Patrick Waeber
@powaeber.bsky.social
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Scientist, conservationist, and activist exploring the intersections of nature, society, and sustainability. Passionate about diversity, complexity, and the beauty of change. Big fan of forests and their untold stories. 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇲🇬🏳️‍🌈 .. more

Environmental science 47%
Biology 13%
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powaeber.bsky.social
They were nature’s cleanup crew. Eating carcasses, purifying the land, stopping disease.
Then we poisoned them.
Dogs and rats spread. Water soured. People died.
Vultures weren’t optional. They were essential.

#Vultures #DiseaseControl #ConservationMatters #NatureProtectsUs
Loss of India’s vultures may have led to deaths of half a million people
Find could offer lessons for conserving key species in other places
www.science.org

powaeber.bsky.social
Madagascar’s military seizes power. Bad. Very bad.
The army’s place is in the barracks, not in politics.
History didn’t teach. It just reloaded.

#Madagascar #MilitaryRule #Coup #DéjàVu #DemocracyDies
Elite Madagascar military unit says it has seized power from President Andry Rajoelina
MPs have voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who has reportedly fled the country following anti-government protests.
www.bbc.com

powaeber.bsky.social
"I think my excuses need to be less extemporaneous." -- #Calvin

powaeber.bsky.social
Rajoelina flees.
The man who seized power twice… now can’t hold it once.
History’s loop finally snaps.

#Madagascar #TyrantsFall #CoupCycle #PowerCrumbles #EndOfHubris
Madagascar president says he fled country in fear for his life
Andry Rajoelina does not announce resignation in speech broadcast on social media after military rebellion
www.theguardian.com

powaeber.bsky.social
"Miala Rajoelina." Leave!
Fair enough. He’s done good only to his pockets.
Yet another coup d’état, what will it bring?
Last time, in 2009, Rajoelina used the same military to seize power.
Push button. Repeat.

#Madagascar #Coup #DéjàVu #GenZ #RampantPoverty

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way
Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protests
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Patrick O. Waeber

wwf.eu
WWF EU @wwf.eu · 3d
It's #EUOceanWeek!

Check out what's on the cards and help us spread the word 💙

www.oceanweek.eu

powaeber.bsky.social
Two years since the horror of October 7. Over a thousand Israelis killed. More than two hundred taken. Since then, sixty-five thousand Palestinians have died in bombardment. One date will fill history books. The other may fade between the pages.
#AsymmetricHistory #WhoseLivesCount #SelectiveGrief

powaeber.bsky.social
It all reads straight from the authoritarian playbook: first silence dissent, then distort the truth, then fragment reality until confusion replaces trust, and fear replaces thought.
roisin6.bsky.social
No one talking about this!
No coincidence.
Trumpworld are slowly becoming pure evil.

powaeber.bsky.social
It’s people I trust, not institutions. ⚙️🖤💙💚
Systems can write rules, but only people can keep promises.

#TrustPeople #NotSystems #HeartOverGears

Reposted by Patrick O. Waeber

mosaisms.bsky.social
John Oliver is an exceptional human being, and also a comedian.

Reposted by Patrick O. Waeber

roisin6.bsky.social
No one talking about this!
No coincidence.
Trumpworld are slowly becoming pure evil.

Reposted by Patrick O. Waeber

jay.bsky.team
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

Reposted by Patrick O. Waeber

powaeber.bsky.social
She showed us that every life matters, and she never stopped listening to the wild. That voice is now ours to carry. ❤️🖤

powaeber.bsky.social
Ukraine’s Independence Day.
It means choosing their path, even under fire.
Freedom is real, not negotiable.
Not russia. Not dictators.
💛💙 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
#Freedom
#RealIndependence
#NoLandSwap
#PeaceHasNoPrice

powaeber.bsky.social
#Fires are now the cheap weapon of land grabbers. Fast. Harder to trace. Burn, grab, legalize, profit.
Amazon lost nearly 1000 km² in May. Deforestation up 27% in 2025 vs 2024. Half of it on recently burned land.

#BurnToClaim
#BurnGrabProfit
#FireAsAWeapon
#CheapDeforestation
#RealAmazon
Amazon deforestation spikes as Brazil blames criminal fires
A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30.
news.mongabay.com

powaeber.bsky.social
The EU eyes “nature credits” to fund biodiversity. But politicians dodge subsidy reforms. Instead of stopping money that fuels destruction, they build markets to trade offsets. Stop paying for destruction. Start paying for protection. Credits are green lipstick on a brown system. #FixSubsidiesFirst
EU looks to 'nature credits' to fill green funding gap
The European Union will develop rules for "nature credits" that pay farmers and foresters to take care of ecosystems, in an attempt to make this work more economically beneficial, the European Commission said on Monday.
www.reuters.com

powaeber.bsky.social
The Global Environment Facility GEF launches wildlife bonds in all 54 African countries. Rhinos. Lemurs. Chimps. Anti‑poaching funded by investors, not governments. But who profits? Who decides? Smart or risky?
#ProfitOverNature #WhoControlsConservation #LocalVoicesAtRisk #ConservationCommodified
World's oldest climate fund targets wildlife bonds for every country in Africa
The world's oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to help African countries save endangered species and ecosystems.
www.reuters.com

powaeber.bsky.social
Madagascar’s #grasslands are no wastelands. Ancient. Complex. Alive. Not just old forests gone. They feed people. Hold biodiversity. Study them with locals. Respect their story. Manage with care. Resilience for nature and people. #TransdisciplinaryEcology #RethinkGrasslands #PeopleAndPrairies
"Conceptual diagram of key grassy biome terminology" (Fig.2)

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecm.70011

powaeber.bsky.social
Courts are catching up to carbon schemes. Offsets are sold as salvation, delivered as smoke. Greenwashing dressed in credits. Trust? Hard. Reputation? Worse. Time to clean up the scheemy system.
#CarbonOffsets #ClimateAccountability
#CutEmissionsFirst #HighIntegrityOffsets #RegulateCarbonMarkets
Rise in legal challenges over carbon credit schemes
Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challenges
www.theguardian.com