Forests Forever
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Forests across the planet are under threat. We need to act urgently to not only protect our existing forests, but to allow forests to return where they once were.
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The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
www.theguardian.com
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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#EBDPub Pollination networks change over time in ways that are consistently better than random: this rewiring enhances pollinator persistence.
It is not optimal, but it is key for biodiversity to persist in natural systems.
🟢 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
It is not optimal, but it is key for biodiversity to persist in natural systems.
🟢 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
January 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
#EBDPub Pollination networks change over time in ways that are consistently better than random: this rewiring enhances pollinator persistence.
It is not optimal, but it is key for biodiversity to persist in natural systems.
🟢 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
It is not optimal, but it is key for biodiversity to persist in natural systems.
🟢 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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I guess Brasil now holds the largest carbon credit fraud uncovered so far. A project on public land in the Amazon generated billions in supposed carbon units. No credits traded on any market. They were "theoretical" stock estimates, converted into financial assets and booked on investment funds.
CHEGA + "A família de Daniel Vorcaro, banqueiro do Master acusado de orquestrar um esquema fraudulento envolvendo fundos de investimento, é a investidora de um projeto bilionário de créditos de carbono realizado sobre terras públicas e baseado em valores inflados, sem lastro na realidade do mercado"
January 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I guess Brasil now holds the largest carbon credit fraud uncovered so far. A project on public land in the Amazon generated billions in supposed carbon units. No credits traded on any market. They were "theoretical" stock estimates, converted into financial assets and booked on investment funds.
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Why is it a stupid idea to warm the planet fast while doing everything to speed up the collapse of ecosystems regulated by complex life?
You get a hostile microbial environment for complex life concentrating on a dwindling number of species...
#earth
You get a hostile microbial environment for complex life concentrating on a dwindling number of species...
#earth
Deadly to amphibians, a fungal strain emerged in Brazil and spread around the world
The chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), or Bd for short, is considered one of the causes of the worldwide decline in amphibian populations. In recent years, researchers have identified di...
phys.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Why is it a stupid idea to warm the planet fast while doing everything to speed up the collapse of ecosystems regulated by complex life?
You get a hostile microbial environment for complex life concentrating on a dwindling number of species...
#earth
You get a hostile microbial environment for complex life concentrating on a dwindling number of species...
#earth
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The ancient rainforest of Uragh last autumn, when colours were just starting to turn.
Some of the less than 0.1% of Ireland still covered in forest since pre-1660.
That's less than one part in a thousand.
Some of the less than 0.1% of Ireland still covered in forest since pre-1660.
That's less than one part in a thousand.
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 AM
The ancient rainforest of Uragh last autumn, when colours were just starting to turn.
Some of the less than 0.1% of Ireland still covered in forest since pre-1660.
That's less than one part in a thousand.
Some of the less than 0.1% of Ireland still covered in forest since pre-1660.
That's less than one part in a thousand.
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#Chile has declared a state of catastrophe as #wildfires killed already 18 people.
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5P Aerosol Index map shows a huge smoke plume of more than 1200 km, fueled by strong winds and extreme heat. #ClimateEmergency #incendioforestales
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5P Aerosol Index map shows a huge smoke plume of more than 1200 km, fueled by strong winds and extreme heat. #ClimateEmergency #incendioforestales
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
#Chile has declared a state of catastrophe as #wildfires killed already 18 people.
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5P Aerosol Index map shows a huge smoke plume of more than 1200 km, fueled by strong winds and extreme heat. #ClimateEmergency #incendioforestales
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5P Aerosol Index map shows a huge smoke plume of more than 1200 km, fueled by strong winds and extreme heat. #ClimateEmergency #incendioforestales
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If Denmark can get farmers to agree to dropping their nitrates derogation, adopting a carbon tax on meat, government promotion of plant-based diets and rewilding a fifth of the country - why can't Ireland?
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
Denmark’s plan for a greener country offers ideas worth Ireland’s attention
Carbon tax on farming and taking land out of agricultural production among bold moves by the Danes
www.irishtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
If Denmark can get farmers to agree to dropping their nitrates derogation, adopting a carbon tax on meat, government promotion of plant-based diets and rewilding a fifth of the country - why can't Ireland?
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...
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The latest episode of PBS Weathered discusses climate sensitivity and the under representation in IPCC publications of likely future pathways of extreme heating.
Worth watching!
Worth watching!
This Is How the World Ends According to Science
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The latest episode of PBS Weathered discusses climate sensitivity and the under representation in IPCC publications of likely future pathways of extreme heating.
Worth watching!
Worth watching!
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British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest is a Remote Wonderland
British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest is a Remote Wonderland
On Canada's west coast, countless animals—and the occasional kayaker—thrive.
www.backpacker.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest is a Remote Wonderland
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🌱 New blog post on IWT x @bsbibotany.bsky.social New Year Plant Hunts.
This was the first year we organised groups to take part. Read about our findings in Dublin & Kerry plus broader results from BSBI here:
iwt.ie/new-year-pla...
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @mikekally.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt
This was the first year we organised groups to take part. Read about our findings in Dublin & Kerry plus broader results from BSBI here:
iwt.ie/new-year-pla...
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @mikekally.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt
IWT New Year Plant Hunts with BSBI - Irish Wildlife Trust
IWT New Year Plant Hunts with BSBI By Charlotte Salter-Townshend, IWT Communications & Network Officer First published online: 07 January 2026 Warmer winters may be changing the flowering times of pla...
iwt.ie
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🌱 New blog post on IWT x @bsbibotany.bsky.social New Year Plant Hunts.
This was the first year we organised groups to take part. Read about our findings in Dublin & Kerry plus broader results from BSBI here:
iwt.ie/new-year-pla...
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @mikekally.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt
This was the first year we organised groups to take part. Read about our findings in Dublin & Kerry plus broader results from BSBI here:
iwt.ie/new-year-pla...
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @mikekally.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt
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Slovakia population density:
114 people per km2
Ireland population density:
75 people per km2
(largely concentrated in greater Dublin area)
114 people per km2
Ireland population density:
75 people per km2
(largely concentrated in greater Dublin area)
Meanwhile in Slovakia:
Bears > 1000
Wolves > 600
Lynx > 300
Wild boar > 60000
Beavers > 700
Bison > 200
Bears > 1000
Wolves > 600
Lynx > 300
Wild boar > 60000
Beavers > 700
Bison > 200
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Slovakia population density:
114 people per km2
Ireland population density:
75 people per km2
(largely concentrated in greater Dublin area)
114 people per km2
Ireland population density:
75 people per km2
(largely concentrated in greater Dublin area)
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One good thing.
My new book is here!
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
My new book is here!
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
One good thing.
My new book is here!
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
My new book is here!
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
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The wildcat, so elusive it's considered 'the ghost of the forests', is making a comeback across parts of Europe.
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'This mysterious little beast is returning to our forests': Rare images of Europe's 'ghost cat'
Wildcats are so elusive, they were thought to be extinct in parts of Europe. But they are making a comeback in some areas.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The wildcat, so elusive it's considered 'the ghost of the forests', is making a comeback across parts of Europe.
share.google/bln8cdyZjirf...
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do you go around looking at plants and buildings and cars and stuff and just see piles of embodied carbon streaming before your eyes like some sort of climatepilled reverse Matrix situation or is that just me
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 AM
do you go around looking at plants and buildings and cars and stuff and just see piles of embodied carbon streaming before your eyes like some sort of climatepilled reverse Matrix situation or is that just me
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Folks, this deep pit in interior Alaska, swallowing the ground and mature trees, developed over a week or two as permafrost became unstable. Imagine what will happen to the North with prolonged warmth and warm rainfall.
January 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Folks, this deep pit in interior Alaska, swallowing the ground and mature trees, developed over a week or two as permafrost became unstable. Imagine what will happen to the North with prolonged warmth and warm rainfall.
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Cladonia #lichens. #Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends Photo covers about 3cm, left to right.
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Cladonia #lichens. #Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends Photo covers about 3cm, left to right.
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Photo of a back country backpacking trip at Grose Morne a few summers ago. Western Brook Pond Fjord is in the photo. This was the site of our night #1 campsite. #Newfoundland, Canada. #hike #backpacking off #trail
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Photo of a back country backpacking trip at Grose Morne a few summers ago. Western Brook Pond Fjord is in the photo. This was the site of our night #1 campsite. #Newfoundland, Canada. #hike #backpacking off #trail
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Elegant orange sunburst lichen (Rusavskia elegans). The lichen is about 1.5cm in diamete. NWT, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
January 15, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Elegant orange sunburst lichen (Rusavskia elegans). The lichen is about 1.5cm in diamete. NWT, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends
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If you live in Ireland and truly care about nature and our environment, please make a submission objecting to the government's plans to *severely* restrict communities' ability to defend them in the courts.
Instructions below, it only takes minutes, and the deadline is the day after tomorrow!! 🙏
Instructions below, it only takes minutes, and the deadline is the day after tomorrow!! 🙏
Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
An Taisce urges public to object to ‘unlawful’ caps on judicial review fees
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
If you live in Ireland and truly care about nature and our environment, please make a submission objecting to the government's plans to *severely* restrict communities' ability to defend them in the courts.
Instructions below, it only takes minutes, and the deadline is the day after tomorrow!! 🙏
Instructions below, it only takes minutes, and the deadline is the day after tomorrow!! 🙏
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I'm not crying, you're crying!
A kind woman from Lahore, Pakistan, visited NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and moved him to tears with her messages of gratitude and hope.
She thanks the mayor for using his gift of empathy, which is a true gift capable of moving millions to work together and overcome the problems we collectively face.
She thanks the mayor for using his gift of empathy, which is a true gift capable of moving millions to work together and overcome the problems we collectively face.
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I'm not crying, you're crying!
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If you could use a pick-me-up, you can hear Southern Resident orcas calling right now on a hydrophone in the Salish Sea.
20:47 - J & K pod calls audible on Sunset Bay hydrophone the past ten minutes. Alisa LB
#psws
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
#psws
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
Orcasound - Beach Camp at Sunset Bay
live.orcasound.net
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 AM
If you could use a pick-me-up, you can hear Southern Resident orcas calling right now on a hydrophone in the Salish Sea.
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Big Atlantic sky, infused with drama 🌍
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Big Atlantic sky, infused with drama 🌍
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A kind woman from Lahore, Pakistan, visited NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and moved him to tears with her messages of gratitude and hope.
She thanks the mayor for using his gift of empathy, which is a true gift capable of moving millions to work together and overcome the problems we collectively face.
She thanks the mayor for using his gift of empathy, which is a true gift capable of moving millions to work together and overcome the problems we collectively face.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A kind woman from Lahore, Pakistan, visited NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and moved him to tears with her messages of gratitude and hope.
She thanks the mayor for using his gift of empathy, which is a true gift capable of moving millions to work together and overcome the problems we collectively face.
She thanks the mayor for using his gift of empathy, which is a true gift capable of moving millions to work together and overcome the problems we collectively face.