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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 1d

If you're indulging in a large festive dinner this week, this man could probably tell you how much energy you would need to cook it: James Prescott Joule FRS, born #OnThisDay in 1818. His work on heat was crucial to the first law of thermodynamics, and the SI unit for for energy is named for him.

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 5d

Wonderful collection of articles exploring what the concept of anthromes - human-modified biomes - means for our understanding of the global carbon cycle
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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 6d

Editorial introducing the Special Collection: #Anthromes and terrestrial carbon – from the deep past to net-zero

Anthony P. Walker, et al.

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social

#PlantScience

Aerial view of a terraced farming system.

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 6d

Editorial introducing the Special Collection: #Anthromes and terrestrial carbon – from the deep past to net-zero

Anthony P. Walker, et al.

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social

#PlantScience

Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 6d

Announcing '#Anthromes and terrestrial carbon: From the deep past to net-zero' – a new joint Special Collection from Plants, People, Planet and New Phytologist 👇

📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/anthrome...

@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social

Inês Martins @inesismartins.bsky.social · 9d

..and we are off #BES2025! Great Plenary by Sandra Diaz on the global spectrum of plant form and function 🌿+ People 👥+ a pinch of Policy 🌐. @britishecologicalsociety.org

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 13d

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 15d

🌳Join us and be a part of making our first Oxford Nature Festival a success! 🐝
More info and to register our interest: bit.ly/4rFC7Pf
@ecioxford.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social
@oxfordecosystems.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 15d

Fascinating new paper by @andrewabraham.bsky.social on how salt starvation shapes the abundance of large animals in Africa - the thread below explains the science … 🌐

Andrew Abraham @andrewabraham.bsky.social · 16d

Earth's largest land animals are limited by salt.

Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2

Andrew Abraham @andrewabraham.bsky.social · 16d

Earth's largest land animals are limited by salt.

Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2

Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 19d

Jules Pretty’s ..story.. on how our stories shape and empower societies, akso in dark times, is highly recommended! #ClimateAction #NaturePositive #IPCC #IPBES Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social for sharing this inspireing seminar! naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/stories...

Stories for Nature Recovery: Finding Hope in the Dark Times

Yadvinder Malhi reflects on Jules Pretty's Nature Seminar Series lecture

naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 20d

Very curious to watch this webinar later. Also, what a tribute to the creative power of a pint in a good pub!

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20d

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot

I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20d

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot

I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 22d

In Friday's Nature talk Francesca Vitali will discuss saving #rhinos & protecting ecosystems! Her pilot health monitoring in Kenya aims to make translocations smarter, safer, & more effective—boosting species recovery, ecosystem resilience & One Health.🦏 oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 23d

In an upcoming study from our research group, Bhavya Palugudi, Ecosystems MSc student, and @ymalhi.bsky.social show that higher species richness does not necessarily translate to higher ecosystem energetic flows for tropical forests.

Read more here www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/the-bio...

The Biogeography of Ecosystem Flows

Bhavya Palugudi shows that higher species richness does not necessarily translate to higher ecosystem energetic flows for tropical forests.

www.oxfordecosystems.org

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 24d

🌿 Step into the Amazon with scientist & author Rosa Vásquez Espinoza. Her insights blend Indigenous knowledge and cutting-edge science to reveal how rainforest communities guide solutions for climate, biodiversity & cultural resilience. Watch the talk & be inspired.
@ecioxford.bsky.social

The Spirit of the Rainforest - Rosa Vásquez Espinoza

YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 28d

Fantastic and eye-opening talk, even if you already appreciated wasps. Worth a listen to the talk (and a read of the book…)

Seirian Sumner @waspwoman.bsky.social · 28d

It was an honour to bring some #WaspLove to the #Oxford @naturerecovery.bsky.social last week, in the framework of the natural capital of wasps and their contributions to people. What a fabulous audience 🥰.
Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social for the invite!
@uclcber.bsky.social

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Nov 25

If you've ever asked the question: 'What's the point of wasps?' you should watch our most recent #Nature Seminar, 'The Natural Capital of Wasps'. @waspwoman.bsky.social Seirian Sumner will convert you! youtu.be/ELI_8KkwJm0

Seirian Sumner @waspwoman.bsky.social · 28d

It was an honour to bring some #WaspLove to the #Oxford @naturerecovery.bsky.social last week, in the framework of the natural capital of wasps and their contributions to people. What a fabulous audience 🥰.
Thanks to @ymalhi.bsky.social for the invite!
@uclcber.bsky.social

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Nov 25

If you've ever asked the question: 'What's the point of wasps?' you should watch our most recent #Nature Seminar, 'The Natural Capital of Wasps'. @waspwoman.bsky.social Seirian Sumner will convert you! youtu.be/ELI_8KkwJm0

The Natural Capital of Wasps. Seirian Sumner

YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

youtu.be

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Nov 25

This Friday, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares a personal journey into the Amazon, where Indigenous wisdom meets cutting-edge science. From hidden biodiversity to ancestral knowledge, she explores lessons in resilience, healing, and our bond with nature. Book your place: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Nov 25

Jason Williams, 'The Cloud Gardener' joins our researchers to explore how greening even the smallest spaces can transform lives. From balcony biodiversity in Manchester to research on Oxford’s green spaces, this episode digs into small ideas with big impacts.
@ecioxford.bsky.social

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Nov 25

It should be obvious by now that we cannot make the future of human civilisation dependent on whether the fossil fuel vendors vote for ending fossil fuel use.
Rather, it is up to those who buy fossil fuels to end their lethal addiction fast, before it is too late.

Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · Nov 24

My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian

Opinion
Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders' cowardice - but there is another way
Genevieve Guenther

The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Nov 25

If you've ever asked the question: 'What's the point of wasps?' you should watch our most recent #Nature Seminar, 'The Natural Capital of Wasps'. @waspwoman.bsky.social Seirian Sumner will convert you! youtu.be/ELI_8KkwJm0

The Natural Capital of Wasps. Seirian Sumner

YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

youtu.be

Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · Nov 25

Our thoughts on why hosting #Cop30 in the Amazon mattered🌎🦋🌴 theconversation.com/why-hosting-...

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome

The realities of climate and land use change are jarringly obvious in Amazonia.

theconversation.com

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Nov 25

‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal

It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop

www.theguardian.com

Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · Nov 24

My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · Nov 24

Novel ecosystems are those which have been significantly altered by human activity, even containing non-natives

They are controversial, with debate about whether we should accept them or seek to ‘restore’ ‘native’ ecosystems

See our short digest
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nove...

Novel ecosystems: the new normal? - British Ecological Society

As humans continue to radically alter the environment, we are seeing combinations of organisms that have never been observed before. What does this changing world mean for ecology?

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · Nov 21

The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38

The Ecuadorian Amazon taken from a canopy tower at the top of a Ceiba pentandra tree.
CREDIT: Mark Bush

Science Magazine @science.org · Nov 21

The first study to survey insect populations on a continental scale finds no evidence of widespread decline, at least over a recent 10-year period. https://scim.ag/4pnb6hN

Radar data find no decline in insect numbers—but there’s a catch

Study of continental U.S. sees stable population of bugs, but it may be missing important pieces of the puzzle

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Dr Darcey Gillie @dfgillie.bsky.social · Nov 21

I was already convinced of the value of wasps but @waspwoman.bsky.social 's SUPERB talk @naturerecovery.bsky.social has inspired me to think of ways to share and promote the beauty, science, culture - and love of wasps #WaspAppreciationSociety

Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · Nov 21

Really looking forward to this - all welcome ! Online too…

Seirian Sumner @waspwoman.bsky.social · Nov 21

Looking forward to giving this talk later today @naturerecovery.bsky.social!
What better way to end the week than with a dose of #WaspLove!
@uclcber.bsky.social

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Nov 20

Wasps are predators, pollinators, decomposers, & potential sources of nutrition & medicine. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social for a talk which will change how you see these under valued creatures. Reserve your seat now, online & inperson with a book signing & drinks oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

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