Yadvinder Malhi
@ymalhi.bsky.social
Prof of Ecosystem Science at Oxford, working on #naturerecovery, especially loves tropical ecosystems; Director Leverhulme Centre for @NatureRecovery.bsky.social; Trustee @[email protected]; ex-President of @BritishEcolSoc.bsky.social ; CBE FRS
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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.
Rather, it is up to those who buy fossil fuels to end their lethal addiction fast, before it is too late.
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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.
Rather, it is up to those who buy fossil fuels to end their lethal addiction fast, before it is too late.
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My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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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
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Our thoughts on why hosting #Cop30 in the Amazon mattered🌎🦋🌴 theconversation.com/why-hosting-...
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‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
‘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
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
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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...
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
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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...
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...
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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
scim.ag
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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
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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
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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
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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
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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
Really looking forward to this - all welcome ! Online too…
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
What better way to end the week than with a dose of #WaspLove!
@uclcber.bsky.social
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
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Really looking forward to this - all welcome ! Online too…
Learn all about why wasps are so amazing and wondrous from waspwoman.bsky.social today at our seminar today at 415 pm, online and in person at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social . All welcome !
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Learn all about why wasps are so amazing and wondrous from waspwoman.bsky.social today at our seminar today at 415 pm, online and in person at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social . All welcome !
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New Absolute Units is here!
Throughout history, people have pitted town & country against each other. Where does this dynamic come from? And how do we transcend it?
In this two-part episode, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social joins us to explore these questions & more.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Throughout history, people have pitted town & country against each other. Where does this dynamic come from? And how do we transcend it?
In this two-part episode, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social joins us to explore these questions & more.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New Absolute Units is here!
Throughout history, people have pitted town & country against each other. Where does this dynamic come from? And how do we transcend it?
In this two-part episode, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social joins us to explore these questions & more.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Throughout history, people have pitted town & country against each other. Where does this dynamic come from? And how do we transcend it?
In this two-part episode, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social joins us to explore these questions & more.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
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Thanks @ymalhi.bsky.social for this reflection on hope! It's the read I needed today #OceanOptimism
I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thanks @ymalhi.bsky.social for this reflection on hope! It's the read I needed today #OceanOptimism
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Thoughtful reflections from Prof Yadvinder Malhi, at @ecioxford.bsky.social and @naturerecovery.bsky.social on COP30 in Belém, and the future of the world’s great rainforests.
A powerful reminder of why this work matters so deeply. 🌳⚠️
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
A powerful reminder of why this work matters so deeply. 🌳⚠️
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Thoughtful reflections from Prof Yadvinder Malhi, at @ecioxford.bsky.social and @naturerecovery.bsky.social on COP30 in Belém, and the future of the world’s great rainforests.
A powerful reminder of why this work matters so deeply. 🌳⚠️
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
A powerful reminder of why this work matters so deeply. 🌳⚠️
@cop30brazil.bsky.social
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I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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Wondering what went on in week one at #COP30? @ymalhi.bsky.social reflects on his week in the city at the mouth of the green ocean: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/cop30-a...
COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on his week at COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
www.oxfordecosystems.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Wondering what went on in week one at #COP30? @ymalhi.bsky.social reflects on his week in the city at the mouth of the green ocean: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/cop30-a...
I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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"The Congo basin has about 10,000 plant species & 30% of these can only be found in the region,” says @ymalhi.bsky.social
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The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?
It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"The Congo basin has about 10,000 plant species & 30% of these can only be found in the region,” says @ymalhi.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
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Our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social has just returned from #COP30. Read his reflections from the first week at a packed conference.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social has just returned from #COP30. Read his reflections from the first week at a packed conference.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
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The decline in seabird populations has major ramifications for their associated ecosystems.
This article summarises researchers’ understanding of the circular seabird economy and outlines goals for future research. @ymalhi.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social
This article summarises researchers’ understanding of the circular seabird economy and outlines goals for future research. @ymalhi.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social
ICYMI: New online! The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people
The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 27 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00099-wSeabirds are top predators and nutrient cyclers in marine island ecosystems, but are threatened by risk of extinction. This Review explores the circular seabird economy around islands and discusses how healthy seabird populations can support more resilient island ecosystems.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The decline in seabird populations has major ramifications for their associated ecosystems.
This article summarises researchers’ understanding of the circular seabird economy and outlines goals for future research. @ymalhi.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social
This article summarises researchers’ understanding of the circular seabird economy and outlines goals for future research. @ymalhi.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social
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At COP30, Prof Yadvinder Malhi joined scientists from the Amazon, Congo & Borneo for the 2025 Amazon Assessment Report launch. Discussions focused on deforestation, fires, climate impacts, Indigenous communities & conservation pathways. @ymalhi.bsky.social
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
At COP30, Prof Yadvinder Malhi joined scientists from the Amazon, Congo & Borneo for the 2025 Amazon Assessment Report launch. Discussions focused on deforestation, fires, climate impacts, Indigenous communities & conservation pathways. @ymalhi.bsky.social
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
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🌏 The engine of climate policy is shifting east and south 🌍
Three-quarters of policies in the last year were adopted outside of North America and Europe. Moreover, in some policy domains the average level of ambition in Africa, Latin America, and Asia is HIGHER.
Three-quarters of policies in the last year were adopted outside of North America and Europe. Moreover, in some policy domains the average level of ambition in Africa, Latin America, and Asia is HIGHER.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🌏 The engine of climate policy is shifting east and south 🌍
Three-quarters of policies in the last year were adopted outside of North America and Europe. Moreover, in some policy domains the average level of ambition in Africa, Latin America, and Asia is HIGHER.
Three-quarters of policies in the last year were adopted outside of North America and Europe. Moreover, in some policy domains the average level of ambition in Africa, Latin America, and Asia is HIGHER.
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The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
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Much more detail in the report: bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
Climate policy strengthens globally, despite unprecedented contestation in the US and Europe
As countries meet at COP30 in the Amazon, a new survey of climate-related laws and regulations finds new and strengthened climate policies across the world, especially in Asia and emerging markets. Ov...
bsg.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Much more detail in the report: bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
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On Friday @julespretty.bsky.social gave us a fascinating talk exploring how narrative, storytelling, and culture can transform climate action, nature recovery, and biodiversity conservation.
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
Stories for Nature Recovery: Finding Hope in the Dark Times
Yadvinder Malhi reflects on Jules Pretty's Nature Seminar lecture
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On Friday @julespretty.bsky.social gave us a fascinating talk exploring how narrative, storytelling, and culture can transform climate action, nature recovery, and biodiversity conservation.
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here