Except, sadly, it is believable. Today I offer you a spinach-based insight from the research / writing / academia meme stash. #highered #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat #resdev #resdevmemes

Have you worked on / do you know of a conservation project that changed what it was doing after looking at the evidence or undertaking a test? Replies welcome below, or on Bill's original post. Thanks!

InvaPact III workshop is now over: WHAT A WEEK! ~60 experts from 30 countries putting their brainpower together for an unique collaborative project. Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto! Powerful publications on the way!

A new Special Issue on aquatic invasions has just been released in NeoBiota. Read the editorial to gain an overview of all the papers: Invasions in aquatic systems. Use this link: neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1678... #bioinvasions @neobiota.pensoft.net

🔍 Are you a Cambridge postdoctoral researcher looking for a College affiliation? We are inviting applications for Postdoc Research Associates to join our diverse, impact-driven community of researchers shaping solutions for the future. Find out how to apply at www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/news/opening...

Are you a student studying ecology or conservation? Do you lecture ecology or conservation? I created this playlist for you and hope it is useful. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

(1/n) 🆕: Addressing the policy & business drivers of global freshwater biodiversity loss. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.... Or (to provoke a debate), is restoration of #rivers, #lakes & #wetlands a sufficient response to the global collapse in freshwater biodiversity? A 🧵...

Excited to see our new review published! It explores the challenges that spatial and temporal dynamism pose to #restoration of coastal #wetlands - but also how we can exploit these dynamics to boost restoration success. ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

When invasive species become part of our culture 🌵 A new study involving ICTA-UAB researcher Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares warns that embracing biological invasions can seriously hinder efforts to control and manage them. www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

Happy International #BogDay! I was lucky enough to visit some stunning bogs in #Estonia and #Latvia earlier this month. They're home to unique species and store vast amounts of carbon in the saturated peat.

NEW: Global Wetland Outlook 2025 www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/outlook Some highlights: 📉 >400 million ha wetlands lost since 1970 ⚠️ ca. 25% of remaining wetlands are degraded 💰 But they contribute $39 trillion in benefits annually 📈 There are clear pathways for restoration and protection

Attempted eradication of bass from a lake has selected for fish growing faster, maturing at smaller sizes, and investing more of their energy into reproduction than the fish did when removal started ~20 yrs ago. www.wwnytv.com/2025/07/10/s...

Where is the evidence for evidence-based conservation? We're doing a review to find out! Protocol just published here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Made it to #Tartu, Estonia, for the INTECOL Wetlands / SWS Europe meeting. Excited for a few days talking wetland science!

Do you know a young person with an interest in insects? 🦋 The Douglas Boyes Fund aims to provide people aged 14-18 with access to entomology equipment, fostering their passion for insects and inspiring them to engage and share their interest with other young individuals 🔽

Happy 60th Birthday @lucycavcoll.bsky.social 🎊 Looking great in the sunshine!

Discarded clothes from UK brands dumped in protected Ghana wetlands www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Wetland restoration is seen as sunk cost – but new research shows why it should be considered an investment theconversation.com/wetland-rest...

Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM

🗞️Authors from the @ipbes.net #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report have published the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species derived from the report, creating a global resource for investigating and managing the impacts of invasive alien species. 🌍🧪 Read more in ‪@nature.com‬ bit.ly/43APoP7

🚨 New report, scoping the impacts of #paludiculture on the natural environment. Access here (under "Files") ➡️ doi.org/10.17605/OSF...

The swifts are back nesting at the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge 😍 Live nestbox cams here: www.cambridgeconservation.org/swifts/

Great to see MDPI publishing peer review records, but this is a disappintingly brief review... Yes, that's the entire review 😬

After 2 years' development, today we have launched @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social new DataZone! For information on each of the world's 11,000 bird species, 13,000 important sites for their conservation and profiles for 250 countries/territories and 16 global flyways, see datazone.birdlife.org

Interesting stuff to think about here

📷 Some stunning images in the @nhm-london.bsky.social Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 👇

If you are an academic and you are still on twitter, you're going to want to get yourself over to @bsky.app. Check out this great thread from @altmetric.com - full of data.

It's #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands are diverse and productive ecosystems. For over 50 years, the Ramsar Convention has helped safeguard these habitats which support a rich tapestry of life. Protecting these natural treasures is key to ensuring the survival of migratory species worldwide. 🦆🦩

It's #WorldWetlandsDay 💧🦐🐸🦆🌾🎣⛵🏊‍♀️ Wetlands are vital for humans and biodiversity, but they are being lost three times faster than forests. It's vital we protect and restore these ecosystems. Here are some simple things you can do to help: earthtrust.org.uk/protecting-u...

Interesting new guest post on the Conservation Evidence blog ✍️ From cod logs to frog bogs and habitat analogues: introducing a new climate change conservation action catalogue about.conservationevidence.com/2025/01/30/f...

Having some good discussions at work about authorship, and challenging norms in academic publishing. Are there any examples I can share of articles with non-human first authors (e.g. rivers, lakes)? I've already shared Bawaka Country et al 2015 :)

Interested in #wetlands and human culture? In our new paper we report a systematic review of the cultural ecosystem services provided by wetlands. Clear evidence of how much people need wetlands! Delighted to see this huge collaborative effort online: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k0257szSJ... 🌍 🧪 🦤

One-quarter of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction NEW in @nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415...

“Will pay any amount.” Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.

📢 The Conservation Evidence Blog is looking for guest posts! ❓ Do you have a paper/report coming out that tests, or synthesizes evidence on, conservation action(s)? ❓ Do you want to share some thoughts about evidence use or generation in biodiversity conservation? ➡️ Let me know via DM or email 🙂

How will AI revolutionise biodiversity conservation? We identify 21 key ideas, incl. species recognition, multimodal models to improve biodiversity loss predictions, monitoring wildlife trade, and addressing human–wildlife conflict. But potential risks too. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New on European conservation science: Stakeholders' views on seabird conservation: is climate change accounted for, what are barriers to account for climate change and who are key conservation actors? Taylor et al. in Conservation Science and Practice conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A starter pack on the business of Freshwater Conservation. If you know of effective folks or groups working at the interface of policy-practice-science to improve the health of rivers, lakes or wetlands, let me know. I'm keen to grow the list. go.bsky.app/PuVuWgK

Introducing The Mangrove Restoration Tracker Tool: a co-designed means of aiding practitioners and tracking progress toward global targets 🌴🌊🐠🎣🐦🐚🦠💰 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.on... Tool: mrtt.globalmangrovewatch.org/auth/login (Requires registration, but takes 30 seconds!) Image: Pat Josse/Pixabay

New paper: Seabirds and climate change in North-West Europe: Identifying opportunities for an effective and efficient conservation response Read for free: doi.org/10.1111/csp2... #Seabirds #ClimateChange #Conservation #SaveOurSeabirds #ConservationOptimism

UK Parliament publishes new POST note on #freshwater habitat restoration 👉 researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/PO...

Job alert! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... working on an amazing new project to support academic researchers to engage better with generating evidence and building capability to engage with international conservation policy. Short deadline - 21st Dec, please share!

Good news from #COP28: 43 countries now signed up to the #FreshwaterChallenge, the world's largest freshwater restoration & protection initiative 💧 wwf.panda.org?10374466/Big...