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Yadvinder Malhi
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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 .. more

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Yadvinder Singh Malhi is Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford and a Jackson Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford.

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Nature-based Solutions Initiative @naturebasedsols.bsky.social · 2d
"My message today is simple: nature is not a nice to have - it is critical national infrastructure."
If you missed it, this was Prof Nathalie Seddon's opening at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing

Watch the expert briefing on nature & find routes to take action➡️ www.nebriefing.org/briefings/na...

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 4d
Last week, @skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social presented his work on vegetation ecology to the Ecosystems Lab, drawing on research from Denmark and across temperate Europe.

Read more about it here: www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/deep-ti...
Deep-Time Perspectives on Vegetation Ecology: Skjold Søndergaard
Skjold Søndergaard discusses how long-term ecological processes inform contemporary approaches to vegetation restoration and biotic integrity.
https://www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/deep-time-perspectives-on-vegetation-ecology-skjold-søndergaard

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 9d
New book on rewilding!

A curated collection of 27 articles published in British Wildlife over the last 5 yrs

So, accessible & nicely produced for a broad readership

And I’m one of the authors. Cheap at the price (£16.99)!
www.britishwildlife.com/wilding/
wilding - British Wildlife
Wilding for Conservation: An Exploration of Rewilding in Britain The complete collection of articles from British WIldlife‘s acclaimed Wilding for Conservation series – an unflinching appraisal of the...
www.britishwildlife.com

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 10d
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 10d
🌳How can scientific insights inspire transformative change for biodiversity and nature conservation? 🐘

Join our talk on Friday, online or in-person - followed by a drinks reception.
Register here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ipbes.net

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Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · 10d
Yesterday, @erikaberenguer.bsky.social chaired a panel with six members of the Oxford delegation to COP30. The debrief shared insights and reflections on Net Zero and biodiversity targets following the world’s largest climate conference. Watch it here: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/cop30...
Panel Discussion: 'COP30 Debrief: Insights and reflections from the…
The Oxford Climate Research Network and the Oxford Martin School hosted a debrief panel unpacking the key outcomes and implications of COP30, with…
www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 11d
"all ancient Japanese “tiger” remains yielding molecular data were, unexpectedly, cave lions." Interesting paper re-writes Late Pleistocene tiger and cave lion distributions! 🧪🐆
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The Japanese Archipelago sheltered cave lions, not tigers, during the Late Pleistocene | PNAS
Lions and tigers, as dominant apex predators, likely became competitors when lions expanded from Africa into Eurasia approximately one million year...
www.pnas.org

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Stephen Thomas @nature.ox.ac.uk · 12d
We’re still welcoming activity ideas for the Oxford Nature Festival (27th June). Submissions don’t need to be fully developed. We’ll begin reviewing and shaping ideas with participants in February, so early stage ideas are very much encouraged.

naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/call-fo...
Call for activities for our inaugural Oxford Nature Festival
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 12d
This Friday, Yves Zinngrebe @ufz.de joins us to ask how scientific insights inspire #transformative change for #biodiversity & #nature conservation. Join us online, or in person, followed by a drinks reception. Register to secure your place: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 12d
Thanks to D Sandra Knapp for kicking our 2026 #Nature Lecture series off with such an interesting and lively talk on the Natural History of #Nightshades. If you missed it, you can catch it here now.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
The Natural History of Nightshades - Dr Sandra Knapp
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
www.youtube.com

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 16d
The first giant organisms on land were these mysterious towers that this paper suggests were unrelated to the known kingdoms of life …
transitionalform.bsky.social Laura Cooper @transitionalform.bsky.social · 17d
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 16d
The best way of describing someone who’s all talk and no action that I’ve ever heard in the UK, by far, is “they’re all wardrobe and no Narnia.”

* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)

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Laura Cooper @transitionalform.bsky.social · 17d
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 17d
Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China."

Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 17d
Support for the Greens is highest among the youngest voters, while older Britons largely favour the Conservatives and Reform UK

18-24 year olds
Green: 37%
Labour: 21%
Lib Dem: 18%
Conservative: 10%
Reform UK: 9%

70+ year olds
Reform UK: 33%
Conservative: 32%
Lib Dem: 14%
Labour: 11%
Green: 5%

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 17d
What kinds of cognitions are possible? Are there discrete classes of cognition? Here's our new paper with @brigan.bsky.social @jordiplam.bsky.social @mitibennett.bsky.social @mkhochb.bsky.social and @drmichaellevin.bsky.social arxiv.org/abs/2601.12837 We explore basal, neural and human-AI spaces.

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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 17d
Another chance to leave this here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Killing with kindness: Does widespread generalised provisioning of wildlife help or hinder biodiversity conservation efforts?
Provisioning of wildlife with food, water and breeding sites is a globally ubiquitous phenomenon. While some provisioning is targeted at single specie…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social · 18d
An across-government technical assessment published today recognises that "nature is the foundation of national security" and that "every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse". A rational response to this would be to get very serious about nature recovery.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk

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W. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · 21d
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Predicting the fate of tropical forests under intensifying heat
Intense droughts have caused water stress and elevated mortality for trees in the Amazon, foreshadowing the future of tropical forests as the climate changes.
www.nature.com

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Keith McMahon @mcmahok.bsky.social · 22d
We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing
We are seeking to appoint four full-time field assistants to work on the Wytham Tit Project for 4-8 weeks in spring 2026. Two 8-week field assistants will join the nest monitoring team; duties for these posts will include (i) collecting standardised data from nest-box breeding populations of blue and great tits, (ii) catching and ringing parent birds, (iii) ringing nestlings, and (iv) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with run from approximately Tuesday 7th April to Monday 1st June. Successful candidates for these positions must have (or be qualified to obtain) a BTO permit to ring adult great tits and blue tits. A further two field assistants will be hired to support a project collecting behavioural (foraging) data for great tits breeding in the Wytham population. These roles will involve a significant amount of nightwork. Duties will include (i) setting up and calibrating electronic tracking equipment and nest box cameras in the field, (ii) mapping tracking equipment locations using GPS, (iii) helping with catching and ringing parent birds and fitting tracking devices, (iv) assisting with mistnetting to re-trap tagged parents, and (v) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with be approximately 7 and 4 weeks in duration, starting from 13th April and 4th May, respectively. Possession of a BTO ringing permit with misnet endorsement and driving license are highly desirable for these roles. All fieldwork will take place in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. All Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate skill and enthusiasm for biological research as well as experience of fieldwork under arduous conditions, and both lone work and working as part of a team. Due to the short-term nature of these posts, successsful applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Salary & Accommodation: Field assistants will be paid at grade 5.2 (£17.37/hour). Contact eleanor.cole@Biology.ox.ac.uk

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 23d
Our first Friday Nature Seminar will be on 23rd January with Dr. Sandra Knapp from the @nhm-london.bsky.social
Everyone is welcome to attend online or inperson, followed by a drinks reception.

bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29d
📊 Captured

The US, which has announced plans to withdraw from the UNFCCC, is more responsible for climate change than any other country in history. The chart shows the cumulative historical emissions of countries since the advent of the industrial era in 1850.

🔗️ buff.ly/ExACGm2

Reposted by Yadvinder Malhi, Jamie Hannaford, Jonathan M. Gilligan

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Jan 1
2025 was the warmest year on record for Central England in a dataset that starts in 1659.

(Daily data available since 1772.)

www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadce...
Timeseries of Central England Temperature

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Dec 31
And finally in our countdown of the year's most popular @royalsocietypublishing.org papers, the most popular paper of 2025 takes a look at why men's height and weight have increased almost twice as fast as women's over the past hundred years. bit.ly/3Yx8emT
The sexy and formidable male body: men’s height and weight are condition-dependent, sexually selected traits
Abstract. On average men are taller and more muscular than women, which confers on them advantages related to female choice and during physical competition
bit.ly

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · Dec 29
Want to get the family out appreciating nature? Here I explain how to estimate tree ages without any equipment. Enjoy! youtu.be/t1bqJ7VPZHY?...
Estimating tree ages without equipment
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
youtu.be

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · Dec 29
I encourage everyone to read this beautiful piece by my friend Lisa Graumlich.

open.substack.com/pub/lisagrau...
THIN PLACES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEEING EARTH WHOLE
Published on the winter solstice, 2025 - a thin time for reflection and turning.
open.substack.com

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Dec 24
If you're indulging in a large festive dinner this week, this man could probably tell you how much energy you would need to cook it: James Prescott Joule FRS, born #OnThisDay in 1818. His work on heat was crucial to the first law of thermodynamics, and the SI unit for for energy is named for him.

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · Dec 20
Wonderful collection of articles exploring what the concept of anthromes - human-modified biomes - means for our understanding of the global carbon cycle
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plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Dec 19
Editorial introducing the Special Collection: #Anthromes and terrestrial carbon – from the deep past to net-zero

Anthony P. Walker, et al.

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social

#PlantScience
Aerial view of a terraced farming system.

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Dec 19
Editorial introducing the Special Collection: #Anthromes and terrestrial carbon – from the deep past to net-zero

Anthony P. Walker, et al.

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social

#PlantScience
Aerial view of a terraced farming system.

Reposted by Yadvinder Malhi, Ben Bond‐Lamberty

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · Dec 19
Announcing '#Anthromes and terrestrial carbon: From the deep past to net-zero' – a new joint Special Collection from Plants, People, Planet and New Phytologist 👇

📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/anthrome...

@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social