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Darren
@dmwizzle.bsky.social
Professional environmental drifter
That's heartening to hear! Is there likely any data on proportion of electorate doors canvassed to increased vote share? Just thinking for targeting and capacity in national elections/2026 with more voters.
September 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Just finished reading through these and agree with a lot of it. It's been a wee bit bewildering since joining just after the end of BHA last year. One I'd be keen to hear your thoughts on more is canvassing. I've found it difficult to find decent data on its efficacy in electoral success.
September 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
-Mobilise capacity and funding for rapid research in this area to significantly scale up sampling intensity, replication, and investigation of mechanistic drivers of soil carbon loss.
-Develop a delivery plan for alternative pathways to Net Zero that don’t rely on these modes of reforestation.
February 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What should we do now?
- Commit to and accelerate reforestation in Scotland for its own sake focussing on natural regeneration/colonisation to maximise ecological integrity and minimise soil carbon loss.
-Pause Woodland Carbon Code projects on carbon rich soils.
February 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"Natural tree colonisation of organo-mineral soils does not provide a net carbon capture benefit at decadal timescales"

Housego et al., 2025 suggests that trees establishing on carbon rich soils via natural colonisation does not result in net carbon sequestration, even after several decades.
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM