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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · 6h

Love Glen Affric. Remember a sign next to a tree saying when it was young bears and wolves roamed free :-)

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · 1d

Music, dance, and love is the best protest 😍

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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 3d

International eyes needed on Ecuador rn, where an organised assault on constitutional integrity, land- & water-defenders, the rights of nature & Indigenous rights is currently in full swing, as directed by the newly elected president Noboa.
Excellent piece here:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing state intimidation

Critics say referendum on rewriting country’s eco-friendly constitution is president’s latest pro-extractivist move

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · 9d

R is a wonderful thing.

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · 25d

Love her.

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Sep 17

Love this :-))

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Sep 17

Lived gatley for a long time and walked it a lot from Stockport to Sale. Really nice

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Sep 17

River Mersey

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Sep 17

People who are ok see through it. People who are not, want change.

Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Sep 15

Hard to talk ill of the dead. Has family so will keep my thoughts to myself. Not a good legacy though :-(

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Sep 12

I know. Sometimes back to basics works and just forget the noise. If only that simple! World is in a mad place I feel :-(

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Sep 12

How do you control a narrative with social media. So many people with power basically telling lies to divide. Also fins it exhausting but I guess that's what they want.

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Aug 31

Brought up surrounded by hippies. Its not just music but how you view the world. Punks were just angry hippies as nothing had changed :-)

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Carl Sayer @carlsayer.bsky.social · Aug 23

Very proud to be involved in this paper on ditches led by the marvellous @ditchontologist.bsky.social @peatymike.bsky.social. Team ditch "the Ditchers" is full of nice people in love with this underdog habitat :)

Chelsea Clifford @ditchontologist.bsky.social · Aug 23

It's out! 🧪 "Lines in the landscape," on the under-appreciated importance of #ditches as diverse ecosystems: doi.org/10.1038/s432.... By @peatymike.bsky.social, @fluitans.bsky.social, @drtatariw.bsky.social, @timaukel.bsky.social, @jordannabergman.bsky.social, @juliecrabot.bsky.social, ...

Lines in the landscape - Communications Earth & Environment

Ditches have many overlooked environmental and societal roles, including impact on biodiversity and pollution, and management strategies to enhance their multifunctional landscape-scale benefits are n...

doi.org

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Aug 20

Europe has history in this game :-)

Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Aug 20

At some point Europe will need to stand up to Russia. All games at the minute but will happen. Who thought we would be at war again. Trump thinks Europe will buckle but has history in tis game. Sad but inevitable

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Andrea Case @andreacase.bsky.social · Aug 20

Please share — Michigan State Plant Biology is searching for an Herbarium Director! Tenure stream, open rank faculty position balancing research, teaching, service, and admin responsibilities. Join us! Reach out to me or @emjo.bsky.social with questions!

plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...

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Mark Dunscombe @syncarid.bsky.social · Aug 12

Russia has lost. Can't win on its own against Ukraine. Everyone knows they are weak. Owes a lot to other countries. Hawks will be circling. Good luck with your borders, Russia.

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