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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · 8d

🌍 Languages of Life | Línguas da Vida | Bahasa Kehidupan 🗣️🌱

Biodiversity doesn’t speak only English. 🌳🐒
If species cross borders, our words should too.
New paper in @ConLetters : why saving life also means using more languages

🔗https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.13139

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · 12d

Conservation runs on digital outreach campaigns—videos, memes, hashtags.

But do they work? In a new blog for @ConsEvidence, Gabriel Caetano & I evaluate talk about the evaluation of two campaigns using culturomics (big digital data).

👉 about.conservationevidence.com/2025/09/25/c...

Culturomics: a low-cost opportunity to evaluate conservation campaigns | About Conservation Evidence

Diogo Veríssimo and Gabriel Caetano share their new research on the effects of conservation awareness campaigns, using Wikipedia page views as an indicator ...

about.conservationevidence.com

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · 19d

Can digital campaigns really boost conservation? 🐘🐸

Dr Diogo Veríssimo @ECIOxford shows how to measure their impact using digital data + culturomics.

Read more ➡️ www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-res...

#Conservation #Biodiversity #BehaviouralScience #Culturomics

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Meg Daly @megdaly.bsky.social · 19d

"Many factors other than one’s own abilities can affect the performance, recognition, and representation of scientists..."

Thoughtful, data rich paper exploring language and gender as factors impacting metrics used in hiring, promotion and awards for scientists.

Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 New paper in PLOS Biology!

📉 Women publish up to 45% fewer papers than men
📉 Non-native English speakers: –35%
📉 Triple barrier (woman + non-native English + low-income): –70%

🌍 Language & equity matter in science!
👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#EquityInScience #LanguageMatters #OpenScience

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 New paper in PLOS Biology!

📉 Women publish up to 45% fewer papers than men
📉 Non-native English speakers: –35%
📉 Triple barrier (woman + non-native English + low-income): –70%

🌍 Language & equity matter in science!
👉 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#EquityInScience #LanguageMatters #OpenScience

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 19d

How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ

Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag). Credit: Tatsuya Amano

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · 28d

📢 NEW PAPER 📢 Are your digital conservation campaigns moving the needle? 🤔

New study combines #ConservationCulturomics + synthetic control to measure impact! This offers a cost-effective evaluation framework #Conservation #ImpactMeasurement #DigitalMarketing #Biodiversity

Link shorturl.at/GRRdQ

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · Aug 19

Conservation work is often measured using numbers, but gathering real life stories from people who have different experiences and values can shape conservation efforts to make them more effective and fair.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Co-authored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · Jul 17

🦁 Which iconic animal is central to the identify of your sports team?

A new study by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social ‬Researcher @ecioxford.bsky.social ‬urges sports teams, their fans and conservationists to join forces to protect the wildlife featured in team names, logos and mascots.

Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · Jul 1

Could your favourite sports team help save the planet’s most iconic wildlife?

A study by ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social urges sports organisations to help protect the animals they associate with.

www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/how-spo...

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · Aug 8

As part of the IUCN’s Behaviour Change Task Force,
@diogoverissimo.bsky.social led an assessment of challenges, opportunities, and actionable recommendations to integrate behavioural sciences into conservation strategies.

👉 portals.iucn.org/library/node...

@biology.ox.ac.uk

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · Aug 12

ECI’s Diogo Veríssimo co-authors study urging conservation to value stories & lived experiences as much as data. “Conservation is about people too.” Case studies from Japan, Kenya & Bonaire prove it. Read: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Jul 12

This looks a must read for those interested in triple differences (DDD) designs.

It shows that the standard way many estimate DDD is wrong.

It shows why and gives you tools that work with covariates and staggered adoption.

Bonus: free R package.

arxiv.org/abs/2505.09942

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · Jul 1

Could your favourite sports team help save the planet’s most iconic wildlife?

A study by ECI researcher @diogoverissimo.bsky.social urges sports organisations to help protect the animals they associate with.

www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/how-spo...

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · Jun 25

Can sports logos support conservation?

A new paper led by Ugo Arbieu and co-authored by WildCRU’s @diogoverissimo.bsky.social discusses the potential of sports organisations as champions of biodiversity.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3ZLT26u

@biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · Jun 20

Yes for sure! And we have another piece on gamers that came out recently journals.lww.com/coas/fulltex...

Games for Gaia: Leveraging Gaming Interventions for... : Conservation and Society

An abstract is unavailable.

journals.lww.com

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · Jun 19

We believe sport can help save species. 🦁⚽

In our new @FrontEcolEnviron paper, we explore how professional teams, fans & conservationists can team up to turn iconic mascots into real-world action for biodiversity. 🌍🏟️

📄 Read it: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#SportsForNature

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · May 19

🦋A coral reef, a butterfly migration, or even a local landmark.
Read this fascinating new study, co-authored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social, that looks at how future conservation campaigns resonating more emotionally with audiences could inspire greater action.
#SSD2050

Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · May 8

Pandas are great, but conservation needs more than just cute mascots. New study by ECI’s Dr Diogo Veríssimo urges using any symbol — species, places, stories — that truly connect people to nature. It's time to rethink how we rally action.

👇https://tinyurl.com/2rntck65

#Conservation #Biodiversity

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · May 14

Some interesting points on dealing with social desirability bias!

blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

What Works to Reduce Violence Against Girls in Schools? Lessons from Mozambique

blogs.worldbank.org

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IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Task Force @iucn-bctf.bsky.social · May 13

🎉Several IUCN Behaviour Change Task Force members, including our Chair, @diogoverissimo.bsky.social, will be speaking at the 9th World Social Marketing Conference in Alicante, Spain, this November! 🌎

Learn more: wsmconference.com

#Biodiversity #Conservation #IUCN #IUCNBehaviourChangeTaskForce

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · May 7

How to reduce conflict between people and grizzly bears in rural communities

"Since all the major threats to biodiversity stem from human activity, it will be impossible to prevent extinctions without changing our own behavior" - Dr Diogo Veríssimo, ECI

knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Getting along with grizzly bears

In rural Alaskan and Canadian communities, reducing conflict between people and their wild neighbors means both species must change their behavior

knowablemagazine.org

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · May 8

Pandas are great, but conservation needs more than just cute mascots. New study by ECI’s Dr Diogo Veríssimo urges using any symbol — species, places, stories — that truly connect people to nature. It's time to rethink how we rally action.

👇https://tinyurl.com/2rntck65

#Conservation #Biodiversity

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · Apr 30

Saving beloved species isn't enough — but it's a good start.

@diogoverissimo.bsky.social contributed to a discussion about the role species popularity and value play in conservation messaging when raising awareness about a species in peril.

👉 tinyurl.com/4ksyunj4

@biology.ox.ac.uk

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · Apr 30

With more than 3 billion people playing video games, how can these virtual environments, with gameful modes of human-wildlife engagement, help biodiversity conservation, pro-environmental engagement and behaviour.

👉 tinyurl.com/2k3e88v3

@katieblake.bsky.social @diogoverissimo.bsky.social

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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · May 6

What makes a species, ecosystem, or even an event, a conservation flagship?

Researchers propose a new framework for "flagship entities" - unique, communicable symbols that galvanise support for conservation.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3RQgfQB

Coauthored by @diogoverissimo.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk.

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · May 6

This new paper on conservation flagships feels like a full circle moment for me. From my Master’s thesis to my PhD, this concept has shaped so much of my research journey.

Now it's all come together in one framework — and it's open access: 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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