kenwood pick up, Pioneer Amp/receiver, Technics decks?

Seems @fletcherecology.bsky.social made a wise choice! @brunalab.bsky.social @chrisdick.bsky.social what you waiting for? www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

New in #BirdStudy Density-dependence of White Storks in N Spain, but landfill closure could limit population growth. Long-term demographic dynamics of a White Stork population in northern Iberia reveal density-dependent effects www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... #ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social

Continents xkcd.com/3159/

Thank you, Chicago.

I don’t normally reposte cute videos. But this made me smile while I’m struggling with mental health and a constant headache! 😃

@oglobo.globo.com esse é uma reprodução artística do ʻOumuamua’, não desse ‘Atlas’. oglobo.globo.com/mundo/epoca/...

Happy days indeed during my PhD 😉

I’m not American, albeit South American. I always have had issues with USA imperialist politics. I admire though some of USA’s history and this image makes me feel sick.

The “good chap theory” of biodiversity conservation again being tested. And another example of tge “cabinet of curiosities” approach that are UK’s protected areas. We need effective and connected protected areas. When do we need them? Now! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Very nice @birdguides.bsky.social review of my Poyser monograph on The Marsh Tit & the Willow Tit www.birdguides.com/reviews/book... #ukbirding

The best Times cover ever?😂😂😂😂😂

FFS! www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...