Julia PG Jones
@juliajones.bsky.social
Professor of conservation science, commenting on environment & development, nature markets, impact evaluation, & Welsh life.
If you know researchers with expertise in forestry/agro forestry please share this permanent lectureship @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. The quality of life in north wales is fabulous: great colleagues & a stunning location.
jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....
jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....
August 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If you know researchers with expertise in forestry/agro forestry please share this permanent lectureship @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. The quality of life in north wales is fabulous: great colleagues & a stunning location.
jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....
jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....
Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
March 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/3)
www.bangor.ac.uk/conservation...
BUT the data the authors use comes from recent measurements, decades after PAs were established. As such, instead of controlling for bias, they introduce bias through two well-known mechanisms (blocking mediator pathways and introducing collider bias).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
BUT the data the authors use comes from recent measurements, decades after PAs were established. As such, instead of controlling for bias, they introduce bias through two well-known mechanisms (blocking mediator pathways and introducing collider bias).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brodie et al compares biodiversity inside & outside protected areas, matching on forest structure & accessibility. If measured at baseline this could be a valid design as these could be confounders (affecting exposure to the action, & the outcome)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Brodie et al compares biodiversity inside & outside protected areas, matching on forest structure & accessibility. If measured at baseline this could be a valid design as these could be confounders (affecting exposure to the action, & the outcome)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It doesn’t feel good to criticize other’s work: but this is how science advances. In Nature today we respond to a high-profile paper (by Jedediah Brodie & colleagues) about the impact of protected areas on wildlife in southeast Asia.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It doesn’t feel good to criticize other’s work: but this is how science advances. In Nature today we respond to a high-profile paper (by Jedediah Brodie & colleagues) about the impact of protected areas on wildlife in southeast Asia.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Are you, or any of your followers, interested in the emerging biodiversity credit market and how nature is measured? Do share the link to register for this excellent seminar at Oxford University (online or in person) about our recent paper: 'What is a unit of nature?'
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
February 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Are you, or any of your followers, interested in the emerging biodiversity credit market and how nature is measured? Do share the link to register for this excellent seminar at Oxford University (online or in person) about our recent paper: 'What is a unit of nature?'
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
This was a belter of a talk by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social. After a stark run down of how serious the climate situation is, he laid out his thesis: that solutions requires politicians to tell the electorate the truth. If we care about the future we must not accept lies or vote for those who mislead
January 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This was a belter of a talk by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social. After a stark run down of how serious the climate situation is, he laid out his thesis: that solutions requires politicians to tell the electorate the truth. If we care about the future we must not accept lies or vote for those who mislead
1-year funded fellowship for conservation social scientists to consolidate work from their PhD! Internal deadline end of Jan so get in touch soon! My interests are impact evaluation, nature markets, reconciling development (including mining) & conservation.... (thread)
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January 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1-year funded fellowship for conservation social scientists to consolidate work from their PhD! Internal deadline end of Jan so get in touch soon! My interests are impact evaluation, nature markets, reconciling development (including mining) & conservation.... (thread)
lnkd.in/eC2RWb7i
lnkd.in/eC2RWb7i
Congratulations to @dnthomas01.bsky.social who is awarded an honorary doctorate from Bangor University today (to add to honours such as a glacier named after him & the polar medal!). Well deserved.
www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
December 19, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Congratulations to @dnthomas01.bsky.social who is awarded an honorary doctorate from Bangor University today (to add to honours such as a glacier named after him & the polar medal!). Well deserved.
www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
I am delighted to have joined the board of WWF-UK. Much of their funding comes from small donations. Helping ensure their money is spent in the best possible way to deliver the mission (a world where people & nature can thrive) is an awesome responsibility.
www.wwf.org.uk/about/how-we...
www.wwf.org.uk/about/how-we...
December 18, 2024 at 5:45 PM
I am delighted to have joined the board of WWF-UK. Much of their funding comes from small donations. Helping ensure their money is spent in the best possible way to deliver the mission (a world where people & nature can thrive) is an awesome responsibility.
www.wwf.org.uk/about/how-we...
www.wwf.org.uk/about/how-we...
Back in July I was involved in a fascinating workshop hosted by @billsutherland.bsky.social bringing together AI experts and conservation scientists to horizon scan the potential for AI to revolutionize conservation (both positively & negatively).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 18, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Back in July I was involved in a fascinating workshop hosted by @billsutherland.bsky.social bringing together AI experts and conservation scientists to horizon scan the potential for AI to revolutionize conservation (both positively & negatively).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"A farmer asked me 'Why do you care more about the lemurs than the poor people who live here?" This question hit me hard" Dr Sarobidy Rakotonarivo on a formative momment early in her career which led to her research on the social impacts of conservation. Congratulations on the award!
December 13, 2024 at 7:07 PM
"A farmer asked me 'Why do you care more about the lemurs than the poor people who live here?" This question hit me hard" Dr Sarobidy Rakotonarivo on a formative momment early in her career which led to her research on the social impacts of conservation. Congratulations on the award!
The wonderful Dr Sarobidy Rakotonarivo (formerly of @bangorcosepgr.bsky.social) has been awarded a L'Oreal-UNESCO women in science prize. If you don't know about her work on conservation and development, check out her website mitsilo.org
December 13, 2024 at 9:37 AM
The wonderful Dr Sarobidy Rakotonarivo (formerly of @bangorcosepgr.bsky.social) has been awarded a L'Oreal-UNESCO women in science prize. If you don't know about her work on conservation and development, check out her website mitsilo.org
Side by side comparison of matching posts promoting a new paper. X still has value but @bsky.app pretty much the same (& feels less icky). I might pop over to promote stuff there from time to time till we can tempt everyone here. But here is where I'll be reading and engaging.
December 12, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Side by side comparison of matching posts promoting a new paper. X still has value but @bsky.app pretty much the same (& feels less icky). I might pop over to promote stuff there from time to time till we can tempt everyone here. But here is where I'll be reading and engaging.
One for my non-native English speaking colleagues. I can only apologise for spelling in the English language..... Credit to the utterly brilliant Brian Bilston
December 12, 2024 at 7:32 AM
One for my non-native English speaking colleagues. I can only apologise for spelling in the English language..... Credit to the utterly brilliant Brian Bilston
Our piece is introduced by @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social giving the context for why the @royalsociety.org decided to honour Georgina Mace with a named review series. Georgina was a true giant of ecology/conservation, and so kind.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
December 11, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Our piece is introduced by @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social giving the context for why the @royalsociety.org decided to honour Georgina Mace with a named review series. Georgina was a true giant of ecology/conservation, and so kind.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
There is HUGE interested in Biodiversity Credits right now (my LinkedIn feed is buzzing). BCs require a generalizable, standardized measure of biodiversity—essentially a ‘unit of nature’. We present a framework for understanding how methodologies do this.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
December 11, 2024 at 7:45 AM
There is HUGE interested in Biodiversity Credits right now (my LinkedIn feed is buzzing). BCs require a generalizable, standardized measure of biodiversity—essentially a ‘unit of nature’. We present a framework for understanding how methodologies do this.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
The new Netflix film 'Joy' is deeply moving both for how it covers the scientific process (dedication to the point of obsession, relentless failure punctuated by incredible joy) and how women's role in great discoveries has often been ignored. Jean Purdy's role was only properly acknowledged in 2015
December 5, 2024 at 6:03 AM
The new Netflix film 'Joy' is deeply moving both for how it covers the scientific process (dedication to the point of obsession, relentless failure punctuated by incredible joy) and how women's role in great discoveries has often been ignored. Jean Purdy's role was only properly acknowledged in 2015
I was so keen to get @mattstruebig.bsky.social to Utrecht because we have a new project (funded by my chair there but led by Joeri Zwerts) on wildlife connectivity in oil palm landscapes. Frenky Wirrada and Indah Sari are doing dual phds between UGM Indonesia and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 12:43 PM
I was so keen to get @mattstruebig.bsky.social to Utrecht because we have a new project (funded by my chair there but led by Joeri Zwerts) on wildlife connectivity in oil palm landscapes. Frenky Wirrada and Indah Sari are doing dual phds between UGM Indonesia and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
Thanks so much @mattstruebig.bsky.social for coming to beautiful Utrecht to give the Prince Bernhard Chair seminar: 'maximising the value of conservation set asides'. He's just joined bluesky so follow for wildlife conservation in fragemented landscapes, causes/consequences of defaunation.
December 4, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Thanks so much @mattstruebig.bsky.social for coming to beautiful Utrecht to give the Prince Bernhard Chair seminar: 'maximising the value of conservation set asides'. He's just joined bluesky so follow for wildlife conservation in fragemented landscapes, causes/consequences of defaunation.
WWF-UK are recruiting a chief climate change advisor.
I visited the Living Planet Centre recently and was blown away. Great team doing important work.
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I visited the Living Planet Centre recently and was blown away. Great team doing important work.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
WWF-UK are recruiting a chief climate change advisor.
I visited the Living Planet Centre recently and was blown away. Great team doing important work.
ce0449li.webitrent.com/ce0449li_web...
I visited the Living Planet Centre recently and was blown away. Great team doing important work.
ce0449li.webitrent.com/ce0449li_web...
#ConservationOptimism from @jncc-ceo.bsky.social (I love the Emily Dickinson quote but feel Caitlin Seida was right when she described hope as more like a sewer rat in this wonderful reply poem)
November 26, 2024 at 9:36 PM
#ConservationOptimism from @jncc-ceo.bsky.social (I love the Emily Dickinson quote but feel Caitlin Seida was right when she described hope as more like a sewer rat in this wonderful reply poem)
Biodiversity Net Gain is an important policy which requires a 10% uplift in nature from new developments in England. This #interestingpaper shows current rules requiring local offsets don't lead to best biodiversity or arguably social, outcomes.
www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
November 20, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Biodiversity Net Gain is an important policy which requires a 10% uplift in nature from new developments in England. This #interestingpaper shows current rules requiring local offsets don't lead to best biodiversity or arguably social, outcomes.
www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
Great to see my fabulous colleagues in the Comorian NGO 'Dahari' applying their drone training in their first compliance monitoring for the new conservation agreements we helped them establish. These are voluntary agreements with farmers to cease cultivation in marginal plots at the forest frontier.
November 19, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Great to see my fabulous colleagues in the Comorian NGO 'Dahari' applying their drone training in their first compliance monitoring for the new conservation agreements we helped them establish. These are voluntary agreements with farmers to cease cultivation in marginal plots at the forest frontier.
My sister @kat-jones.bsky.social has started a club for teenagers in the Glasgow area called NERDs (Naturalists & Ecologists Recording Data). I loved the title so much I had to share.
November 17, 2024 at 8:49 AM
My sister @kat-jones.bsky.social has started a club for teenagers in the Glasgow area called NERDs (Naturalists & Ecologists Recording Data). I loved the title so much I had to share.