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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 12h

Yeah have noticed journals do this, sorry for the inappropriate avian distraction!

International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 18h

#DoughnutEconomics shows rising inequality: rich nations drive #ecologicalovershoot while poorer ones face social shortfalls. To meet 2030 goals, we must shift from GDP growth to regenerative, fair economies 🌍

#PlanetaryBoundaries #Sustainability #ClimateJustice

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Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance - PubMed

The doughnut-shaped framework of social and planetary boundaries (the 'Doughnut') provides a concise visual assessment of progress towards the goal of meeting the needs of all people within the means ...

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 18h

“Remote-control science” keeps power in the #GlobalNorth while local experts do the work without credit. Time to #decolonize research with fair authorship, funding & respect for local knowledge 🌍

#DecolonizeScience #ResearchEquity #GlobalSouth #FairScience

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Remote‐Control Science in Ecology: A Hidden Face of Scientific Neocolonialism

We introduce the concept of “remote-control science” as a modern form of scientific neocolonialism in ecology, where researchers, preferably from the Global North, control projects in the Global Sout....

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 18h

Canada 🇨🇦 faces up to new WWF Living Planet 2025 report which says 52% of species are in decline across all animal groups 🌍

#BiodiversityLoss #ProtectNature #ActForBiodiversity

noticiasambientales.com/animals/cana...

Canada faces a critical loss of biodiversity: 52% of species are declining. - Noticias Ambientales

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Living Planet 2025 report reveals a 10% decrease in Canada's biodiversity over the last 50 years. The WWF presented

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 18h

Conservation International NGO says goodbye to a remarkable woman, Jane Goodall - primatologist, humanitarian and conservationist

www.conservation.org/blog/conserv...

#JaneGoodall @janegoodallcan.bsky.social

Conservation world mourns Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall, a titan of wildlife conservation, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the age of 91, The Associated Press reported. “Jane Goodall forever changed how people think about, interact with and care fo...

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 18h

Transformative change is needed to achieve the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals and the 2050 Vision for #Biodiversity 🌍

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Transformative change to address biodiversity loss is urgent and possible

Transformative change for a just and sustainable world often appears overwhelming. This Perspective highlights the key messages from the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment and how everyone can be ...

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IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group @iucnshark.bsky.social · 1d

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has just been updated and now includes assessments of 1,266 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras.

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BirdLife International @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social · 1d

🚨2025 #RedList Update🚨

We have reassessed 1,360 bird species. Out of the 11,185 species assessed worldwide: 

⚠️11.5% are globally threatened.

📉61% have declining populations.

But restoring habitats will help put these species on a path to recovery.🌱

Read more👉 www.birdlife.org/red-list-upd...

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 2d

The Natural History Museum in London is using sensors and AWS cloud services to collect #BiodiversityData 🌍

sustainabilitymag.com/news/natural...

#GreenTech #NatureTech #BiodiversityMonitoring #CloudData

Natural History Museum & AWS: Biodiversity Data Technology

The Natural History Museum and AWS are using sensors and cloud data to transform the museums gardens into a living lab for urban biodiversity recovery

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 2d

Find out about #UrbanEcology in tropical cities 🏙️ in ‘Ecology of Tropical Cities Vol. 2.’ 🌍

Link 🔗: books.google.com/books/about/...

#TropicalEcology #BiodiversityImpacts #UrbanNature #NatureBasedSolutions #EcologyImpacts

Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume II

This contributed volume addresses the global scale of urbanization and its impacts on biodiversity. By adding human capital, cities are incubators for new ideas and technologies, creating the possibil...

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 2d

On the need for predictive models in conservation ⬇️

Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 3d

Without forward-looking models, biodiversity policy risks missing the road to recovery.
Our new PNAS article calls for predictive tools and a World Biodiversity Research Programme to guide global action.

👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#Biodiversity #Conservation #PredictiveModels #PNAS

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 2d

Amazing moment for sure!

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Best Wildlife Photos @bestwildlifephotos.bsky.social · 2d

A rare moment of tranquillity, captured with exquisite precision and heart, a reminder that the wild isn’t always fierce, sometimes it’s profoundly peaceful. 😍

#nature #wildlife

📷 Source: web.facebook.com/share/p/1G7g...

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 3d

Suriname steps up and wants to protect 90% of its #forests reports the @rainforetrust.bsky.social 🌍

#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests

www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, far exceeding the 30x30 global goal for climate and biodiversity protection – Rainforest Trust

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, a significant commitment for global climate action and biodiversity.

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W. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · 5d

news.mongabay.com/2025/10/prot...

Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024

BANGKOK — The Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined area of tree cover of nearly a million hectares in 2024, or an area almost the size of Lebanon. That’s a...

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 5d

Well this is interesting, #soundscapes of #macroalgae from the northern Australian coastline 🌍

#MarineEcology #TropicalEcology

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

International Biodiversity Consultants Ltd - coastal ecology

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 5d

The Arctic and #FreshwaterBiodiversity - is more protection needed? 🌍

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Is the Arctic overlooked in freshwater biodiversity protection goals?

Published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Vol. 57, No. 1, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 5d

Hawaii has seen huge changes in avian diversity of native and non-native species declining, stable and increasing since 1976 (50 yr study) 🌍

#HawaiiConservation #IslandEcology #BirdDecline #BiodiversityLoss #Birds #Ornithology

nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Quantifying landscape‐level biodiversity change in an island ecosystem: a 50‐year assessment of shifts in the Hawaiian avian community

Hawaii has experienced profound declines in native avifauna alongside the introduction of numerous bird species. While site-specific population studies are common, landscape-level analyses of avian p...

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 6d

Education is key to preventing, halting, and reversing the loss of nature.

This #WorldTeachersDay, join #GenerationRestoration schools and unlock resources, learning materials, and opportunities to transform your school into a hub for nurturing healthy ecosystems. tinyurl.com/2frpfd5n

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Dave Hemprich-Bennett @davehb.bsky.social · 8d

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.

www.popsci.com

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Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 8d

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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Agroecology Map @agroecologymap.bsky.social · 8d

🌳 Agroecology promotes agroforestry 🌾

💡 Learn more at https://agroecologymap.org/l/584

#Agroecologia #Permacultura #Agrofloresta #SoberaniaAlimentar #Agroecology #Permaculture #Agroforestry #FoodSovereignty #SustainableFarming #Agroécologie #Permaculture #Agroforesterie

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 9d

Untangling the #EUGreenDeal latest legislatory and regulatory updates IBC Associate Lavinia Warnars provides the latest 🌍

#EUNature #GreenDeal #CSRD #EUDR #CSDDD

www.internationalbiodiversityconsultants.com/blog/2025/10...

International Biodiversity Consultants Ltd – Blog » EUDR, CSRD, CSDDD – Mandatory Regulations from an IBC perspective

Introduction The European Union (EU) continues to lead with sustainability in terms of policy and practice and has been the primary political and legislative force with respects to Environmental, Soci...

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 9d

Winners of Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk photography competition 2025 unveiled 🌍

#NaturePhotos #NaturePhotography #Photography #Biodiversity

www.rsb.org.uk/rsb-photogra...

Winners of RSB photography competition 2025 unveiled

The winners of the Royal Society of Biology’s 2025 amateur photography competition have been announced.

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 9d

Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk BioArtAttack 2D winners 2025 announced!

#SciArt #Design #NatureArt @tansterdesgnz.bsky.social

www.rsb.org.uk/bioartattack...

BioArtAttack 2D winners 2025 announced

The Royal Society of Biology’s BioArtAttack 2D competition combines science and art in a 2D format to celebrate and showcase the detailed observation of the natural world and the wonders of biology. T...

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