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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 2h

Urge the UK govt to champion the world’s forests at the COP30 international climate negotiations. Urgent UK leadership is vital to tackling climate change and biodiversity loss...

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Demand UK support for Indigenous forest defenders at climate talks

Our world’s forests are under threat, worsening climate change, biodiversity loss and threatening vulnerable communities. This year’s UN climate talks – hosted in the Amazon – are our chance to act. W...

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 2h

..indeed and encouraging local patch recording of all species seen each time would perhaps help. Sometimes we don't notice/value what we've lost until it is too late...
#shiftingbaseline
#lowcarbon #climateemergency

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 2h

Ongoing problems with grouse moor licensing, trap licensing & hunt licensing is ‘enabling’ rather than deterring wildlife crime in Scotland....

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Ongoing problems with grouse moor licensing, trap licensing & hunt licensing is ‘enabling’ rather than deterring wildlife crime in Scotland

The Herald has given more front page coverage in its series about Scottish land reform, this time focusing on recent legislation that was supposed to protect wildlife but instead is effectively &#8…

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 3h

Ongoing problems with grouse moor licensing, trap licensing & hunt licensing is 'enabling' rather than deterring wildlife crime in Scotland raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/10/14/o...

Ongoing problems with grouse moor licensing, trap licensing & hunt licensing is ‘enabling’ rather than deterring wildlife crime in Scotland

The Herald has given more front page coverage in its series about Scottish land reform, this time focusing on recent legislation that was supposed to protect wildlife but instead is effectively &#8…

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 3h

Record-breaking 2024 Amazon fires drove unprecedented carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation

- The fires released 791 million tons of CO2, roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of Germany

#climatecrisis
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Record-breaking 2024 Amazon fires drive unprecedented carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation

<p>A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, whic...

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 3h

In the new European butterfly Red List, 8 sp are threatened in Scandinavian tundra where the climate crisis is causing warmer + drier conditions that allows scrub to spread on sensitive bog and open habitats. eg Agriades aquilo; Boloria freija; Euphydryas iduna. www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

Agriades aquilo, Arctic Blue (Photo: Nils Ryrholm)

Boloria freija, Freia's Fritillary (Photo: Nils Ryrholm)

Euphydryas iduna, Lapland Fritillary (Photo: Nils Ryrholm)

Overgrown bog habitat as a result of climate warming (Photo: Nils Ryrholm)

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe we should stop listening to those who say decarbonisation will be too disruptive and expensive

And start listening to the experts warning that inaction will be much, much worse

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Holt-Wilson @timholtwilson.bsky.social · 13h

Who will get a grip of meeting and balancing the needs of both humans and biodiversity?
#BiodiversityCrisis
Would people buy new houses which have settings in which nature is allowed to autogenerate & build richness on its own terms? Forgetting landscape architects who choose shrubs & lay turf.

A sign advertising expensive houses for sale at Round House Way, Cringleford.

Land north of Round House Way, Cringleford. It is a level field which was, until recently, a mosaic of grassland and scrub. Here, brown patches show where bramble patches were and splintered stumps indicate the sites of trees.

A rose bush loaded with scarlet rosehips. It is part of a mosaic of biodiverse grassland and scrub at Round House Way, Cringleford, in the suburbs of Norwich.

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Tim Holt-Wilson @timholtwilson.bsky.social · 5h

The rich mosaic of self-willed biodiversity at Cringleford, is threatened. We could survey and record it then tell the landowner. But perhaps the site just shows us what may happen when land is allowed to have its will.
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Tim Holt-Wilson @timholtwilson.bsky.social · 13h

Who will get a grip of meeting and balancing the needs of both humans and biodiversity?
#BiodiversityCrisis
Would people buy new houses which have settings in which nature is allowed to autogenerate & build richness on its own terms? Forgetting landscape architects who choose shrubs & lay turf.

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 3h

Job vacancy 🧪
Principal Conservation Scientist, RSPB Cymru

Can you provide the evidence needed to save and restore the iconic species and landscapes of Wales?

Deadline: 3rd Nov
Location: Flexible within Wales
Duration: Permanent

Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

📷Jake Stephen

A Chough sits on a rocky cliff edge at South Stack Nature Reserve, North Wales.

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 23h

The Wildlife Trusts have published a new assessment of the effects of climate change on UK nature reserves....

www.birdguides.com/news/new-rep...

New report highlights effect of climate change on UK nature reserves

The Wildlife Trusts have published a new assessment of the effects of climate change on UK natue reserves. The report, Resilient Nature, shows how much-loved species and habitats are faring across 2,6...

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 23h

A token gesture as ever: Dairy farm fined as cattle slurry pollutes river...

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Dorset dairy farm fined after cattle slurry pollutes river

David Womack, from the EA, says farmers should report slurry

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

Weather tracker: Storms cause deadly landslides in Mexico and floods in Spain

Tropical storm kills dozens in Mexico, while Storm Alice becomes first named phenomenon known as Dana

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 1d

Most days last week were warm and sunny, giving this Red Admiral a chance to bask in our wildflower meadow.... @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

The image shows green cut vegetation with brown, fallen leaves around an insect with dark wings. Its wings have bright red stripes across them and white markings. It is enjoying the mild autumn weather. Most days last week were warm and sunny, giving this Red Admiral a chance to bask in our wildflower meadow.

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist

Lord Stern warns that fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 1d

Greenpeace threatens to sue Crown Estate for pushing up UK energy prices. Cost of offshore wind increased by monopoly ownership of seabed...

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Greenpeace threatens to sue Crown Estate for pushing up UK energy prices

Cost of offshore wind increased by monopoly ownership of seabed, alleges campaign group

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 1d

‘The problem, which the Scottish Government is willfully ignoring, is that muirburn is responsible for a large number of wildfires’....

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‘The problem, which the Scottish Government is willfully ignoring, is that muirburn is responsible for a large number of wildfires’

For those of you following the muirburn licensing fiasco in Scotland, where the Scottish Government has announced its decision to delay the implementation of licences for a second time after aggres…

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 1d

'The problem, which the Scottish Govt is willfully ignoring, is that muirburn is responsible for a large number of wildfires'.

Insightful analysis from Nick Kempe on his excellent parkswatchscotland blog.

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‘The problem, which the Scottish Government is willfully ignoring, is that muirburn is responsible for a large number of wildfires’

For those of you following the muirburn licensing fiasco in Scotland, where the Scottish Government has announced its decision to delay the implementation of licences for a second time after aggres…

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 1d

Great news
China drops pangolin formulas from approved TCM list, but concerns remain as China’s domestic market for pangolin scales is still open under an annual 1-metric-ton quota, allowing continued production.

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China drops pangolin formulas from approved TCM list, but concerns remain

Wildlife conservation activists have welcomed an update to China’s list of officially sanctioned medicines, which drops 13 traditional formulas containing pangolin parts. The move offers the world’s m...

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

Coral reefs, ice sheets and Amazon rainforest approaching a tipping point due to global heating, report says

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo

Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

National Trust and TV wildlife expert team up on autumn nature campaign

People urged to savour sights, sounds and smells of the season as poll shows disconnect during darker months

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 1d

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 1d

Landowners/homeowners along the “Bristol Avon” or tributary/waterway (like the K&A canal): If you’ve got any invasive species (Knotweed, Bamboo, Balsam, Rhododendron, Cherry Laurel, Giant Hogweed/Rhubarb) Let @protect.earth know and we’ll remove it for voluntary donations. protect.earth/contact

Contact — Protect Earth

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