Alison Strange
@alisonstrange.bsky.social
Crofter, ecologist, activist (without the super glue), ex-researcher, passionate about community, self sufficiency, textiles, re-peopling, nature restoration, my dogs and sheep, fairness and equality, not much of an entrepreneur
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
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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...
Congratulations Affric Highlands
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations Affric Highlands
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Gosh. What a surprise.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gosh. What a surprise.
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PhD opportunity!
Focusing on ecological processes offers an adaptive approach to conservation at a time of rapid environmental change
But how do we measure & conserve these processes?
This PhD will explore the use of species traits to assess ecosystem condition
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Focusing on ecological processes offers an adaptive approach to conservation at a time of rapid environmental change
But how do we measure & conserve these processes?
This PhD will explore the use of species traits to assess ecosystem condition
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
PhD opportunity!
Focusing on ecological processes offers an adaptive approach to conservation at a time of rapid environmental change
But how do we measure & conserve these processes?
This PhD will explore the use of species traits to assess ecosystem condition
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Focusing on ecological processes offers an adaptive approach to conservation at a time of rapid environmental change
But how do we measure & conserve these processes?
This PhD will explore the use of species traits to assess ecosystem condition
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The last @landscaperesearch.bsky.social meet up was a rare event where group size & make up enabled a proper conversation started by @frankrennie.bsky.social around his remarkable book: Among the Layers of the Land. A thoughtful, deep time story of place in alternating factual & fictional chapters.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The last @landscaperesearch.bsky.social meet up was a rare event where group size & make up enabled a proper conversation started by @frankrennie.bsky.social around his remarkable book: Among the Layers of the Land. A thoughtful, deep time story of place in alternating factual & fictional chapters.
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I have published a new briefing for MSPs for the Stage 3 debate on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill tomorrow (wed 5 Nov). You can download a copy here andywightman.scot/2025/11/land...
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill – MSP Briefing - Land Matters
I have sent a final briefing on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill to MSPs this morning. After a delay last week, the final session on Stage 3 amendments is taking place today (4 Nov) and the debate on w...
andywightman.scot
November 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I have published a new briefing for MSPs for the Stage 3 debate on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill tomorrow (wed 5 Nov). You can download a copy here andywightman.scot/2025/11/land...
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As the debate on the Land Reform Bill continues, one thing is clear: in its current form the Bill does not meet the scale of the challenges we face.
Here @lmacfarlane.bsky.social gives evidence at the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee on why it needs significant amendments.
Here @lmacfarlane.bsky.social gives evidence at the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee on why it needs significant amendments.
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
As the debate on the Land Reform Bill continues, one thing is clear: in its current form the Bill does not meet the scale of the challenges we face.
Here @lmacfarlane.bsky.social gives evidence at the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee on why it needs significant amendments.
Here @lmacfarlane.bsky.social gives evidence at the Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee on why it needs significant amendments.
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Yet again seen a paper in a high impact journal which does not cite highly relevant literature
This shows that any paper is a work created by the authors whose findings must be assessed alongside the rest of the literature
and that no single paper alone should be used to support an argument
This shows that any paper is a work created by the authors whose findings must be assessed alongside the rest of the literature
and that no single paper alone should be used to support an argument
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Yet again seen a paper in a high impact journal which does not cite highly relevant literature
This shows that any paper is a work created by the authors whose findings must be assessed alongside the rest of the literature
and that no single paper alone should be used to support an argument
This shows that any paper is a work created by the authors whose findings must be assessed alongside the rest of the literature
and that no single paper alone should be used to support an argument
"more sensible/risk averse “investors” are already getting out of carbon markets, before they were even half-developed, and are no longer prepared to pay exorbitant land prices. "
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/10/20/a...
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Abrdn's sale of Far Ralia is in trouble but will Oxygen Conservation hoover it up? - parkswatchscotland
My thanks to the reader who, commenting on an old post, alerted me to Abrdn Property Income Trust (APIT)’s interim report and results for the half year to 30th June 2025, published on 30th September ...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"more sensible/risk averse “investors” are already getting out of carbon markets, before they were even half-developed, and are no longer prepared to pay exorbitant land prices. "
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/10/20/a...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/10/20/a...
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“Scotland’s land is owned by the few—and the Government is letting it happen….
“And why? Because land is power.”
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
“And why? Because land is power.”
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
'No citizens anywhere else in the world own so little of their own country'
Scotland’s land is owned by the few, while the many are left powerless. Despite overwhelming public support for reform, political will remains…
www.heraldscotland.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“Scotland’s land is owned by the few—and the Government is letting it happen….
“And why? Because land is power.”
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
“And why? Because land is power.”
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
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The improvised response at 2:08 is remarkable.
No one in the political life of the UK is anywhere near as impressive as this … or as threatening.
No one in the political life of the UK is anywhere near as impressive as this … or as threatening.
She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.
October 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The improvised response at 2:08 is remarkable.
No one in the political life of the UK is anywhere near as impressive as this … or as threatening.
No one in the political life of the UK is anywhere near as impressive as this … or as threatening.
@frankrennie.bsky.social @alastairmci.bsky.social I'm "helping" to plan a special trip to Lewis and Harris next year with my school friends to mark our 70th, any hints for the best time, places to visit etc?
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
@frankrennie.bsky.social @alastairmci.bsky.social I'm "helping" to plan a special trip to Lewis and Harris next year with my school friends to mark our 70th, any hints for the best time, places to visit etc?
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£500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years
£500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years
Plant in Beckton has run only five times and has been beset by multiple problems since it was built
London’s desalination plant has cost more than half a billion pounds since 2010 and has run only five times, delivering 7.2bn litres of drinking water, roughly seven days of London’s typical daily demand. Now Thames Water is planning a new £500m project to tackle drought in the capital.
The Thames Gateway desalination plant at Beckton, built for £270m and now largely mothballed, has racked up an estimated £200m in debt interest, about £45m in idle upkeep and about £3m in operating costs, according to Thames Water figures. That puts the lifetime bill at about £518m, or about 7p for every litre the plant has ever produced, which is 28 times more than customers usually pay for their water. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
£500m Thames Water desalination plant has provided just seven days’ water over 15 years
An excellent article in The Crofter by Frank Rennie @frankrennie.bsky.social As well, I did enjoy the remark about the hedge funders who wouldn't recognise a Texel tup from a tractor 👌
September 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
An excellent article in The Crofter by Frank Rennie @frankrennie.bsky.social As well, I did enjoy the remark about the hedge funders who wouldn't recognise a Texel tup from a tractor 👌
Eye opening!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544305...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544305...
www.heraldscotland.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Eye opening!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544305...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544305...
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By way of context, Grangemouth’s closure was 400 direct job losses.
1800 is … a lot.
1800 is … a lot.
In all truth, I cannot tell you what it will mean to cut 1,800 people from the university because there is simply a lack of information or accountability. But, staff and students did not get us here (wherever we are!?) and don't deserve to pay with the careers or quality of education.
September 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
By way of context, Grangemouth’s closure was 400 direct job losses.
1800 is … a lot.
1800 is … a lot.
War and more wars, what have we done to the world..................
September 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
War and more wars, what have we done to the world..................
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Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.
September 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.
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Generous & important insight into chronic illness & human resilience:
"I found one path back to belonging was using the meanings of place-names – words reflecting the sense of belonging of those who once dwelled in a place. So, this is a discussion of how, as disabled people, we heal belonging."
"I found one path back to belonging was using the meanings of place-names – words reflecting the sense of belonging of those who once dwelled in a place. So, this is a discussion of how, as disabled people, we heal belonging."
A discussion of chronic illness, the crisis of narrativity, and the process of creative recuperation, with Katie McLachlan and Brighid Ó Dochartaigh, who both have Long Covid. Part one of a two-part series.https://thepolyphony.org/2024/12/13/chronic-illnesss-creative-recuperation/
Chronic Illness and Creative Recuperation
Three artists with Long Covid discuss their process of creative recuperation.
thepolyphony.org
September 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Generous & important insight into chronic illness & human resilience:
"I found one path back to belonging was using the meanings of place-names – words reflecting the sense of belonging of those who once dwelled in a place. So, this is a discussion of how, as disabled people, we heal belonging."
"I found one path back to belonging was using the meanings of place-names – words reflecting the sense of belonging of those who once dwelled in a place. So, this is a discussion of how, as disabled people, we heal belonging."
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"In 2022, the country launched an ambitious strategy to become the world’s first digital nation. This initiative includes 3D scanning its islands to digitally re-create them and preserve their cultural heritage, as well as moving government functions to a virtual environment."
tinyurl.com/bdbwc7s7
tinyurl.com/bdbwc7s7
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"In 2022, the country launched an ambitious strategy to become the world’s first digital nation. This initiative includes 3D scanning its islands to digitally re-create them and preserve their cultural heritage, as well as moving government functions to a virtual environment."
tinyurl.com/bdbwc7s7
tinyurl.com/bdbwc7s7
Absolutely spot on!
www.thenational.scot/community/25...
www.thenational.scot/community/25...
Nimbys have no sustainable solutions for keeping the Highlands alive
RECENTLY I attended Conservative Councillor Helen Crawford’s Highland Energy Community Council Conference. I am a community councillor, I think…
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August 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Absolutely spot on!
www.thenational.scot/community/25...
www.thenational.scot/community/25...
Some excellent points raised here by Josh Doble:
www.thenational.scot/news/2540562...
www.thenational.scot/news/2540562...
Scottish estate's £145 million sale sparks concerns over 'opaque' ownership
A PERTHSHIRE estate which sold for £145 million has sparked concerns over the transparency of land ownership in Scotland ...
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August 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Some excellent points raised here by Josh Doble:
www.thenational.scot/news/2540562...
www.thenational.scot/news/2540562...