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Erle Ellis
@erleellis.bsky.social
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Exploring the ecology of an increasingly human planet.
Prof. Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC
Anthromes, Anthroecology & Anthropocene
https://anthroecology.org/people/ellis/

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Erle Christopher Ellis is an American environmental scientist. Ellis's work investigates the causes and consequences of long-term ecological changes caused by humans at local to global scales, including those related to the Anthropocene. As of 2015 he is a professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he directs the Laboratory for Anthroecology. .. more

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· Jun 25
Can Nature & People Thrive Together?
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An Aspirational Approach to Planetary Futures @nature.com.web.brid.gy
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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Eos @eos.org Β· 6d
Want to help #SaveNCAR? Join thousands of members of AGU and the public who have visited this
@aguscipolicy.bsky.social page, where you can find email text and a call script to share with your representatives.

agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
A group of people in a conference room look at a speaker and a screen that reads "Speak out to save NCAR." In the foreground, a sign reading, "We love NCAR" leans against a seat. UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi stands at a podium in a conference room. Beside him sits AGU President Brandon Jones. There is also a large screen that reads, "Speak out to save NCAR!"

Reposted by Valerie M. Delmotte, Erle C. Ellis, John Fasullo , and 3 more

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Eos @eos.org Β· 6d
At an @agu.org Town Hall today, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social President Antonio Busalacchi spoke to #AGU25 attendees about what's at stake if NCAR is dismantled.

One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.

Read more here:

eos.org/research-and...
In a large conference room full of people, the audience doesn't fit entirely in the frame of a photo. Nearly everyone pictured is standing.

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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Sofia Moutinho @sofiamoutinho.bsky.social Β· 6d
The future of the Amazon may rely on its past. According to study, landscape interventions by the forest’s pre-Columbian Indigenous inhabitants might still affect its ecological functions, including its capacity to store biomass, absorb carbon, and withstand climate change

eos.org/articles/how...
How Ancient Indigenous Societies Made Today’s Amazon More Resilient - Eos
Portions of the forest managed by pre-Columbian populations hold higher biomass and are more able to withstand climate change.
eos.org

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 7d
A shot of ignorance that will be heard around the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Β· 12d
Just 3⃣ days left! Nominate experts to serve on The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine review committee for the United by Nature assessment

Help ensure this report reflects the best available science - nominate yourself or a colleague by Dec 15!βŒ›οΈ

πŸ”—https://tinyurl.com/nvw86sza

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 13d
Carina Wyborn got the ball rolling in this… www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Conservation needs to break free from global priority mapping - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Global priority maps have been transformative for conservation, but now have questionable utility and may crowd out other forms of research. Conservation must re-engage with contextually rich knowledg...
www.nature.com

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social Β· 13d
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world - study

- Analysis @eciu.net marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies

#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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Matthew Fagan @velocitree.bsky.social Β· 13d
β€œIn this age of abundant remote-sensing data, global datasets are increasingly relied upon to analyse the planet at unprecedented scale and resolution. We offer three considerations on uncertainties and potential misapplications of global datasets, to ensure results appropriate for decision making.”

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 14d
Destructive by nature?
What human-driven extinctions of mammoths and mastodons mean for today's planetary environmental crisis. 🌎🌐
doi.org/10.1017/ext....

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis, Ken Caldeira, Jonathan A. Foley , and 4 more

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Neal Agarwal @neal.fun Β· 14d
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)

The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used

> neal.fun/size-of-life/

Reposted by Simon L. Lewis, Erle C. Ellis, James M. Bullock , and 2 more

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Β· 14d
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is seeking expert nominations for an independent review of the United by Nature draft assessment. Ecologistsβ€”consider nominating yourself or a colleague!

βœ… Deadline: Dec 15
πŸ”—https://tinyurl.com/nvw86sza

Reposted by Jens‐Christian Svenning

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 16d
Culture shapes conservation.
& Culture is evolving....🌎🌐
Foundational principles of an applied cultural evolutionary science for natural resource management and conservation royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
Foundational principles of an applied cultural evolutionary science for natural resource management and conservation
Abstract. Culture, as the filter through which people view the world and a key determinant of human behaviour, is central to the practice of natural resour
royalsocietypublishing.org

Reposted by Tim M. Blackburn, Erle C. Ellis

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Β· 18d
1. I hate to see good people wasting their time and energy. And there’s perhaps no greater waste of time and energy than seeking to change the trajectory of the human population. It’s not just futile, but also a massive distraction from things we CAN change. This thread seeks to explain why. 🧡1/12

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 21d
Native American tribe reclaims 900 acres of Yosemite National Park in California #Landback www.fresnobee.com/news/califor...
Native American tribe reclaims 900 acres of Yosemite National Park in California
The South Sierra Miwuk Nation was expelled from the lands 175 years ago.
www.fresnobee.com

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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David Roberts @volts.wtf Β· 21d
For pretty much any critique you can level at any source of energy -- inefficient, too much pollution, takes too much land, has too many externalities, is propped up by subsidies, whatever -- it's worse for corn ethanol.

It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint
Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.
floodlightnews.org

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis, Gavin A. Schmidt

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com Β· 22d
The authors of a highly publicized study predicting climate change would cost $38 trillion a year by 2049 have retracted their paper following criticism of the data and methodology, including that the estimate is inflated.
Authors retract Nature paper projecting high costs of climate change
The authors of a highly publicized study predicting climate change would cost $38 trillion a year by 2049 have retracted their paper following criticism of the data and methodology, including that …
retractionwatch.com

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 23d
Event for the win!

Reposted by Erle C. Ellis

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David Roberts @volts.wtf Β· 24d
Imagining that the climate battle is about *information* -- that those who have good information will act; that those who aren't acting must be lacking information -- has been utterly disastrous for decades now, but advocates & pols can't seem to break out of it.
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social Β· 25d
Nature Will Bounce Back if We Just Give It a Chance @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...
Opinion | Nature Will Bounce Back if We Just Give It a Chance
www.nytimes.com