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Neeraj Mahar
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Wildlife | Canine | Waterbirds | Wetlands | Ladakh | Trans Himalaya | Hydropower | Mountain Ecology | जै हिमाल 🏔️🌲
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New paper @peopleandnature.bsky.social We define Nature-based Solutions and societal adaptations to biological invasions. We explore the concept and it’s application
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besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Expanding the Resist–Accept–Direct framework for developing nature‐based solutions and societal adaptations to biological invasions
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🌱Alien #plants are reshaping the #tropics -our review @ninadm.bsky.social et al explores how they interact w land-use & #climatechange driving novel ecosystems🌴We call for nuanced adaptive strategies incl nature-based solutions to navigate tropical futures
🔗Free access www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Alien plants and novel ecosystems in the Greater Tropics
Nature Reviews Biodiversity - The Greater Tropics are under substantial ecological pressure driven by anthropogenic change, including the introduction of alien plants. This Review explores the...
www.nature.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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📢 🐾New paper: We developed robust methods to monitor snow leopard population. By implementing it across 59000 sq.km., we found one of the world’s largest snow leopard population and highest densities in Indian Trans-Himalaya. All thanks to local communities and a wonderful collaboration
Comprehensive assessment of snow leopard distribution and population in the Indian Trans-Himalaya, Ladakh: Standardizing methods for evidence-based conservation
Effective conservation of threatened species depends on accurate scientific assessment of their occurrence and population status. This information is often lacking or has poor scientific reliability f...
journals.plos.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Tiger numbers in India are starting to rebound after decades of being perilously low.

This recovery offers lessons for conserving other rare animals

https://go.nature.com/3EhPiSF
Tiger turnaround as populations grow in India
Tiger numbers in India are starting to rebound after decades of being perilously low. This recovery offers lessons for conserving other rare animals.
go.nature.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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New paper! Despite being a global #wolf stronghold, little is known about human-wolf co-existence in #Kazakhstan 's traditional, low-input grazing systems with global biodiversity value. Led by Alyona Koshkina from @acbk.bsky.social and Svitlana Kudrenko, we present results...
March 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“Casteism” in Academic Publishing
dialogue.ias.ac.in/index.php/di...
dialogue.ias.ac.in
February 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!

with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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“USAID-backed studies have been shuttered, data streams have dried up, researchers and technical staff have been fired or put on leave, a system to predict food crises has been muzzled, and a USAID-supported global health journal has stopped reviewing manuscripts.”

From our @science.org news team 🧪
'It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe
Dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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This tigress has reclaimed the ancient fort within Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and made it her home.

Protection, prey, peace, and prosperity have been key factors in the tiger recovery within India, according to a new Science study. Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/42yn5Ra
January 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Happy to share this study!
Large-scale monitoring in India shows tiger distribution increased by 30% in the last two decades and they now share space with 60 million people 🐅

Beyond ecological drivers, tiger recovery depends on peace and sustainability. Rekindles hope for a biodiverse Anthropocene
This tigress has reclaimed the ancient fort within Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and made it her home.

Protection, prey, peace, and prosperity have been key factors in the tiger recovery within India, according to a new Science study. Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/42yn5Ra
January 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM