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Ward Valley
@wardvalley.bsky.social
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I’m a linear park along the banks of the Ward River, next to Swords town. Heavily wooded areas. Impressive diversity of wildlife. Many ancient monuments. 🇮🇪🇵🇸
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Ward Valley @wardvalley.bsky.social · 5h
#RestoreNature @fingal.ie
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Ward Valley @wardvalley.bsky.social · 5h
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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Ward Valley @wardvalley.bsky.social · 9h
#Einkaufswagonkunst @fingal.ie @deptcee.bsky.social @localgovire.bsky.social @depthousingirl.bsky.social

#RestoreNature
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Ward Valley @wardvalley.bsky.social · 9h
#Einkaufswagonkunst @fingal.ie @deptcee.bsky.social @localgovire.bsky.social @depthousingirl.bsky.social

#RestoreNature
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d
Fungi magic in an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
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azureleader.bsky.social @azureleader.bsky.social · 1d
Preserving earth's biodiversity will give humans a future.
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Graham Use ALT @grahamm.bsky.social · 5d
Vegan because his life is of utmost importance to him, and that is the only morally relevant perspective.

We are #OneBillionScreams
We are @polanimalclass.bsky.social
A young black and white calf lies on the ground, chained by the neck to the tiny plastic pen where he will live out his entire short life before being killed the moment he reaches “slaughter weight”.
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Journal of Forestry Research @forestryjfr.bsky.social · 1d
🌳This #WorldEcologyDay, remember: forests are Earth's ecological backbone!
They regulate climate, purify water, house 80% of terrestrial biodiversity & sustain 1.6 billion livelihood.
Find out how we measure forest health before it's too late👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#JFR #Forestryresearch
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Ward Valley @wardvalley.bsky.social · 1d
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Devastation on repeat: How climate change is worsening Pakistan's deadly floods
The BBC speaks to those who have lost everything in this year's monsoon season and finds out why it will likely happen again.
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Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 1d
Eastern Europe is on a rather bad path regarding women's rights.
Latvia voted to withdraw from Istanbul Convention, other countries swim in ultraconservatism attacking progresses on women's rights.
A chunk of "feminist" organisations are funded by TERF, others use MAGA ideology of "protecting women"
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Ward Valley @wardvalley.bsky.social · 1d
#einkaufswagonkunst
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Alexander J. Stein @ajstein.bsky.social · 2d
Cod in the #BalticSea could soon become extinct as #stocks are severely threatened. The #EU Commission wanted to lower catch quotas, but too many member states voted against it: www-deutschlandfunk-de.translate.goog/eu-fangquote... #cod #fish #fishing #fisheries #overfishing #biodiversity
Meeresbiologe Froese - „Den Dorsch haben wir verloren“
Der Ostsee-Dorsch ist vom Aussterben bedroht: Meeresbiologe Froese warnt, doch trotz gefährdeter Bestände gibt es Widerstand gegen strengere Fangquoten.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
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Rewilding Magazine @rewildingmag.bsky.social · 2d
“Reconciliation ecology,” a term coined in 2003, aims to increase biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes. Think of it as conservation for the Anthropocene.

www.biographic.com/love-the-hab...
Love the Habitat You're With
Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.
www.biographic.com
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Pure Science @purescience.news · 2d
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most #Science #Biology #Ecology #NatureConnection #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalAwareness
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever...
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Hester Keijser @hkeijser.bsky.social · 2d
“The key take-home points are that if you take action for biodiversity in cities (through tree planting, or enhancing habitat in parks, or creating greenways), these actions will also likely yield benefits to human health”

More studies like these please 🙏🏻
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
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Ward Valley @wardvalley.bsky.social · 2d
#RestoreNature @fingal.ie @deptcee.bsky.social @localgovire.bsky.social @depthousingirl.bsky.social
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 3d
Plastic Surpasses Plankton in Greek Seas
with some areas showing an alarming ratio of 1.3 million plastic particles per square kilometer.
This shift poses a threat not only to marine biodiversity but also to human health, as plastics enter the food chain

www.berkeywaterfilter.com/plastic-surp...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 3d
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Minority representation on TV causes outrage There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television. Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg." She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce." "I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television.”
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 3d
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...

78% are murdered by a partner/ex

Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this

Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety

In fact, they voted against them...
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Vince @vincetinguely.bsky.social · 3d
'By 2050, about 70% of the global population is expected to live in urban areas. The reduction in contact with nature has negative health impacts, including weaker immune systems and increased rates of asthma and anxiety.'
#environment #biology #biodiversity #biomes #health #nature #urbanization
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d
I’m heartbroken to learn that two New Yorkers have drowned as a result of today’s torrential rain and flooding. Their families and loved ones are in my thoughts tonight.

This kind of sudden and intense rain has become the new normal—and our infrastructure isn’t prepared for it.
Two Die in NYC Basements as Squall Brings Massive Rain Burst to City
Two men, one in Central Brooklyn and another in Upper Manhattan, were found dead in flooded areas after intense rain arrived late on Thursday.
www.thecity.nyc
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 3d
OCTOBER 2025 WORLDWIDE EXTREME TEMPERATURES

Northern Hemisphere Highest:46.7C Shabankareh (Iran) 1 October
NH Lowest:-50.0C Summit (Greenland) 29 October

Southern Hemisphere Highest:46.1C Birdsville (Australia) 21 October
SH Lowest:-67.6C Dome Fuji (Antarctica) 12 October
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 3d
Sinn Féin has called Government moves to restrict media access to new local policing committees a "backwards step".

The party's criticisms follow similar concerns raised by the National Union of Journalists and the Social Democrats
www.thejournal.ie/policing-com...
Sinn Féin calls plan to limit media access to new policing committees a 'backward step'
The restrictions have become a flashpoint in the new local committees.
www.thejournal.ie
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 3d
A former Hampshire county council Tory leader who claimed more than £15,000 in allowances over six months – despite failing to attend meetings in that period – has won a ceremonial honour for “dedication and hard work”.
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