*** Academic BFD alert *** We just published a new global bird phylogeny. It synthesizes the work of thousands of researchers before us, and it will grow and improve over time. @snacktavish.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Here's the introduction to the 16 papers, each owing an intellectual debt to Georgina. We outline how they all move us closer to answering the central question: How should we bend the curve of biodiversity loss to build a just and sustainable future?https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0205

Raise a glass to Dr Rabeau, celebrating his viva today in Silwood bar. 🥂 Thanks to Rich Gill and Ilya Maclean for examining. 4 amazing Drs recently graduating from the lab in this pic, and 2 pre-Drs 🥰 @jyang19.bsky.social @ra-barber.bsky.social

We have global crises for biodiversity, climate, water, food and health So it is good to see this new IPBES report on how they need to be tackled together, and the threat of cascading and compounding of impacts www.ipbes.net/node/85582