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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 1h

Global goal to end deforestation nowhere near being met
->MSN News | #deforestation | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Global goal to end deforestation nowhere near being met

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 5h

Asia's elephants face extinction as habitats vanish
->Daily Sabah | #ecosystem #habitat #wildlife #extinction #elephant | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Asia's elephants face extinction as habitats vanish

Once rulers of Asia’s vast forests, Asian elephants now struggle to survive as shrinking habitats and rising human conflict push them closer to extinction. "We believe the current estimate is around 50,000 - less than 50,000 individuals left in the...

www.dailysabah.com

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 43m

“This Administration has made clear that logging and the corporate exploitation of America’s public lands are its top priorities, and the staff needed to facilitate that exploitation must continue to work [during the shutdown].” www.opb.org/article/2025...

Logging in national forests in Oregon continues, despite government shutdown

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month.

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Ted Zukoski @tedzukoski.bsky.social · 5h

“Public lands are part of Colorado’s identity & once they’re gone, they’re gone forever,” said Will Roush of Wilderness Workshop. “This report is both a warning & a roadmap. It identifies ... steps we can take now to keep our most treasured wild places intact.”
www.aspendailynews.com/news/new-rep...

New report identifies at-risk Colorado lands

Wilderness Workshop’s Wild for Good report represents “a call to action for current generations of public lands advocates and residents to come together to protect these places for the benefit of wild...

www.aspendailynews.com

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 2h

Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies
->Global Witness | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies

Deforestation in the region of Maraba, Para state, Brazil Key findings US financial institutions made $5.4 billion from deforesting companies between 2016-2024, with Vanguard, JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock the top earners. EU bank...

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 2h

"Millions of hectares of virgin rainforest in Papua New Guinea are under threat, says new report." 🌎 www.straitstimes.com/asia/austral...

Papua New Guinea’s rainforest under major threat says new report

At least 1.68 million hectares have been potentially earmarked for deforestation: Report Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 2h

“We already know what works to stop forest loss, but countries, companies, and investors are only scratching the surface. And even those initial efforts are facing strong pushback from the standard bearers of an economic system built on forest destruction.” 🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

www.theguardian.com

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Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠 @drjacekdebiec.bsky.social · 4h

Other planetary tipping points will follow.

"Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of widespread decline, marking the first time the planet has reached a climate ‘tipping point’, researchers announced today."

#ClimateSky

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 4h

Gold mining is destroying the Amazon rainforest from within
->Earth.com | #amazon rainforest | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Gold mining is destroying the Amazon rainforest from within

The Amazon should heal when the digging stops, yet many regions stripped of trees to clear a path for gold mining remain barren. The missing ingredient is not just nutrients, it is water that the land can no longer hold...

www.earth.com

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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 8h

It's dry in Central Texas, creating elevated wildfire risk www.kxxv.com/news/texas-n...

It's dry in Central Texas, creating elevated wildfire risk

Dry vegetation, increased winds, and above-average temperatures can be a recipe for disaster. Texas has activated additional state emergency response resources.

www.kxxv.com

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 8h

"Between 2000 and 2020, we found widespread mountain vegetated landscape loss across the globe, of which ∼89% can be attributed to human expansion... ~56% of landscape loss occurred within protected areas, and in areas with high species richness." 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Client Challenge

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Earth.com @earthdotcom.bsky.social · 12h

Some wildfires can actually help birds thrive for decades #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Some wildfires can actually help birds thrive for decades

New research shows that low to moderate fires in California’s Sierra Nevada can boost bird populations for decades.

www.earth.com

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Amanda L. Molder, PhD @amandalmolder.bsky.social · 12h

If you missed my ESIP talk last week but are interested in this topic, here is the recording: youtu.be/Cit5-OnN-jU?...

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Danielle Venton @dventon.bsky.social · 12h

Update: On Saturday Governor Newsom issued a notification that he was vetoing SB 326 by Senator Josh Becker (D Menlo Park). In his veto message he said the required planning would cost too much money.

Danielle Venton @dventon.bsky.social · 3d

New from me: under-the-radar bill could be mst important piece of the wildfire bill package. Will @governor.ca.gov Newsom sign it? We'll know in days: www.kqed.org/science/1998... With thanks to those who spoke w/ me State Sen. @joshbecker.bsky.social, www.megafire.org & @michaelwara.bsky.social.

Will Newsom Sign California’s ‘Biggest Step’ Toward Saving Fire-Prone Neighborhoods? | KQED

A little-known bill will accelerate fire mitigation efforts by clearing space around housing across the state.

www.kqed.org

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 11h

"Planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point"
media> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...
science> www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Anthropocene

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

www.cnn.com

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 1d

Washington forced to fight fire with less
->The Columbian | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Washington forced to fight fire with less

DESOLATION PEAK — A warm glow of distant flames pulsed in the mid-September night above the western shores of Ross Lake. Jim Henterly raised his black binoculars. Their lenses captured the light of the Perry Fire better than the naked...

www.columbian.com

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 1d

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major 'tipping point'
->Grist | #tipping point #coral #earth | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major 'tipping point'

Global temperature rise may feel like it’s gradual, but the changes it brings can turn out to be sudden, massive, and self-reinforcing. These changes are what scientists call tipping points. When a tipping point is reached, an Earth system abruptly...

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 23h

Almost assuredly this was human-caused, and made possible by allowing most parks to remain open to unlimited visitors and campers without adequate staffing. As with previous shutdowns, the national parks will show damages resulting from this irresponsible policy for a long time to come.

KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 1d

Crews battle 66-acre fire at Joshua Tree; campground evacuated

Crews are battling a vegetation fire at Joshua Tree National Park and have evacuated at least one campground as of Sunday afternoon, officials say. Cameras from ALERTCalifornia turned to where smok…

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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · 6d

From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees - Six - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library 😁WE HAVE A NEW ONE OUT. Two years in the making. Give it a look!
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From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees

Over a century of research has revealed an amazing complexity of behaviours and physiological adaptations that allow tiny bark beetles to overcome large trees, sometimes resulting in outbreaks that k...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Marieke van Vugt @mvugt.bsky.social · 1d

"Preventing tipping points from being breached, she says, requires emphasizing immediate emissions reductions and scaling up technologies for removing carbon from the atmosphere." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say

A surge in global temperatures has caused widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world.

www.nature.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 1d

High-profile wildfires in recent years warn of future blazes west of the Cascade crest. And while money and staffing for lookouts have declined steadily over the decades, this year the federal government hastened its retreat on virtually every other front.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

On a WA mountain peak, a wildfire lookout spots an uneasy future

Jim Henterly spends most of the summer atop a North Cascades peak, where the view of our wildfire future is uneasy.

www.seattletimes.com

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Niki Baker @nrbakerwriter.bsky.social · 2d

If you think biodiversity loss is irrelevant to you...
If you think it's not that big an issue...
If you think it doesn't really affect you personally...
If you think it's someone else's problem...

... Boy oh boy, you and your kids have a hell of a shock coming.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 1d

Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 12, 2025 ~ The end of bees.

"Fifteen species of bumblebee, which play a crucial role in pollinating peas, beans, peanuts and clover ... are now classified as threatened."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

www.theguardian.com

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 1d

"Without intervention, national parks like Yosemite could face the same fate as during the 2018–19 shutdown -- when vandalism, trash and damage left scars that took years to repair." www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

‘Dangerous and reckless’: Yosemite chaos sparks urgent plea to close parks during shutdown

Reports of illegal BASE jumping, unauthorized camping and unpermitted climbing have reignited warnings from current and ex-park officials to close Yosemite during the federal government shutdown.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 1d

Federal lands: degraded before, disarray-ier now.
abcnews.go.com/US/public-la...

Public lands could fall into disarray as a result of the government shutdown, advocates say

The impacts from the government shutdown could have longterm impacts on the way public lands are managed, according to experts.

abcnews.go.com

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