Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
Working to understand & support what it takes to deliver effective, inclusive & scalable nature recovery. https://naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
This Friday, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares a personal journey into the Amazon, where Indigenous wisdom meets cutting-edge science. From hidden biodiversity to ancestral knowledge, she explores lessons in resilience, healing, and our bond with nature. Book your place: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This Friday, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares a personal journey into the Amazon, where Indigenous wisdom meets cutting-edge science. From hidden biodiversity to ancestral knowledge, she explores lessons in resilience, healing, and our bond with nature. Book your place: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
Jason Williams, 'The Cloud Gardener' joins our researchers to explore how greening even the smallest spaces can transform lives. From balcony biodiversity in Manchester to research on Oxford’s green spaces, this episode digs into small ideas with big impacts.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Jason Williams, 'The Cloud Gardener' joins our researchers to explore how greening even the smallest spaces can transform lives. From balcony biodiversity in Manchester to research on Oxford’s green spaces, this episode digs into small ideas with big impacts.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
If you've ever asked the question: 'What's the point of wasps?' you should watch our most recent #Nature Seminar, 'The Natural Capital of Wasps'. @waspwoman.bsky.social Seirian Sumner will convert you! youtu.be/ELI_8KkwJm0
The Natural Capital of Wasps. Seirian Sumner
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
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November 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If you've ever asked the question: 'What's the point of wasps?' you should watch our most recent #Nature Seminar, 'The Natural Capital of Wasps'. @waspwoman.bsky.social Seirian Sumner will convert you! youtu.be/ELI_8KkwJm0
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I was already convinced of the value of wasps but @waspwoman.bsky.social 's SUPERB talk @naturerecovery.bsky.social has inspired me to think of ways to share and promote the beauty, science, culture - and love of wasps #WaspAppreciationSociety
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I was already convinced of the value of wasps but @waspwoman.bsky.social 's SUPERB talk @naturerecovery.bsky.social has inspired me to think of ways to share and promote the beauty, science, culture - and love of wasps #WaspAppreciationSociety
Loving @waspwoman.bsky.social talk this afternoon. What's the point of wasps? Did you know they are apex predators and eat aphids & other (what gardeners often call), 'pests'?
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Loving @waspwoman.bsky.social talk this afternoon. What's the point of wasps? Did you know they are apex predators and eat aphids & other (what gardeners often call), 'pests'?
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Learn all about why wasps are so amazing and wondrous from waspwoman.bsky.social today at our seminar today at 415 pm, online and in person at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social . All welcome !
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Learn all about why wasps are so amazing and wondrous from waspwoman.bsky.social today at our seminar today at 415 pm, online and in person at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social . All welcome !
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Looking forward to giving this talk later today @naturerecovery.bsky.social!
What better way to end the week than with a dose of #WaspLove!
@uclcber.bsky.social
What better way to end the week than with a dose of #WaspLove!
@uclcber.bsky.social
Wasps are predators, pollinators, decomposers, & potential sources of nutrition & medicine. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social for a talk which will change how you see these under valued creatures. Reserve your seat now, online & inperson with a book signing & drinks oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Looking forward to giving this talk later today @naturerecovery.bsky.social!
What better way to end the week than with a dose of #WaspLove!
@uclcber.bsky.social
What better way to end the week than with a dose of #WaspLove!
@uclcber.bsky.social
Wasps are predators, pollinators, decomposers, & potential sources of nutrition & medicine. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social for a talk which will change how you see these under valued creatures. Reserve your seat now, online & inperson with a book signing & drinks oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wasps are predators, pollinators, decomposers, & potential sources of nutrition & medicine. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social for a talk which will change how you see these under valued creatures. Reserve your seat now, online & inperson with a book signing & drinks oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
"The Congo basin has about 10,000 plant species & 30% of these can only be found in the region,” says @ymalhi.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected?
It is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but this tropical rainforest is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding
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November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"The Congo basin has about 10,000 plant species & 30% of these can only be found in the region,” says @ymalhi.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
Our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social has just returned from #COP30. Read his reflections from the first week at a packed conference.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social has just returned from #COP30. Read his reflections from the first week at a packed conference.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @eci-bio.bsky.social
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Read this @naturerecovery.bsky.social article on why the rights of nature matters in the broader green transition – one tool of many helping us reimagine economies, policies and daily choices that can align with the living world. naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/reflect...
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Read this @naturerecovery.bsky.social article on why the rights of nature matters in the broader green transition – one tool of many helping us reimagine economies, policies and daily choices that can align with the living world. naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/reflect...
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We're really looking forward to this talk from Serian Sumner this Friday. Join us online or inperson, with a book signing and drinks reception aftwards. @waspwoman.bsky.social Reserve your seat now! bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We're really looking forward to this talk from Serian Sumner this Friday. Join us online or inperson, with a book signing and drinks reception aftwards. @waspwoman.bsky.social Reserve your seat now! bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
We're really looking forward to this talk from Serian Sumner this Friday. Join us online or inperson, with a book signing and drinks reception aftwards. @waspwoman.bsky.social Reserve your seat now! bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We're really looking forward to this talk from Serian Sumner this Friday. Join us online or inperson, with a book signing and drinks reception aftwards. @waspwoman.bsky.social Reserve your seat now! bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
If you missed Cristina Banks-Leite's Nature Seminar on Friday, you can catch it here and discover what truly drives species sensitivity to deforestation.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
What drives species sensitivity to deforestation? Clue: it’s not what you think Cristina Banks-Leite
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
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November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you missed Cristina Banks-Leite's Nature Seminar on Friday, you can catch it here and discover what truly drives species sensitivity to deforestation.
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
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At COP30, Prof Yadvinder Malhi joined scientists from the Amazon, Congo & Borneo for the 2025 Amazon Assessment Report launch. Discussions focused on deforestation, fires, climate impacts, Indigenous communities & conservation pathways. @ymalhi.bsky.social
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
At COP30, Prof Yadvinder Malhi joined scientists from the Amazon, Congo & Borneo for the 2025 Amazon Assessment Report launch. Discussions focused on deforestation, fires, climate impacts, Indigenous communities & conservation pathways. @ymalhi.bsky.social
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/spxju2pp
We still have some seats for our talk this Friday, do join us in person and stay for the drinks reception afterwards, or join online. Register here oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com 🍃
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We still have some seats for our talk this Friday, do join us in person and stay for the drinks reception afterwards, or join online. Register here oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com 🍃
Fabulous to be at the launch of the #Oxfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy in the perfect setting, @morethanadodo.bsky.social with @richardbenwell.bsky.social setting up up for a fascinatingday ahead.
@wclnews.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Fabulous to be at the launch of the #Oxfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy in the perfect setting, @morethanadodo.bsky.social with @richardbenwell.bsky.social setting up up for a fascinatingday ahead.
@wclnews.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
How should we think about killing, introductions & invasives in a world we’ve already changed? In this podcast, we talk to @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social ecologist, writer & #hedgehog champion about his book 'Cull of the Wild' & the uncomfortable question at its heart: can killing ever be conservation?
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
How should we think about killing, introductions & invasives in a world we’ve already changed? In this podcast, we talk to @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social ecologist, writer & #hedgehog champion about his book 'Cull of the Wild' & the uncomfortable question at its heart: can killing ever be conservation?
This Friday's lecture from Cristina Banks-Leite looks to be a thought-provoking one, so sign up to attend on-line, or in-person (followed by a drinks reception) oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This Friday's lecture from Cristina Banks-Leite looks to be a thought-provoking one, so sign up to attend on-line, or in-person (followed by a drinks reception) oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
On Friday @julespretty.bsky.social gave us a fascinating talk exploring how narrative, storytelling, and culture can transform climate action, nature recovery, and biodiversity conservation.
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
Stories for Nature Recovery: Finding Hope in the Dark Times
Yadvinder Malhi reflects on Jules Pretty's Nature Seminar lecture
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On Friday @julespretty.bsky.social gave us a fascinating talk exploring how narrative, storytelling, and culture can transform climate action, nature recovery, and biodiversity conservation.
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
@ymalhi.bsky.social has written a reflection on the talk which you can read here
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"The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative."
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Yadvinder Malhi: "The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative."
Professor of ecosystem science at the University of Oxford
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November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"The message 'we have five years to save the planet' is paralyzing; we need to change the narrative."
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🔊New paper in Geoforum! We examine how #Ghana’s Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs) reshape land & forest governance. Are they decentralising power—or quietly recentralising it? 🌍
#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
@ecioxford.bsky.social
#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Ghana's Landscape Approach to REDD+: Is it decentralizing or recentralizing power?
Since 1889, local communities in Ghana have been struggling to achieve equitable control over their land and forest resources
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🔊New paper in Geoforum! We examine how #Ghana’s Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs) reshape land & forest governance. Are they decentralising power—or quietly recentralising it? 🌍
#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
@ecioxford.bsky.social
#LandGovernance #CarbonFinance #Ghana #Conservation #Geoforum
@ecioxford.bsky.social
Join us TOMORROW when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises'. Register to attend online or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Join us TOMORROW when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises'. Register to attend online or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Did you miss @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's lively talk last Friday? If so, don't worry, you can watch it at leisure here now. 🦔
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation. Hugh Warwick, Ecologist and author
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Did you miss @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's lively talk last Friday? If so, don't worry, you can watch it at leisure here now. 🦔
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
Join us this Friday when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises' oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Join us this Friday when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises' oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social