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David Nogués Bravo
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Professor at GLOBE, University of Copenhagen | Head of the Biodiversity Section

Environmental science 46%
Geography 13%

Polar bears in Svalbard seems to be doing all right under fast warming. Here my take for @elpais.com on a new paper
elpais.com/ciencia/2026...
Estos osos polares han logrado prosperar en un mundo que se queda sin hielo
Las poblaciones de Svalbard han mantenido su condición corporal a pesar de haber perdido más de tres meses de mar helado al año
elpais.com

Just about to take my flight back home, Denmark, with @SAS. All my support to the Greenlanders. Viva Groenlandia!

My Danish Pension Fund, where I have my pension, is selling its US Bonds….well done!!!

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Danish Pension Fund AkademikerPension to Exit US Treasuries
The Danish pension fund AkademikerPension is planning to exit US Treasuries by the end of the month, amid concerns that the policies of President Donald Trump have created credit risks too big to igno...
www.bloomberg.com

I was unable to make it for the #TIBS2026 meeting but sending here greetings and Happy New year to all the good friends and colleagues that are know enjoying the conference in Aarhus

@tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social

We are changing the path of evolution in the natural world, and bears are a good example. Thanks to @elpais.bsky.social and to @MACriado for the interview

Is always great to talk to elpaiscyt.bsky.social

elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
Los osos están cambiando su conducta, su forma y hasta su genética por culpa de las presiones humanas
Algunos pardos están menguando, ya hay polares adaptados a un mundo sin hielo. “Ha habido una selección a favor de los individuos más tímidos”, señala un biólogo
elpais.com

Strong momentum at the “Biodiversity & Human Health” symposium I organised last Monday. The message was clear: We need coordinated efforts linking biodiversity, climate and health to guide policy and action. Grateful to all who joined

www.biodiversityhealth2025.com

Our new paper Just in @globalchangebio.bsky.social

Climate change is boosting suitability for key malaria vectors across Africa. Between 200M-1000M more people could live in high-risk areas by 2100

doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

#climatechange #malaria #globalhealth #biodiversity #Africa #vectors
Climate Change Favors African Malaria Vector Mosquitoes
Malaria is a deadly parasitic disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. This study investigates occurrence patterns of malaria mosquito species to predict how climate change will affect their range ...
doi.org

Today we publish a new paper at The British Medical Journal on the links between biodiversity, climate and health in relation to the hashtag#COP30 in Brazil

Here we argue that climate resilience depends on nature—and both are vital for the health of people.

www.bmj.com/content/391/...
The Amazon is one of Earth’s major climate stabilisers—we must protect the rainforest and its biodiversity
The twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change have clear implications for human health and must be central to discussions at COP30, argue David Nogués-Bravo and Helena Alves-Pinto The acce...
www.bmj.com

I am organizing a one-day symposium (no online option) on Biodiversity and Health in a Warmer World

Learn more here www.biodiversityhealth2025.com
Biodiversity & Health Symposium 2025 | Copenhagen
Join leading experts in Copenhagen for a one-day symposium on the critical links between biodiversity, climate change, and health. Register now.
www.biodiversityhealth2025.com

Reposted by Ludovic Orlando

"Biodiversity loss is a public health problem – let's treat it as such"...this is the topic of a popular science article I just wrote for a Danish Media Outlet.

Check it here: naturmonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...
Professor: Tab af biodiversitet er et folkesundhedsproblem – lad os behandle det som sådan
Landene har forpligtet sig under FN’s konvention om biologisk mangfoldighed til at anerkende sammenhængen mellem biodiversitet og menneskers sundhed.
naturmonitor.dk

ICYMI: PLOS Global Public Health published a really stellar Review article last month:

Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration

by @noguesbravo.bsky.social, @sarahwhitmee.bsky.social‬, and Liz Willetts

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration
Despite over a decade of progressive commitments from parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), integrated biodiversity and health indicators and monitoring mechanisms remain limited, h...
journals.plos.org