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Dr Nick 🦉🇦🇺 @doktrnick.bsky.social · 4d

Female Powerful Owl in a Brisbane conservation park. Two guys with 2 dogs walked right under her but didn't notice her and her partner on the same branch.
#brisbane #birds #wildoz

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 17d

Excellent advice from Hugh Possingham on monitoring conservation projects and why most Monitoring and Evaluation is flawed. youtu.be/qa6Ewt-W5mU?...

Why most conservation projects fail to learn

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social · 21d

New blog: As a grant peer reviewer I consider Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) even if the scheme doesn't list EDI criteria. Key is to tie the selection criteria to EDI. This is how I do it mathemagicalconservation.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/a... @katehelmstedt.bsky.social @hugepossum.bsky.social

As a grant reviewer, how do you request Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, even if it isn’t an explicit selection criterion

Many funding schemes now include equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as an explicit selection criterion. But what happens when it isn’t written into the rubric? Should applicants still consider …

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Sofía López Cubillos @sofia-lc.bsky.social · Sep 7

We illustrate this with the Putumayo Trinational Corridor (Colombia, Ecuador & Peru). There, structured decision-making helped align shared goals and coordinate transboundary actions to conserve biodiversity while strengthening local communities.

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Sofía López Cubillos @sofia-lc.bsky.social · Sep 7

Imagine an Amazon where nations work together, rivers still fly moisture to the Andes, jaguars roam safely, and Indigenous voices guide decisions. 🌿✨
Our new @pnas.org piece explores how this future can be real. 🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 🧵👇 ¡Arículo en español en el material suplementario!

To implement the Belém Declaration, we need a structured and collaborative approach | PNAS

To implement the Belém Declaration, we need a structured and collaborative approach

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Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society @aares-org.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join us for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗔 & 𝗖𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 with Prof. Hugh Possingham @hugepossum.bsky.social, exploring Impact, failure, and the case for Theory of Change

📅 16 September 2025
🕑 14:00 AWST (Perth)
💻 Online Webinar

👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/aareswa25
#UWA‬ #AARES

Professor Possingham will explore the challenges of defining, delivering, and measuring 'impact' in Universities and Not-For-Profits. Drawing on stories of both success and failure, he will argue for the adoption of more rigorous Theory of Change approaches to ensure real and lasting outcomes.

This annual lecture, hosted by the (WA Branch) in partnership with UWA Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy (CEEP), brings together students, academics, policy-makers, industry leaders, and the public for critical conversations on environmental and resource issues.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 27

"Air pollution from oil and gas causes more than 90,000 premature deaths and sickens hundreds of thousands of people across the US each year, a new study shows..."

If MAHA were anything other than dipshit reactionary fantasies & conspiracy theories, it would focus overwhelmingly on air pollution.

Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study

Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Aug 27

Natalie Kyriacou is the founder of the environmental organization My Green World, and has speaks on this episode of Mongabay’s podcast about the aim of the book, her thoughts on real solutions to our ecological problems, what she wishes more people understood about nature.

The honesty, humor and wonder of ‘Nature’s Last Dance,’ from Natalie Kyriacou

I recently received an advance copy of Natalie Kyriacou’s widely praised new book, Nature’s Last Dance: Tales of Wonder in an Age of Extinction, and found myself agreeing with its many high-profile…

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Sam Wakeling @samwake.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congestion charging in London caused an average of 7% drop in car ownership in affected areas (outer London near the charging boundary).

If we want fewer cars in our streets, and all the benefits that brings, this is one of the tools that we know works.

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The impact of congestion charging on car ownership: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment

Urban Vehicle Access Regulations are experiencing a resurgence in interest as practitioners grapple with prominent challenges, such as traffic safety,…

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