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Peter Moonlight @petermoonlight.bsky.social · 7d

Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.

I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!

my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · Aug 12

Nature and atmospheric carbon are both parts of the same global carbon cycle

Therefore any 'climate solution' that destroys nature is not, in fact, a climate solution

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Aug 8

Friday afternoon in the herbarium ID'ing specimens from a fire experiment in central Zambia while listening to Massive Attack. Joy! Here is the delightful Clematis villosa, a geoxyle, with a wild seedhead. Now realising I saw this species in central Madagascar last November.

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Christopher Roos @pyroos.bsky.social · Aug 5

1/New Open Access paper in PNAS with an outstanding team of collaborators:
Tree rings reveal persistent Western Apache (Ndee) fire stewardship and niche construction in the American Southwest.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

www.pnas.org

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Forrest Fleischman @forrestf.bsky.social · Aug 1

"if we plan restoration targets to match future climatic conditions and consider state transitions of currently natural ecosystems due to climate change, the potential for natural climate solutions related to ecosystem restoration is close to zero." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration - Nature Geoscience

The maximum carbon sequestration potential from global terrestrial ecosystem restoration efforts until 2100 is 96.9 Gt, which is equivalent to 3.7–12.0% of anthropogenic emissions until then, accordin...

www.nature.com

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Aug 1

Let's stop greenwashing, rapidly decarbonise, support nature and people equitably for resilience and adaptation to climate change. Admittedly, with the way of the world, this feels hard and far from reach, but that doesn't mean it isn't essential.

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Aug 1

Ecosystems, nature, biodiversity all have profound intrinsic value. We diminish and dismiss that when we entrain ecosystems in service of solving the existential crises of climate change and it is simply unjust to lay that burden on the Global South.

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Aug 1

Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration - our paper was born of collective frustration around continual conflation of restoration + reforestation, invariably misrepresenting open ecosystems in global models of ecosystem C storage potential.

Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration - Nature Geoscience

The maximum carbon sequestration potential from global terrestrial ecosystem restoration efforts until 2100 is 96.9 Gt, which is equivalent to 3.7–12.0% of anthropogenic emissions until then, accordin...

www.nature.com

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · Aug 1

We can't rely on nature to fix climate change because ecosystems will collapse as heating worsens

The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed

... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons

Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration - Nature Geoscience

The maximum carbon sequestration potential from global terrestrial ecosystem restoration efforts until 2100 is 96.9 Gt, which is equivalent to 3.7–12.0% of anthropogenic emissions until then, accordin...

www.nature.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 31

We should come to terms with the fact that forest, shrubland, grassland, and wetland ecosystems cannot offset fossil fuel CO₂ emissions.

But we should still protect and restore them for biodiversity and other ecosystem benefits.

Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration - Nature Geoscience

The maximum carbon sequestration potential from global terrestrial ecosystem restoration efforts until 2100 is 96.9 Gt, which is equivalent to 3.7–12.0% of anthropogenic emissions until then, accordin...

www.nature.com

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · Jul 28

⚠️ Call for Special Feature @journalofecology.bsky.social
Functional traits in primary producers: recent advances and future directions.

Topics include:
- Approaches in understanding, measuring and predicting traits
- Scaling from traits to ecosystem processes.

Submit here: shorturl.at/sP5LC

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Jul 27

From impacts of decisions from the 1700s around money and the lack of engagement with abolition to today's investments and adoption of anti-Semitism definition. There simply isn't enough work of this depth in the UK. The full report here: www.ed.ac.uk/about/race-r...

Read the review | Review of Race and History | The University of Edinburgh

The academically-led review explores historic racial and colonial injustices, including enslavement, linked to the University as well as reassessing current policies and procedures.

www.ed.ac.uk

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Jul 27

A phenomenal review about Edinburgh University and it's role in slavery + colonialism. The more discussion and action this brings the better. Huge thanks to the staff who gave their energy, intellect and time to developing this.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds

Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories

www.theguardian.com

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Jul 24

Just coz... Chrysopogon fallax in flower. So hard to get good pics of grasses in flower. This was just over a month ago near Alice Springs.

Chrysopogon fallax, a perennial grass endemic to Australia.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Jul 24

A community-owned island has announced a full boycott of Israel amid its genocide in Gaza

Scottish community-owned island announces full boycott of Israel

www.thenational.scot

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Michela Wrong @michelawrong.bsky.social · Jul 19

If you want to know what's in the UN Group of Experts latest (damning) report on eastern DRC, this is a long and excellent summary from Al Jazeera. But why on earth hasn't the UN published it? It's now been repeatedly leaked. Just put it out. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...

UN experts cast blame on Rwanda and Uganda. What are they doing in DRC?

M23 rebels take ‘instructions’ from Kigali, as Kampala ‘doubles’ army presence in DRC, says leaked report by UN experts.

www.aljazeera.com

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Jul 14

Maybe because they are largely junk - Auditors can’t save carbon offsets | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

www.science.org

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Society for Social-Ecological Systems @socses.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 Upcoming short course 📣

We are excited to offer the "Resilience science and climate change" short course with the Resilience Alliance.

🎓 Masters & PhD students and post-doctoral researchers
🗓️ 27-31 October 2025
📍 Online
📋 Apply by 5 September 2025

ℹ️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9mbkax

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · Jul 8

NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR

Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction

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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Society for Social-Ecological Systems @socses.bsky.social · Jul 8

📝 Ecology and Society is seeking Subject Editors 📝

The leading SES journal and flagship journal for SocSES is seeking to appoint new Subject Editors to join their team.

ℹ️ How to apply: tinyurl.com/4hsrkjvz

🌱 Help shape the SES field and learn more about the editorial and publishing processes!

Ecology and Society is seeking to appoint new Subject Editors to join the team.

Apply now to help shape the SES field.

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · Jul 7

While scientific evidence is often seen as objective,

the process of collecting, interpreting, and applying evidence is heavily influenced by political considerations, power dynamics, and the specific context in which it is used.

academic.oup.com/policyandsoc...

A world of evidence: the global spread and silent politics of evidence cultures

Abstract. How can we explain the worldwide spread of evidence-based policymaking despite continuous criticism? What are the underlying mechanisms of its pe

academic.oup.com

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AMMF - The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity @charityammf.bsky.social · Jul 4

Write to your MP and support the #RareCancersBill.
Call for:
More research Rare cancer champions in all UK nations Better incentives for orphan drugs
Let’s push for better care, faster diagnoses & more hope.
#CancerAwareness #HealthEquity #cholangiocarcinoma #CCA #AMMF

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Jul 3

Yup. Big rains in Central Oz.

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Caroline Lehmann @caroaceae.bsky.social · Jul 3

#bloomscrolling

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Alessandra Fidelis @alefidelis.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢📢🔥🔥🔥 I am so excited to announce our book about Fire in the South American Ecosystems! It has 14 Chapters led mostly by south american authors. Thanks to all authors for their valuable contribution! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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