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Rob Marchant

@rob-marchant.bsky.social

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I am a professor of tropical ecology at the University of York. I have a passion for Mountain ecosystems and cultures across the Global South, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania where I work with many Universities, NGOs and Government organisations. .. more

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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 1h

Good to see the critical fish trail continuing - today with catfish painted by my partner with some accompanying text about the wonders that catfish are ….
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 7h

Good to see this extension - this conference will be a great coming together of those passionate about tropical ecosystems and the livelihoods they support

Society for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · 7h

📣 The Call is EXTENDED!
Share your tropical research at #ECTE2026 in Passau – abstract submissions is extended 🌿

🗓️ Deadline for abstracts: 26 October 2025
🔗 www.conftool.net/gtoe2026/

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Society for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · 7h

📣 The Call is EXTENDED!
Share your tropical research at #ECTE2026 in Passau – abstract submissions is extended 🌿

🗓️ Deadline for abstracts: 26 October 2025
🔗 www.conftool.net/gtoe2026/

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 14h

Can #AI transform how we understand and protect nature? 🌍

AI maybe able to guide smarter, faster #biodiversity decisions, yet its potential remains untapped. Closing this “biodiversity decision gap” can help restoration. But is it really this simple?

YouTube via: aiforgood.itu.int/event/overco...

Overcoming the biodiversity decision gap with AI

The urgent need to halt biodiversity loss combined with technological improvements has sparked a revolution in conservation science, expanding our

aiforgood.itu.int

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 15h

Exciting news!

Four new UN World Restoration Flagships have been unveiled! From reviving biodiversity to restoring degraded landscapes — these initiatives showcase win-win solutions for people and the planet.

Discover more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... #GenerationRestoration

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood

Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 1d

One of those scary times when the data are showing what the models have been predicting - going to get chilly in the UK!

Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 1d

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RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

RealClimate: The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may eve...

www.realclimate.org

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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 1d

Our October Issue is out today: www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes...
Content in this issue looks to the past (historical ecology and herbaria) and to related social science disciplines (anthropology and political ecology) to gain insights about biodiversity science and conservation.
🧪🌎

A set of drawers in a natural history museum; drawers contain bones, shell artefacts, pressed leaves, art, and written records.

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Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 1d

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RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

RealClimate: The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may eve...

www.realclimate.org

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National Wildlife Federation @nationalwildlife.bsky.social · 7d

So, who’s in those yard waste bags? 👀

🐛 Moths
🦋 Butterflies
💡 Fireflies
🦎 Salamanders
🐝 Native Bees

A new study shows that when you dispose of your leaves, you’re also throwing away about 45% of your spring butterfly and moth populations. 📉

Learn more 📲: https://ow.ly/w6bu50X7Yc3

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 8d

🎥
What is #ClimateChange?

Why we need to take #ClimateAction

Watch ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XT...

PL RP 🩷💚💙
@jo-wilson.bsky.social @mls0308.bsky.social
@debmd.bsky.social @melissa0numbers.bsky.social
@pinkyjones.bsky.social @crabbyslathers.bsky.social
@blazeblaz.bsky.social #climate #Klima

What is Climate Change? (explainer video with extra detail)

YouTube video by My Zero Carbon

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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 9d

As shown in this series of mountains from Austria, Kenya, South Africa and Thailand, mountains are THE place where geodiversity is the foundation for incredible social ecological landscapes - happy geodiversity day [email protected] @unesco.org @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 9d

Happy International Geodiversity Day! ⚒️ 🧪 #PhiGeo

@geodiversityday.bsky.social

youtu.be/LtFzkDMsYtI?...

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Geodiversity: Biodiversity's Silent Partner

YouTube video by Oxford Geoheritage Virtual Conference

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 9d

Dr Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message.

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 11d

We are delighted to introduce you to Shedding Light, a new permanent display.

Through the creation of a 1950-60s Caribbean living room, Shedding Light reveals the intertwined histories of colonialism, enslavement, sugar production, and ceramics.

A photograph of an element of the Shedding Light display - a light bulb surrounded by fragments

A photograph of the Shedding Light display

A photograph of a detail of the Shedding Light display - a set of ceramics laid out on a table

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 11d

EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER HEAT IN JAPAN
Dozens of records smashed from North to South (see list).

Also crazy Minimum 28.7 Ishigaki
HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT IN JAPANESE HISTORY

Thousands of records have fallen in Japan since June, nearly every single day (many were from 2023 and 2024)

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Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 12d

Many of the workshops at #FireCon2025 still have space! Check out all the details at afefirecongress.org/workshops 🔥 Directions for adding a workshop to your registration can be found on the Registration Changes tab on afefirecongress.org/registration...

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Dave Hemprich-Bennett @davehb.bsky.social · 12d

This is extremely cool: 700 years worth of archaeological artefacts being collected from old nests of bearded vultures (strong contender for the best vulture)

www.popsci.com/environment/...

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 12d

Indeed, very welcome anytime. I continue to enjoy this collaboration with artists and creators who bring issues to life…

Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 12d

An interesting A-Z of fishy art, stories, poems and insights into #Ocean life is now live! This online overview will head to a gallery in Pier street in Hull and then into print in the coming months
Www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk
@bd-stew.bsky.social
@uoyenvironment.bsky.social

The Critical Fish Trail

Www.thecriticalfishtrail.co.uk

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MAEASaM @maeasamproject.bsky.social · 12d

It’s time for #HeritageFromAbove
Do you know where we are today? Hint: Its ruins were superimposed by a Makurian defensive fort (1250-1340 AD), a monastery of St. George in which the Nubian King Solomon was buried. Send your answers in the comments below and as usual good luck! #Quiz

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12d

Meanwhile, back in the real world
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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 13d

Indeed, the people needs people like Jane more than ever if we are to navigate the challenges ahead. Hopefully, her spirit live on and we can all just be a little more Jane…

Reposted by Rob Marchant, Guy Pe’er, Markus W. Gehring

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14d

BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 14d

A fine crop

Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 14d

Fly agaric is probably the most beautiful and recognisable fungus. The unseen network of mycelium wraps around the roots supplying nutrients taken from the soil. In exchange, the fungus receives sugars produced by the trees - everything wins!

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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 15d

New online! Addressing landscape multifunctionality in conservation and restoration

Addressing landscape multifunctionality in conservation and restoration

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 30 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00091-4Multifunctional land-use systems supply multiple ecosystem services while contributing to biodiversity conservation. This Review summarizes the provision of ecosystem services and their trade-offs and synergies with biodiversity at the landscape scale, explores traditional, contemporary and emerging land-use systems, and highlights strategies and challenges to achieve multifunctionality in conservation and restoration.

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Emma Miller 😁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social · 15d

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Center for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 15d

Our Conservation Science Director Dr. Annika Keeley co-authored a new IUCN report that provides practitioners and policymakers with information on the important role of terrestrial and marine Protected and Conserved Areas in climate change mitigation.

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Rob Marchant @rob-marchant.bsky.social · 15d

Stunning #geology, #beaches, #coastal ecosystems and a lovely little Bell tent - @northumberland.bsky.social continues to impress

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Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · 15d

We have a new PhD project to study ozone formation from fires. If interested in atmospheric chemistry, fires, living in Zurich, and studying at ETH, consider applying here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

PhD Position in Atmospheric Chemistry