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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Nov 22

Hello Bluesky! so, this is where everyone trying to make the world a better place has landed.

Let’s connect! I’m here to learn, listen and share my thoughts as a #biodiversity scientist. But also the things I’m learning every day trying to link science, policy and action in my other jobs.

Giving a talk in front of a giant screen at COP16 about how to transform our ability to monitor biodiversity and understand change so that we can act rapidly and effectively.

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CSBQ-QCBS @qcbs.ca · 7d

"Nature et climat, deux défis avec une solution commune : la biodiversité au cœur de la résilience climatique": Les co-directeurs du CSBQ Fanie Pelletier et Andrew Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social co-signent un article dans @climatoscope360.bsky.social climatoscope.ca/nature-et-cl... 🌳🪲🌅 1/2

Nature et climat, deux défis avec une solution commune : la biodiversité au cœur de la résilience climatique - Climatoscope 360

Les changements climatiques et la perte de biodiversité comptent parmi les crises environnementales les plus urgentes. Jusqu’à présent, la recherche s’est

climatoscope.ca

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 13d

A must-read special issue: “Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace’s legacy”
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
I: Determinants of diversity & resilience.
II: Measuring the state of biodiversity
III: Biodiversity & natural capital
IV: Future scenarios for nature

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1917

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 15d

La #biodiversité canadienne étalée sur une carte www.ledevoir.com/environnemen...

Pour en savoir plus sur Blitz the Gap:
blitzthegap.org
@biomcgill.bsky.social @qcbs.ca

La biodiversité canadienne étalée sur une carte

Les espèces de la faune et de la flore canadiennes ont été répertoriées dans d’un projet scientifique citoyen.

www.ledevoir.com

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 18d

Read more and discover my coauthors at the LinkedIn post:
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#biodiversity #gbf #gbf #naturepositive #sustainability #esg #tnfd #science #policy #data #geobon #ipbes #uncbd #sciencebasedtargetsnetwork #habitat | Andrew Gonzalez

Are you tracking developments in #biodiversity monitoring and its applications? Imagine a world where every conservation investment, every corporate sustainability report, and every national policy re...

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 18d

The aim is to build trust and comparability. Whether you're a scientist, a CEO reporting for TNFD, or a policymaker tracking #GBF targets, the data and indicators need to be robust and reliable. This framework shows how. #ESG

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 18d

3/3: The framework is modular, tiered, and built on FAIR & CARE principles. It's a call to build a common infrastructure. We need to get this done. Feedback welcome. #Biodiversity #Conservation

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 18d

2/3: This isn't just for scientists. The BMSF is designed to be the auditable "data engine" for corporate disclosures (TNFD) and national reporting to the CBD. It's about connecting credible data to real decisions. #DataScience

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 18d

1/3: Think of it as a "chain of evidence" blueprint. It standardizes the entire workflow so data from different projects can actually be aggregated and compared. This is critical for robust, large-scale application of the science. #OpenScience

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · 18d

Are you tracking developments in #biodiversity monitoring and its applications?

We wrote a paper on addressing the challenges:
Data to Decisions: the Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework (BMSF). Creating a cycle of trust from field data to policy reports 🧵
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

The Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework is a linked sequence of steps defined by the standards that each step adopts within a set of well-defined needs, principles and ethical guidelines (center). Every monitoring workflow would achieve an overall standard rating (potentially tiered) based on the standards adopted in each step. The monitoring workflow is implemented (right) once the necessary resources, human capacity, technologies, and data architectures have been adopted. A tiered approach allows countries to start with simpler methods and progressively adopt more sophisticated ones as capacity grows. These standards need not be costly or infeasible to adopt, but they do need to be defined a priori to create trust and confidence in the trends reported.

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 27d

How do we measure life on Earth? 🌍🌱 The new summary report from the 2025 US-UK Forum on Measuring Biodiversity, hosted by the NAS and @royalsociety.org, explores tools, challenges, and solutions for tackling the #biodiversity crisis.

Read here: bit.ly/460RB7R

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Aug 1

📣 Out now:
A #Biodiversity Observation Network to support conservation action and mainstream knowledge in #Canada

www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...

A 🍁BON would consolidate what we know, grow our capacity to understand trends, mitigate risks, and guide policy to protect & restore nature.

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jul 3

Haha 😂 - glad you did. It was a v special day!

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jun 10

The members of the UN expert group (aka the AHTEG) that did this analysis was composed of many fantastic colleagues most alas not on Bluesky yet. @stubutchart.bsky.social

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jun 10

The 2026 national reports are the first major test for countries to show progress with their monitoring. This will be a first peak at the progress.
#Conservation #GBF #Policy #GEOBON #Biodiversity
#openaccess
Read our analysis & recommendations here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Assessing coverage of the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and opportunities to fill gaps - Nature Ecology & Evolution

This paper presents the outcomes of the gap analysis performed by the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators to assess current indicators in the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Globa...

www.nature.com

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jun 10

So what now? It’s not enough to have a framework; we have to make it work.

This requires ambition and investment to help countries develop monitoring capacity and collaborate to fill gaps and translate knowledge into action.

Our paper offers a roadmap for filling these gaps. 5/6

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jun 10

📈 The Opportunity: If countries use all the optional indicators (the best-case), coverage improves to 29-47%.
But even then, 12% of the plan has no indicators at all. Key areas like benefit-sharing (Goal C) are major blind spots. 4/6

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jun 10

🚨 The Reality Check: If countries only report on the required (headline + binary) indicators, the monitoring framework has big gaps: it only covers 19-40% of the GBF’s goals and targets. We'll miss most of the story. 3/6

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jun 10

First, the monitoring framework has "required" indicators (the floor for reporting) and "optional" ones (for countries that want to be more comprehensive).

This distinction is critical, as our analysis shows.
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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Jun 10

The global plan for #biodiversity - the UN CBD's GBF - has a key feature, a monitoring framework to track progress. But, does it cover all the GBF's elements?

We did a full gap analysis for the UN CBD. Our new open-access paper led by Flavio Affinito is out @natureecoevo.bsky.social
🧵 ⬇️

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · May 30

Phew, I just gave a talk and animated a floor game about the impacts of roads on wildlife and the restoration of habitat connectivity during Eureka! Quebec’s biggest science festival #Montreal.

Presenting to smart 8-12 yr olds took a different energy to my classes @mcgill.ca
festivaleureka.ca/en/

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · May 30

Very happy to send you the PDF of the article.

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · May 22

On #BiologicalDiversityDay it’s important to remember that humanity has caused dramatic changes to the biosphere - only 6% of the combined weight of all mammals on Earth 🌏 is wild! 😳

From the fantastic research by: @liorgreenspoon.bsky.social Ron Milo and colleagues.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sure, send me an email and I’ll send you the PDF.

Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Apr 24

So happy to share our Review paper

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement
@science.org

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement

Global biodiversity targets focus on landscape and seascape connectivity as a foundational component of biodiversity conservation, including networks of connected protected areas. Recent advances allo...

www.science.org

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Apr 24

Great to connect with so many passionate and preoccupied with connectivity conservation. Banff is known for its wildlife overpasses and the Y2Y initiative. Parks Canada now has identified national priority areas for corridors: parks.canada.ca/nature/scien...