dr Katarzyna Nowak
@katzyna.bsky.social
#wildlife scientist; adjunct @mripas.bsky.social in #BiałowieżaForest; keen on #transboundary #mammals, #forests, #OneHealth, #RightsOfNature, knowledge-sharing, peace-building, walking; former asylee; east of the west. Donate: https://www.pcrf.net/donate
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Border militarization affects people’s interactions with nature in Białowieża Forest
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Border #militarization disrupts people’s interactions with nature—Our new paper based on a survey of residents of the #BiałowieżaForest region #Poland following heightened border security measures. #borders @ambio-journal.bsky.social Full text access:
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NEW! 🦠🦧 We revisited a perplexing paradox: do wildlife really pose less of a risk to human health as they become more endangered? Turns out, it's sampling bias all the way down: conservation risks correlate with disease surveillance blindspots. 🔓 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Viral diversity and zoonotic risk in endangered species
A growing body of evidence links zoonotic disease risk, including pandemic threats, to biodiversity loss and other upstream anthropogenic impacts on ecosystem health. However, there is little current...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
NEW! 🦠🦧 We revisited a perplexing paradox: do wildlife really pose less of a risk to human health as they become more endangered? Turns out, it's sampling bias all the way down: conservation risks correlate with disease surveillance blindspots. 🔓 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Another example of what we call "hunter- gatherers" being much more: rather landscape and #biodiversity managers
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Ancient wolves on remote Baltic Sea island reveal link to prehistoric humans
Scientists have found wolf remains, thousands of years old, on a small, isolated island in the Baltic Sea—a place where the animals could only have been brought by humans.
phys.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Another example of what we call "hunter- gatherers" being much more: rather landscape and #biodiversity managers
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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The trauma being caused by ICE will be felt in our communities for generations.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The trauma being caused by ICE will be felt in our communities for generations.
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I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
bookshop.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
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‘Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council’ by @debkrol.bsky.social
Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council
Personhood status creates a powerful new mechanism for protecting the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
www.azcentral.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
‘Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council’ by @debkrol.bsky.social
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Despite making public commitments to ‘no deforestation’, some of the world’s largest companies have been buying palm oil from a notorious plantation area in Indonesia which has experienced extensive forest destruction.
https://loom.ly/s9oYCuk
#Indonesia #deforestation #EU #forests #palmoil
https://loom.ly/s9oYCuk
#Indonesia #deforestation #EU #forests #palmoil
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Despite making public commitments to ‘no deforestation’, some of the world’s largest companies have been buying palm oil from a notorious plantation area in Indonesia which has experienced extensive forest destruction.
https://loom.ly/s9oYCuk
#Indonesia #deforestation #EU #forests #palmoil
https://loom.ly/s9oYCuk
#Indonesia #deforestation #EU #forests #palmoil
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Polish company Nitro-Chem is complicit in the genocide in Gaza through the sale and delivery of thousands of tonnes of TNT used in bombs deployed by Israeli occupation forces, according to a new report published by the People’s Embargo for Palestine initiative.
Polish TNT powers bombs dropped on Gaza, report finds : Peoples Dispatch
The People’s Embargo for Palestine exposes the role of Poland’s Nitro-Chem company in supplying TNT used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
peoplesdispatch.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Polish company Nitro-Chem is complicit in the genocide in Gaza through the sale and delivery of thousands of tonnes of TNT used in bombs deployed by Israeli occupation forces, according to a new report published by the People’s Embargo for Palestine initiative.
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Every day is like watching a hundred very weird political science dissertations being born.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Every day is like watching a hundred very weird political science dissertations being born.
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The person here who'd previously been diagnosed with H5N5 died today.
Bird flu confirmed in domestic flocks in 3 WA counties – KIRO 7 News Seattle share.google/pbCsCX2wHAoE...
Bird flu confirmed in domestic flocks in 3 WA counties – KIRO 7 News Seattle share.google/pbCsCX2wHAoE...
Bird flu confirmed in domestic flocks in 3 WA counties
While rare, avian influenza can spread from birds to people and make them sick.
share.google
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The person here who'd previously been diagnosed with H5N5 died today.
Bird flu confirmed in domestic flocks in 3 WA counties – KIRO 7 News Seattle share.google/pbCsCX2wHAoE...
Bird flu confirmed in domestic flocks in 3 WA counties – KIRO 7 News Seattle share.google/pbCsCX2wHAoE...
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"the world has retired about 300 gigawatts of coal-fired power in the decade since the 2015 Paris Agreement but added nearly 600GW more — and with another 600GW still in the pipeline"
#BeyondCoal
#KeepItInTheGround
#ClimateEmergency
#BeyondCoal
#KeepItInTheGround
#ClimateEmergency
Brazil delivers a climate COP like no other
The event saw a shift away from showy pledges to tackling the real world complexities of cutting emissions
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"the world has retired about 300 gigawatts of coal-fired power in the decade since the 2015 Paris Agreement but added nearly 600GW more — and with another 600GW still in the pipeline"
#BeyondCoal
#KeepItInTheGround
#ClimateEmergency
#BeyondCoal
#KeepItInTheGround
#ClimateEmergency
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Three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing despite a global treaty to reduce it.
Mercury pollution in marine mammals is increasing – new study
Three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing despite a global treaty to reduce it.
tcnv.link
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing despite a global treaty to reduce it.
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for less "Fake science news", choose women: "The gender gap was even more pronounced in misconduct-related retractions, where women first authors accounted for only 11.5% of all cases. Women were also significantly less likely to have multiple retractions." 😀👏
2025. Few women named as authors on retracted medical studies, analysis shows phys.org/news/2025-11...
Few women named as authors on retracted medical studies, analysis shows
Women are underrepresented among authors of retracted publications, particularly in cases involving multiple retractions, according to a new study published in PLOS One by Paul Sebo of the University ...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
for less "Fake science news", choose women: "The gender gap was even more pronounced in misconduct-related retractions, where women first authors accounted for only 11.5% of all cases. Women were also significantly less likely to have multiple retractions." 😀👏
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🚨 Just one week left to apply for one of the THREE postdoc positions in the #GreenFrontier project hosted at @fnp-wur.bsky.social
#conservation #EnvJustice #wilderness #rewilding #rural #underdevelopment #LandAbandonment
Deadline 25 November!
Full details 👉 www.wur.nl/en/research-...
#conservation #EnvJustice #wilderness #rewilding #rural #underdevelopment #LandAbandonment
Deadline 25 November!
Full details 👉 www.wur.nl/en/research-...
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚨 Just one week left to apply for one of the THREE postdoc positions in the #GreenFrontier project hosted at @fnp-wur.bsky.social
#conservation #EnvJustice #wilderness #rewilding #rural #underdevelopment #LandAbandonment
Deadline 25 November!
Full details 👉 www.wur.nl/en/research-...
#conservation #EnvJustice #wilderness #rewilding #rural #underdevelopment #LandAbandonment
Deadline 25 November!
Full details 👉 www.wur.nl/en/research-...
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Scientists are becoming more visible in public climate debates, but the effects of this engagement are far from straightforward. We often hear strong claims about credibility and trust, yet what does the evidence say? Our new preprint explores this osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Thread 1/n
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Scientists are becoming more visible in public climate debates, but the effects of this engagement are far from straightforward. We often hear strong claims about credibility and trust, yet what does the evidence say? Our new preprint explores this osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thread 1/n
Thread 1/n
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Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
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My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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The politically and commercially manufactured ‘problem’ of immigration is boring and repetitive across the centuries. The question is why do many people still fall for it? The real effort is not in seeding the propaganda but in keeping the public opinion ground receptive and fertile to it.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The politically and commercially manufactured ‘problem’ of immigration is boring and repetitive across the centuries. The question is why do many people still fall for it? The real effort is not in seeding the propaganda but in keeping the public opinion ground receptive and fertile to it.
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Participatory mapping (#PPGIS) has potential to foster socially inclusive #EcosystemRestoration. In our recent #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog, Gaelle Ndayizeye showcases her experiences from a PPGIS study of how local farmers value Western Rwanda's restoration landscapes. medium.com/people-natur...
Mapping What People Value in Western Rwanda’s Restoration Landscapes
Join our PhD student Gaelle as she journeys through Western Rwanda uncovering the values rooted in its landscapes.
medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Participatory mapping (#PPGIS) has potential to foster socially inclusive #EcosystemRestoration. In our recent #PeopleNatureLandscapesBlog, Gaelle Ndayizeye showcases her experiences from a PPGIS study of how local farmers value Western Rwanda's restoration landscapes. medium.com/people-natur...
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On Nov 6, peace activists from WBW Romania protested NATO’s arms forum in Bucharest, rejecting weapons deals disguised as security. They launched a manifesto calling for a Pan-European Peace Conference, reviving OSCE disarmament efforts from Helsinki to Astana.
From Romania: A Manifesto for a Pan-European Peace Conference - World BEYOND War
Peace activists sought to affirm their commitment to working for a better world through diplomacy and dialogue, and they launched a manifesto that brings together their shared convictions.…
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
On Nov 6, peace activists from WBW Romania protested NATO’s arms forum in Bucharest, rejecting weapons deals disguised as security. They launched a manifesto calling for a Pan-European Peace Conference, reviving OSCE disarmament efforts from Helsinki to Astana.
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This 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"This has led groups of researchers to publish increasingly detailed maps of global conservation area priorities, but none of these articles have directly influenced the implementation of the biodiversity hotspot approach..."
"This has led groups of researchers to publish increasingly detailed maps of global conservation area priorities, but none of these articles have directly influenced the implementation of the biodiversity hotspot approach..."
Twenty-five years of misinterpreting the biodiversity hotspot approach - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science. But its real-world impact is poorly doc...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"This has led groups of researchers to publish increasingly detailed maps of global conservation area priorities, but none of these articles have directly influenced the implementation of the biodiversity hotspot approach..."
"This has led groups of researchers to publish increasingly detailed maps of global conservation area priorities, but none of these articles have directly influenced the implementation of the biodiversity hotspot approach..."
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Susana Muhamad, the new Special Envoy for International Cooperation for the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, has an invitation for countries around the world: if you're serious about phasing out fossil fuels, join us in Colombia this April 🌱
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Susana Muhamad, the new Special Envoy for International Cooperation for the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, has an invitation for countries around the world: if you're serious about phasing out fossil fuels, join us in Colombia this April 🌱
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
Watch her full remarks ⬇️
#FossilFuelTreaty #COP30
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Wolves learn how to get at crab traps of the Haíɫzaqv Nation.
https://www.science.org/content/article/have-wild-wolves-learned-use-tools
https://www.science.org/content/article/have-wild-wolves-learned-use-tools
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Wolves learn how to get at crab traps of the Haíɫzaqv Nation.
https://www.science.org/content/article/have-wild-wolves-learned-use-tools
https://www.science.org/content/article/have-wild-wolves-learned-use-tools
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk